Time To Smear Kavanaugh's Good Name...

[Sparko]

At this point I buy that pretty much all Republican politicans and operatives are criminals and rapists and serial adulterers because they've proved it over and over and over and over and over again. So this does not surprise me in the least. Par for the course. Specifically, par for the Donald Trump course.

Wasn't it the democrats that were recently busted for sexual misconduct? Or did you forget the whole #metoo scandal after the Weinstein debacle?

[Sparko]

"A source who said they were briefed on the contents of the letter said it described an incident involving Kavanaugh and a woman that took place when both were 17 years old and at a party. According to the source, Kavanaugh and a male friend had locked her in a room against her will, making her feel threatened, but she was able to get out of the room."
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/...dential-letter

So nothing sexual at all.

This sounds like a joke or a prank. Why would she even bring it up to Feinstein in a letter. 50 years later?

[Cow Poke]

So nothing sexual at all.

This sounds like a joke or a prank. Why would she even bring it up to Feinstein in a letter. 50 years later?

I'm guessing the "Make her feel uncomfortable" may have been taunts or even trying to kiss her or something, or seeing if she'd have sex - who knows - but if this is the best they've got....

[Mountain Man]

Why would she even bring it up to Feinstein in a letter. 50 years later?

Like I said, it's obviously a set-up.

[oxmixmudd]

So you can be reasonable. There's hope for you yet.

But I'm never unreasonable ...

[seer]

Now they are claiming attempted rape...

Details on a claim of sexual assault allegedly perpetrated by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are now coming to light, thanks to out journalist Ronan Farrow and his colleague Jane Mayer of The New Yorker.

Reports on Thursday indicated Senator Dianne Feinstein forwarded a sexual misconduct claim leveled against Kavanaugh to the FBI. Farrow and Mayer now offer details on what exactly Kavanaugh is accused of.

In a letter first sent to California congresswoman Anna Eshoo, and then forwarded to Feinstein, a woman says that Kavanaugh and a male classmate of his at a Jesuit high school in Maryland attempted to sexually assault her at a party in the early 1980s.

https://www.advocate.com/crime/2018/...d-rape-attempt

[Sparko]

Now they are claiming attempted rape...

They can't even bother to spell check their article.

"thanks to out journalist"

eta never mind. I thought they misspelled "our" -- They meant he is "out" as gay.

This seems to be a pretty low rent rag judging by the other articles. No real source to the information other than some implied connection to the letter that Feinstein had. How would this low budget reporter get that?

[Sparko]

OK looks like that rag just stole the news from the New Yorker and tried to make it sound like their reporter had something to do with it when all he did was copy it from the New Yorker.

The complaint came from a woman who accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were both in high school, more than thirty years ago.

The woman, who has asked not to be identified, first approached Democratic lawmakers in July, shortly after Trump nominated Kavanaugh. The allegation dates back to the early nineteen-eighties, when Kavanaugh was a high-school student at Georgetown Preparatory School, in Bethesda, Maryland, and the woman attended a nearby high school. In the letter, the woman alleged that, during an encounter at a party, Kavanaugh held her down, and that he attempted to force himself on her. She claimed in the letter that Kavanaugh and a classmate of his, both of whom had been drinking, turned up music that was playing in the room to conceal the sound of her protests, and that Kavanaugh covered her mouth with his hand. She was able to free herself. Although the alleged incident took place decades ago and the three individuals involved were minors, the woman said that the memory had been a source of ongoing distress for her, and that she had sought psychological treatment as a result.

In a statement, Kavanaugh said, “I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. I did not do this back in high school or at any time.”

Kavanaugh’s classmate said of the woman’s allegation, “I have no recollection of that.”

The woman declined a request for an interview.

In recent months, the woman had told friends that Kavanaugh’s nomination had revived the pain of the memory, and that she was grappling with whether to go public with her story. She contacted her congresswoman, Anna Eshoo, a Democrat, sending her a letter describing her allegation. (When reached for comment, a spokesperson for Eshoo’s office cited a confidentiality policy regarding constituent services and declined to comment further on the matter.)

The letter was also sent to the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein. As the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Feinstein was preparing to lead Democratic questioning of Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing weeks later. The woman contacted Feinstein’s office directly, according to multiple sources.

After the interactions with Eshoo’s and Feinstein’s offices, the woman decided not to speak about the matter publicly. She had repeatedly reported the allegation to members of Congress and, watching Kavanaugh move toward what looked like an increasingly assured confirmation, she decided to end her effort to come forward, a source close to the woman said. Feinstein’s office did not respond to requests for comment.

Feinstein’s decision to handle the matter in her own office, without notifying other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, stirred concern among her Democratic colleagues. For several days, Feinstein declined requests from other Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to share the woman’s letter and other relevant communications. A source familiar with the committee’s activities said that Feinstein’s staff initially conveyed to other Democratic members’ offices that the incident was too distant in the past to merit public discussion, and that Feinstein had “taken care of it.” On Wednesday, after media inquiries to the Democratic members multiplied, and concern among congressional colleagues increased, Feinstein agreed to brief the other Democrats on the committee, with no staff present.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-...ts-in-congress

[Zymologist]

So Feinstein's been sitting on this since July?

[One Bad Pig]

So Feinstein's been sitting on this since July?

Probably had it in her pocket as a "last resort" kinda thing.

[Zymologist]

Probably had it in her pocket as a "last resort" kinda thing.

That's the only conclusion I can come to, but if it's a full-fledged attempted rape allegation, that makes the delay look even more suspicious.

[Mountain Man]

Now they are claiming attempted rape...

I'm not buying this. It's like the Trump and Moore accusations all over again, sensational but sketchy and so far in the past that they're impossible to definitively prove or disprove.

[Cow Poke]

I'm not buying this. It's like the Trump and Moore accusations all over again, sensational but sketchy and so far in the past that they're impossible to definitively prove or disprove.

Remember, it's the SERIOUSNESS of the charge, not the legitimacy, and evidence be damned!!!! The seriouser the charge, the guiltier the defendant!

[Terraceth]

Okay, so if it has an actual allegation, that's at least something. Before people were in a tizzy about a letter they didn't have information on. That said, the story of what the letter actually says seems to keep shifting slightly and information on its content seems to largely come from anonymous sources, so it's hard to be sure about exactly what it says without seeing it.

So ultimately, the only bit of evidence here is an unreleased letter written by an anonymous person that apparently accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school. I have difficulty finding this credible based on that.

Additionally, I have some questions. If Feinstein had this for months, why did she sit on it for so long? The cynic can claim "oh, she's just using it to smear Kavanaugh" but she didn't even share it with the other Democrats who would have had an interest in finding things wrong about Kavanaugh. It's all very confusing.

[Cow Poke]

Okay, so if it has an actual allegation, that's at least something. Before people were in a tizzy about a letter they didn't have information on. That said, the story of what the letter actually says seems to keep shifting slightly and information on its content seems to largely come from anonymous sources, so it's hard to be sure about exactly what it says without seeing it.

So ultimately, the only bit of evidence here is an unreleased letter written by an anonymous person that apparently accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school. I have difficulty finding this credible based on that.

Additionally, I have some questions. If Feinstein had this for months, why did she sit on it for so long? The cynic can claim "oh, she's just using it to smear Kavanaugh" but she didn't even share it with the other Democrats who would have had an interest in finding things wrong about Kavanaugh. It's all very confusing.

Yeah!