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JimmyJames

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10 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

There comes a point when this stuff starts having real political consequences.  People (mostly women) are getting sick of this shit.  Hence the #metoo movement.  

If they force Kavanaugh through now, the GOP will get even more punished in the midterms.  The Senate is actually in play. 

This is the correct answer. They confirm the guy now, there will be political consequences 

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15 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Is it possible for them to get another candidate confirmed prior to the midterms?  If it’s not possible, he’ll be confirmed.

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If the White House withdrew the nomination or Kavanaugh bowed out, the Senate would not have enough time to confirm a justice before the start of the new court session Oct. 1, leaving it with eight justices as Anthony M. Kennedy has retired. The court operated with eight justices for almost a year after the February 2016 death of Antonin Scalia and Republicans’ subsequent refusal to consider Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s pick.

Any new nominee may have to wait until after the midterm elections, with increasing signs that Democrats could capture the Senate majority. Senate Republicans had argued that the position of red-state Democrats on Kavanaugh would be a factor in their reelection — an issue that would be moot if the nomination is scuttled.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senators-say-kavanaugh-letter-wont-hold-up-confirmation-process/2018/09/16/cbee4b4c-b9b9-11e8-9812-a389be6690af_story.html?utm_term=.a1900cbd385b

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I don't think this case is a political windfall for the Democrats; you could just as easily argue that this underscores the need for GOP voters to show up, else Trump will never get anybody confirmed to the Supreme Court again.
Agree with this. Probably best thing for Democrats is that they vote him through, rape be damned. I don't think that will happen. But who knows maybe Dem voters will get that the Supreme Court matters now.
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Per Politico: Three people “close to the White House told them “they expect the president to go after Kavanaugh's accuser rather than to turn on the judge.

If you ever struggled to respond to the question: "this accusation of sexual assault is bogus. If it really happened, why would the accuser hide or not make herself known?"

See above.

No : "Let's hear this woman and let people judge for themselves". But an outright : "we'll go after her".

She is a brave woman.

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3 hours ago, Message Board User said:

 

It’s pretty telling-and, frankly, reprehensible-that they think every man could face accusations “like this:” pinning a girl down, groping her, trying to undress her, and covering her mouth with your hand.

No. Every man doesn’t do that. Most men don’t do that. Predators do that.

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4Pete

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Every female senator, red state or blue state, should be screaming about letting this woman at least get a chance to be heard.  It's not that hard, even for Republicans, Collins-Murkowski-Ernst-HydeSmith-Fischer.  GD. So repulsive that they've all been silent.  I expect it of the geriatric old boys club and that fucker Tom Cotton, but damn, ladies.

GD. They don't have to commit to believing her or voting against him to hear this woman out.  These allegations are gross as fuck.

I mean, he looks like a small-dicked, slimy douche who didn't touch a boob with even tacit consent until he was in college, but maybe not.  Hear them BOTH out about the incident.  She looks like she has receipts, though.

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1 hour ago, Message Board User said:

I don't think this case is a political windfall for the Democrats; you could just as easily argue that this underscores the need for GOP voters to show up, else Trump will never get anybody confirmed to the Supreme Court again.

Yep. But this is where Johnny Sack's wife starts to vote against him. 

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5 minutes ago, woohorn said:

Kavanaugh is DC Cir. CoA. Could he be removed over this if his nomination is scuttled?

Would sort of be fitting for another to have his career ruined for associating with Drumpf.

He should be.  Maybe the swamp is getting drained. Trump is just the Drano that goes down with it, taking all the rest of the shit with him. 

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1 hour ago, yoladu said:

If you ever struggled to respond to the question: "this accusation of sexual assault is bogus. If it really happened, why would the accuser hide or not make herself known?"

See above.

No : "Let's hear this woman and let people judge for themselves". But an outright : "we'll go after her".

She is a brave woman.

All I hear is a bunch of belly-aching from the liberals here about how terrible a person Kav is. Where is that same disdain for our local neighborhood Beto? He drove under the influence of alcohol, hit someone (endangering their life), and then turned into a yellow-belly coward and fled the scene. But somehow in your biased minds, a 40 year old accusation weighs more than the conviction of Beto. Yeah okay, yall can keep looking fucking stupid all day. Hypocrites. 

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3 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Bet things are real fun in the Kavanaugh household tonight. 

Probably the same as it is every day. Don't rock the boat and maybe it will be okay.  You think his wife is gonna bring it up? If the allegation is true, his wife has probably known what he is capable of for a long while. 

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3 minutes ago, Vince_McCoy_Williams said:

This woman is full of shit and you know it. All I hear is a bunch of belly-aching from the liberals here about how terrible a person Kav is. Where is that same disdain for our local neighborhood Beto? He drove under the influence of alcohol, hit someone (endangering their life), and then turned into a yellow-belly coward and fled the scene. But somehow in your biased minds, a 40 year old accusation weighs ore than the conviction of Beto. Yeah okay, yall can keep looking fucking stupid all day. Hypocrites. 

You should just self ban yourself now. I'll give you credit for toeing the line better than the rest of the trolls for a long time, but now you jumped the shark.  

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1 minute ago, FondrenRoad said:

Probably the same as it is every day. Don't rock the boat and maybe it will be okay.  You think his wife is gonna bring it up? If the allegation is true, his wife has probably known what he is capable of for a long while. 

If he gets lit on reg his wife is all over his ass. If he’s mostly reforms from high school he had plausible deniability. 

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6 minutes ago, Vince_McCoy_Williams said:

All I hear is a bunch of belly-aching from the liberals here about how terrible a person Kav is. Where is that same disdain for our local neighborhood Beto? He drove under the influence of alcohol, hit someone (endangering their life), and then turned into a yellow-belly coward and fled the scene. But somehow in your biased minds, a 40 year old accusation weighs more than the conviction of Beto. Yeah okay, yall can keep looking fucking stupid all day. Hypocrites. 

It's almost like you don't understand politics.

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1 minute ago, FondrenRoad said:

You should just self ban yourself now. I'll give you credit for toeing the line better than the rest of the trolls for a long time, but now you jumped the shark.  

Justify your fake selective outrage for this unproven (most likely false) accusation and your unwavering support for Beto the convicted Drunk Driver and hit and runner. 

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3 minutes ago, Vince_McCoy_Williams said:

Justify your fake selective outrage for this unproven (most likely false) accusation and your unwavering support for Beto the convicted Drunk Driver and hit and runner. 

You don’t have to be a liberal or a Beto voter to find the allegations disturbing. 

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