Rush called it, Hannity called it, even Levin called it Timing, lack of evidence, you 8MUST believe 2 (TWO) DemonRAT activist wacko's in this #metoo era....now come on Republicans, find your balls, put the man on the bench, and forget about your supposed reelection chances. Doing this is for the betterment of the country, become HEROES for a change, take one for the country if need be but FIGHT LIKE HELL to expose this HOAX...this is the WORST FORM OF ALINSKISM I've ever witnessed in this country
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Powerline ^ | 09/23/18 | Steven Hayward
Iâve been saying all week that you could expect another late hit on Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend, and right on schedule, we have the New Yorker story, which, as Paul and Scott have already noted, is pretty thin gruel. But it was absolutely necessary for the left to come up with a story like this, for several reasons.
First, one thing that is true in virtually all cases of sexual predation (think Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein) is that there is a pattern of behavior, and usually several other women stepping forward. This trait was conspicuously absent until now. We know that the mediaâand no doubt large portions of the Democratic establishmentâhave been trolling feverishly to find another woman with a story. This is the best they can doâa hazy, indirect, recovered memory?
Second, even a story as thin as thisâeven if it falls apart upon further scrutinyâreinforces a subtle aspect of the leftist narrative against Kavanaugh, which repeats the argument made against the wholly innocent Duke lacrosse players a decade agoânamely, that Kavanaugh, as a product of Georgetown Prep and Yale, is a product of âprivilege,â which for the collective-guilt left these days means you must atone for the sins of your class. (Recall that something like 80 Duke faculty members signed a declaration attesting to the guilt of the lacrosse team based wholly on this ideological ground.) Iâd love to be able to do a confidential survey of Georgetown Prep (and Holton Arms, Dr. Fordâs perp school) about how they feel about the leftâs sweeping attack on the supposedly reprobate âcultureâ of their schools. Alumni of those schools canât be thrilled at being dragged into the mud in this way. (I note that some lefties are mocking Kavanaugh as some kind of nerd for having his calendar from 1982. Well it turns out I have one too, though I donât know where it is at the momentâlikely in a storage box in the garage. Back in 1982 I was a serious runnerâtow marathons and two triathlons that year plus a lot of road racesâand my wall calendar is where I made my daily notations of my distance and training schemes, as well as travel and even movies I went to. Iâll confess to being a nerd.)
Third, I think this entire late gambit has been one huge bluff by the Democrats, intending to intimidate Republicans into dropping Kavanaugh. I donât think Dr. Ford has any intention of testifying before the Judiciary Committee this week, and I expect come Wednesday weâll get a self-serving announcement attacking Chairman Grassley and the Senate Republicans for âbullyingâ and creating a âhostile environmentâ in which Dr. Ford cannot âsafelyâ tell her story. At that point, Grassley should call for an immediate committee vote to proceed with the nomination. This latest story in just another attempt to keep the intimidation fires alive. Fine: I say letâs call the bluff and request that Deborah Ramirez, the source of the new allegation, present herself for sworn testimony before the committee.
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Powerline ^ | 09/23/18 | Steven Hayward
Iâve been saying all week that you could expect another late hit on Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend, and right on schedule, we have the New Yorker story, which, as Paul and Scott have already noted, is pretty thin gruel. But it was absolutely necessary for the left to come up with a story like this, for several reasons.
First, one thing that is true in virtually all cases of sexual predation (think Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein) is that there is a pattern of behavior, and usually several other women stepping forward. This trait was conspicuously absent until now. We know that the mediaâand no doubt large portions of the Democratic establishmentâhave been trolling feverishly to find another woman with a story. This is the best they can doâa hazy, indirect, recovered memory?
Second, even a story as thin as thisâeven if it falls apart upon further scrutinyâreinforces a subtle aspect of the leftist narrative against Kavanaugh, which repeats the argument made against the wholly innocent Duke lacrosse players a decade agoânamely, that Kavanaugh, as a product of Georgetown Prep and Yale, is a product of âprivilege,â which for the collective-guilt left these days means you must atone for the sins of your class. (Recall that something like 80 Duke faculty members signed a declaration attesting to the guilt of the lacrosse team based wholly on this ideological ground.) Iâd love to be able to do a confidential survey of Georgetown Prep (and Holton Arms, Dr. Fordâs perp school) about how they feel about the leftâs sweeping attack on the supposedly reprobate âcultureâ of their schools. Alumni of those schools canât be thrilled at being dragged into the mud in this way. (I note that some lefties are mocking Kavanaugh as some kind of nerd for having his calendar from 1982. Well it turns out I have one too, though I donât know where it is at the momentâlikely in a storage box in the garage. Back in 1982 I was a serious runnerâtow marathons and two triathlons that year plus a lot of road racesâand my wall calendar is where I made my daily notations of my distance and training schemes, as well as travel and even movies I went to. Iâll confess to being a nerd.)
Third, I think this entire late gambit has been one huge bluff by the Democrats, intending to intimidate Republicans into dropping Kavanaugh. I donât think Dr. Ford has any intention of testifying before the Judiciary Committee this week, and I expect come Wednesday weâll get a self-serving announcement attacking Chairman Grassley and the Senate Republicans for âbullyingâ and creating a âhostile environmentâ in which Dr. Ford cannot âsafelyâ tell her story. At that point, Grassley should call for an immediate committee vote to proceed with the nomination. This latest story in just another attempt to keep the intimidation fires alive. Fine: I say letâs call the bluff and request that Deborah Ramirez, the source of the new allegation, present herself for sworn testimony before the committee.