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Winemaker
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Yakima, WA
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:32pm PT
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And every guy who has ever done anything like what Kavanaugh is being accused of has got to wonder if and when their day of reckoning will be coming.
And most of us guys haven't done anything like that.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:37pm PT
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^ Yes, thankfully.
I apologize - my perspective comes from one who has had to watch for her safety 24/7/365 for many, many years. I went to parties where exactly what Dr. Ford said happened, happened.
I forget that that is NOT normal - that many people have no ability to imagine that sort of thing.
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Norton
climber
The Wastelands
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:37pm PT
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exactly
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:39pm PT
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If they ended the hearings right this second - I would say they will go straight ahead with the plan to vote tomorrow morning.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:43pm PT
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Nobody said he is Bill Cosby, Cosby couldn't even manage fake tears.
He's learned well from Donut Trup, just lie, le, lie.
Most of the time he wasn't a sexual predator, but he should never have gotten drunk and did it even once.
He can still keep his seat on the bus, at least until he gets impeached for lying.
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Norton
climber
The Wastelands
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:44pm PT
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agree Happie,
this is exactly the defense Republicans needed to see to put him on the court
he is their boy, he is exactly like them and he will vote on the court the way they want him to
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:52pm PT
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Kav is coming across very well, I think he may make it through, really tough to say.
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dirtbag
climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:53pm PT
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I hate this entire sh#t show.
Hate it.
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Norton
climber
The Wastelands
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:56pm PT
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Yes
Kav is very strong and credible, clearly she is lying, he is being framed
and those other women must be lying to
this man deserves to be a Supreme Court Justice
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:59pm PT
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Deep Red State
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
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Feinstein is trying to be sympathetic in her questions. My GOD - he just lambasted her, when she was TRYING to be kind with him.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:16pm PT
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Judge Kavanaugh seems quite upset about the process. However, the last several justices, including three of his fellow right wing crusaders, were confirmed without much fuss at all. Also, unless the allegations against him are part of some diabolical conspiracy they appear to have surfaced on their own. I'm thinking he is reaping what he sowed.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:16pm PT
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Kavanaugh:
"You've tried hard. You've given it your all," he said, referring to Democrats who he blamed for the accusations against him. "No one can question your effort, but your coordinated and well-funded effort to destroy my good name and destroy my family will not drive me out."
Nor will the "vile threats of violence," he said. "You may defeat me in the final vote, but you'll never get me to quit. Never."
"This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. Fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons, and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups," he said. "This is a circus."
These sound like quotes coming from a politician, not a justice.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:16pm PT
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The GOP carefully orchestrated this to be a she said/he said deal. They had already made up their mind before this whole excruciating ordeal, so they hired a woman to question Dr Ford to try and minimize the damage to themselves.
F’ing cowards.
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John M
climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:19pm PT
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The part that I don't understand is the emails that prove that he lied to congress when he was being vetted for his current judgeship. Why isn't there outrage over that?
As for his testimony... he will likely be our next supreme court judge. The republicans won't vote against him. I still believe he did what Ford said that he did. I do not know about the other cases.
He evaded Feinstein's question of why he hasn't called for an FBI investigation.
Edit; it will be interesting to see what further stories come out. His own roommate at Yale said he was a stumbling drunk. thats going to be whitewashed.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:20pm PT
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Murkwoski, Collins, Flake.
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dirtbag
climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:25pm PT
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These sound like quotes coming from a politician, not a justice.
Kavanaugh is well versed in political mud, pushing the Vince Foster conspiracy in right wing circles bitd.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:27pm PT
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I have to get offline/out of radio broadcast for about and hour. But I want to wait to see how well he has composed himself in this break.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:28pm PT
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Having spent time in the first years of college in a very heavy drinking crew, the most I can give The Kav is that he might actually have no memory for what he did to Dr. ford.
He still refused to advocate for an FBI investigation, nor volunteer for a lie detector test.
He demonstrated his anger streak as well. Let it happen captain (Queeg).
Why can't he answer questions? Why the temper tantrum?
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Sep 27, 2018 - 01:31pm PT
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He won't even SAY whether he'd be happy to have Mark Judge give testimony.
He has not composed himself.... how long until the next break needed?
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