• Second woman accuses Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez
Third person on the pipeline https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1044006928416825344
I don't think Kavanaugh is getting confirmed
You underestimate how desperate and relentless the republicans are to get him confirmed. The chance is always there but they're still gonna dismiss every accusation as fake and try to push it anyway
Apparently they knew this story was coming and that's why they have been trying to rush the vote Senior Republican staffers also learned of the allegation last week and, in conversations with The New Yorker, expressed concern about its potential impact on Kavanaugh’s nomination. Soon after, Senate Republicans issued renewed calls to accelerate the timing of a committee vote.
That pretty much sums up most of what you need to know about the GOP.
The RNC dropped Roy Moore after the allegations, but started funding him again when it looked like he would lose.
It all comes down to a handful of undecided senators. I can't really see Flake, Collins, or Murkowski making it to a "yes' at this point. If two of them vote no, it's over. It might not get as far as an actual vote though.
A third male student then exposed himself to her. “I remember a penis being in front of my face,” she said. “I knew that’s not what I wanted, even in that state of mind.” She recalled remarking, “That’s not a real penis,” and the other students laughing at her confusion and taunting her, one encouraging her to “kiss it.” She said that she pushed the person away, touching it in the process. Ramirez, who was raised a devout Catholic, in Connecticut, said that she was shaken. “I wasn’t going to touch a penis until I was married,” she said. “I was embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated.” She remembers Kavanaugh standing to her right and laughing, pulling up his pants. “Brett was laughing,” she said. “I can still see his face, and his hips coming forward, like when you pull up your pants.” She recalled another male student shouting about the incident. “Somebody yelled down the hall, ‘Brett Kavanaugh just put his penis in Debbie’s face,’ ” she said. “It was his full name. I don’t think it was just ‘Brett.’ And I remember hearing and being mortified that this was out there.” goddamn
yikes https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1044032678951960576
Neil Gorsuch attended the same high school as Brett, and both clerked for Kennedy, who has shady rumors of why he retired now https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/250/498/dd3.png
I still view Avenatti as an ultimate opportunist, but God damn does he do good work
Our president has bragged about sexualy assaulting women then called it locker room banter, don't get your hopes ups. They'll be willingly voting away their one chance to overturn Roe vs. Wade for the next decade or so.
If they force in Brett after all of this, and he overturns Roe v. Wade, they'll lose the (non-evangelical) woman vote as hard as the black vote.
If they force Kavanaugh in and he's willing to do dumb shit like overturn Roe v Wade, voting almost doesn't matter anymore unless he's impeached for being an illegitimate nominee by an illegitimate president. And that's not happening unless/until Republicans are reduced to limpdick super-minorities in both houses of Congress.
It's hard to get a supermajority in the Senate because of population and demographics, unless there's another recession or people are tired of 4+ years of single president.
Trump's trade wars and tax cuts are driving the economy straight towards recession, and the trade wars are poised to hurt his voting base more than average due to targeted tariffs by Canada, the EU, China, and elsewhere. Republicans are demonstrating their true colours and they're going to pay sooner or later because they're going to lose the fight against changing demographics even if Miller manages to get the borders locked down to everyone except rich white Europeans. By all rights, Republicans should be shut down out of office for an entire generation after these shenanigans, and the only reason they haven't already is because of wholesale gerrymandering and voter suppression on their part.
https://twitter.com/PuestoLoco/status/1044050452055306241
Not sure which thread to post in, but this seems to be a "fourth" accuser? https://twitter.com/BrianKarem/status/1044225604932030464
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1044209842884210689
Demonstrating once again that the vetting process in this administration is exactly one step long: - Does Trump like you? If yes, forward to Congress for confirmation
"Running America like a CEO." The sooner we get that bastard out of the White House and away from any position of power, the better. I want to see him in an orange jumpsuit before this is all over.
https://twitter.com/Olivianuzzi/status/1044286860539891717
If anyone's actually threatening his family with violence, that's not fucking cool, but sit down and shut up, Kavanaugh, you Old Boys' Club shitfart.
The judicial scores of potential Kavanaugh replacements if he is btfo. https://fivethirtyeight.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/atd-roeder-trump-final-three-0924.png?w=575 Would like to see where Garland is too.
Given his most recent interview, I think that Republicans should drop him like a rock. KAVANAUGH: I did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years thereafter. And the girls from the schools I went to and I were friends — MACCALLUM: So you’re saying that through all these years that are in question you were a virgin? KAVANAUGH: That’s correct. MACCALLUM: Never had sexual intercourse with anyone in high school? KAVANAUGH: Correct. MACCALLUM: And through what years in college, since we’re probing into your personal life here? KAVANAUGH: Many years after. I’ll leave it at that. Many years after. Notice what he didn't say? "The first time I had sexual intercourse was with my wife." Why wouldn't he just say that if he was a good little Catholic boy? It's because he's not a good little Catholic boy. He went against God when he broke God's rules. No good, God-fearing, Trump-loving American citizen should want this man on the supreme court. This wasn't no fake news, this was Fox News giving us the unbiased truth, and the truth is that Kavanaugh is a sinner and not fit to serve our great nation. God bless America, God bless Trump, MAGA, etc.
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