Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Thread

[Captainant 27769]

Leahy bringing up Kavanaugh's previous lies before confirmation hearings. Not a bad monologue in protest of this sham

[tantric superman 4667]

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[David Dennison 18946]

Fuck John Cornyn.

Fuck him right in his mouth.

[jimmyjazz 46130]

11 minutes ago, alincoln said:

Feinstein loves interjecting identity politics at every opportunity.  

LM fucking ass off.  Seriously?  NOW "identity politics" is a thing?

Jesus.

Edited September 4, 2018 by jimmyjazz

[David Dennison 18946]

This is embarrassing for the GOP.

 

[Captainant 27769]

Just now, David Dennison said:

This is embarrassing for the GOP.

 

What are you talking about? Calling protesters insolent for demanding transparency while suppressing 90% of a nominee's documents is a SUPER good look. Along with pimping the nominee's book during an opening statement. Good fucking lord lol

[Lagunamadre 1975]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

This is embarrassing for the GOP.

 

Nothing embarrasses them anymore. 

[Nivek 16986]

What are you talking about? Calling protesters insolent for demanding transparency while suppressing 90% of a nominee's documents is a SUPER good look. Along with pimping the nominee's book during an opening statement. Good fucking lord lol

But we vetted him, it’s cool. Trust us!

[Captainant 27769]

Just now, Nivek said:

But we vetted him, it’s cool. Trust us!

Don't worry - STEVE FUCKING BANNON'S lawyer got to choose which documents the american people get to see

[David Dennison 18946]

The questions about his time working for Ken Starr and W. are going to be great.

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[Chult86 335]

"Hearings to appoint SCJ are a fairly new thing, we've only been doing them since 1916."

 

Do these people actually hear themselves speak?

[Lagunamadre 1975]

5 minutes ago, retread said:

Damn, I think we can get bi-partisan support confirming that the daughter is fine as fuck. 

[Gap03 3316]

2 minutes ago, Lagunamadre said:

Damn, I think we can get bi-partisan support confirming that the daughter is fine as fuck. 

Definitely not Kavanaugh's daughter.  The pic in Retread's post had a link with more details on her:

Zina Bash

[Nivek 16986]

I love how they keep bringing up Bork, who fired Special Council Cox - who was investigating Nixon.

They don’t even hide their corruption.

[Armybrat 40910]

[Lagunamadre 1975]

3 minutes ago, Gap03 said:

Definitely not Kavanaugh's daughter.  The pic in Retread's post had a link with more details on her:

Zina Bash

Ahh thanks. I'll add her to my hate fuck list. 

[Nivek 16986]

Sheldon Whitehouse bringing it

[Gap03 3316]

7 minutes ago, Lagunamadre said:

Ahh thanks. I'll add her to my hate fuck list. 

Yep - she's got quite a resume trifecta: (1) deputy director of policy and communications for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, (2) Special Assistant to President Trump for regulatory reform, legal and immigration policy and (3) senior counsel to Ken Paxton.  Wow, if accurate.

[tantric superman 4667]

I hate Ted Cruz and I like him more than anyone else.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

There is a 35 month document black hole on Kavanaugh’s history in the White House during the Bush years.  He wasn’t a private attorney.  He was being paid by US tax dollars.

That’s insane.

[Captainant 27769]

holy shit is cruz really invoking clinton during his opening statement?? Wowser. They must be nearing the bottom of their bag of tricks.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Why is Kavanaugh even there? 

Are they going to ask a question today?

[Captainant 27769]

1 minute ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Why is Kavanaugh even there? 

Are they going to ask a question today?

Still going through opening statements from the judiciary committee. 

[David Dennison 18946]

The best part about what Ted Cruz is talking about is knowing that his positions will ultimately be on the losing side of history.

Because conservatism always loses to progressivism in a democracy.

[hobbes2702 13073]

5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

The best part about what Ted Cruz is talking about is knowing that his positions will ultimately be on the losing side of history.

Because conservatism always loses to progressivism in a democracy.

The democracy has to still exist at the end for conservatism to lose.

[David Dennison 18946]

5 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

The democracy has to still exist at the end for conservatism to lose.

Agreed, which is why I included the "in a democracy" part. That's key.

[shnsajax 3591]

15 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Why is Kavanaugh even there? 

Are they going to ask a question today?

This morning they claimed they wanted to after around 2:30, then admitted it would probably be pushed back. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[chainsaw 9873]

Kavanaugh seems like he's got a ton of skeletons in his closet.

[hobbes2702 13073]

Guys they are using fuzzy math. I mean they only counted the pages 

[David Dennison 18946]

The lack of transparency is a really bad look, but totally expected from the party that leans toward authoritarianism at the expense of liberty.

[hobbes2702 13073]

Yes Ben Sasse, we should be reticent to use power. And we should debate and vote. Maybe we should have a debate with all of the information you fucking moron

[retread 2951]

Sasse leading in the clubhouse for the Jeff Flake pretty words award.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Sasse is doing the best job among the Republicans on this committee so far.

Which isn't saying much.

Edited September 4, 2018 by Hugo Stiglitz

[David Dennison 18946]

One thing that gets lost on all of this shit is the Ivy League strangle hold on the Supreme Court.

That shit has to stop.

[jimmyjazz 46130]

Why would it stop when POTUS managed to wrangle a BA from an Ivy and has somehow decided that's an elite club he not only belongs to but should advocate for?

[David Dennison 18946]

3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Why would it stop when POTUS managed to wrangle a BA from an Ivy and has somehow decided that's an elite club he not only belongs to but should advocate for?

I don't think it will, but I think it should. The jurisprudence of this nation shouldn't be shaped solely by graduates of a small cluster of law schools in the northeast.

[jimmyjazz 46130]

I knew that was a fucked proposition when the idea of a SC justice out of UMich was considered impossible.  (Can't remember who that was.  All I remember was "wait, what?")

[InkaUtexas 26107]

oooo, basketball coach means a lot for the SC right? 

 

 

Edited September 4, 2018 by InkaUtexas

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[jimmyjazz 46130]

6 minutes ago, retread said:

 

Shake the hand of a Jew?  Are you kidding?

[Lucid 3]

7 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I don't think it will, but I think it should. The jurisprudence of this nation shouldn't be shaped solely by graduates of a small cluster of law schools in the northeast.

Or papists and jews for that matter

[Fozzz 152]

1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

I'm sorry but this shit is corny as hell.

[David Dennison 18946]

4 minutes ago, Lucid said:

Or papists and jews for that matter

Nah, they're cool. We just need to ease up on Harvard and Yale.

[Captainant 27769]

Man this hearing is goddamn shitshow. 

[Biff Tannen 45738]

4 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

I'm sorry but this shit is corny as hell.

I bet you 90% of the intended audience doesn't understand the reference and I'll be glad if they don't.  They need to actually do their jobs and not be watching TV mini-series.

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[Longhorn_Fan68 33899]

6 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Man this hearing is goddamn shitshow. 

did you expect anything less?

[TwiceHorn 31536]

10 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Nah, they're cool. We just need to ease up on Harvard and Yale.

And long-term gubmint lawyers.