OK, Wow

That Kavanaugh slime-fest was one of the worst days I have seen but we did get a fart joke, so there's that.

Comments

[anonamom]

A few questions for Dr. Ford:

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/377326.php

[daddy]

Also, Ford doesn’t get to say no to the FBI, regardless of what her lawyers are demanding.

Can't a Federal Judge in California rule that her Civil Rights are being violated by not allowing her and her Attorney's the sufficient and reasonable time they need to prepare for these proceedings? If I was a corrupt Federal Judge that's certainly what I'd immediately Rule.

[daddy]

He seemed hard pressed to decide if drinking til he fell asleep was blacking out. Which it isn't. If you are asleep, and can be woken up, and remember that, you didn't black out.

A'Mom,

I would have had no problem answering that question with great specificity.

[Kevlar Kid]

Who gives a rat's ass, maryrose?

[Kevlar Kid]

JOM feels like a high school yearbook today.

[JM Hanes]

"prohibited foreign emolument"

What foreign emolument?

[henry]

Ext, don't forget James D.

[henry]

JMH, per the article, the 200 Dem complainers think they should get to vote before any furriner pays a greens fee at a Trump golf course, etc.

[JM Hanes]

henry:

Kavanaugh. Now more than ever!

[Extraneus]

One of the iconic moments in American history.

"Because of the two-hour rule, we're adjourned."

...

"What?"

https://globalnews.ca/video/4497236/kavanaugh-meeting-ends-in-chaos-after-grassley-invokes-two-hour-rule

[daddy]

Ed Rollins to Lou Dobbs:

Ed Rollins:...Flake I'm terribly disappointed in. I thought he was going to be a man of courage today when he stepped up and said he would vote the Nominee out, and then 15 minutes later, after a woman yelled at him in the elevator, he rolled over and played dead. I never thought of him as a courageous sole, and he clearly showed his...

Lou: interupting) When you say a woman yelled at him you are talking about a demonstrator?

Rollins: A demonstrator, yes. And you can imagine what happens if there were 10 of them. He quickly folded, after putting out a Press Release saying he was going to be supportive of the Nominee, so to make a long story short the Democrats got what they wanted all week. At the end of the day you still have the most qualified man in modern History to be put on the Supreme Court. A week from now he will still be the most qualified man to be put on the Court...The people who have promised to support this nominee had better come forth.

[sbwaters]

Will those interviewed by the FBI be taped?

Will they be allowed to have attorneys present?

[Extraneus]

I don’t think anyone bothered to ask Ford whether she wanted this.

You think she might not be a willing assassin? Just a weak-minded acquaintance they somehow found from his high school days who'd be willing to entertain repressed memories of tickling turned into attempted rape?

I think she's more of an enemy and would like to see her destroyed.

[lurkersusie]

Will the FBI give Ford the Hillary Special?

[anonamom]

4. I told him that I was going to disengage from talking to him.

and he says he will no longer respond to you.

Win/win for all, and everybody stays on the same thread!

I'm starting the pool. I say you two don't last the weekend before re-engaging. ;-)

[Pinandpuller]

gentlejim

We have more crossover in our chosen professions than you may yet realize. In one aspect I have an absolute advantage though. Tonight I'm going to be doing a lot of hiding out. No radio. No cameras. I don't think anyone even has my phone number.

Scorpions-Bad Boys Running Wild https://youtu.be/i22xYJG3qDU

[Janet 🚬]

((I think she's more of an enemy and would like to see her destroyed.))

Me too.

[daddy]

An update on Judge Emmett Sullivan: Judge sets Michael Flynn sentencing for December 18, 2018

20 September 2018: ...A federal judge on Wednesday set Flynn's sentencing for Dec. 18 at 11:00 a.m., more than a year after the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia during the presidential transition...

The move comes just days after prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller said they were ready for Flynn's case to conclude...

p...rosecutors have yet to reveal the extent of his cooperation, and according to U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan's order, the public won't see any details until after the midterm election.

[Skoot]

FBI can make all calls by Mon-Tues latest. Bet on it. Mitch will get it done.

"You have replaced Advise and Consent with Search and Destroy!"

Best line ever entered into congressional record. Very happy to have Kav on the bench with that kind of aplomb!

Harris - "This is about Raw Power!"

You said it Sister! Take it, Iggy! (the other one:)

Stooges

[Threadkiller]

I say that the SOBers blame me for something I didn't do before the weekend ends. :-D

[Pinandpuller]

Does Ford have an 'I Escaped' bumper sticker?

[daddy]

So AB Stoddard thinks the 1 week FBI investigation will be good for healing the divisions in the Senate Judicial Committee.

If I had a dollar for every time I bet against her misplaced Kumbaya...

[Extraneus]

Ext, don't forget James D.

The guy who hopes that certain people are burned alive?

Paesan!

[Barbara]

"It is truly a sad day for any one that cares about civil rights."
Hard Head

Oh pooh!

If the left is having a hissy fit, it's because they not only don't recognize justice, they abhor it.

If that had been a fair hearing yesterday, the kinds of questions that should have been asked would have had your delicate witness running from the room - not prissily sitting there giggling with the Senators.

I won't list those questions here. I'll wait and let them bubble to the surface to the embarrassment of that Committee and the moronic democrats as the facts about B-Ford's teenage exploits are made known.

[Captain Hate]

JOM feels like a high school yearbook today.

It's not good to be online when the Senate goes full retard.

[maryrose]

Barbara:
Well said.
I am sure Ford had a very promiscuous past.

[Petros]

America Magazine, a publication of the Jesuits, tweeted: "While we previously endorsed the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh on the basis of his legal credentials and his reputation as a committed textualist, it is now clear that the nomination should be withdrawn.".

[lurkersusie]

Byron York
@ByronYork
Mark Judge sends another letter to Senate Judiciary Committee, this one on the Julie Swetnick matter:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1045805581917933569/photo/1

[maryrose]

America magazine is a liberal rag which most regular Catholics don’t read.

[JimNorCal]

My impression is that there is a small group of GOPe Senators who want to avoid voting for Kavanaugh. They're on board with the Dem agenda, by and large.

That's why it is important to get a vote. We need to know:
who is on the side of Americans and freedom
who backs mob rule by Dem activists
who backs authoritarian rule by unelected gov't employees

Let the Dems get a victory, if necessary. But let's get the names of the traitors in our midst. None of this, 'we don't have the votes so withdraw the nomination'. Give us the names of Senators, make them take a stand.

[Porchlight]

Haha, Jesuits. Say no more.

[henry]

Goodlatte hit Simpson with a subpoena.

[Extraneus]

I'm starting the pool. I say you two don't last the weekend before re-engaging. ;-)

[snicker]

[maryrose]

JimNorCal:
Those GOPe people need to realize this.
We will bury them in the next election if they don’t vote to confirm Kavanaugh.
If they want their job , they have to vote with the rest of the Repubs.

[Porchlight]

I agree, JimNorCal. I'd rather see a floor vote fail with everyone on record than a pulled nomination.

[maryrose]

Henry:
Let the hearings , indictments and perp walks begin...

[Skoot]

Remember this is a background check - It's not before a court. Nobody has to participate. Kav will cause he's asking for something. Ford and the others, I don't think so. You can tell the FBI to f*ck off if they call about a background check. They put it in the report and forward it, whatev.

[Pinandpuller]

Did Ford's HS room look a lot like Edmond Dantes' cell?

She's got more hash marks than a 250 year old Command Sgt Major.

[Captain Hate]

Bongino was Secret Service

I don't think McCarthy was in the FBI either.

My point is you can't trust anybody McCarthy vouches for since everybody he vouches for is shit, whereas at least Bongino probably knows people who are in the FBI that can be trusted to do their jobs. I would ask McCarthy to submit a list of names and every individual he recommended I would scratch off the list.

Both McCarthy and Bongino are friends with Levin and I'm sure they know and like each other. I understand where you're coming from on McCarthy because I've been extremely frustrated with him often, particularly because he's extremely unwilling to badmouth a former colleague even when he's been caught doing something illegal. I've listened to Levin long enough to hear the frustration in his voice when Andy's on his show and he starts obsessing on minutiae until Ol' Yeller gets him back on track. That said, he's on because he understands the law and how it's practiced at the federal judicial level. If you had a tv show, Law and Order Federal District Level, Bongino would be on for the first half and McCarthy the second.

For doing an FBI investigation, Bongino would be my go to guy because he probably would know the experts in getting the facts on this type of inquiry.

[maryrose]

Shoot:
I actually hope they refuse to cooperate.
It will show everyone what a sham and disgrace this whole show has been.
I am laughing at Katz thinking she can further delay.
Begone Witch of the West!
You have no power in Oz!

[Clarice Feldman]

daddy re your6:45--you betcha.

[squaredance]

Hey: Wictor's twitter account has been suspended.

[Extraneus]

Let the Dems get a victory, if necessary. But let's get the names of the traitors in our midst.

I agree. Rs are likely to gain seats in the midterms. Let's see who needs to be taken down a few pegs.

[Captain Hate]

squaredance,

His threadreader account still works. Twitter is the enemy.

[derwill]

Ford asked to remain anonymous in her letter. There are rumors that she panicked shortly there after and sent emails begging that her letter be withdrawn (hence the later I was hacked claim) She didn't out herself, someone (probably DiFi) did that. I think she made up a story—or rather inserted Kavanaugh into an old story—and told it to her beach friends. They talked her into writing it down and sending it to DiFi. I have no doubt that she hates Trump and Kavanaugh, but I don’t see her as a warrior princess who plotted all this down to the giggles yesterday.

[Pimp Puller]

Banned from Twitter..its so unfair..sniff sniff

That allowed @ThomasWictor the opportunity to start explaining some stuff. And he went on for 33 tweets, writing about how Milano was using a telephoto lens to measure the layout and the distances of the room and how she was going to try to cause a distraction in the room. He used sexist language and suggested that a botched assassination plan on national television resulting in her death was good for the public.

[Extraneus]

I hope the FBI identifies her beach friends. I'd be interested to read their social media pages.

[Pimp Puller]

Butter would melt in Trumps mouth lately.

The reality of playing to the Center might overtake his reckless disregard but just until breakfast tomorrow.

[lurkersusie]

Good news

Wired Sources
@WiredSources
Law enforcement source tells Wired Sources that Kavanaugh FBI background check will complete 'quicker than Democrats think

[Pimp Puller]

The Sniff-sniffpublican Party is on the poutrage march!

Stand aside you manly men and make way for the tewwible twos of crying in public

[Clarice Feldman]

I predict Sullivan will be overruled on appeal.

[lurkersusie]

No one asked you

Mitt Romney
@MittRomney

US Senate candidate, UT
I support the decision to re-open the FBI background investigation into the allegations made by Dr. Ford. It is my earnest hope that this will help inform the Senate and ensure the integrity of the Supreme Court.

[Dave (in MA)]

DanRiehl@DanRiehl
 Now, if only Kavanaugh can get his kids in an
 elevator with Jeff Flake and have them cry a
 little, we should be good to go, right?

[Porchlight]

.

[Captain Hate]

Now that we got rid of McCain:

https://mobile.twitter.com/mittromney/status/1045810199011909633?s=21

[Pinandpuller]

Once more unto the leak, ChiFi, once more

Ricky Martin-She Bangs https://youtu.be/5ihtX86JzmA

[Porchlight]

#MyEarnestHope

[Extraneus]

Heh. What was that, Porch. Check it out on Twitter?

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--So it's just me and the half-breed who calls his French-sounding self Ignatz?--

Hey!
That's sanctimonious, half-breed who calls his French-sounding self Ignatz, if you please.

[JimNorCal]

"Law enforcement source tells Wired Sources that Kavanaugh FBI background check will complete 'quicker than Democrats think"

We always hear these comforting words. They rarely pan out.
Remember "no way is she going to show up and testify"? And a thousand others ...

[Pinandpuller]

3 to 1 you get offended:

Buckcherry-Crazy Bitch https://youtu.be/UJ6pLKlU-8Q

[paul kersey]

Where are those sharks with laser beams:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Indira_L/status/1045468297624473601?p=v

[Barbara]

I think Mitt Romney should be required to wear one of those pink p-hats should be elected to the Senate. In fact, all the GOPe types should be required to wear them as well.

[daddy on iPhone]

Local Talk has multiple callers saying all the 6 numbers for Lisa M are totally filled up meaning they call but they cannot even leave messages or talk to any humans becasue all the message mailboxes are filled up. In contrast a guy said he called Senator Dan Sullivans office and a human answered. BTw Sulliaven had an emergrncy appendectomy yesterday

[paul kersey]

Yes but they should be stapled, so he learns something good grief.

Gloria Allred should be passed out by now, Jones and donnelly in the end sold out their voters surprise,

[Dave (in MA)]

Maybe James O'Keefe should go check to see if they have the phones off the hook.

[paul kersey]

I was just about to say that Dave.

[Patterico]

People are going to be pissed at Flake but I am OK with this. Everybody just needs to hang tough while Democrats pull their BS and it will look better in the end.

[Porchlight]

Ext, if you meant the beach friend thing, I got it off T_D. If you meant the hashtag, I pulled it from Mitt's tweet. :)

[Dave (in MA)]

Go ahead and say it, "paul". ;^)

[Patterico]

This whole “My assault doesn’t matter!” thing really rips me off.

I was assaulted in a similar way to what Ford claims happened to her. (Sorry for the mangled sentence.) I can tell you the exact date, the time, who was there, why I happened to be there, who I told the very next day, the location, and why I didn’t report. (The latter even comes with its own corroboration, in the form of an obituary. Talk about a (expletive) 24 hours.) Whether or not any of that would be enough to get to “beyond a reasonable doubt” in a trial, it would certainly be enough upon which to base an investigation. For something that is not a criminal trial, but necessitates good decision-making, it wouldn’t be unreasonable.

That Blasey Ford cannot provide any basis upon which to start an investigation is… (grits teeth). If the “feminist” message is that we have to believe her because she’s a woman, total lack of evidence be damned, I don’t know how we ask people to take any of us seriously.

Done ranting. How are you all doing today?

Hey bridget. The whole “believe victims!” thing is scary and it’s bizarre how widespread it is in a country supposedly run on principles of due process.

[Porchlight]

....but if anyone wants to make #MyEarnestHope a thing, go for it. ;)

[Jim Eagle]

Geebus, Ted Koppel is still alive? Who knew?

Very nice dinner at Almond in Bridgehampton. Saw a friend, and his family. The DIL is one of my physicians on the orthopedic side of things. She and hubby now have two cute little rug rats. Fun time to see them.

Too bed early so we can wake up at 0200hrs for Day 2 of the Ryder Cup. USA needs an extension ladder to climb out of the hole they dug in yesterday's foursomes. Bryson Dechambeau may be a physics grad but what he needs to do is become a putter grad.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Not sure what Wictor's offense was. Perhaps he said something awful like Islam is violent, as Robert Spencer did.
What he apparently didn't do is plan an armed, murderous communist insurrection against the government of the United States and its citizens.
Twitter thinks that's just peachy.

[Miss Marple (the real one)]

There was no press photo op when Pres Trump had dinner Sunday in his Trump Tower residence with Japanese PM Abe, but WH Photographer Shealah Craighead snapped this and made it one of her Photos of the Week. pic.twitter.com/rapQ1JcxsX

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 28, 2018

Photo at link.

[Captain Hate]

Why are Patterico's comments from his blog being reproduced here?

[lurkersusie]

I’m still surprised she showed up.

She was ready though. She was ready to play
the game. Just think about a grown adult women
hiding in a car to hire a lawyer. All this scheming
going on. As someone else said her parents and
brother did not sign her support letter.

She damaged goods. Not because of Kavanagh

As I said before I hope Kavanagh or someone close to
him hires investigators to dig deep and protect him.

[narciso]

Yes Michael savage was pointing this out, he's so far on the Ledge he has a sniper team.

[Miss Marple (the real one)]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
8m8 minutes ago

Just started, tonight, our 7th FBI investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. He will someday be recognized as a truly great Justice of The United States Supreme Court!

[daddy on iPhone]

Looks like they found out he perfect guy to replace Jeff Flake on the Senate Judiciary Committee:

"Mitt Romney
@MittRomney

US Senate candidate, UT
I support the decision to re-open the FBI background investigation."

[derwill]

The Dems wanted an indefinite investigation. They got a week. We know they’re going to wail that the FBI didn’t take long enough, but it will be an impotent wail because all collins and Murkowski want is to be able to tell the lady parts contingent that they asked for an FBI investigation and they got one. Once the FBI investigation is over every time the Dems claim that Kavanaugh isn’t legitimate because he “raped” Ford, they get to come back with: “The FBI investigatied Ford’s claims and could find no evidence to support them.” In the end this will actually help to restore Kavanaugh’s reputation, because while we know the whole thing is bullshit the muddle will be convinced the FBI “cleared him.”

[Captain Hate]

As I said before I hope Kavanagh or someone close to him hires investigators to dig deep and protect him.

I'm sure DJT has this covered.

[JimNorCal]

Ford may have technically committed perjury. Her workplace quickly covered up.

https://www.dangerous.com/49836/records-show-dr-ford-is-not-a-licensed-psychologist-may-have-committed-perjury/
Under California law, as with almost every other state, in order for a person to identify publicly as a psychologist they must be licensed ... To call oneself a psychologist without being licensed by a state board is the equivalent of a law school graduate calling herself a lawyer without ever taking the bar exam. ... What makes Ford’s claim even more suspicious is someone affiliated with Stanford University appears to have also been aware of the potentially damning use of the word “psychologist” and rushed to cover for Ford. DANGEROUS exclusively uncovered an archived version of Christine’s Blasey’s page on the school’s faculty directory. On September 10, 2015, the only archived date available, Ford’s faculty page was saved to the Wayback Machine and showed Ford listed as a “research psychologist” along with her email address and office phone number.

The most recent version of that page shows Ford listed only as an “Affiliate” in the department, with the words “research psychologist” removed along with Ford’s email address and phone number. This suggests the page was altered by someone very recently to scrub Ford’s contact information and title after she entered the national spotlight.

[lyle]

Okay, I’ll be annoying in my own way, namely food and wine: bone-in pork loin roast with roasted garlic Dijon sauce, spaetzle in butter and blanched green beans. The wine is a ‘03 Far Niente Cab.

But here’s the deal. MIL and friend couldn’t make it after all. All takers welcome to join. I have enough for six. 😎

[derwill]

My gosh, that is a lot of gold!

[Dave (in MA)]

Imagine a whole web site full of bendanacleos. https://www.universalhub.com/2018/republican-member-judiciary-committe-appear-boston#comments

[lyle]

Rather not, Dave.

[Clarice Feldman]

I'm in, lyle.

[lyle]

That is to say this joint feels like it depressingly too often.

[Miss Marple (the real one)]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1045822790312579073.html

drawandstrike on how to avoid getting banned by Twitter and why Wictor was suspended.

[lyle]

💋Clarice. The pork is still an hour and a half away and this Cab is fab.

[henry]

DiFi wants the FBI to run without constraints. Like Mueller.

[Captain Hate]

Imagine a whole web site full of bendanacleos

Complaining about a Flake and Katshit event; what were the chances?

[daddy on iPhone]

Just watched 3 Beluga Whales playing tag in the inlet just off the bike trail. Very cool. Later.

[narciso]

It's seems like the ghost of maverick haunts capitol hill, on a different note, before the deathwish marathon, they had part of our man flint, the American film answer to bond, which Austin powers borrows some elements from, and even die hard has some legacy elements

[Clarice Feldman]

Everything lyle cooks always sounds delicious.

[Pinandpuller]

GUS

Got a different kind of Blue Flu going on tonight IYKWIMAITYD.

[Miss Marple (the real one)]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1041112016952410113.html

Thread by @CoreysDigs: "1) NXIVM CASE UPDATE: Sept. 7, 11 & 12 NEW court docs surface, detailing where they are at in the case, U.S. wanting “complex case” desi […]" #NXIVM #ChildTrafficking #PedoGate #SexTrafficking

=========================

This is a long thread but it has a lot of documentation.

[narciso]

Yes that sounds delicious lyle, wictor has been more insightful as to what is going around the world than 6 months of the fishwrap papers. After skimming through fear, I believe his rods of God as much as any other explanation.

[lyle]

It SMELLS delicious right about now! This Cab is killin’ me. Yowza.