it's past 10:00am. Anyone watching the live proceedings?

[IrishMick]

Couldn't sit through the whole shit show, but watched Kavanaughs' opening statement. Holy F@ck! This man has real balls! One of the greatest speeches ever! Noticed as he excoriated the Dems that Frankenstein couldn't even look up at him. If anyone has doubts about how he might be as a justice watch his opening statement. I know I'm sold on this man!

 

[GOPerfect]

I was fortunate to be able to watch all of the Judges part of this "Hearing".

I am not really a "feeling" kind of guy. I go through life not really giving a fuck about others. If someone is not in my circle, i usually just don't care.

I was very saddened by all of this. ALL of it. I am sad that an accusation was put forth. An accusation that cannot be proven. Ever.I am saddened that so many that swore an Oath to uphold my Constitution did nothing but spit on it and wipe their asses with it today. This is not just about this Judge. Hell, Judges are a dime a dozen. If not this one, there is a long list of others that can fill this vacancy.

I am very sad to see the direction in which we find ourselves going. We are going down a rabbit hole and it may be too late to turn around.

Who, if anyone, can claim they did nothing wrong during their youth? I know I cannot. These Libtards worried about this man having a beer while in school. They are concerned about a 17 year old talking about the Barf club. They are upset because one of his friends used the F word. FUCK! I just used it; am I horrible?

We had a Senator today question the Judge about this "Crime". This same Senator, just a couple years ago, admitted to doing the same. I guess that was different.

I am very saddened that after today, there will be no man or woman in America good enough for these very important positions. I am saddened that each and everyday that passes, is one day closer to our demise.

Just sad.

 

[Acer-m14]

after this shit storm .. if he does not get on SCOTUS .. there will be 2 parts of the US .. USDV ( United States of Democrats Venezuela ) and THE USA ..

 

[GOPerfect]

after this shit storm .. if he does not get on SCOTUS .. there will be 2 parts of the US .. USDV ( United States of Democrats Venezuela ) and THE USA ..

And that is the saddest thing of all.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Sen. Corker's a YES! Sen. Bob Corker to Vote 'Yes' on Kavanaugh: 'Nothing Corroborates the Allegation' | Breitbart

 

[Dr. Evil]

I heard Manchin is probably a yes too.

 

[togmaster]

Let's vote this man in and be done with this circus.

 

[Blimey]

Sen. Corker's a YES! Sen. Bob Corker to Vote 'Yes' on Kavanaugh: 'Nothing Corroborates the Allegation' | Breitbart

That should be enough. Accused of a crime decades ago with not one scintilla of proof.

What's next? I understand some subcommittee votes today and if they pass him, then it goes to the senate as a whole on tuesday? What day is he confirmed/rejected? The entire process is very laborious.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Mark Judge just came forward via letter that he doesn't recall the events Ford described.
Mark Judge, Kavanaugh's friend, responds to Ford's testimony prior to key vote
Also, in this article it states:
"The letter was released hours before members of the Judiciary Committee were set to vote on Kavanaugh's nomination. The actual vote is expected at about 10:30 a.m. ET. A successful committee vote is not essential to send a nomination to the floor."
So is that true? Can Kavanaugh still be voted on by the whole Senate even if he doesn't get the committee votes?

 

[MikeyCNY]

I tried to watch some of the interview with 'Dr' Ford.. couldn't make it 5 minutes. The interviewer from Arizona asked about her PTSD and got a response about "multifactorial" blah blah blah psychobabble. What a nut. When's the last time anyone psychoanalyzed HER?

 

[tirwin1]

I was fortunate to be able to watch all of the Judges part of this "Hearing".

I am not really a "feeling" kind of guy. I go through life not really giving a fuck about others. If someone is not in my circle, i usually just don't care.

I was very saddened by all of this. ALL of it. I am sad that an accusation was put forth. An accusation that cannot be proven. Ever.I am saddened that so many that swore an Oath to uphold my Constitution did nothing but spit on it and wipe their asses with it today. This is not just about this Judge. Hell, Judges are a dime a dozen. If not this one, there is a long list of others that can fill this vacancy.

I am very sad to see the direction in which we find ourselves going. We are going down a rabbit hole and it may be too late to turn around.

Who, if anyone, can claim they did nothing wrong during their youth? I know I cannot. These Libtards worried about this man having a beer while in school. They are concerned about a 17 year old talking about the Barf club. They are upset because one of his friends used the F word. FUCK! I just used it; am I horrible?

We had a Senator today question the Judge about this "Crime". This same Senator, just a couple years ago, admitted to doing the same. I guess that was different.

I am very saddened that after today, there will be no man or woman in America good enough for these very important positions. I am saddened that each and everyday that passes, is one day closer to our demise.

Just sad.

In the years to come this whole ugly spectacle will be shown to be a significant milestone. A leading indicator of the ugliness to come, especially political violence.

 

[Grimscale]

If he's acting....damn, he's good.

More likely, he is very emotional about this process and the toll it's taken on him and his family.

Hell...he's more emotional than Ford.

If he's lying, he's a great actor!

It is hard to believe that someone trying to hid a connection to an event would be so emotional. They'd be more composed and calculating.

I have already heard from someone who completely believes Ford was honest and sincere, demonstrating that she was terrified to be there, and that Kavanaugh was evasive, cold, and calculating.
As stated before, the hard-line Dems will always believe what the Dems state, and never believe anything else.
They can't understand how all of this could be a made-up circus to try to get Kavanaugh denied for the S.C.

 

[Catskillkid]

I have already heard from someone who completely believes Ford was honest and sincere, demonstrating that she was terrified to be there, and that Kavanaugh was evasive, cold, and calculating.
As stated before, the hard-line Dems will always believe what the Dems state, and never believe anything else.
They can't understand how all of this could be a made-up circus to try to get Kavanaugh denied for the S.C.

Yup, same sentiments all over my Facebook and other social media today by the Libs I know. All of them unequivocally believe her and that Kavanaugh is a rapist. Sickening their complete disregard for facts.

 

[Phazer]

Let's vote this man in and be done with this circus.

The Dems will never let it end. They're already threatening to impeach Kavanaugh:

The next ugly fight: Impeachment(s)

 

[Devildog9999]

And don't forget, they already have a new website up and running to smear the next candidate if Brent fails to get confirmed.

 

[Phazer]

I have already heard from someone who completely believes Ford was honest and sincere, demonstrating that she was terrified to be there, and that Kavanaugh was evasive, cold, and calculating.
As stated before, the hard-line Dems will always believe what the Dems state, and never believe anything else.
They can't understand how all of this could be a made-up circus to try to get Kavanaugh denied for the S.C.

I've mostly heard the opposite.

I, as did many, found Kavanaugh's opening statement to be heartfelt, heartbreaking, and full of righteous indignation. Knowing the context of what he has faced, and the fact that he has young children that are being dragged through one of the nastiest events in American politics, it brought tears to my eyes. I was not expecting that. But, it did. Thus, I could not help but to believe him down to a visceral level.

 

[Doc8404]

Prosecutor tells wavering senators she wouldn't charge Kavanaugh, as vote looms

 

[Doc8404]

Not so good
American Bar Association requests to delay Brett Kavanaugh vote until FBI investigates

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Not so good
American Bar Association requests to delay Brett Kavanaugh vote until FBI investigates

More liberal garbage.

 

[Catskillkid]

Not so good
American Bar Association requests to delay Brett Kavanaugh vote until FBI investigates

More liberal garbage.

The American Bar Association is almost as asininely liberal as the American Medical Association. I don't think anyone in either professions takes these two organizations all that seriously. Unfortunately, they have name recognition among the public as professional organizations (sort of like AARP...another liberal cesspool) so the average Joe on the street thinks they speak for the profession as a whole.

 

[prambo]

I've given up completely on the "Republic" .... it's toast. Cooked on the alter of radical Marxist feminism along with Brett Kavanaugh, his wife and daughters.

It appears that the only real man in the room is Kavanaugh himself. If the Repub's on the committee can't, or won't as it appears, hammer the Dems, then they are soy-boy eunuchs.

It is no longer worth the paper it was fashioned after, nor worthy of my time and concern.

Ben Franklin said, perhaps apocryphally, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

We didn't.

I'm "retracting" this post - first because I was so massively angry I couldn't see straight and, second because of the logic in the following :

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/the_most_important_election_in_222_years.html

 

[tirwin1]

I'm "retracting" this post - first because I was so massively angry I couldn't see straight and, second because of the logic in the following :

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/the_most_important_election_in_222_years.html

I understand what you are saying but I think going forward every election is going to be regarded as "the most important ever." First, the upcoming midterms. Then 2020 will be the most important because it will be referendum on trump vs the radical left. Then the midterms in 2022. Then the 2024 election to replace trump.......

Going forward, every election matters since the democrats have shown what their true colors are and what they will do to stay in power.

 

[Steal2B]

The actual vote is expected at about 10:30 a.m. ET. A successful committee vote is not essential to send a nomination to the floor."
So is that true? Can Kavanaugh still be voted on by the whole Senate even if he doesn't get the committee votes?

Approval from the Judiciary Committee is not required for the Senate Majority Leader to bring a nominee's vote for approval to the House Floor. In fact a Committee Hearing is not even required and us only a Senate practice that has been taking place since 1916. (Woodrow Wilson nominated the 1st Jewish nominee, the controversial Louis Bradeis, who also took pro bono cases against some large donating corporations and he did not have Bar Association support because of those points). In the 1916 hearing, the witnesses questioned did not ever include the nominee. In fact, the first nominee to be questioned by committee was in 1939. Once this practice of Commitee hearings started, they just kept going.

 

[Phazer]

Judicial Committee about to convene.

Here comes another shitshow.

Drinking game: Take a drink every time Dems say "FBI."

Umm...never mind. You'd have alcohol poisoning in a matter of minutes.

 

[Steal2B]

Not so good
American Bar Association requests to delay Brett Kavanaugh vote until FBI investigates

The American Bar Association has a poor record of in regards to opposing Supreme Court nominees. In their past history they have been too partisan, too interested in their own board's donors / clients, and even had a long antisemitic phase in the early 20th century. Follow the ABA money from clients such as progressive and anti Trump MSM, Hollywood, and the Googles / Amazon/ Facebook. This is about money, power, and it may be part of a delay for a coupe.

 

[Catskillkid]

I'm "retracting" this post - first because I was so massively angry I couldn't see straight and, second because of the logic in the following :

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/the_most_important_election_in_222_years.html

I'm still seeing red, prambo. My hate has magnified like a 1,000 splendid suns, perhaps even more so then when the SAFE Act was passed. This vile monsters of the Left will stop at nothing to destroy anyone that stands in their path and even though in this most recent hearing with both Kavanaugh and Graham's speeches we had a moment of clarity, I see far too many people out in the world who believe this nonsense and side with Satan.

I'll say it here. The Republic is dead and what we have now is nothing but a rotting corpse, decomposing in vile fluids while vultures tear at the carcass. Regardless of how this year's midterms turn out of who wins in 2020 we are no longer on a slow glide to oblivion. We are already there.

 

[Deplorable Me]

My wife is not normally mesmerized by the stuff on TV. By her own admission she was glued to the TV yesterday. She was in tears after Kavanaugh's speech. She was appalled at the mindless badgering by the democrats. She found them all to be mindless idiots re-asking the same question over and over. It was a day of expanded enlightenment for her.

Back in 1988 my wife was grabbed on campus by a stranger, we were married back then. She was going to night school and was ambushed on a stairwell with low traffic. The attacker was a local kid trespassing on campus. As she was grabbed, she spun around into the face of her attacker and proceeded to loudly, verbally full automatic dress this prick down. He Irish, German, Italian genetics kicked in and hell was unleashed. The guy (kid) released his grip and he took off down the stairs, outside. She takes no-ones shit and followed him outside firing her verbal tirade. Outside she hit the first campus Blue Phone and called it in, several of her classmates (one a second cousin) heard her and a pursuit of the perp chased him into the metro-subway. There was only one person in the whole subway station when the metro, city and campus police showed up. With video surveillance evidence the kid confessed. I didn't find out about any of this until she came home about midnight. She got drunk at home that night. We've been married 35 years. 99% of the time she's a delightful professional wonderful wife, mother, woman. Cross her or family and god help you. She lets my kids know that she will fight for them as such, and has instilled that fighting-survival spirit onto most importantly our daughter. "Take no shit."

My wife's question to the Christine Blasey Ford would be, "what kind of relationship did you have with your parents that you could not talk to them about this?" My wife and I have known two young women who were date raped (underage alcohol involved). My wife loudly encouraged the parents to pursue the case with police and not let it go. Get the case on record while memories were fresh. Once embarrassment is out of the way, a strong bond forms between the parent and kids. You have to let your kids know you will unconditionally be there for them even when they screw up real bad. Personally I don't believe Christine Blasey Ford, something did happen but not like she remembers after all these years. The concept of a strong family unit has been diminishing over the years. I fear the world my kids will inherit.

 

[tirwin1]

Prosecutor tells wavering senators she wouldn't charge Kavanaugh, as vote looms

This means nothing. I believe her comments are true. But because she was hired by the republicans her statement won't change the mind of a single person. She's a hired gun. As it turns out not a very good one but that may have been the plan all along.

The vast majority of people seem to agree that Dr. Ford suffered some kind of sexual assault. (Personally, I think she is a fraud and received an intense week of coaching in preparation for the hearing). So if she was truly a victim of something the last thing the republicans needed was someone grilling this poor, poor woman and making her cry on camera. So they got some bland female to ask questions in a non threatening way. It probably was the best they could do. There don't appear to be any headlines about Ford's cruel treatment at the hands of white male bullies. Instead the discussion is about Kavanaugh's anger and whether it was justified (republicans say yes, democrats say no).

 

[Dr. Evil]

Not so good
American Bar Association requests to delay Brett Kavanaugh vote until FBI investigates

The American Bar Association is as useless as the American Medical Association. Fuck 'em.

 

[Phazer]

here don't appear to be any headlines about Ford's cruel treatment at the hands of white male bullies.

In the current climate, that is worth something.