9 Nines Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Assuming Flake is being sincere and it sounds as if he is: Flake Urges Delay to Senate Vote on Kavanaugh September 16, 2018 at 7:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told the Washington Post that Christine Blasey Ford, who claims that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her while they were in high school, “must be heard” and urged the Senate Judiciary Committee not to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination until it has a chance to hear more from her. Said Flake: “I’ve made it clear that I’m not comfortable moving ahead with the vote on Thursday if we have not heard her side of the story or explored this further.” Flake is one of the committee’s 21 members. Republicans hold a 11-to-10 majority on the panel. If Flake sticks to his word, then the committee vote would be 11-10 No on sending it to the floor for a vote and Flake would require the accuser be heard. I suspect if her accusations are true, Kavanaugh, if he has any morals, would step away and give up the position. If he does stick with it, his only chance is if the lady is too timid to come before the Senate because if she does and is credible, it seems hard that Kavanaugh could get all the Republicans votes in the Me-Too movement. President Trump is going to go ballistic on Senator Flake. Edited August 6, 2022 by 9 Nines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 This is a bombshell if it really ends up holding up the vote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legaltitan Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 We'll see. I've seen this song and dance before. Mythos27, Pragidealist, Justafan, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Earl Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Trump should go ballistic. Dems showing how much they really care sat on this allegation since July. Dirty tricks again from the left. Rolltide, SleepingTitan, and Soxcat 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Little Earl said: Dirty deeds again from the left. Yeah Baby: rns90 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Btowner Posted September 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Little Earl said: Trump should go ballistic. Dems showing how much they really care sat on this allegation since July. Dirty tricks again from the left. Hold on there with your faux outrage. Did you forget how the Republicans "sat" on Merrick Garland's nomination. Did you proclaim dirty tricks? If you didn't say anything about the Garland nomination, you should really have a bowl of shut it! Edited September 17, 2018 by Btowner MadMax, CreepingDeath, pat, and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rns90 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, 9 Nines said: Assuming Flake is being sincere and it sounds as if he is: Flake Urges Delay to Senate Vote on Kavanaugh September 16, 2018 at 7:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told the Washington Post that Christine Blasey Ford, who claims that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her while they were in high school, “must be heard” and urged the Senate Judiciary Committee not to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination until it has a chance to hear more from her. Said Flake: “I’ve made it clear that I’m not comfortable moving ahead with the vote on Thursday if we have not heard her side of the story or explored this further.” Flake is one of the committee’s 21 members. Republicans hold a 11-to-10 majority on the panel. If Flake sticks to his word, then the committee vote would be 11-10 No on sending it to the floor for a vote and Flake would require the accuser be heard. I suspect if her accusations are true, Kavanaugh, if he has any morals, would step away and give up the position. If he does stick with it, his only chance is if the lady is too timid to come before the Senate because if she does and is credible, it seems hard that Kavanaugh could get all the Republicans votes in the Me-Too movement. President Trump is going to go ballistic on Senator Flake. She told the incident to a therapist and there are therapists notes. The other man in the room with Cavanaugh isn't exactly what I call a reliable witness either. Glad to see a Republican with a spine here. What's interesting is that McConnell told Trump not to nominate Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court Nomination and Trump did it anyway. Edited September 17, 2018 by rns90 Btowner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 20 minutes ago, rns90 said: She told the incident to a therapist and there are therapists notes. What is the date on the therapist's notes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajuntitan Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 As a Democrat it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when the GOP continues to line up behind sexual harrassers and rapists. Forty percent of our nation are just flat bonkers. MamlngEnvy, Rolltide, and earlers 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Senator Corker is now saying the accusser should be heard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Kavanaugh might not even remember he tried to rape the lady. Evidently, by his best high school friend's own book, written previously, Kavanaugh was a rampant lush in high school: “Some are making a big deal out of the fact that Christine Blasey Ford took a polygraph, and the allegation was deemed credible. This is actually a comparatively weak piece of evidence in Ford’s favor. Lie detectors can be gamed, and the scientific community is conflicted on their overall reliability.” “But other circumstantial evidence gives some weight to Ford’s claims. Kavanaugh’s friend, Mark Judge, is a conservative commentator who strongly denied Ford’s accusation when it was made anonymously… Judge is also the author of two books that address his own alcoholism throughout his teen years — Wasted: Tales of a Gen X Drunkand God and Man at Georgetown Prep.” Meanwhile, Mother Jones “suggests that Judge might simply not remember the incident in question. The article also draws attention to another passage from the Georgetown Prep book, in which Judge makes reference to friend, ‘Bart O’Kavanaugh,’ who ‘puked in someone’s car the other night’ and passed out on the way back from a party. And the Georgetown Prep yearbook entry for Kavanaugh makes reference to his membership in the ‘Keg City Club.'” “That the teenage Kavanaugh was a notorious drinker and party boy while in high school does not confirm what Ford has said about him. But it does make it somewhat easier to believe Ford’s claim.” As a commentator on that post wrote, Kavanaugh sounds like he is Biff Tannen and Biff Tannen should not be on the US Supreme Court (nor the judgeship he holds now.) Edited September 17, 2018 by 9 Nines OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemEngr79 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Clarence Thomas lost about 30 votes under similar circumstances... Kav can only lose 2... Bring the popcorn... Edited September 17, 2018 by ChemEngr79 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 She added she did not tell anyone about the attack until 2012 when she brought it up during couples counseling therapy with her husband. The therapist's notes from the time, seen by the Post, do not mention Kavanaugh by name but otherwise echo the claim, describing an attack by students "from an elitist boys' school" who went on to become "highly respected and high-ranking members of society in Washington." Notes from a subsequent therapy session a year later describe the attack as a "rape attempt." - 'An insult to women' - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Earl Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Btowner said: Hold on there with your faux outrage. Did you forget how the Republicans "sat" on Merrick Garland's nomination. Did you proclaim dirty tricks? If you didn't say anything about the Garland nomination, you should really have a bowl of shut it! Why would i say anything since they were just following the Biden rule. Btowner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlers Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Conservatives will believe any woman who states Clinton raped them BUT any other claims of rape must have video evidence to be believed. reo, and MamlngEnvy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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