So..Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape a woman?

[HipChick]

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-sexual-misconduct-allegation-against-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-stirs-tension-among-democrats-in-congress

The allegation dates back to the early nineteen-eighties, when Kavanaugh was a high-school student at Georgetown Preparatory School, in Bethesda, Maryland, and the woman attended a nearby high school. In the letter, the woman alleged that, during an encounter at a party, Kavanaugh held her down, and that he attempted to force himself on her. She claimed in the letter that Kavanaugh and a classmate of his, both of whom had been drinking, turned up music that was playing in the room to conceal the sound of her protests, and that Kavanaugh covered her mouth with his hand

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Attempted, it sounds like.

[BeckyDem]

2. wow

[dalton99a]

3. But he is such a nice guy.

"Great guy - that I can tell you"

[RandySF]

4. She came forward as soon as Kavanaugh was announced

According to the article.

[FBaggins]

19. Yet Feinstein did nothing with it until now?

Doesn't smell right.

[mopinko]

33. maybe she was trying to get her to come forward.

the whole story is not worth much w/o a witness.

[FBaggins]

36. True, but what we've seen so far doesn't fit that

The later reporting that included more details implied that she had determined that it should go no farther and had to be talked into pushing it forward by others on the committee.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. Won't change a thing

Sadly

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Probably.

"It was 30 years ago, he was just a kid, they were drinking, blah, blah, blah..."

[HipChick]

7. yup..locker room talk activities..

[radical noodle]

8. They will ignore it

"Boys will be boys" you know.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Ain't That Sickening

I was one of those "boys". I never did anything like that. But, you're right. That's what will be said.

[radical noodle]

13. I once dated one of those "boys"

Ugh!

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Well, Nobody That Dated Me Did

And, my wife says she never dated anybody before me that was that much of an ass.

But, it happens all the time.

[radical noodle]

21. I does happen a lot

The teenage years are a perfect storm of hormones and hubris and girls don't want to tell their parents.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. In the patriarchy, this is not news, and will not be cause for him to not be confirmed.

[Hugin]

11. Will the Franken railroad run by the Kavanaugh station?

Or was that an express...

[rzemanfl]

12. +1. n/t

[lagomorph777]

16. Will even one Russiapublican (or red-state Dem) do the decent thing and vote against a rapist?

[The_Counsel]

30. Short Answer: Hell No

These are the same cretins that would have not only welcomed Roy Moore to the Senate with open arms, had cooler heads not prevailed among the Alabama electorate, they would have fast-tracked his swearing-in. Had to have that tax cut vote, don't 'cha know...?

The same thing here. Had this been a liberal-leaning judge the GOP Senate leadership would have slow-walked this nomination--assuming they didn't ignore it outright. November 6 can't get here nearly fast enough...

[The_Counsel]

29. My Guess: It Was an Express.

All Republican stations are bypassed.

[FiveGoodMen]

31. You watch: There will be fewer DEMOCRATS remarking on this than there were turning against Franken

[smirkymonkey]

14. What a disgusting pig!

I even said it in another post a week or two ago. I knew there was something "off" about him in a way that was more than political and now we find this out. Maybe that is why I have been so lucky. I can spot these bastards a mile away.

[HipChick]

22. Me too...

[Grasswire2]

24. agreed

Something in his manner is really creepy. I thought it was a perv gene.

[Cirque du So-What]

17. Scumbags don't do something like this one time and then give it up

I'll bet my bottom dollar that he's done it since then. The truth is likely out there.

[Glimmer of Hope]

18. Yep. Just wait.

[Grasswire2]

25. just the amount of fear in his face indicates to me that he knows something could be found.

So I'll drop this bit of Evangelical lore for him here. (I don't remember if it is scriptural or just a Sunday school meme):

"Be sure your sin will find you out."

[stopbush]

20. It would be shame if this one little alleged incident was used to derail

the lifetime appointment to the SCOTUS of a brazen ideologue who is singularly unqualified for the job.

[mshasta]

23. and he is surrounded by little girls all the time

some perverts always choose activities to be around girls
he has that vibe of being a fking perver

[HipChick]

26. True story...I got that vibe from him

Years ago, knew a this guy like this...upstanding in community..blah..blah..did a lot of girls coaching

..

[dlk]

27. This Behavior Would Explain Kavanaugh's Dark Ages Attitudes Toward Women's Rights

Is the sexual assault part of the reason for Republican’s steamrolling rush to confirmation?

[sunonmars]

28. Men like that don't do that once, there will be others......

[KT2000]

32. this was a serious attack

not high school hijinks. She gets life long stress about an event that likely changed her outlook on many things in her life. Grill him mercilessly on this - the boys club will never get it but Kamala Harris and other women better make a stand. He will lie under oath again.

[Kingofalldems]

34. Holy Cross is right across the street.

[Garrett78]

35. Just locker room behavior, right?

[blogslut]

37. They knew. The WH and the GOP knew all along

A letter with the names of 65 female character witnesses doesn't materialize in one day.

[Fresh_Start]

38. My strategy ...show ludicrousness of the 65 women letter

So apparently 65 women said they weren't sexually assaulted by Kavanaugh. In response Roman Catholic Church revealed letter signed by 1000000 young men stating they were not assaulted by priests.

Bottom line just because everyone is not a victim doesn't mean that sexual assault didn't happen.