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JI7

(89,247 posts)
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:00 PM Sep 2018

Parkland victim's father to Kavanaugh: 'Your life and family are not ruined'

Judge Kavanaugh, I listened to you talk of your life being ruined. It is not. I listened to you turn yourself into a victim. You are not. What today showed is that you clearly are a partisan and do not have the temperament for the court. Even worse, you are just a bad person.

"Try having a child murdered by a weapon that you refer to as 'common use.' You will get through this and hug both of your children tonight."

Earlier this month, Guttenberg was rebuffed by Kavanaugh during his first day of Senate confirmation hearings to the Supreme Court.

At the time, Guttenberg tweeted that he put his hand out to introduce himself, but Kavanaugh "pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away."

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/parkland-victim-s-father-kavanaugh-your-life-family-are-not-n914671

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Parkland victim's father to Kavanaugh: 'Your life and family are not ruined' (Original Post) JI7 Sep 2018 OP
Isn't that the truth... unitedwethrive Sep 2018 #1
K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #2
+++ agree. iluvtennis Sep 2018 #13
Indeed. calimary Sep 2018 #30
Exactly. IluvPitties Sep 2018 #3
What with all the happenings this week... ADX Sep 2018 #4
Thank You so much, Fred Guttenberg.. Cha Sep 2018 #5
that's a better one Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #19
That's right.. it shows Kavanaugh's face looking Cha Sep 2018 #22
not even a sock! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #25
For the win MustLoveBeagles Sep 2018 #6
That was awful treestar Sep 2018 #7
That photograph is so revealing ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #8
He showed us exactly who he was on the first day of those hearings. bullwinkle428 Sep 2018 #9
+1,000 n/t malaise Sep 2018 #29
Amen to that. PA Democrat Sep 2018 #10
I didn't like him before he turned away from Mr. Guttenberg. ooky Sep 2018 #11
You do not need an FBI investigation to know that this "thing" should not BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #12
I don't know of any dogs that are so mean as K ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #15
Good dog! Woof BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #17
Powerful. H2O Man Sep 2018 #14
He showed us who he was that day. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #16
Here's another man on the left who sees Kavanaugh for what he is. And cares what he is.nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #18
actually republican but has poured his broken heart into change lostnfound Sep 2018 #28
K & R SunSeeker Sep 2018 #20
Kavboy would help expand gun rights. moondust Sep 2018 #21
"You are just a bad person" is as harsh and righteous a ctiticism JDC Sep 2018 #23
Mr Guttenberg - thank you for saying what so many of us are thinking. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2018 #24
Excellent point. He doesn't know suffering. YOHABLO Sep 2018 #26
Mr. Guttenberg knows... 3catwoman3 Sep 2018 #27
Kava is a truly horrible human being and this is a test for us all pdsimdars Sep 2018 #31
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
2. K&R
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:01 PM
Sep 2018

I first knew I hated this man after the way he cruelly dismissed the bereaved Mr. Guttenberg. What a fucking heartless bastard!

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
4. What with all the happenings this week...
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:06 PM
Sep 2018

...I forgot about this indignity. Thanks for the reminder...

Cha

(297,154 posts)
5. Thank You so much, Fred Guttenberg..
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:08 PM
Sep 2018

I am so sorry you have to go through this. You're absolutely right.. BK tried to make himself into the victim like a whiny little partisan hack frat brat.



Hermit-The-Prog

(33,328 posts)
19. that's a better one
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 11:21 PM
Sep 2018

The photo you posted shows Kavanaugh looking at Guttenberg and not extending his hand. It reveals the insult more starkly. The photo in the OP doesn't show that Kavanaugh -knew- Guttenberg extended a hand. It does not reveal that eye contact was made.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
22. That's right.. it shows Kavanaugh's face looking
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 11:35 PM
Sep 2018

at Mr Guttenberg like he's beneath contempt for having the audacity to offer his hand to the high, and mighty full of shite, judge bretty kavanaugh.

Later to be this guy..


Hermit-The-Prog

(33,328 posts)
25. not even a sock!
Sat Sep 29, 2018, 12:33 AM
Sep 2018

Lower than a sock puppet; he's just a cardboard face and MOUTH!

I've been thinking that maybe Kavanaugh wasn't only spouting the party line for the satisfaction of the Fox Cultists when he yelled about the Clintons. That part of his rant may also be due to a guilty conscience. There's an expression I haven't heard since probably the early 60s that popped into my head after about the 3rd time I listened to the screeching: Nobody's as goosey as a gooser.

Goosing is suddenly pinching someone on the butt by surprise. (Geese can pinch a blood blister on you when they bite). That was a funny fad when I was in elementary school. It resulted in people being a little jumpy and looking over their shoulder in the hall. The worst perpetrators were, of course, the most nervous about being the next victim.

Kavanaugh is well aware of how far he pushed things regarding Bill Clinton. He expects Democrats to be as vicious and petty as he was.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
7. That was awful
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:58 PM
Sep 2018

And I was forgetting it! Thanks for the reminder. That alone made him disqualified.

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)
8. That photograph is so revealing
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 10:26 PM
Sep 2018

The sniveling, arrogant, cowardice of Kavanaugh is on full display. Abhorrent demon in a human suit.

ooky

(8,922 posts)
11. I didn't like him before he turned away from Mr. Guttenberg.
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 10:37 PM
Sep 2018

After, I knew he was human garbage.

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
12. You do not need an FBI investigation to know that this "thing" should not
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 10:42 PM
Sep 2018

be a justice on the SCOTUS, let alone a local dog catcher. In fact, I would expect any dog with good sense to bite his ass, but then the dog would get rabies.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
15. I don't know of any dogs that are so mean as K
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 11:04 PM
Sep 2018

He'd have all the fur babies terrified with a single glance. Dogs can detect pure evil, and I'm sure they would have the good sense to run away as fast as possible.

Here: pretend that hedge is K

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
16. He showed us who he was that day.
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 11:09 PM
Sep 2018

A completely heartless asshole. I hate this man with a passion.

lostnfound

(16,176 posts)
28. actually republican but has poured his broken heart into change
Sat Sep 29, 2018, 11:52 AM
Sep 2018

Poured his broken heart into making a difference

Hugs to Mr Gutenberg

JDC

(10,127 posts)
23. "You are just a bad person" is as harsh and righteous a ctiticism
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 11:37 PM
Sep 2018

As I can think of. It is so spot on.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,413 posts)
24. Mr Guttenberg - thank you for saying what so many of us are thinking.
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 11:42 PM
Sep 2018

".....you are just a bad person."

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
31. Kava is a truly horrible human being and this is a test for us all
Sat Sep 29, 2018, 08:29 PM
Sep 2018

If he is allowed onto the SC, we have lost. He is the embodiment of the ugly white privilege. It needs to come to an end.

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