Time To Smear Kavanaugh's Good Name...

[NorrinRadd]

I only partially agree. Kavanaugh showing some anger was understandable if he believes himself innocent. But he went pretty far with it sometimes, too far in my opinion.

As part of my Captain Negative, never *completely* trust *anyone* way, I sort of wonder how much of his performance was real, and how much was him implementing the advice of various conservatives who insisted he had to be more passionate and animated than he was in his FNC interview.

[lilpixieofterror]

Lilpix, she hasn't the the info to go on. That's why an unbiased FBI investigation of the matter is necessary. Dr Ford gave the version of events that she could remember from 35 years ago, an investigation of other witnesses could fill in the missing details.

[lilpixieofterror]

A "he said she said" is simply the accusers word against the accused's. An investigation seeks out corraborating evidence in support of the one or the others story's

[JimL]

I'm becoming *much* less sympathetic toward her, and am leaning toward the idea that her whole physical appearance and timid, vulnerable demeanor in the hearing was concocted.

Of course you are, but you believe Kavanaugh even though he was caught lying over and over again, right? You guys is funny.

[JimL]

Blah blah blah! The FBI may find nothing, but they are controlled and severly constrained by the White House so it looks as though the so called investigation is a bit of a sham. It's a rather stupid move by republicans anyway, there are plenty of other conservative judges they could have confirmed without problems just like they did with Gorsuch. Now, they may confirm Kavanaugh, but then, due to his lying to Congress, the democrats, should they win the midterms, can just impeach him next year.

[rogue06]

A point I heard someone make today:

When was the last time you or someone you know went to a job interview, and cried throughout and yelled at the interviewers and denounced a conspiracy to stop you getting the job... and you got the job?

When was the last time someone went to a job interview where they were repeatedly accused of being an attempted rapist? Especially based on the flimsiest of evidence.

[Tassman]

which makes her entire testimony unreliable. You can't have it both ways Tassman.

[rogue06]

If she was a Republican the left would be complaining that she was too emotional and whinny (sounding more like a 6 year who got caught doing something by her parents than an adult woman).


And it's her long list of significant memory lapses that is the problem -- not to mention that all her witnesses (including a lifelong friend) have no memory of the events she claimed took place (with her friend adding she never met Kavanaugh).

[NorrinRadd]

Of course you are, but you believe Kavanaugh even though he was caught lying over and over again, right? You guys is funny.

The short-ish answer is that I disbelieve him much less than I disbelieve her.

[JonathanL]

The short-ish answer is that I disbelieve him much less than I disbelieve her.

If that's your short-ish answer I'd like to know how your short answer looks.

[Mountain Man]

FBI finds no evidence to corroborate Ford's sketchy allegations. McConnell schedules a cloture vote for Friday.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...rview-reports/

[Mountain Man]

Which brings us back to something I asked many pages back that was never answered:

For all the Ford defenders, suppose you were falsely accused of sexual assult, and the case against you was identical to the one against Kavanaugh, complete with you and your family being maliciously drug through the mud. How would you respond?

[lilpixieofterror]

Blah blah blah! The FBI may find nothing, but they are controlled and severly constrained by the White House so it looks as though the so called investigation is a bit of a sham. It's a rather stupid move by republicans anyway, there are plenty of other conservative judges they could have confirmed without problems just like they did with Gorsuch. Now, they may confirm Kavanaugh, but then, due to his lying to Congress, the democrats, should they win the midterms, can just impeach him next year.

[lilpixieofterror]

Of course you are, but you believe Kavanaugh even though he was caught lying over and over again, right? You guys is funny.

[oxmixmudd]

Which brings us back to something I asked many pages back that was never answered:

For all the Ford defenders, suppose you were falsely accused of sexual assult, and the case against you was identical to the one against Kavanaugh, complete with you and your family being maliciously drug through the mud. How would you respond?

Not true. I did respond to this question when you asked it the first time. And I'll respond again.

1) Being falsely accused is a nightmare. It would be very hard to defend oneself against it unless one had a clear alibi or some sort of corroborating evidence. In that sort of a circumstance, one can only rely on ones reputation and friends and hope they believe you.

but this is a very one sided question:

2) Being assaulted by someone with no corroborating evidence other than your word and your own sketchy memories is ALSO a nightmare. Likewise, in that sort of a circumstance, one can only rely on ones reputation and friends and hope they believe you.

The measure of a man is not if he can have compassion for his friends. It is if he can have compassion for his enemies.



There is potential here for BOTH these people to be suffering, to be in great despair. Our discussions are NOT reflecting that fact. Only one of these persons is being given grace here, being shown mercy by those that name the name of Christ.

We - NONE OF US - has enough evidence to know what really happened. And that should be sufficient to restrain the derogatory comments aimed at either of them.

But it is not.



Jim