Kavanaugh SCOTUS Senate Judicial Hearing

[[DHT]Osiris]

He’s sniffing and crinkling his nose again, every time he doesn’t like a question, he’d suck at poker.

He also does this weird toothy smile when he asks a question that he hopes the person will side with him on.

 

[ElFenix]

binders full of women!

 

[jackstar7]

What do you think she should have done?

How is it relevant to anything?

 

[K1052]

Wut. He denied he watched the Ford testimony.

 

[FIVR]

Flake sounds like he's gonna vote for Kavanaugh. I guess it's all up to Collins and Corker now.


Ugh, I hate this douche Kennedy

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Wut. He denied he watched the Ford testimony.

I assume he was in the back reading the script he very quickly went off of. Probably having a 'ski as well.

 

[soundforbjt]

Kennedy up or should I say down on his knees. Bringing up God, how quaint.

 

[ivwshane]

Great a "do you believe in god" question./eye roll

 

[imported_tajmahal]

What do you think she should have done?

She should have talked to Dr. Ford and convinced her to come forward in a confidential setting with the Senators to hear her allegation.

 

[soundforbjt]

Flake sounds like he's gonna vote for Kavanaugh. I guess it's all up to Collins and Corker now.


Ugh, I hate this douche Kennedy

Collins and Murkowski will decide, Corker will vote yes.

 

[FIVR]

"Are the Ramirez allegations true?"


"Those are...... not. Uhhhhh....."


Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next lifetime nomination to the supreme court.

 

[jackstar7]

Great a "do you believe in god" question./eye roll

It's what you want as a litmus test for a court position... right? In America?

WTF.

 

[K1052]

Murkowski too, Corker will vote yes.

Murkowski no, Collins probably(?) yes, Corker lol.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

"Are the Ramirez allegations true?"


"Those are...... not. Uhhhhh....."


Ladies and gentlemen, I give you next lifetime nomination to the supreme court.

Give him a break, he's talking to God.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Murkowski too, Corker will vote yes.

Collins will also be a yes.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Oh Man... Kav Swore to god.

Whats next? Swear on his mother's grave? Stick a needle in his eye? God damn this is childish.

 

[fskimospy]

What do you think she should have done?

I don’t know what she should have done, it’s kind of a no-win situation.

 

[woolfe9998]

Handled it in a closed and confidential session? Or better yet just let a Democratic aide leak it at a later date

As to the first, NO. Confidential means you don't tell anybody.

As to the second, sure there was a leak to the press. It was likely either a staffer of Feinstein or of Anna Eshoo's office. Whether it was a staffer who did it on his or her own initiative or at the direction of Feinstein or Eshoo is unknown. Everyone involved theoretically had a motive. These kinds of leaks happen both ways. Trump's WH has had staffers leaking information to the press without his direction since the beginning.

What I don't agree with is conservative media, which I've been reading this morning, criticizing a decision to withhold a letter the author of which requested confidentially. I just read a lengthy piece on Fox News quoting lots of these criticisms and not once even mentioning the confidentiality request.

 

[K1052]

Oh Man... Kav Swore to god.

Whats next? Swear on his mother's grave? Stick a needle in his eye? God damn this is childish.

Yeah that was hokey.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

She should have talked to Dr. Ford and convinced her to come forward in a confidential setting with the Senators to hear her allegation.

She may have intended to, it was indicated earlier by Grassley (or Feinstein? Might have missed that one) that the shit hit the fan outside her scope, by Ford herself/her friends/the media or whatever. She didn't leak and this shit probably exploded before she could do whatever, I presume.

 

[Aikouka]

I thought one of Booker's questions was childish IMO - The one of "Do you drink on weekdays?"... That's not a yes or no question. That can be...
"Yes, I drink every now and then when it's a friday after work"
"Yes, I drink on weekdays that are national holidays that extend the weekend"
"Yes, I drink on weekdays - but only occasionally during summer months when school is out"

To be honest, I think your response #2 and #3 would deserve a "no" response to the question that you wrote. That's the hard part of a question like that. To me, it suggests regularity where using phrasing like "have you ever..." would suggest a more microscopic approach.

 

[soundforbjt]

Murkowski no, Collins probably(?) yes, Corker lol.

I edited it, Collins and Murkowski will decide and I don’t trust Collins.

 

[ivwshane]

It's what you want as a litmus test for a court position... right? In America?

WTF.

Yes, in country whose main guiding document tries to keep religion out of government and specifies that no religious test shall be used, its important that the supreme court should believe in an entity which has no single agreed upon meaning.

 

[Starbuck1975]

How is it relevant to anything?

If we’re talking about putting party before country, what is the appropriate action for a Senator on the judiciary committee that receives confidential but serious and credible allegations against a judicial nominee?

 

[yllus]

As to the first, NO. Confidential means you don't tell anybody.

As to the second, sure there was a leak to the press. It was likely either a staffer of Feinstein or of Anna Eshoo's office. Whether it was a staffer who did it on his or her own initiative or at the direction of Feinstein or Eshoo is unknown. Everyone involved theoretically had a motive. These kinds of leaks happen both ways. Trump's WH has had staffers leaking information to the press without his direction since the beginning.

What I don't agree with is conservative media, which I've been reading this morning, criticizing a decision to withhold a letter the author of which requested confidentially. I just read a lengthy piece on Fox News quoting lots of these criticisms and not once even mentioning the confidentiality request.

The DC bureau chief of The Intercept just stated they did not get their information from Feinstein's office. The Intercept is no fan of Feinstein's so I'd consider that a pretty credible statement.