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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#256001: Sep 28th 2018 at 1:42:49 PM

Also did Trump seriously just admit that he wants a rapist on the supreme court?

Oh really when?
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#256002: Sep 28th 2018 at 1:45:13 PM

Yes he said that he views Ford's testimony as credible but he still wants Kavanaugh. <insert M84's sig>

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ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#256003: Sep 28th 2018 at 1:48:26 PM

[up]

In fairness, it could mean that he believes that Ford was assaulted, but not that Kavanaugh was the one to do so.

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#256004: Sep 28th 2018 at 1:53:55 PM

Any investigation is going to rather repeatedly run into how much he lied under oath about his drinking habits. Fun, that.

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
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#256005: Sep 28th 2018 at 1:57:10 PM

[up]4x That's not surprising. I've been thinking for a while now that Kavanaugh being a rapist is likely to make Repubs want him on the SC even more.

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megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#256006: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:05:30 PM

[up][up] Maybe you could get him on that? Lying under oath is a crime and under sane leadership, should automatically disqualify him from the Supreme Court, and maybe even be grounds for impeachment from his current position.

Edited by megaeliz on Sep 28th 2018 at 5:07:54 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#256007: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:07:38 PM

It's an important point, though. Kavanaugh has already disqualified himself in my eyes by lying under oath multiple times.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#256008: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:08:39 PM

[up][up][up]I don't know about that. They know "rape is bad" which is why none of them could ever possibly rape someone. Even if they have to completely ignore what rape actually is, I don't think there are lot of them that would go "yes, this is rape, and that's good."

Edited by LSBK on Sep 28th 2018 at 4:08:08 AM

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#256009: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:09:20 PM

[up][up]Not to mention conduct unbecoming. Seriously, he "debates" like a petulant child once he's actually challenged on something.

That's not what you want in a Justice. Any justice.

Edited by Euodiachloris on Sep 28th 2018 at 10:09:18 AM

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#256010: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:10:28 PM

[up][up][up] It would be hilarious if he ended up being charged with Perjury or something.

Edited by megaeliz on Sep 28th 2018 at 5:13:36 AM

TheWanderer Student of Story from Somewhere in New England (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#256011: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:19:30 PM

In fairness, it could mean that he believes that Ford was assaulted, but not that Kavanaugh was the one to do so.

Could be, but it's not. This is Trump we're talking about, afterall, a serial molester and worse himself. He just doesn't care about women. He can pretend to do so in order to get things that he wants, like a SCOTUS justice who will say that the sitting president can't be subject to investigation, but that's it.

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#256012: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:31:49 PM

I’d like him to eventually be impeached from his current positon for the perjury if nothing else.

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#256013: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:34:41 PM

I don't think there are lot of them that would go "yes, this is rape, and that's good."

They said as much for pedophilia during Roy Moore's Senate run. Don't see why things would be different here.

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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#256014: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:35:19 PM

It's weird. He's saying 'I want a rapist on the Supreme Court, but if Senate disagrees with me, they should vote accordingly'. I'm not sure what to make of that stance. It's a weird take in general, and an even stranger one coming from Trump.

Edited by Gilphon on Sep 28th 2018 at 5:35:29 AM

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#256015: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:36:33 PM

Just so everyone's eyes can roll out of their head...

Fox News' Laura Ingraham says 2018 could ‘turn out to be the year of the man’.

She went on to say, “[Men] feel like the target is on their back all the time, and it’s not fair to just make one allegation and say your life should be turned upside down. I don’t think that’s fair to victims, and I don’t think that’s fair to the accused.”

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#256016: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:41:08 PM

did Trump seriously just
Any time you start a question with these words, the answer is yes.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#256017: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:44:57 PM

They said as much for pedophilia during Roy Moore's Senate run. Don't see why things would be different here.

That's the point though, they didn't say that. I very much doubt most of them accepted that the allegations against Moore were actually true, and still wanted him. Which is why they convince themselves no matter the evidence that it can't be true.

It's a distinct beast from acknowledging something and just not caring or considering it a plus.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#256018: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:48:43 PM

Never attribute to ignorance what can be attributed to malice when dealing with Republicans.

Edited by CharlesPhipps on Sep 28th 2018 at 2:50:10 AM

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#256019: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:50:13 PM

I mean, willful ignorance can easily be a form of malice, is what I'm saying.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#256020: Sep 28th 2018 at 2:51:26 PM

Yeah, but very often the GOP knows exactly who is going to be hurt by their actions: women, minorities, and the poor.

That's a feature, not a bug to them.

But Donald Trump was involved in the Epstein underage sex trafficking ring and has been accused of rape by his wife. He also has a history of walking in on women in dressing rooms and other incredibly inappropriate behavior with innumerable women accusing him of horrific sexual behavior up to and including assault.

So, of course, he thinks its both credible and not a big deal.

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CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#256021: Sep 28th 2018 at 3:02:08 PM

At least we're getting the investigation. That's 10 days killed out of the 53 until the election, with the possibility of more time as the investigation propagates more suspicion.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#256022: Sep 28th 2018 at 3:03:34 PM

I'm with Charles.

Republicans will claim that it's false but in their heart of hearts they're fine with it, simply because in the traditional hierarchies that they love that's simply something powerful men can do to powerless women. Thus their worldview is all about how such a thing is perfectly acceptable, which is why they so commonly use arguments like "it happened years ago" or "boys will be boys".

They want to defend it but their connection to reality is strong enough that they realize that it won't go down in the modern culture, so they attack the credibility of the accusers while not-so-secretly viewing it as no big deal.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 28th 2018 at 6:03:42 AM

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danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#256023: Sep 28th 2018 at 3:09:29 PM

Honestly at this point I don't care if the allegations against him are true or not. His behavior during this whole thing should utterly disqualify him. Talk about a pathetic man-child.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#256024: Sep 28th 2018 at 3:33:30 PM

In the end, the only way to stop republicans is making them fear that they will lose their respective seat over this.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#256025: Sep 28th 2018 at 3:38:57 PM

[up]If the FBI finds anything remotely 'corroborating', then that might just happen.


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