Lessons to be learned from the Kavanaugh Hearing

[Beelzebuddy]

How can you read this statement:



and interpret it to mean that Kavanaugh was trying to mislead people into thinking he was legally of age? That is some serious twisting. ". . . So the seniors were legal," clearly indicates that people who went to his school, people which were not him, were legal to drink. He did not say, "I only drank when I was a senior." It's clear he drank beer during high school because the seniors had easy access to it, therefore everyone had easy access.

Again, there are so many other parts of his testimony to pick apart, this one seems pretty straightforward.

That was the impression I got: that he was saying he was drinking legally because he was a senior. I just assumed he was a senior at the time until I found out otherwise later.

 

[lomiller]

and interpret it to mean that Kavanaugh was trying to mislead people into thinking he was legally of age? That is some serious twisting. ". . . So the seniors were legal," clearly indicates that people who went to his school, people which were not him, were legal to drink.

The drinking habits of unnamed random seniors who may have been present is completely irrelevant to the question. There is no reason for him to bring it up other than as a diversion intended to leave listeners with the impression that HE was one of those seniors for whom drinking was legal.

 

[Ziggurat]

The drinking habits of unnamed random seniors who may have been present is completely irrelevant to the question.

The general availability of alcohol is not.

 

[theprestige]

That was the impression I got: that he was saying he was drinking legally because he was a senior. I just assumed he was a senior at the time until I found out otherwise later.

The committee to which he was giving sworn testimony knew he wasn't a senior during the period in question. And nothing he says contradicts that. So no perjury there.

 

[lomiller]

The general availability of alcohol is not.

He doesn’t mention “availability of alcohol” and why would he bother? Clearly if he was drinking underage he must have had access to alcohol so it would be completely redundant.

 

[ponderingturtle]

Why is a little sexual assault now suddenly something that they can't even admit to when the president bragged about it often and no one cares? Look powerful connected men like Trump and Kavanaugh sexually abuse women under their power that is a basic fact and not really a big deal people.

Its like going to a catholic boys school run by monks and being shocked that it turns out they were raping the kids for decades. That is just the way things work.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

The committee to which he was giving sworn testimony knew he wasn't a senior during the period in question. And nothing he says contradicts that. So no perjury there.

No frank answers either, which I would consider an essential requirement for nomination to the supreme court.

Let me put it in a way that will let you set aside the partisan blinders. One of the things that turned me off about Hillary Clinton during her run was that she never gave a straight answer. Every question, no matter how direct, would always get spun somehow into an answer to the question she wanted to be asked instead. Although she would not lie, she did not come off as trustworthy. So it is with Kavanaugh. Even discounting the possible rape and probable sexual assault and nearly certain drinking problem and obvious little white perjuries, the guy is a weasel.

 

[lomiller]

Funny how the same people complain because Bill Clinton used “sexual relations” as a synonym for intercourse are now so willing to hang their hats on “it’s technically accurate” so he wasn’t trying to deceive anyone.”

 

[theprestige]

No frank answers either, which I would consider an essential requirement for nomination to the supreme court.

Let me put it in a way that will let you set aside the partisan blinders. One of the things that turned me off about Hillary Clinton during her run was that she never gave a straight answer. Every question, no matter how direct, would always get spun somehow into an answer to the question she wanted to be asked instead. Although she would not lie, she did not come off as trustworthy. So it is with Kavanaugh. Even discounting the possible rape and probable sexual assault and nearly certain drinking problem and obvious little white perjuries, the guy is a weasel.

Let's be clear: Regardless of how we judge the frankness of his answer (and "Yes, we drank beer. My friends and I, the boys and girls. Yes, we drank beer. I liked beer. Still like beer. We drank beer." seems frank enough to me), it is not perjury.

 

[Belz...]

You're pulling this accusation out of your ass. No surprise, since a lack of evidence clearly doesn't matter to you.

Ok how about this: what do you think of Kavanaugh's credibility?

 

[theprestige]

Funny how the same people complain because Bill Clinton used “sexual relations” as a synonym for intercourse are now so willing to hang their hats on “it’s technically accurate” so he wasn’t trying to deceive anyone.”

"I did not have sexual relations [with a woman who's had my cigar up her vagina and my jism on her dress]" seems like about as clear-cut a case of perjury as ever there was. Where's the technical escape clause for Bill in that?

 

[Dr. Keith]

Let's be clear: Regardless of how we judge the frankness of his answer (and "Yes, we drank beer. My friends and I, the boys and girls. Yes, we drank beer. I liked beer. Still like beer. We drank beer." seems frank enough to me), it is not perjury.

Assuming there were at least two dozen other qualified candidates, would you hire someone who answered questions during an interview the way he did?

 

[Dr. Keith]

"I did not have sexual relations [with a woman who's had my cigar up her vagina and my jism on her dress]" seems like about as clear-cut a case of perjury as ever there was. Where's the technical escape clause for Bill in that?

No, that was contempt of court. Come on, you're old enough to know this.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

Let's be clear: Regardless of how we judge the frankness of his answer (and "Yes, we drank beer. My friends and I, the boys and girls. Yes, we drank beer. I liked beer. Still like beer. We drank beer." seems frank enough to me), it is not perjury.

Is that the part of his answer I was addressing?

 

[Belz...]

"I did not have sexual relations [with a woman who's had my cigar up her vagina and my jism on her dress]" seems like about as clear-cut a case of perjury as ever there was. Where's the technical escape clause for Bill in that?

None.

 

[acbytesla]

'Boofing is flatulence'.
'Devils Triangle is a drinking game'.
--Bret Kavanaugh

Clear Perjury.

 

[Delvo]

'Boofing is flatulence'.
'Devils Triangle is a drinking game'.
--Bret Kavanaugh

Clear Perjury.

Perjury on otherwise nearly irrelevant trivialities, so they tell us not only that he's willing to commit perjury, but also that it takes almost nothing to get him to.

 

[Ziggurat]

'Boofing is flatulence'.
'Devils Triangle is a drinking game'.
--Bret Kavanaugh

Clear Perjury.

Go with that. Booferism is a guaranteed, sure-fire path for the Democrats to regain power. Make that the centerpiece of every single campaign.

 

[johnny karate]

Go with that. Booferism is a guaranteed, sure-fire path for the Democrats to regain power. Make that the centerpiece of every single campaign.

I like when people pushing conspiracy theories accuse those arguing against them of pushing conspiracy theories. Their transparent desperation makes me laugh.

 

[Sideroxylon]

Perjury on otherwise nearly irrelevant trivialities, so they tell us not only that he's willing to commit perjury, but also that it takes almost nothing to get him to.

Presidential