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Senate Report Reveals Christine Blasey Ford Had an Encounter Similar to Her Kavanaugh Claim
[Breitbart] A Senate Judiciary Committee report released Saturday revealed that committee investigators interviewed a man who described a sexual encounter with Christine Blasey Ford that shared similarities to the one she claimed she had with Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh.

According to the report, a man ‐ whose name is redacted ‐ told committee investigators in an interview on September 26, 2018, that when he was a 19-year-old college student, he had visited D.C. over spring break and kissed a girl he believes was Christine Blasey Ford. According to the report:
He said that the kiss happened in the bedroom of a house which was about a 15-to 20 minute walk from the Van Ness Metro, that Dr. Ford was wearing a swimsuit under her clothing, and that the kissing ended when a friend jumped on them as a joke. [Redacted] said that the woman initiated the kissing and that he did not force himself on her.
The man’s description of his encounter with Ford is similar to the one Ford alleged she had with Kavanaugh in three ways.

First, the man said the incident took place in the bedroom of a house that was near the Van Ness Metro station, which is located in Northwest Washington, DC, near the border of Montgomery County, Maryland. Ford claimed the incident with Kavanaugh took place in a bedroom of a house in Montgomery County.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/05/2018 06:19 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I believe that something awful may have happened to, Dr. Ford. What I don't believe is that it was Brett Kavanaugh who did it.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia || 11/05/2018 15:18 Comments || Top||

#2  I'm a bit more cynical. I've seen this Donk take-down routine too often. They've lost any credibility they might have had. It's the boy crying wolf too many times.

The Donks have poisoned the water for women with legitimate claims.
Posted by: JohnQC || 11/05/2018 17:21 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
The deep swamp: 1 year ago
[Spectator.uk] Bill and Hillary Clinton are not unlike Lord and Lady Macbeth. For the better part of twenty-five years these two sociopathic liars have tainted everything they touched, going back to Travelgate, Whitewatergate and covering-up Bill’s sexual improprieties. Perhaps the title of Christopher Hitchens’ 1999 opus ‐ No One Left to Lie To ‐ said it best, except that Hillary’s subsequent time as US senator, Obama’s foreign secretary and Democratic presidential candidate has given Team Clinton a whole new generation of Americans to dupe.

Those who agree to serve the power couple’s blind ambition invariably find themselves corrupted. Take, for instance, the Democratic National Committee. After Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the 2008 primaries against Barack Obama, Team Clinton made sure that such a mishap would not be repeated. In August 2015, we are now informed, Hillary Clinton effectively bought the services of the DNC, the very organisation meant to ensure the primaries were on the level. Bernie was burned, but then fair is foul and foul is fair. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, for her part in rigging the primaries in favour of Clinton, had to resign in disgrace as chairperson of the DNC in July 2016. Her interim replacement, Donna Brazile, was later sacked by CNN when WikiLeaks exposed her having emailed Hillary the questions to be used in a town hall debate with Sanders.

Donna Brazile’s confession of guilt, after months of denial, sounded like something straight out of Hillary Clinton’s playbook: ’The DNC, a political party committee dedicated in part to defending free and fair elections, was attacked by the Russians while the Republican nominee for president openly encouraged it.’ In other words, how come John Podesta’s computer was hacked and not the chairman of Donald Trump’s campaign? Julian Assange, who continues to insist that the source of his pre-election WikiLeaks revelations was not Russian but American, had this to say about the identity of Podesta’s hacker: ’John, you used "Runner4567" and "p@ssw0rd" as passwords. Are you sure it wasn’t Barron Trump, a blind dog or a plate of lobster risotto?’
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Posted by: 746 || 11/05/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The Midterm Voting is this Tuesday. What kind of Crowds are attending the Obama appearances and what sort of Crowds are lining up to hear Trump.

2016 was a big surprise for Democrats. And the loss of close to a thousand Democrat Party political Offices across a spectrum of fifty States as well, governorships and Legislative. And nobody believes CNN or NBC for their News anymore. What are the "Polls" worth?

The Democrats themselves don't believe in the "Polls". And the mystical "Blue Wave" ?

But the democrats are going to "win the House". Its a sure thing.

I am Voting on Tuesday and the American Voter is not stupid.

Finish your Milkshake.
Posted by: Gerthudion de Medici7414 || 11/05/2018 4:01 Comments || Top||

#2  The swamp may be deep, but it isn't that wide.

A few sackings and iron bar hotel stays and it will be gone for a while.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 11/05/2018 4:49 Comments || Top||

#3  The Swamp denizens make Al Capone look like an amateur and piker. He should have weaseled his way into government where crimes can be committed with impunity and are covered up and buried.
Posted by: JohnQC || 11/05/2018 10:11 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Manchin Will Vote in Favor of Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
[Free Beacon] Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) said he will vote against a proposed amendment to the West Virginia constitution that would end taxpayer-funded abortion.

The Democrat announced his opposition to Amendment 1 at a Thursday debate with Republican nominee, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The initiative would establish that the state constitution does not guarantee abortion as a right, which would overturn a 1993 West Virginia Supreme Court ruling allowing Medicaid funding to be used for elective abortions. Under the current regime, 1,500 abortions are performed every year in the state using taxpayer funding. Manchin insisted he is pro-life, but believes taxpayers should pay for some abortions.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/05/2018 06:26 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Manchin seems like a nice guy. However, in the game of power politics, Manchin does't help the current admin. much.

It got demoralizing to see the country ground down by both the Rinos and Donks in the past. IMO, the criminality of Obama's administration with the contribution by the Clintons just about did this country in.
Posted by: JohnQC || 11/05/2018 17:32 Comments || Top||


Jimmy Buffett takes musical shots at Republicans in West Palm Beach show
[OrlandoSentinal] Florida music legend Jimmy Buffett supported the Sunshine State’s Democratic ticket on Saturday, performing a free concert in West Palm Beach and changing lyrics to take shots at Gov. Rick Scott and President Donald Trump.

The singer embraced Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on stage after they delivered brief speeches urging the Parrot Head crowd at Meyer Amphitheater to vote on Tuesday.

"These are your guys," Buffett said. "This is your ticket. ... There are better days ahead."

He then breezed through some of his best-known hits drawn from the Florida landscape. He started the show with "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," noting that it fit with the event’s theme.

He then breezed through some of his best-known hits drawn from the Florida landscape. He started the show with "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," noting that it fit with the event’s theme.

On "Margaritaville," he changed up the lyrics to take aim at Nelson’s opponent ‐ "Some people claim there’s a red tide to blame, but I know it’s all Rick Scott’s fault."

He sang during "Come Monday" that "it’s been two insane years, and it’s time to really switch gears." He ab-libbed during "Volcano" that he didn’t want to "land on no Mar-a-Lago." Trump’s Palm Beach estate is just across the Intracoastal Waterway from the venue.

The crowd wore shirts reading "Gillum for governor," "Dump Trump" and "Nevertheless She Voted." They danced during Buffett’s performance and chanted "bring it home."

The candidates delivered short speeches ‐ not wanting to keep the audience from Buffett’s tunes.

Gillum, who is mayor of Tallahassee, acknowledged the shooting Friday at a yoga studio in his city that left two people and the shooter dead and five others injured. Gillum briefly left the campaign trail to meet with two people who had been wounded.

He said he talked with one person who had suffered six bullet wounds and another who had a bullet go through her back, collapsing her lungs, when she was in a down dog yoga position.

"It only for me underscores what we have to do just three days from now when we send an unapologetic message to the NRA that their time is up in the state of Florida," Gillum told the crowd. "Enough is enough. ... My opinion is simple: If you want the power of God at your waist belt, you ought to at least have a background check."

Nelson, who is vying for a fourth term in the Senate, came on stage dancing to "Eye of the Tiger." He said, "You are here today because you know what is at stake."

Republicans shot back, issuing a statement saying Nelson and Gillum haven’t accomplished anything "to make Florida a Parrot Head paradise."

"No amount of time ’wasted away again in Margaritaville,’ can erase that," said Taryn Fenske, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee.

Some in the crowd came for politics, but others just wanted to catch a free Buffett show.

Alice Josaphouitch, 67, of West Palm Beach, wore a button that read, "Parrot Heads for Gillum."

"I am here for democracy," she said. "I think it’s a shame the way things are going."

But Joe Berger, 62, of Lake Worth, said he was mainly interested in the show. He said he’s seen Buffett at least 10 times, dating back to the 1970s.

"It’s feel-good music," he said. "Southern lifestyle. No cares. No worries."

Buffett is no stranger to politics. On Aug. 23, he performed a free show in Hollywood to support former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, who lost in the primary to Gillum.

Buffett told the crowd he’s feeling optimistic about Election Day.

"There will be a party Tuesday night," he said. "I promise."
About those parties:
Democrats traumatized by 2016 are having pre-midterms nightmares

[Politico] Despite forecasts of a Democratic House takeover, liberals grappling with 'PTSD' are braced for another surprise election disaster.

Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 11/05/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I always turn to Leftist Celebrities for my political directions. Right.
Posted by: Frank G || 11/05/2018 7:15 Comments || Top||

#2  Another Bourgeoisie Property-owning THIEF! Making his living by the unjust Bourgeoisie capitalist instrument of copyright!
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 11/05/2018 8:00 Comments || Top||

#3  Shut-up and just play your music, Jimmy.
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 11/05/2018 8:08 Comments || Top||

#4  The original length of copyright in the United States was 14 years, and it had to be explicitly applied for. If the author wished, they could apply for a second 14‑year monopoly grant, but after that the work entered the public domain

Back to the original intent! You'll hammer the Legacy Infortainment Enterprises beyond your imagination.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 11/05/2018 8:39 Comments || Top||

#5  He hasn't been relevant since Margaritaville first came out.
Posted by: DarthVader || 11/05/2018 9:00 Comments || Top||

#6  He wanna go home.
Posted by: Dale || 11/05/2018 9:45 Comments || Top||

#7  He is a pied piper for the weak and the left. He sings about drinking and getting wasted, yet he does not drink. He pushes a lifestyle of being a vagabond, yet he live a elitist lifestyle. He is the perfect democrat, a hypocrite. His music is catchy, but yet again, just crap...
Posted by: 49 Pan || 11/05/2018 9:59 Comments || Top||

#8  meh. Individuals supporting candidates of their choice doesn't bother. Of even less consequence are celebrity endorsements of Dems. That kind of thing is already baked into the equation so no one pays attention. Now....where's that damn shaker of salt?
Posted by: Rex Mundi || 11/05/2018 12:30 Comments || Top||

#9  Trump just promoted Rhianas music ;) but she was ungrateful.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 11/05/2018 16:24 Comments || Top||

#10  Celebrities have a right to express their opinions; I just wish they wouldn't use their celebrity on the stage to promote a particular candidate.

Before I retired, I taught at a large state university. I was careful not to inject my personal political opinions into the classroom. I believe a teacher should stick to the subject matter, give the students their money's worth and omit politics. I feel it should be the same way for entertainers.
Posted by: JohnQC || 11/05/2018 18:19 Comments || Top||

#11  I believe a teacher should stick to the subject matter, give the students their money's worth and omit politics. I feel it should be the same way for entertainers.

Frank sings.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/05/2018 18:27 Comments || Top||



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