Chairman Senator Grassley does not recognize Senator Feinstein's statement about the letter and timing. Additionally, Chairman Senator Grassley does not recognize the statements by Dr. Ford in stating she was pursuing her Congressman to present her facts.
Kavanaugh says his life is permanently damaged. That is a real possibility. Kavanaugh is trying to change the reality of his sexual assault.
There is a Ms. Kaiser. Why isn't she giving testimony? Right now Ms. Kaiser is simply a figure Kavanaugh seems to think is important.
Violent threats are happening to both sides of this event and it's reporting. So, a favorite work with Kavanaugh is now embarrassing. Kavanaugh has no right to redefine the information from Dr. Ford or its presentation to the Congress. Kavanaugh still has his name, he needs to put this lies into perspective and admit he has lead a different life than most people believe he had. The country is due an apology.
The process has to be improved, but, I don't believe this is a circus. I find the corruption and oppression of the hearing objectionable, but, it is not a circus.
Kavanaugh made a lot of statements in his first hearing that were deceptive. He was very avoidant of the answers Senators sought.
His accusers, of which there is a growing population of women, state he is a sexually aggressive man that has no regrets about that aggression. He has not been listening to Dr. Ford and her permanent scars due to his sexual assault at 15 years old.
I am not interested in his parents. If he wants to talk about it, I want to know about his father who was a lobbyist. When Republicans are in trouble they always talk about their mothers. "W" was a repeat offender in that regard.
Twenty-six years and 1998 falls within that time frame. Oh, now tears for his children. Well, go ahead and cry it is difficult when the truth is facing a chronic offender of the truth. Six investigations by the FBI for 26 years and in that falls 25 years when the FBI didn't improve their methods in seeking sexual violence.
When he was in service to Ken Starr, Kavanaugh asked President Clinton sexual matters. This should not be a surprise to have Americans interested in character issues and those of their ability to make good decisions.
No one ever did complain about Kavanaugh's sexual aggression. He's right. Well, that has changed now. He is going to be questioned by Mitchell?
Party took place outside Kavanaugh's map sense. He was seventeen at the time and Dr. Ford was 15.
3::54 Kavanaugh is still making a sympathetic plea before the US Senate Legislative Committee. His tears may have many meanings.
September 27, 2018
By Aldan F. Ryan
Several Harvard Law School professors (click here) said they were troubled by the sexual assault allegations recently levelled against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and called for further investigation into his alleged misbehavior....
...Kavanaugh has taught as a lecturer at the Law School since 2008, and a number of professors and Law School Dean John F. Manning lauded him in the days after Trump announced his nomination. In the wake of the assault allegations, though, some of Kavanaugh's colleagues at the school have joined a growing chorus calling for a serious investigation into the allegations — and for senators to vote against Kavanaugh if the women's stories are true.
Law School Professor Michael J. Klarman, a constitutional law scholar, wrote in an email Sunday that, while some have argued that Kavanaugh’s actions as a 17-year-old are not relevant to the judge's ability to serve on the Court, he does not buy that reasoning.
“I certainly agree with the idea that we should be pretty forgiving toward youthful mistakes. But attempted rape is a really serious charge. And serving on the Supreme Court is a privilege, not a right,” Klarman wrote. “So my view, though I think reasonable people can differ on this, is that if he committed the assault, as alleged, his confirmation should be rejected.”
...“Closing ranks around Kavanaugh even before Dr.Blasey Ford testifies is proof positive that these Trumpsters either (1) don’t regard an attempted rape and a nominee’s false denials as relevant and/or (2) are ready to disbelieve her without listening,” Tribe wrote....
Law School Professor Michael J. Klarman, a constitutional law scholar, wrote in an email Sunday that, while some have argued that Kavanaugh’s actions as a 17-year-old are not relevant to the judge's ability to serve on the Court, he does not buy that reasoning.
“I certainly agree with the idea that we should be pretty forgiving toward youthful mistakes. But attempted rape is a really serious charge. And serving on the Supreme Court is a privilege, not a right,” Klarman wrote. “So my view, though I think reasonable people can differ on this, is that if he committed the assault, as alleged, his confirmation should be rejected.”
...“Closing ranks around Kavanaugh even before Dr.Blasey Ford testifies is proof positive that these Trumpsters either (1) don’t regard an attempted rape and a nominee’s false denials as relevant and/or (2) are ready to disbelieve her without listening,” Tribe wrote....
Everyone involved with the incident named by either Dr. Ford or Kavanaugh are known to him.
So, it is decided then, the accusations should be investigated by the FBI.
“I will not be intimidated from withdrawing from this process," Kavanaugh said. "You may defeat me in the final vote, but you’ll never get me to quit. Never.
It seems to me there are false dialogues being used by Kavanaugh to create a person under siege. No one is intimidating Kavanaugh. I would think his appearance today is testament to that. So, the idea there is some kind of terrible circumstance he is facing with intimidation at the center is nonsense.
High School drunkenness remarkably didn't effect Kavanaugh. He confesses to underage drinking. Well, that is confirmed by the women accusing him of his demeanor.
I find his dismissive nature of the FBI's interview tool worrisome.
...The memo section of a 302 is the key part. (click here) This is a combination of what the agent was able to write down during the interview and his recollection. It may list the questions and the answers or simply be a narrative of what the witness said....
A 302 is the backbone to FBI investigative interviews. Kavanaugh blows them off as insignificant. Really?? How much of law enforcement, especially the FBI, is a joke to this guy? Maybe it is a Trumpism thing, but, that only proves how irreverent Kavanaugh is to the law of the country. He is arrogant and also had a difficult settling down to answer questions.
Break in hearing.
He denies everything, but, it seems strange to me that Kavanaugh knows the same people Dr. Ford reported in her testimony, YET, they did not attend the same school or didn't travel in the same social circles. He is just too odd for words. He doesn't come across as a judge so much as a spoiled brat. I don't know another name for a man that thumbs his nose at the FBI. What the heck kind of decisions has he made regarding the FBI?
I don't buy the idea that these charges destroyed his family, except for the children, everyone is in the courtroom. He is lying about a lot of stuff. I mean does he think his family is there as spectators?
The calendar is interesting. Calenders can be a way of creating an illusion, too. In other words, if sexual assault was a regular method for Kavanaugh keeping a calendar can provide a good reminding to what excuses he can make. I don't think he is a predator that premeditated these attacks, but, I think the calendar can be looked at in several different ways.
Senator Graham is threatening the Democrats with retribution should they have a Supreme Court nominee. Wow. That is being a political hack. I think Graham needs to resign if he feels entitled to threaten members of another party.
4:26 pm - Kavanaugh hearing to continue. Kavanaugh is corrupting the facts about other testimonies. Kavanaugh insists on lying to Senator Leahy and he wants control of the dialogues between the two.
Kavanugh is obstructing answers to Senator Leahy and he is insulting the Senator. He wants to talk about his academic and sport history in high school. This is his angelic act. He is so very perfect there is no room for imperfection. Senator Leahy wants Kavanaugh to explain his comments in the yearbook and Kavanaugh reverts back to his obstructive methods of avoiding answers.
Here is Renate:
September 27, 2018
Renate Schroeder Dolphin (click here) signed a group letter to the Senate judiciary committee claiming that Brett Kavanaugh treated women with respect, she didn’t realize that the boy she had known in high school had publicly slut-shamed her for the amusement of his fellow football players.
Then Dolphin – along with millions of other Americans – discovered that Kavanaugh described himself on his yearbook page as a “Renate Alumnius” (sic), which classmates explained as the code phrase that boys used to boast about their sexual conquest of a female student at a nearby Catholic girls’ school....
...It took 35 years for Dolphin to learn what the current US supreme court nominee meant by treating women with respect. When I was a teenager, it only took me a few hours to experience the toll of one boy’s lying braggadocio – but the damage he inflicted has lasted for more than half a century....
OMG, Kavanaugh is attacking Senator Durbin. Kavanaugh is avoidant and Grassley is his defender to his avoidance. Just a yes or no Kavanaugh so time doesn't run out.
Grassley is lying and manipulating the Democrats. Grassley stated at the beginning of the hearing that a further FBI investigation is not possible because it would be a request of the Executive Branch. The Republicans are playing politics and COVER UP with this nominees' known sexual aggression.
August 20th Feinstein meeting. Allogations over 20 days and referral of lawyers to Dr. Ford had already occurred when Kavanaugh came in for an interview. Senator Feinstein was required to remain silent until Dr. Ford was able to provide permission for her letter to be submitted. When Senator Feinstein submitted the letter to the FBI, it was then it became known to the press. It was at that time when Dr. Ford felt pressured to come forward and give testimony, so accusing Senator Feinstein of delaying the submission of the letter is false. If the press had not learned about the letter submission to the FBI this may not have resulted. The Republicans are finding LAYING BLAME on a woman Senator serves their purpose.
Brett Kavanaugh was 16 and had an ugly language in regard to bodily function. Kavanaugh and his peers seem to have graduated from "Renate Alumnis" in graditute for her friendship and it was totally benign. Well, Ms. Dolphin doesn't seem to be honored by the words of Kavanaugh. I would think if those words were respectful the authors of those words would want her to know their yearbook statements.
...According to the Times, (click here) Renate Schroeder Dolphin, who knew Kavanaugh when both were in high school, claims she learned recently that her name appeared in the yearbook at least 14 times, and she regarded the references as "hurtful."...
Yearbook entry (click here)
Kavanaugh is lying. She was not honored and obviously, she thinks it was hurtful.
If Cornyn actually believes the burden of proof to the committee belongs to those making accusations, then let the hearings be extended and allow the burden of proof be made.
Kavanaugh asked Senator Klobuchar if she ever was intoxicated from alcohol. I thought he was the person answering the questions. This guy is amazing. He is trying to deflect from him to try to begin a scandal about a US Senator to save his own butt. Talk about pathologic. Jeeze. He has no respect for anyone.
People say he is a legal genius. What kind of decisions he is rendering as a judge?
What the heck? Now, Grassley went back to his original statement about the FBI. The Republicans have yet to take this seriously so much as defend a lousy choice by a Republican president.
15 minute break.
Wiki is interesting. Kavanaugh has been giving Democrats trouble all along as a "W" appointee. This is not new for Kavanaugh.
...In July 2007, (click here) Democratic Senators Patrick Leahy and Dick Durbin accused Kavanaugh of "misleading" the Senate Judiciary Committee during his nomination. Durbin and Leahy accused Kavanaugh of lying to them in his confirmation hearing when he denied being involved in formulating the Bush administration's detention and interrogation policies in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks....
He is objected to by non-government organizations.
This is a white paper by "People for the American Way" in 2004:
...Kavanaugh’s relative inexperience and record, (click here) however, including his extraordinary dedication to partisan priorities, make him a particularly inappropriate choice for this critically important court....
Kavanaugh needs to receive a no-confidence vote. He isn't qualified. He obviously has an arrogant and disrespectful for FBI methods. How does a federal judge treat the FBI as insignificant?
My opinion of Kavanaugh will not change. He is a political operative and not a judge.
...Furthermore, most of Kavanaugh’s relatively brief legal career has consisted largely of partisan political activities that militate strongly against his confirmation to the D.C. Circuit. In particular, Kavanaugh has spent most of his legal career in Kenneth Starr’s Office of the Independent Counsel or in the Office of the White House Counsel in the current Bush Administration where he helped direct the Administration’s effort to pack the courts with extreme right-wing nominees. Kavanaugh was responsible for drafting Starr’s articles of impeachment against President Clinton, which were widely criticized as “strain[ing] credulity”...
This doesn't address his decisions as a judge. I don't think he has changed since 2004. I think he leans into politics rather than the facts of a case. It is why he is the nominee now. Politics. Not the truth. Manipulation of language. I don't trust him.
...On September 20, 2018, (click here) The Guardian reported that two prominent Yale professors had advised female law students at Yale that their physical attractiveness and femininity could play a role in securing a clerkship with Kavanaugh. Amy Chua reportedly stated that female law students should exude a "model-like" femininity and "dress outgoing" in their job interview with Kavanaugh. Jed Rubenfeld reportedly stated that Kavanaugh "hires women with a certain look." In a statement to The Guardian in response to the report, Chua released a statement in which she denied the notion that Kavanaugh's hiring was impacted by the attractiveness of female clerks. She stated that "Judge Kavanaugh's first and only litmus test in hiring has been excellence." Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken has stated that the allegations reported by the Guardian "are of enormous concern to me and the school," and Yale is currently investigating the allegations....
Someone needs to talk to the law clerks and the professors. That is sexual harassment. This is the same stupid attitude of FOX News and it's mistreatment of women. Kavanaugh has a problem. He lectures from the bench. As a judge, he seeks to influence the practice of law with the people that bring their cases to his courtroom. He has a God Complex beside his sexual preference for violence and CONTROL.
His reality about Kavanaugh falls into place with the 1998 incident.
Kavanaugh refers to the insight of Chris Dudley.
...Former NBA player Chris Dudley refuted claims made by fellow classmates about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh this week, saying he “never, ever saw him blacked out” while they were at parties during their Yale days....
No one has accused Kavanaugh of being "blacked out" by alcohol consumption. They accuse him of being drunk and getting women so drunk it affected their memory.
Kavanaugh's roommate at Yale said Kavanaugh would come in all times of the night drunk. This was not unusual behavior for Kavanaugh.
Statement by James Roche (click here) on another person's Facebook account and not in testimony to the Senate committee.
James Roche, Kavanaugh’s roommate in Fall 1983, said in a statement posted on Twitter that they didn’t socialize together much but would chat at night after Kavanaugh would return from outings with his friends.
“It is from this experience that I concluded that although Brett was normally reserved, he was a notably heavy drinker, even by the standards of the time, and that he became aggressive and belligerent when he was very drunk,” Roche said.....
There needs to be an investigation of Kavanaugh regardless of the outcome of any vote. He is ashamed for those years enough to deceive the public in lies about his sexualized life. Why?
None of this smells right to me. It doesn't gel with a person responsibly acting as a judge in the USA. I don't like his arrogance, especially when it comes to a federal law enforcement agency. That is unprofessional at the least and very worrisome in practice.
Americans from professional backgrounds are demanding to be heard about Kavanaugh. I don't recall this level of worry for the USA's Supreme Court. There is something to this and obviously, the Republicans want to avoid any and all controversy. Kavanaugh is not a good nominee to the Supreme Court and if I ever get a chance to read his decisions as a judge he may not be qualified to be a judge period.
6:19 pm
I don't need to hear any more about this nominee to the Supreme Court. I do not believe Mr. Kavanaugh's statements and I believe Dr. Ford and the others that bravely have come forward. Kavanaugh was a personal choice for the president because Kavanaugh would favor protections for Trump regarding the Russia investigation. Enough said.
I think there needs to be legislation protecting women when these issues come up and there simply isn't or hasn't been enough of a process through the FBI to bring about information to the Judiciary Committee. 25 years to develop a better methodology for the FBI to investigate allegations like this (Jeeze - a hotline or something) and no progress has been made. There is a lot to do for women and we need a strong Congress to get it accomplished.
Good night.
