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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 07:58 AM Sep 2018

Kavanaugh Turns Himself Into Trump to Get Confirmed: 'Never Quite Seen Anything Like This'


Like the president, the Supreme Court nominee sees a swamp out there, filled with Democrats working in the dark to plot his destruction.

Lachlan Markay, Asawin Suebsaeng

09.27.18 7:29 PM ET

With his prospects of confirmation close to slipping away, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh adopted the posture of the man who had chosen him for the court. He lashed out against his critics, made vague, conspiratorial references to bitter political enemies, and warned of long-term political damage to the country if he, Brett Kavanaugh, didn’t get the job he wanted.

“I fear the whole country will reap the whirlwind,” the nominee warned, not long before promising lawmakers, “You’ll never get me to quit.”

It was a Trumpian flourish, minus the tears that followed. But the emotional turmoil of the week—in which he tried to beat back multiple allegations of sexual misconduct—had clearly taken its toll. And, for that specifically, Kavanaugh was forgiven by allies and foes alike.

Indeed, so convincing was Kavanaugh’s Donald Trump impression that the president and his team immediately worked one of judge’s turns of phrase—that his confirmation process wasn't “advice and consent,” it was “search and destroy”—into a supportive presidential tweet immediately following the hearing. A senior administration source familiar with the Kavanaugh messaging said the judge, not the West Wing comms operation, came up with the turn of phrase.

It may also have been the right touch politically, too. Kavanaugh’s prospects remain unclear after a day of exhausting and emotional testimony from him and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of attempted rape in high school. But the doom that many of his cheerleaders felt after watching Ford go through wrenching details about her assault was quickly replaced by optimism after Kavanaugh’s show of defiance.

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Kavanaugh Turns Himself Into Trump to Get Confirmed: 'Never Quite Seen Anything Like This' (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP
I expected it to go this way, democrats just not prepared to deal with it except for a few beachbum bob Sep 2018 #1
In a normal world, Kavanaugh's demeanor yesterday would tank him for the job. Vinca Sep 2018 #2
Tank him for any job. nt leftyladyfrommo Sep 2018 #6
It would disqualify him to be a greeter at Walmart. Initech Sep 2018 #10
Temper Tantrum Kav deserves no respect, and as a matter of fact, when we take the ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #3
Impeachment of a supreme court judge takes 67 votes in the Senate. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #7
And it is amazing that it only takes 51 to get him in. Go figure. nt SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #8
trump quiet? empedocles Sep 2018 #4
I bet he hasn't. raging moderate Sep 2018 #5
I think during Kavanaugh's last few days at the WH Danascot Sep 2018 #9
It was always the plan Andy823 Sep 2018 #11
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
1. I expected it to go this way, democrats just not prepared to deal with it except for a few
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:03 AM
Sep 2018

sad fact, he will probably be confirmed.

Plus side, he can easily be impeached with a great possibility of removal

Vinca

(50,172 posts)
2. In a normal world, Kavanaugh's demeanor yesterday would tank him for the job.
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:03 AM
Sep 2018

He came off as a belligerent nut. Very like Trump.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
3. Temper Tantrum Kav deserves no respect, and as a matter of fact, when we take the ...
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:09 AM
Sep 2018

house in 2018, November, we need to open up a serious investigation into these allegations and impeach him. He's nothing but a spoiled brat, and deserves no federal seat as a judge anywhere.

bearsfootball516

(6,369 posts)
7. Impeachment of a supreme court judge takes 67 votes in the Senate.
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:39 AM
Sep 2018

If we can't even get 1 Republican to vote against conformation, you're not gonna get 15+ to vote to impeach him.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
4. trump quiet?
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:18 AM
Sep 2018

trump's very suspect, [like he didn't write it tweet, 'riveting' ?] tweet aside, - trump seems to have been quiet. kav meltdown?

kav meltdown extra concern for anti kavs.

raging moderate

(4,281 posts)
5. I bet he hasn't.
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:19 AM
Sep 2018

Last edited Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:56 AM - Edit history (1)

When I was young, working my way through school, I worked alongside a few of these overprivileged affluenza victims. They could lie about hours worked, steal food, and spill liquids on switchboards with impunity. Admin always assumed it must have been one of us poor kids.

Danascot

(4,664 posts)
9. I think during Kavanaugh's last few days at the WH
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:33 AM
Sep 2018

Trump convinced him to use his patented strategy: Deny, deny, deny, attack, attack, attack

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
11. It was always the plan
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 10:27 AM
Sep 2018

No matter what Kavanaugh was going to get the nomination and be sent to the court. This "was" trumps pick, and he knew that Kavanaugh would be the guy to "protect" him when the time comes, the Mueller investigation.

Grassley and his gang in the committee were "always" going to push him through, they said it many times as did Mitch. It was always in the bag. The Democrats put up a good fight, no matter what some here may say. Now it's time to vote the bastards out of office come November.

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