That bastion of honor, Oliver North, convicted felon and NRA president, defends Supreme Court nominee Brett “Skippy” Kavanaugh in a new spot from the NRA:
“A man who refers to himself as Spartacus smears a man who serves the homeless, as a racist. A political party coordinates violent protests to smear a father and run his children out of the room. A man who lied about military service, who stole valor, smears a humble public servant and calls for his nomination to the Supreme Court to be withdrawn. A woman who wants to confiscate your firearms leaks an unsubstantiated accusation to smear a man because he believes in our Second Amendment.
“Politicians call a privileged senator who killed a woman, a lion, and now they smear Brett Kavanaugh as a threat to women. Since the election of Donald Trump, the character assassination of good Americans like Brett Kavanaugh by those with half his intellect and a fraction of his virtue, has been unconscionable.
“I didn’t hold dying Marines in my arms defending freedom, so corrupt politicians could disgrace their heroic sacrifice. We the people denounce their character assassination, their hypocrisy, their lies. And we proudly stand with Brett Kavanaugh. And we the people, will bring dignity back to our democratic process.”
In 1989, North was convicted of lying to Congress, shredding documents and accepting an illegal gratuity as a result of the Iran/Contra scandal.
Now that four women have claimed sexual misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett “Skippy” Kavanaugh, “Skippy” has offered up his personal calendars dating back to the early 1980s, when he was in high school, to show he didn’t attend the party where his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, says he sexually assaulted her.
First of all, who do you know has their “high school calendars” 30+ years later?
Second, what high school student in the 1980s notated the parties they got drunk at on those calendars they kept for 30+ years?
Finally, if his “calendars” don’t include the parties where he noted he and his friends drank 100 kegs in 1982-1983, then he’s just proved the calendars are bullshit, right?
Breaking News: Brett Kavanaugh has calendars from 1982 that his team says don’t show a party matching his accuser’s account. He plans to give them to the Senate. https://t.co/Ph1AVOnShG
Kavanaugh boasted in his yearbook that he and his friend took part in drinking 100 kegs of beer in 1982-1983; if those binge drinking sessions we know took place are not noted in his calendars, they are not a full record of his activities. https://t.co/PNiNrGyacd
As a fourth accuser has come forward regarding alleged sexual assault/misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh just days before Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Randy Rainbow comes to the rescue with another brilliant political parody.
Rainbow brings us his take on the venerable Lerner/Loewe classic, “Camelot.” But in this case, he’s thinking “Kavanaugh.”
Now Grassley’s having late night Twitter meltdowns And Spartacus is practically in tears He’d rather he withdraw Is this the final straw Or is this just the start of 40 years… with Kavanaugh?
Donald Trump recently tweeted in a sarcastic tone that Christine Blasey Ford “surely must have come forward” after her alleged attack in high school by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Trump asked to see the filed reports:
I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!
As we all know, most victims of sexual assault do not come forward for fear of not being believed, or becoming a victim AGAIN via the authorities/media.
“She was raped at the age of 8. Her rapist was found guilty, but spent only one day in jail. After he was released, he was murdered. Because of this, she became mute for almost 5 years, believing her “voice killed him.”
“I killed him that man. because I told his name. And, then I thought I would never speak again, because my voice would kill anyone …”
Her name was Marguerite Ann Johnson. Later in life, she would change her name . . . to Maya Angelou (photo above).
After what must have been an excruciating week for the Donald, President Trump finally tore off his muzzle and began blaming Christine Ford, the alleged victim of sexual assault of Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
On Twitter today, Trump wrote, “I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!”
As anyone who’s spent a minute reading on sexual assault, victims often don’t report the incidents due to shame or fear of becoming the victim all over again by having the story turned against them.
I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!
In the ongoing scandal regarding sexual misconduct allegations leveled against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh by college professor Christine Blasey Ford when they were high school students, the Senate Judiciary Committee has invited both Kavanaugh and Ford to testify next Monday.
Kavanaugh has agreed to appear, but in a letter from her lawyer yesterday, Ford requested a pause so the FBI can do a proper investigation of the issue.
Speaking through lawyers, Christine Blasey Ford said she would cooperate with the Senate Judiciary Committee and left open the possibility of testifying later about her allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. But echoing Senate Democrats, she said an investigation should be “the first step” before she is put “on national television to relive this traumatic and harrowing incident.”
Republicans signaled Tuesday night that they would not negotiate an alternative date and would go ahead with the hearing without her or declare it unnecessary if she refuses to appear, then possibly move to a vote. They have repeatedly stressed that Monday would be Dr. Blasey’s opportunity to testify, either privately or publicly, and that they planned to move forward with the confirmation process afterward.
In a letter to Ford and her attorney, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) repeated his invitation to testify this coming Monday.
He also stated, “It is not the FBI’s role to investigate a matter such as this.”
Kavanaugh has expressly denied the allegations.
His longtime friend, Mark Judge, who Ford alleges was in the room at the time of the alleged assault, has said he does not remember the incident and will not testify under oath.
Judge’s inclusion in the story makes for an interesting detail by Ford. Many experts say if she were lying, why would she include the presence of a third person in the room who might corroborate Kavanaugh’s denials?
Unless she’s telling the truth…?
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows only 31% of those polled support Kavanaugh’s nomination while 36% oppose (up six points from last week).
Republicans need to all get in one room and come up with a singular defense for their Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, when trying to tamp down the recent allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl back in his high school days.
Then today, Carrie Severino, spokesperson of the Judicial Crisis Network, defended the judge on CNN.
JCN is the campaign group for Republican judicial nominations that handles promoting nominees to the public.
In a new take, Severino tried to make the case that what Kavanaugh’s accuser describes could have been a simple case of “rough horse play” as opposed to attempted rape.
Kavanaugh spokesperson/activist says it’s not clear that the incident was attempted rape as opposed to just “rough horseplay”. pic.twitter.com/cANvVNjFKX
Now, if Kavanaugh has “never done anything like” what Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has alleged, how could it be described as “rough horseplay?”
Or – how could the teenage Kavanaugh have engaged in “rough horseplay” if he wasn’t at the party in question?
I’m not the only one who thought this sounded rather odd…
“Horseplay” is the new “Locker room talk”.
COMING SOON: —Waterboarding = “goofing around” —Being thrown down a flight of stairs = “shenanigans” —Murder = “just breaking your balls a little” https://t.co/3lq0wz0jx7
I’m a regular guy: I put my pants on one leg at a time and I turn up my music real loud during horseplay to drown out the screams. https://t.co/9BKA2cqhLR
And its official: Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will both testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the allegations of sexual assault dating back to when the two were in high school.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, under mounting pressure from senators of his own party, will call President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, and the woman who has accused him of sexual assault before the committee on Monday for extraordinary public hearings just weeks before the midterm elections.
Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, told reporters Monday afternoon that the chairman, Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, told senators there would be an “opportunity” for senators to hear from Judge Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, in a public setting where senators would be able to ask questions. Both have said they are willing to testify.
A Senate Republican aide confirmed that it would be on Monday, effectively delaying a planned committee vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination, which had been scheduled for this Thursday.
According to reports, Ford has already taken and passed a polygraph test.
I would love to know if Kavanaugh, who has thoroughly denounced the allegations, would be willing to do the same?
Here, via CNN, is the letter Ford sent to Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California earlier this summer.
These are the allegations.
Dear Senator Feinstein;
I am writing with information relevant in evaluating the current nominee to the Supreme Court.
As a constituent, I expect that you will maintain this as confidential until we have further opportunity to speak.
Brett Kavanaugh physically and sexually assaulted me during high school in the early 1980’s. He conducted these acts with the assistance of REDACTED.
Both were one to two years older than me and students at a local private school.
The assault occurred in a suburban Maryland area home at a gathering that included me and four others.
Kavanaugh physically pushed me into a bedroom as I was headed for a bathroom up a short stair well from the living room. They locked the door and played loud music precluding any successful attempt to yell for help.
Kavanaugh was on top of me while laughing with REDACTED, who periodically jumped onto Kavanaugh. They both laughed as Kavanaugh tried to disrobe me in their highly inebriated state. With Kavanaugh’s hand over my mouth I feared he may inadvertently kill me.
From across the room a very drunken REDACTED said mixed words to Kavanaugh ranging from “go for it” to “stop.”
At one point when REDACTED jumped onto the bed the weight on me was substantial. The pile toppled, and the two scrapped with each other. After a few attempts to get away, I was able to take this opportune moment to get up and run across to a hallway bathroom. I locked the bathroom door behind me. Both loudly stumbled down the stair well at which point other persons at the house were talking with them. I exited the bathroom, ran outside of the house and went home.
I have not knowingly seen Kavanaugh since the assault. I did see REDACTED once at the REDACTED where he was extremely uncomfortable seeing me.
I have received medical treatment regarding the assault. On July 6 I notified my local government representative to ask them how to proceed with sharing this information . It is upsetting to discuss sexual assault and its repercussions, yet I felt guilty and compelled as a citizen about the idea of not saying anything.
I am available to speak further should you wish to discuss. I am currently REDACTED and will be in REDACTED.
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, has announced the accuser of Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, “deserves to be heard.”
Anyone who comes forward as Dr. Ford has deserves to be heard, so I will continue working on a way to hear her out in an appropriate, precedented and respectful manner. The standard procedure for updates to any nominee’s background investigation file is to conduct separate follow-up calls with relevant parties.
In this case, that would entail phone calls with at least Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford. Consistent with that practice, I asked Senator Feinstein’s office yesterday to join me in scheduling these follow-ups. Thus far, they have refused. But as a necessary step in evaluating these claims, I’ll continue working to set them up.
Unfortunately, committee Republicans have only known this person’s identity from news reports for less than 24 hours and known about her allegations for less than a week. Senator Feinstein, on the other hand, has had this information for many weeks and deprived her colleagues of the information necessary to do our jobs.
The Minority withheld even the anonymous allegations for six weeks, only to later decide that they were serious enough to investigate on the eve of the committee vote, after the vetting process had been completed. It’s deeply disturbing that the existence of these allegations were leaked in a way that seemed to preclude Dr. Ford’s confidentiality.
Over my nearly four decades in the Senate I have worked diligently to protect whistleblowers and get to the bottom of any issue. Dr. Ford’s attorney could have approached my office, while keeping her client confidential and anonymous, so that these allegations could be thoroughly investigated. Nevertheless, we are working diligently to get to the bottom of these claims.
As previously reported here, Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct in high school by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, a noted college professor.
In addition to coming forward over the weekend, Ford has apparently submitted to and passed a lie detector test regarding the assault.
Several LGBTI organizations, including the LGBT Bar Association of New York and the National Center for Transgender Equality, called for an investigation into allegations. They also asked that the Senate Judiciary committee hit pause on consideration of Kavanaugh until an investigation has been completed.
It was revealed this past Wednesday that Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, has been accused of sexual misconduct back in his high school days.
Now, the accuser has come forward – Christine Blasey Ford, a college professor who’s been widely published in academic journals.
According to reports, she told a therapist about the incident in 2012.
And, she’s apparently taken and passed a lie detector test about the alleged incident.
Speaking publicly for the first time, Ford said that one summer in the early 1980s, Kavanaugh and a friend — both “stumbling drunk,” Ford alleges — corralled her into a bedroom during a gathering of teenagers at a house in Montgomery County..
While his friend watched, she said, Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed on her back and groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it. When she tried to scream, she said, he put his hand over her mouth.
“I thought he might inadvertently kill me,” said Ford, now a 51-year-old research psychologist in northern California. “He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.”
Ford said she was able to escape when Kavanaugh’s friend and classmate at Georgetown Preparatory School, Mark Judge, jumped on top of them, sending all three tumbling. She said she ran from the room, briefly locked herself in a bathroom and then fled the house.
Ford said she told no one of the incident in any detail until 2012, when she was in couples therapy with her husband. The therapist’s notes, portions of which were provided by Ford and reviewed by The Washington Post, do not mention Kavanaugh’s name but say she reported that she was attacked by students “from an elitist boys’ school” who went on to become “highly respected and high-ranking members of society in Washington.” The notes say four boys were involved, a discrepancy Ford says was an error on the therapist’s part. Ford said there were four boys at the party but only two in the room.
Kavanaugh has denied the allegations as has Mark Judge, the ‘friend’ identified by Ford.
