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Post by 16joy on Sept 27, 2018 19:12:52 GMT
I do think Mitchell made a point to suggest with out really suggesting by talking about someone who can help her recover her memories. I hope she reaches out to get some names to help her recover her memory - if she wishes, only if she wishes
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 27, 2018 19:15:05 GMT
He sounds like he's trying just a smidgen too hard. She was so well-spoken, emotional but strong and real. His poor-me is not coming across as authentic IMHO.
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 27, 2018 19:16:58 GMT
On the other hand, if he is truly receiving threats against himself and his family that is NOT OK.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 19:19:16 GMT
I would think that's why he has security.
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 27, 2018 19:19:34 GMT
He's pulling out all the stops. Talking about everything EXCEPT for the matter at hand. Really trying to rile things up. Wow.
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 27, 2018 19:20:33 GMT
I would think that's why he has security. Oh I have no issue with him having security - was just curious if she was afforded the same luxury. Of course, we don't know if he's paid for his own.
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Post by artgirl1 on Sept 27, 2018 19:20:35 GMT
So apparently he walked in with security. I wasn't watching when she entered this morning. Was she with a security detail, as well? She has private security, he has security supplied once he became the nominee for SCOTUS. Now in his opening statement, he is pointed out how 'dangerous his life has become since the reveal'.
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 27, 2018 19:22:34 GMT
Lindsay Graham is giving press statements after the completion of the Hearing and he is livid. I have never seen him so enraged. He is completely deflecting it off Kavanaugh, and claiming it is just a Democratic ploy. Says their is no reason for an investigation. Graham. I thought he was going to have a stroke. “THEY (Dems) SET THIS UP!” Seriously…Dems thought back in 2012 to get in cahoots with Ford, bamboozle a therapist, and in the intervening years bamboozle three of her friends, conspire with a polygraph expert, two attorneys (who presumably, don’t care about losing their licenses!), conspire with Eshoo, AND WAIT SIX YEARS to deploy their dastardly plan. Amongst all the obvious questions that are beggared once past the incredulity is this: Why wait? Why didn’t they just deploy this plan for Gorsuch?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 19:24:35 GMT
I don't doubt it. Michael Caputo's wife was sent pieces of a sniper rifle in the mail when he was testifying in the Russia probe.
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Post by imsirius on Sept 27, 2018 19:25:22 GMT
He is falling apart. His vile side coming out. Not doing himself any favours...
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Post by amom23 on Sept 27, 2018 19:27:32 GMT
Gotta love the tears. 🙄
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 27, 2018 19:28:36 GMT
I want someone to ask him why he refused a polygraph and why he didn't call for an FBI investigation.
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Post by Gennifer on Sept 27, 2018 19:29:23 GMT
He's ridiculous. No one is ever "outed" as a sexual offender, until they are. Up until that point, they would pass all background checks, too. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, just means they didn't get caught yet.
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Post by imsirius on Sept 27, 2018 19:29:30 GMT
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Post by Rhondito on Sept 27, 2018 19:29:36 GMT
He is falling apart. His vile side coming out. Not doing himself any favours... One of my friends just said the same thing, and added "he needs to keep it up."
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 27, 2018 19:30:13 GMT
I have no doubt he and his family have been through hell. Partisan politics has indeed become a circus. ”Advice and consent” has been coopted.
But from my seat, he sounds overly belligerent and antagonistic when defending himself...the “Give ‘em hell” offense as defense.
And I’m again thinking of the interplay of gender, expected behavior, likability and credibility.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 19:30:22 GMT
He is a whiny crybaby.
He should have saved his dignity and bowed out gracefully.
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Post by katlaw on Sept 27, 2018 19:32:04 GMT
As to Dr. Ford not remembering all the details, as a victim, some of your senses shut down. But I understand her vivid memory of the laughter. I remember the sounds and smell of my assault vividly, and sometimes, can catch a wiff of an odor, that brings the moment back. My DH was a victim of childhood abuse at the hands of his father. Even a whiff of Old Spice bothers him as this instantly brings back the terror and pain he endured. I find her scattered memories more credible. If she were making up a story I think she would have all of the details. Anyone who has been in a car crash and has laid awake that night hearing the crash over and over in their head can relate to that. I heard a woman react to finding her daughter had committed suicide and cannot remember all of the details but will never forget her cries of anguish or how they made me feel.
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Post by chlerbie on Sept 27, 2018 19:32:46 GMT
Interesting how she came off as calm, composed and believable and he's a schoolboy throwing a tantrum.
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Post by imsirius on Sept 27, 2018 19:35:18 GMT
He is coming across as an entitled, rich boy who didn't socialize with the " likes of her" (that woman). He can't even say her name.
She is gum on his shoe..how could he even remember her?
Bullshit.
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Post by imsirius on Sept 27, 2018 19:36:43 GMT
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Post by andreasmom on Sept 27, 2018 19:37:07 GMT
So he has a calendar for 1982. What if it wasn’t 1982? Wouldn’t it be best to know when Judge was working at Safeway? Why are they opposing an investigation? She is ok with it even if it exonerates him. She said so many times.
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Post by thundergal on Sept 27, 2018 19:37:22 GMT
I'm glad to read your takes on how he's coming off. I agree and hope our bias isn't painting our assessments.
After hearing Asshat Graham during the break, I think they will vote tomorrow and confirm this guy.
But we do still have the rest of the day.
I just feel like he's going to be seated.
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Post by jayfab on Sept 27, 2018 19:37:27 GMT
He sounds like a rich kid who got caught with his hands in the cookie jar.
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Post by thundergal on Sept 27, 2018 19:37:44 GMT
Why does he keep crying?!
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Post by thundergal on Sept 27, 2018 19:40:32 GMT
Dude, she said it wasn't a party! It was a casual gathering of people. You would not have gone back to your calendar and written down that you got shit-faced with your buddy!
This calendar talk is bullshit and the subject allows him to get emotional talking about his father.
Dr. Ford exhibited composure and courage and strength. He should have taken notes.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 27, 2018 19:40:38 GMT
KamalaHarris: You have passed a polygraph test. Judge Kavanaugh has not. You have called for outside witnesses to testify. Judge Kavanaugh has not. You have called for an independent investigation into the facts. Judge Kavanaugh has not. That SHOULD say a lot right there And It shouldn’t be partisan. The guy clearly does not want an investigation or he would ask for one.
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Post by Gennifer on Sept 27, 2018 19:41:12 GMT
It seems like the logical response to false allegations would be to agree to take a polygraph. Just sayin'.
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Post by imsirius on Sept 27, 2018 19:42:21 GMT
I'm sure lots of creeps had friends who were girls too. I'm sure Cosby had tons of female friends, as did Weinstein, just to name two of them!
Hell, even Manson had female friends.🤪
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 27, 2018 19:43:39 GMT
Interesting how she came off as calm, composed and believable and he's a schoolboy throwing a tantrum. And make no mistake he will take his revenge if/when he gets on the SC. He will never rule in favor of anything Democrat or liberal or female.
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