The White House is starting to leak that Kavanaugh is not doing that well in prep.

[sunonmars]

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Amazing. The White House is starting to leak that Kavanaugh is not doing that well in prep. Seems like they are laying the groundwork to pull him.

“Kavanaugh grew frustrated when it came to questions that dug into his private life, particularly his drinking habits and his sexual proclivities...He declined to answer some questions altogether, saying they were too personal.”

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Lots of little nuggets coming out, seems WH looking for an excuse to dump him....he wont make Wednesday...I'd say pull the threads a bit more and more skeletons will fall out en masse.

[WePurrsevere]

1. So essentially he sucks at lying and can't keep them straight... Good! nt

[dembotoz]

20. he can not seem to grasp what he did was wrong...after all his family had money and was white and he

was at a prep school.

[Lotusflower70]

33. Well come on now

All those things make it ok in their warped, twisted, demented alternate reality.

Seriously though, I am sick and tired of that bullshit as a justification and rationalization for despicable behavior. No excuse whatsoever.

[dembotoz]

41. What I am saying he is clueless. Despicable pos

[Lotusflower70]

42. I know

I get it. I am just sick and tired of them getting away with it.

[dembotoz]

43. Ain't that the truth

[empedocles]

2. Wapo's Von Drehle casting doubt on durability of McConnell's continued support in today's wapo.

Politics a many-leveled, tricky game.

[If Dems win big, 'Judge Kavenaugh' and his judgeship could be in peril].

[True Blue American]

8. McConnelltold Trump not to choose Kvanaipugh in the firt

Place!

Oh, Lord the Cosby trial starts tomorrow.

[brush]

10. Isn't it the Cosby sentencing tomorrow?

[obamanut2012]

13. Yes, the sentencing and victim statement

Under PA law only the victim named in the case can testify, and I believe her mother and father can, so it won't bs as long as, say, the Nassar sentencing.

[True Blue American]

36. Thanks

I just heard a resumes tomorrow bit.

[mountain grammy]

3. I hope they don't

I want to see everything come out. He shouldn’t even hold the judgeship he has now.

[TEB]

7. I agree with you on let it all come out

Then hopefully they will yank him then after midterms we have the house it’s on.

[True Blue American]

9. Mountain Granny

Intelligence showing through!

[Hortensis]

12. Of course. Anyone remember all the solid accusations

made by our senators in the 3 days of hearings -- various allegations of perjury, Kavanaugh's involvement in the scandalous and illicit activities of the Ken Starr "investigation," in the Bush administration torture and secret prison planning, in the theft of documents from congressional Democrats? Remember the millions of documents, including Kavanaugh's record during the Bush WH, that the Republicans have hidden and have so far refused to produce?

How about all his deceptions at best about the core issue: his positions on judicial issues? He HAD to lie. He's so far right he's part of an attempted far-right bloodless takeover.

If people had reacted half as strongly to any of those as to this allegation of attempted rape as a teen, we might already have forced investigation on any one of those and killed his confirmation.

This is about the stolen documents that Kavanaugh lied about receiving, not just this time but in his hearing for his lifetime appellate position. Both times majority Republicans blocked investigation.

WaPo: Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) said Friday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was “not truthful” when he denied knowing that he had received documents that Leahy said had been “stolen” from him and other Democrats.

Leahy said that emails disclosed during Kavanaugh’s nomination hearing this week buttress his case that Kavanaugh knew, or should have known, that he had received documents that Republican staffers took from a computer jointly shared with Democrats.

“There were numerous emails sent to him that made it very clear this was stolen information, including a draft letter from me,” Leahy said in an interview. Kavanaugh, asked during this week’s hearing whether he ever suspected the material was taken from Democrats, responded, “No.”

[JHB]

16. +1. Don't let the rest of it fall off the radar.

[Hortensis]

18. Especially since it could be proven if the Pubs were forced

by public attention. They'd almost certainly have had him withdraw already rather than undergo scrutiny, though.

[erronis]

25. Agree. While Dr. Ford deserves her justice, we all deserve resolution of the rest of

Kavanaugh's alleged crimes and misdemeanors.

[Hortensis]

32. This. Yes. Even those who don't want it need that.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. Being half ficitious of course, but wish there was

someway Dr Ford could reiterate some of that into her testimony (since everyone will listen to her) Like, "I was hesitant to come after I read that so many documents on Kavenaugh we're hidden from the public." Or, "I was hesitant about his truthfulness since he lied to this committee and no one in charge seemed to care."

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Yes on that

drinking. perhaps. but look for confirmatory conditions such as gall bladder, diabetes, pancreatitis. to me he doesn't look like the healthiest guy for his age.

as for pulling him, WH might prefer a new nominee for after the election in December. can you see it? no hearing, no research, just a voice vote.

[True Blue American]

38. I noticed,that too.

His cheeks were flushed. He had sores in his mouth the last picture I saw. Stress can do.

[grantcart]

5. Drinking too personal? Buh bye

[True Blue American]

6. Epublicans thought they could slide Kavanaugh through

By attacking Democrats. That all backfired when a victim showed up. Now,all his ugly past is showing up. Of course he does not want to discuss it.

If Junior’s past had really been investigated he would have never been selected.

I m really prud of the many women and men who support them.

Hell no, I am not going to take it any more!

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. I am all for a right to privacy.

Until you put yourself forward for a lifetime appointment. If your butt, of whatever political bent, is to be parked on the highest bench in the land from this day forward, everything about you is relevant. Everything. I think it is a reasonable price to pay for that amount of power.

[Scarsdale]

14. Including the presidency.

The gop settled for mediocre, now they are STUCK with "less than" quality person. McConnell insisted yesterday that Kav. WILL be on the SC. Remember when he said "My first job is to make sure Obama is a one term president". Yeah, right. He blocked Garland, now he is backing this loser. Makes me wonder just how much McConnell got from Russia, since money is his sole motivation.

[erronis]

26. I'm hoping Mueller has the goods on McTurtle and others in the congress

who have done everything they can to undermine this country.

[Fullduplexxx]

15. "Too personal" this from the guy who wrote the extremely personal questions to ask bill clinton

[Butterflylady]

19. Exactly

What a hypocrite! The pervert won't answer any personal questions.

[dalton99a]

27. +1

[smirkymonkey]

30. Yes! It's a little different when the shoe is on the other foot.

Typical hypocritical republican. They forgive themselves for the worst transgressions while persecuting Democrats for the slightest failings.

[Achilleaze]

17. "If Monica Lewinsky said you cooked up a lot of pervo questions about her sex life...

...would she be lying?"

- The honorable citizens of these United States, who deserve an answer

[getagrip_already]

21. this happens during presidential debate prep also....

They are just lowering expectations so he can beat them. "Look how well he did! Everyone thought he would choke. Everyone!"

Oldest game in politics. Don't buy it.

[dmr]

24. Good point. The old ploy of lowering of expectations.

Thanks for the reminder.

You can never take anything a Republican says or does at face value.

[erronis]

28. Depends which "face". They frequently speak out of their butts.

I wonder if there aren't some backroom schemers coming up with a new name for the same old sleazeballs. Probably has "patriot" in it. Or some other term that is exactly the opposite of their hidden platform.

[ecstatic]

22. The white house but not trump

Kav is potentially trump's ticket out of prison and there's no way he'll walk away from that. I guess we'll have to see what the senate 's 11 old _____ men decide.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Your first sentence..BINGO

[usaf-vet]

23. Kavanaugh's Yale Faternity?

This article was just published in Yale News, SEP 20, 2018

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/09/20/a-flag-of-underwear-photo-from-kavanaughs-time-shows-dke-hijinks/

[robbedvoter]

34. he dislikes personal questions? These are HIS questions for Bill Clinton:

Link to tweet

I hope Dems are not going to blip anything in theirs (such as "No means yes, yes means anal)

[R B Garr]

46. Exactly! They should focus on his ejaculations.

Use his own words/concerns against him. Ejaculations, vaginas, masturbation, all of his other written concerns.

[SWBTATTReg]

35. The WH is preping Kav? What a joke...the blind leading the blind...nt

[calimary]

37. Hmmmmm... well, when there's coward in "command"...

You might consider laying the groundwork for the facts to ditch the guy while you claim innocence and bemoan how it’s sad and a disgrace and you just have no choice but to ...

Sounds like somebody in OUR White House has already given up. Doesn’t wanna get any of that Kavanaugh crud on him, dontchaknow. Especially when it’s someone who’s already thoroughly covered with, and drowning in, his own.

[Scurrilous]

39. K&R

[Grasswire2]

40. and HE is the one who wrote the filthy questions asked of Bill Clinton re: Monica.

How stupidly and fully ironic.

[NastyRiffraff]

44. He refuses to answer questions about drinking habits & sexual proclivities?

What the hell does he think this hearing will be all about? What's he going to do, go through the entire hearing refusing to answer any questions at all?

[gulliver]

45. Unfortunately, he's just polishing up his "affronted acting" skills.

And the Republicans are simply trying to sell the idea before the hearing that there are some questions that "go too far." Watch for Dems to ask, for example, if it's possible Kavanaugh was so drunk he forgot what he did. Then Kavanaugh and Republicans will likely go into high dudgeon kabuki, "OMG, I can't believe you asked that unspeakable, over-the-top, unfair question you nasty Dem!"

[malaise]

47. I heard someone on M$NBComcast saying earlier that Ivanka has told the Con

to ditch Kavanaugh

[Brother Buzz]

48. In my perfect world the White House should not be prepping Kavanaugh

Beyond the president's nomination, there should be NO Executive Office involvement whatsoever.