[Thanos]

Non-"conservatives" using their rights to freely associate in order to bring pressure on the political system to try to halt some of the blistering non-stop right-wing attack on the civil liberties of anyone who isn't a Republican? Whatever shall we do?



They're in total control of almost every single part of the system yet they're still terrified beyond belief of a handful of protesters who refuse to sit back and take it. What a bunch of cucks and snowflakes.

By the way, anyone else remember a certain orange-dyed syphilitic who once also hired people to be there?

https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/go ... nch-report

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump allegedly paid actors to celebrate his formal campaign launch for president earlier this week.

The new 2016 contender paid extras $50 to participate in his kickoff Tuesday from New York City’s Trump Tower, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The publication said it had obtained an email sent by New York-based Extra Mile Casting last Friday, calling on performers capable of joining the campaign launch earlier this week.

“We are looking to cast people for the event to wear T-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement,” the June 12 email said.

“We understand this is not a traditional ‘background job,’ but we believe acting comes in all forms and that is inclusive of this school of thought,” it added.

The Hollywood Reporter said the email was sent on behalf of Gotham Government Relations and Communications, a political consulting group in New York that Trump has previously used.

The goggles, they do nothing to stop the burns from the hypocrisy! Here's hoping the Soros ones had enough pride to hold out for more than $50 for the gig.

[fifeboy]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

fifeboy fifeboy:

Coach85 Coach85:

I haven't said much on this.



We've all done some dumb shit in school. We got drunk and acted immature because we were. This guy is no different. I feel sorry for Kavanaugh and his family.

I agree, but he is aspiring to one of the highest posts in the land . I think that if he had said, when first accused “yes, but that was me as an immature youngster who has now grown up” then he would be a sitting justice of the SCOTUS. Instead, he has chosen to lie, blame and blow his way in and his time on the court will be tainted by that.

He actually did take that line when it was true. On fart jokes in his school yearbook for example he took the position of "We were 17."

On the question of Mary Blasey Ford's allegation of sexual assault or if you would prefer "stealing second" he and the "witnesses" Ford offered took the stance of it wasn't true. If he and they were correct why would you have him say anything else?

If you're saying he wasn't correct what evidence do you have of it? We haven't seen any yet.

Me? I don’t have any evidence of its truth or not. But that doesn’t make any dif to you as your only concern seems to be gaining some mythical creds with the far right. The judge was accused and rightly or wrongly but he could have done much better if he had said that he was young, poorly behaved and immature at the time and that now he is mature, well behaved and not up to any shit anymore. Not good enough for ya dog? Who cares? This is an American problem, part of the DJT phenomenon and only spills over the frontier when the ORANGE SOS tries to take the heat off by going after allies.
I would suggest you move there and lavish yourself in all the “ winning.”

[Freakinoldguy]

Well it's getting closer to an end. I imagine there'll be alot of hand wringing and back room discussions in the Senate Offices during the next hours leading up to this vote.

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Kavanaugh's U.S. Supreme Court nomination will move to final vote in U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination by a margin of 51-49 on Friday morning, but key senators remained mum on whether they will confirm the nominee in the final Senate vote Saturday.

Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing has been marred by allegations of sexual misconduct and intense protests.

The so-called cloture vote on Friday morning was a procedural one to end the debate, and some potential swing-vote senators could conceivably still hold out their support in the final confirmation roll call over the weekend.

Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Jeff Flake of Arizona and Democrat Joe Manchin, who represents the red state of West Virginia, voted to advance the nomination while Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska did not.

Collins said she would announce at 3 p.m. ET her intention for the final Kavanaugh confirmation.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kavanaugh ... -1.4851641

[N_Fiddledog]

Thanos Thanos:

By the way, anyone else remember a certain orange-dyed syphilitic who once also hired people to be there?

https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/go ... nch-report

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump allegedly paid actors to celebrate his formal campaign launch for president earlier this week.

The new 2016 contender paid extras $50 to participate in his kickoff Tuesday from New York City’s Trump Tower, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The publication said it had obtained an email sent by New York-based Extra Mile Casting last Friday, calling on performers capable of joining the campaign launch earlier this week.

“We are looking to cast people for the event to wear T-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement,” the June 12 email said.

“We understand this is not a traditional ‘background job,’ but we believe acting comes in all forms and that is inclusive of this school of thought,” it added.

The Hollywood Reporter said the email was sent on behalf of Gotham Government Relations and Communications, a political consulting group in New York that Trump has previously used.

And now, the rest of the story...

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Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski denied his staff had hired any actors on Wednesday evening.

“Mr. Trump draws record crowds at almost every venue at which he is a featured speaker,” Lewandowski said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“The crowds are large, often record-setting and enthusiastic, often with standing ovations,” he added. “Mr. Trump’s message is, ‘make America great again.’ ”

Extra Mile Casting also dismissed claims it was involved in the campaign launch, The Hollywood Reporter said.

“We don’t know anything about that,” the talent agency said.

The company refused comment on whether that response was a denial of The Hollywood Reporter story.

The Hollywood Reporter said it was alerted to Extra Mile’s possible email by Angelo Carusone, an anti-Trump activist.

[Coach85]

fifeboy fifeboy:

I agree, but he is aspiring to one of the highest posts in the land . I think that if he had said, when first accused “yes, but that was me as an immature youngster who has now grown up” then he would be a sitting justice of the SCOTUS. Instead, he has chosen to lie, blame and blow his way in and his time on the court will be tainted by that.

There's no a hope in hell it would be that easy if he had just come out and said he was immature. The exact same thing would take place.

[fifeboy]

Coach85 Coach85:

fifeboy fifeboy:

I agree, but he is aspiring to one of the highest posts in the land . I think that if he had said, when first accused “yes, but that was me as an immature youngster who has now grown up” then he would be a sitting justice of the SCOTUS. Instead, he has chosen to lie, blame and blow his way in and his time on the court will be tainted by that.

There's no a hope in hell it would be that easy if he had just come out and said he was immature. The exact same thing would take place.

I agree that some would still oppose him, but there are many now who do because they think he is lying and only because they think he is lying. A lying judge is much more dangerous than a randy teen.

[N_Fiddledog]

[N_Fiddledog]

Collins and Manchin are on board. That should be enough.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/10/ ... s-lose-it/

[Thanos]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Coach85 Coach85:

fifeboy fifeboy:

I agree, but he is aspiring to one of the highest posts in the land . I think that if he had said, when first accused “yes, but that was me as an immature youngster who has now grown up” then he would be a sitting justice of the SCOTUS. Instead, he has chosen to lie, blame and blow his way in and his time on the court will be tainted by that.

There's no a hope in hell it would be that easy if he had just come out and said he was immature. The exact same thing would take place.

I agree that some would still oppose him, but there are many now who do because they think he is lying and only because they think he is lying. A lying judge is much more dangerous than a randy teen.

Being a Trump nominee I go with the conclusion the he is by default a liar because someone as rancid as Dear Leader will always surround himself and appoint like-minded degenerate creatures that are basically just smaller versions of himself. Even if Kavanaugh wasn't also a probable attempted rapist that no one would really have to dig down too far to find some other equally murky behaviour he's engaged in over the years.

A fish rots from the head on down. The upper-ranks of the Trump regime and almost all his appointees are the most vivid proof of this part of human reality that's been seen in a generation.

[N_Fiddledog]

WALSH: The FBI Must Now Investigate Christine Ford. Here's Why.

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The FBI has completed its investigation into Brett Kavanaugh and it looks as if the wrongfully accused judge may be on his way to a Senate confirmation. Hopefully, for him and his family, the nightmare will soon be over.

Of course, Democrats are unsatisfied with the FBI's findings because the FBI found nothing. They want another investigation. On that point, I actually agree with them. Once Kavanaugh is officially confirmed, perhaps there should be another investigation — an investigation into Christine Ford, her attorneys, and Senate Democrats. There is plenty of smoke to indicate that this was all a highly-coordinated political hit job. If it was — indeed, if there was any coordination at all, in any form — then this would be one of the great scandals in American political history.

Let's review the evidence that potentially points toward something sinister:

1) Leland Keyser, the (former, I'm assuming) friend of Christine Ford who denied ever attending the party she described or even knowing Brett Kavanaugh at all, now reports that she was pressured to change, or "revisit," her testimony. Who allegedly did the pressuring? None other than Monica McLean, the retired FBI agent and friend of Ford who, according to Ford's ex-boyfriend, had been coached by Ford on how to pass a lie detector test. When the ex-boyfriend initially told that story, it was assumed that McLean was just a random friend. Now we find out that she has been deeply involved this whole time.

2) Christine Ford has refused to turn over her therapy notes or any of the documentation from her polygraph test. If she is telling the truth, these materials would be enormously important evidence in her favor. If she is not telling the truth, these materials might destroy her case and, at a minimum, open her up to perjury charges. The fact that she will not turn over the evidence seems to indicate that it falls into the latter category, not the former.

3) There is still a lot of confusion surrounding the way in which these allegations were first reported and then made public. Democrats knew about Ford for several weeks yet kept it secret. What were they doing in the meantime? Why did they wait so long? How much communication was there between Ford and Democrats? What was the content of that communication? The secrecy is suspicious and should be explored by federal investigators.

4) Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Ford's attorney last night, asking for the third time that any relevant documents be turned over. The last paragraph of his letter is very interesting:

I urge you once again, now for the third time in writing, to turn over the therapy notes, polygraph materials, and communications with The Washington Post that Dr. Ford has relied upon as evidence. In addition to the evidence I requested in my October 2 letter, in light of recently uncovered information, please turn over records and descriptions of direct or indirect communications between Dr. Ford or her representatives and any of the following: (1) U.S. Senators or their staffs, particularly the offices of Senators Feinstein and Hirono, other than your communications with me and my staff in preparation for the September 27 hearings; (2) the alleged witnesses identified by Dr. Ford (Leland Keyser, Mark Judge, and Patrick “P.J.” Smyth); and (3) Debbie Ramirez, Julie Swetnick, or their representatives.

This follows the same line of questioning explored by the prosector at the hearing last week. It would seem that the Republicans have strong reasons to suspect that these various different parties coordinated behind the scenes. Again, what was the nature of that coordination? Why did they coordinate or communicate at all? Why would an honest woman with truthful allegations need to have any conversations whatsoever with the political opposition of the man she is accusing? And why would she need to speak with the other accusers? We know now that someone close to Ford put pressure on Leland Kesyer; what about the other witnesses? And who instructed McLean to make that call?

There are many crucial questions that must still be answered. Kavanaugh has been thoroughly exonerated, but Ford, her team, and Senate Democrats should now come under the microscope. Coordinated smear campaigns destroy innocent lives and undermine our system of government. A CNN analyst said yesterday that this is all "just politics." No, it's a lot more than that. If this was a calculated effort to lie, slander, and perjure — which is certainly how it looks — then it is not "politics" but a crime, and everyone involved should spend the next several years in a prison cell.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/36774/wa ... matt-walsh

[Thanos]

Secretive dark money group of anonymous extremist right-wingers that was originally formed to sabotage President Obama's court appointees and nominees has poured untold millions of dollars into their campaign to have Kavanaugh put on the SCOTUS:

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/0 ... ark-money/

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A lot is at stake in the ongoing battle for the next seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump’s fulfillment of campaign promises.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s reputation and career aspirations.

Justice surrounding allegations of misconduct.

Oh, and millions of dollars spent to fuel campaigns around those divisive issues.
At the helm of the money race is the Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), a non-disclosing 501(c)(4) nonprofit that has funneled millions of dollars in support of Kavanaugh’s confirmation as the next Supreme Court justice.

Anonymous donors pumping big money into Supreme Court nominations is nothing new, and this is not JCN’s first rodeo.

JCN first came on the scene in 2005 to promote President George W. Bush’s nominations to the high court as Judicial Confirmation Network before rebranding the “C” its name to stand for “crisis” and attacking President Barack Obama’s nominees.

Tax returns obtained by the Center for Responsive Politics in 2017 revealed that JCN has continued to be primarily funded by the Wellspring Committee, another nondisclosing politically active nonprofit, which is linked to Ann and Neil Corkery’s network of "conservative" dark money groups organized to influence public policy.

Leonard Leo, the Federalist Society’s executive vice president who has played a key role in Trump’s Supreme Court nominations, orchestrated finances related to the network and is also linked to BH Group, a mysterious LLC that donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee.

Becoming a key ‘dark money’ conduit for "conservatives" to funnel millions of dollars into Supreme Court battles while keeping their identities secret, JCN has established itself the preeminent advocate of "conservative" contenders for the U.S. Supreme Court as well as in key state supreme court races and attorneys general elections.

Long before Kavanaugh was a blip on the radar of most Americans, Judicial Crisis Network had already begun spending to secure the path to the next Supreme Court seat, announcing a multi-million dollar ad buy on the day Kennedy announced his retirement.

Following its tried and true playbook to help marshal support for conservative nominees to the federal bench, JCN launched its first ad backing Kavanaugh by name within minutes of the announcement of his nomination — before President Trump even finished speaking.

In earlier Supreme Court battles, JCN reportedly spent $7 million to block the confirmation of Merrick Garland and $10 million to support the confirmation of Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Matching their promised spending on Gorsuch, JCN pledged to spend another $10 million on Kavanaugh.

Just follow the money, as usual, and it will always take you towards the real reasons for why things are done this way and for who will benefit the most from getting hard-core right-wing extremists appointed to as many court positions as they possibly can.

[N_Fiddledog]

Yes, by all means let's follow the money. Soooo...moneyed Republicans have been buying ads you say...those bastards.

Prog-coms would never do such a dastardly thing, of course.

But they would do this:

Soros-Funded MoveOn.org Threatens ‘Direct Action’ in D.C., Preps ‘Emergency Campaign’ to Stop Brett Kavanaugh

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Activist Robert Reich, who served as Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, sent out a blast email on behalf of MoveOn.org on Thursday asking for donations to fund “MoveOn’s emergency campaign to stop Brett Kavanaugh.”
In the email, MoveOn.org, which has been massively backed by billionaire George Soros, warned the group’s anti-Kavanaugh plot is set to include “direct actions in Washington, D.C., at Senate office buildings, including busing in constituents from key states.”

More at Link

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EXCLUSIVE: SOROS-BACKED ACTIVISTS SLIP CASH TO ANTI-KAVANAUGH PROTESTERS BEFORE ARRESTS

Activists backed by left-wing billionaires like George Soros are giving cash to protesters arrested for disrupting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings.

The cash is for the protesters to resolve their charges after an arrest.

Activists also explained how individuals could be arrested and released in order to disrupt the hearing multiple times a day.

More at Link

Pictorial evidence at Twitter

Laura Ingraham Investigates

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Laura Ingraham investigated how the protests against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh are being coordinated by well-funded liberal activist groups.

Kavanaugh, President Trump's pick for the high court, faces allegations of sexual assault dating back to high school by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. He is also accused of exposing himself at a freshman year dorm party to his Yale University classmate Deborah Ramirez. Kavanaugh has emphatically denied the allegations.

On her program Tuesday, Ingraham noted that the Women's March has taken the lead in organizing opposition to Kavanaugh's confirmation.

"We are organizing an impactful, non-arrest, direct action to make sure that the Senate knows that #WeBelieveChristine and demand that they #CancelKavanaugh and vote no on his confirmation," the group said.

Ingraham pointed out that the Women's March counts Planned Parenthood and the Natural Resources Defense Council as their premier partners, and both groups -- which have actively opposed Kavanaugh since his nomination was announced -- are associated with far-left billionaire donor George Soros.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/09/26/w ... vestigates

[Thanos]

Great summary article on the Kavanaugh crisis and the misuse of the "innocent until proven guilty" principle that his supporters are using to wipe away some seriously bad behaviour as if it never happened at all:

https://splinternews.com/guilty-1829557079

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The point is not that Kavanaugh was, in his own words, a “loud, obnoxious drunk” while he was in high school. Many of us—myself definitely included—habitually drank too much at that age, said stupid things that we regret, and generally behaved like jackasses, but have done a great deal of growing up since and probably should not be disqualified from government service as a result. The issue here is that Kavanaugh blatantly lied. Repeatedly. Under oath. This year. That’s an unpardonable sin for anyone, let alone a would-be Supreme Court justice, and it also raises the question of why Kavanaugh felt that it was necessary to do so. Whatever the answer, Kavanaugh’s reputation for truthfulness is in tatters.

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The facts are clear and consistent: Brett Kavanaugh is who Christine Blasey Ford said he is.

[Coach85]

Thanos Thanos:

Great summary article on the Kavanaugh crisis and the misuse of the "innocent until proven guilty" principle that his supporters are using to wipe away some seriously bad behaviour as if it never happened at all:

https://splinternews.com/guilty-1829557079

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The point is not that Kavanaugh was, in his own words, a “loud, obnoxious drunk” while he was in high school. Many of us—myself definitely included—habitually drank too much at that age, said stupid things that we regret, and generally behaved like jackasses, but have done a great deal of growing up since and probably should not be disqualified from government service as a result. The issue here is that Kavanaugh blatantly lied. Repeatedly. Under oath. This year. That’s an unpardonable sin for anyone, let alone a would-be Supreme Court justice, and it also raises the question of why Kavanaugh felt that it was necessary to do so. Whatever the answer, Kavanaugh’s reputation for truthfulness is in tatters.

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The facts are clear and consistent: Brett Kavanaugh is who Christine Blasey Ford said he is.

Thanos, why do you care?

Does this guy's appointment impact your life in any way?

[Coach85]

Thanos, FWIW, your article lost me at:

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Put simply, a victim’s uncorroborated credible testimony often suffices for a criminal conviction.

This it total bullshit.

Uncorroborated testimony from 30+ years ago RARELY suffices for a criminal conviction. Add on the inconsistencies in the stores, the lack of knowledge of the events.