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| Prediction: Kavanaugh will not be confirmed before the midterms, or worse. |
| 2018-09-23 |
| [American Thinker] Democrats are desperate and unhinged. Their outrageous behavior during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and their apparent willingness to do anything to block his confirmation should make conservatives extremely nervous. Just when it seemed that their circus-like antics were going nowhere, Dianne Feinstein revealed she was sitting on a letter from a woman named Christine Blasey Ford, who was claiming she was sexually assaulted in high school by Kavanaugh at a party some 36 years before. The details were fuzzy ‐ she couldn't remember the time or place ‐ and she was insistent on remaining anonymous. Kavanaugh denied the allegation: "Because this never happened, I had no idea who was making this accusation until she identified herself yesterday," he said. "I am willing to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee in any way the Committee deems appropriate to refute this false allegation, from 36 years ago, and defend my integrity." He also declared he had "never done anything like what the accuser describes." The Senate Judiciary Committee's vote, which was supposed to happen Thursday, September 13, was postponed to let Ford testify before the committee. After a back-and-forth between Senate Judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley and Ford's attorney, Debra S. Katz, it was made known that Ford would testify only if there were a full FBI investigation into the matter. The request was denied, as the FBI had already vetted Kavanaugh six times, and the matter was not under federal jurisdiction. Ford then stated she would consider testifying if she could speak after Kavanaugh; in other words, Kavanaugh was supposed to respond to his accuser's actions before they were even made. This was also refused by the committee, as it goes against the proper due process outlined in our Constitution. At the writing of this, the Kavanaugh vote is still being delayed. Late Friday night, Grassley gave Ford and her lawyer yet another deadline to agree to testify ‐ Saturday, September 22, by 2:30pm. Right at the deadline, it was reported that Ford had indeed agreed to testify. However, a closer look at the response from Katz suggested that the "acceptance" was merely an agreement to keep negotiating. Townhall's headline, published Saturday afternoon, said it best, "Debra Katz & Co.: We Accept A Request to Testify, Maybe, But Only If We Can First Discuss More Specifics." At this point, two things are becoming painfully clear. First, Ford is never going to testify. Because the Democrats have finally gained traction in their effort to delay the Kavanaugh confirmation, they will stand by and gleefully watch Ford and Katz as they continue to make unrealistic demands of Kavanaugh and the committee and smile to themselves as publications like the Atlantic write headlines that state, "Kavanaugh Bears the Burden of Proof." Incredibly, despite the protection of our Constitution, the left believes that men accused of sexual assault by women are guilty until proven innocent. When no agreement is ultimately reached and it's clear Ford won't testify, the Senate Judiciary Committee will finally hold its vote ‐ most likely sometime after October 1. At this point, the national media will cry foul and insist that the Republicans ‐ despite delaying the vote for several weeks and extending Ford's deadline to testify a half-dozen times ‐ are a bunch of insensitive misogynists who've silenced the voice of a woman who was the victim of a heinous sexual assault. The second thing that has become clear is that Kavanagh will not be confirmed before the midterms, if at all. Why? Because the Democrats are desperate and unhinged and will stop at nothing to block his confirmation. Shortly after the committee finally votes to confirm Kavanaugh and send the matter to the Senate floor (or maybe shortly before), expect another allegation to surface ‐ perhaps a woman who's willing to come forward and corroborate Ford's 36-year-old claims against Kavanaugh. Or perhaps there will be another woman claiming she's been assaulted. Granted, these claims will be vague and unsubstantiated (and will ultimately prove false), but they'll be enough to force the Republicans to delay the vote until after the midterms, giving enough time for a "proper" investigation to take place. By then, even if the Republicans keep the Senate, Kavanaugh will be so damaged that it may cause the GOP to reconsider his appointment. The Democrats are desperate enough. And corrupt enough. And unlike Republicans, they have the guts to do whatever it takes to get what they want. Emphasis added |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #18 When I was 17, I was not so organized that I was thinking about calendars. Some of us did. My mother had four children in four years — on purpose, because my parents married late — and each of us kids had activities that needed chauffeuring, whether by the housekeeper or a parent. There were two big monthly calendars on the kitchen wall to keep track of child and parent schedules, each of us having our activities in a different marker colour. But we didn’t keep our calendars beyond current needs. When the trailing daughters were in school in the 1990s, their American public school gave each child a planning calendar at the beginning of the year in which to track assignments and outside activities. In first grade the teacher inspected them to make sure they understood how to use the thing. But again, we didn’t keep the things — throwing them out at the end of the school year was part of our start-of-summer ritual. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-23 21:37 |
| #17 The fact that the GOPe can't get a Supreme Court appointee approved with a Senate majority and a Republican president says we're fucked. No future for us. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2018-09-23 21:19 |
| #16 Oh, btw, I think I seem to recall that Judge Kavanaugh once told me girls had cooties. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-09-23 20:52 |
| #15 Drudge Says Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer Set to Break Report on Kavanaugh: ‘Another Woman?’ "According to the all red Drudge report, insiders claim Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer are set to report on a late twist in [Supreme Court nominee] Brett Kavanaugh‘s confirmation that involves a new woman and a 'dildo.'" If they can't make this one stick, one can only wonder what the next one will be. It is getting sickening. Can only hope the Dem base is also seeing it for what it is. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-09-23 20:33 |
| #14 What kind of a person keeps calendars from his youth? When I was 17, I was not so organized that I was thinking about calendars. Why is it that Joe Shmoe from Bofunk Junction never gets roped into these kinds of charges? It is usually someone powerful, political, and/or rich. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-09-23 20:04 |
| #13 Drip Drip Drip Trap snaps closed. Jan’s story of the calendars is from the bloody New York Times itself, and linked by Drudge Report, so it will get wide circulation on both sides of the culture. link. The calendar pages are one-month pages with each day in a small box. Unusual for a teenager, Judge Kavanaugh seemed to keep track of his days even during summer vacation. The pages show typical teenage activities from the era, including “beach week” after the end of the school year and nights at the theater to see “Grease II,” “Rocky III” and “Poltergeist” with friends. Judge Kavanaugh was gone many weekends with his parents in St. Michaels, Md., and one weekend in Connecticut with his grandmother, according to the calendars. He listed an interview for Yale University, where he would eventually enroll, and the start of football camp in August, when he stayed in the dorms at Georgetown Prep. He also played summer league basketball. His friend, Mr. Judge, is mentioned, but the others from that night are not. “Go to Judge’s,” he wrote in July 28. A few parties are listed and with them the names of several friends he apparently went with. What kind of a person keeps calendars from his youth? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-23 19:58 |
| #12 Kavanaugh comes out with having kept his 1982 calendar showing games and other activites but nothing on calendar of what Ford describes. I felt it wrong for BK to come out with this feeling he should have saved it for his rebut, thinking Ford can tweak her story. Well now that Fords story may be proved wrong, another lovely has supposidly come out accusing BK of yet another sexual encounter. Drip Drip Drip |
| Posted by: Jan 2018-09-23 19:42 |
| #11 The Pubs need to push on through. The question marks are the Rino Senators. Can they be counted on? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-09-23 18:28 |
| #10 Keyser was smart enough to ditch POS, dope head, Bob Beckel. She can't be all bad. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-23 13:21 |
| #9 Keyser is Bob Beckel's ex and exec produces his podcast (still) - no Republican stooge |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-23 13:18 |
| #8 and Bromwitch is McCabe's atty as well. Forced to immediately leave his law firm "because some of the partners objected to his decision" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-23 13:15 |
| #7 One link supporting lord garth’s statement is from the National Review dated last night: Third Named Witness Rejects Kavanaugh’s Accuser’s Allegations In written testimony sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third named witness has rejected the allegations made by Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser. Having been asked by a Senate staffer to comment on the charges advanced against the nominee, a lawyer for Leland Ingham Keyser wrote: Simply put, Ms. Keyser does not know Mr. Kavanaugh and she has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without, Dr. Ford. Under 18 U.S.C § 1001, letters to the Judiciary Committee are subject to criminal penalty if false. Ms. Keyer, whom CNN confirms is “a lifelong friend of Ford’s,” is the third named witness to deny any knowledge of the allegations. The other two, Mark Judge and Patrick Smyth, issued written statements to that effect earlier in the week. Thus far, nobody has backed up the account advanced by Kavanaugh’s accuser, while Kavanaugh and three other named witnesses have rejected it outright. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-23 13:00 |
| #6 Frank G my mistake re; Katz leaving the team - they hired a new lawyer Michael Bromwich and I thought this was to replace Katz -- it was actually to supplement the Ford legal team |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-09-23 12:45 |
| #5 I haven't been able to keep up (plus I'm a total rube), but wasn't there in the revelation of the 65 a little of that moment when there's suddenly a shopkeeper or stableboy on every rooftop and the bandits find themselves outnumbered? Probably just wishful thinking, but I'm with lord garth: "Now youse can't leave." |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-09-23 12:41 |
| #4 Debra Katz is no longer on Prof Ford's team. Not seeing that in the usual news sites. Source? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-23 10:37 |
| #3 this opinion piece was obsolete within hours after it was written Debra Katz is no longer on Prof Ford's team. Another Ford-named witness, the only female, denied, under penalty of perjury, that she had been at the party in question and furthermore said she hadn't even met Kavanaugh. It has been discovered that the Washington Post had the names of the Ford-named witnesses, back on Sept 16 but pretended not to have them in their news article. This fed the 'we need an FBI investigation' meme. At this point it seems it is the Republicans that benefit from postponing the vote a week or two to give more exposure to the Democrat's bad faith accusations and speechmaking. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-09-23 10:12 |
| #2 Hmm it looks like the Democrat Party is having problems getting men to vote for them . |
| Posted by: Bugs Thud4877 2018-09-23 06:50 |
| #1 At this point, two things are becoming painfully clear. First, Ford is never going to testify. As many have suspected all along. Time is running out. A vote this close to the mid-term is unlikely. Dems will invoke the federal appellate judge Merrick Garland argument to forestall the vote. I suspect Tucker Carlson has it about right. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-23 05:27 |