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Title: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 04, 2018, 09:55:00 AM
I'm not going to bother watching them and will just pick up the highlights, but today should be interesting from the outrage POV.

One interesting dichotomy that I heard yesterday: Dems are complaining that only 6% of the "document dump" is being released for his hearings. Republicans said that at, now up to 1,000,000 pages (1,000,000!) as per USA Today, this is the most detailed background investigation ever done. Gorsuch and Kagan were around 150,000 pages of material.

If the numbers are anywhere near accurate, 100% of the documents would take what - about a decade to go through?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 04, 2018, 10:03:20 AM
First highlight: The hearing went a whole five or so seconds into Grassley's opening statement before Kamala Harris disrupted it. Initial thoughts are, somewhat similar to "Thanks Harry Reid!", the complaints of "not enough time to read the documents" seem awfully similar to "pass it to see what's in it". Sounds like it's the R's turn to pull that one.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/04/brett-kavanaugh-hearing-interrupted-by-democratic-senators-protests.html
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Kingcreek on September 04, 2018, 11:04:04 AM
Should have had jerry springer or Maury povich chairing the hearings, grassley is just too boring and dry as Iowa cornhusk.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: K Frame on September 04, 2018, 11:41:20 AM
"If the numbers are anywhere near accurate, 100% of the documents would take what - about a decade to go through?"

Gee, you don't think that that's one of their considerations, do you?

I mean, the libs would NEVER screech about not enough documents being released, and then screech about too many being released, just to hold up the nomination process, do you?


I have a funny feeling that I'm going to end up hating liberals even more than I do now once the Kavanaugh nomination process is completed.

And I simply didn't think that was possible.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Pb on September 04, 2018, 11:55:54 AM
Please let me know if anything second amendment is mentioned.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: brimic on September 04, 2018, 11:59:28 AM
The dems will just have to confirm him and see what is in the documents afterward.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MikeB on September 04, 2018, 12:00:12 PM
Meanwhile Kagan and Sotomayer comfirmatioms didn’t involve this nonsense and the GOP barely fought them despite tons of evidence that neither made decisions based on the letter of the law. They also did not turn over the volume of documents that is suddenly being demanded now.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: K Frame on September 04, 2018, 12:00:37 PM
Diane Finestein already mentioned Kavanaugh's potential to rule on firearms laws in her opening remarks.

Not sure exactly what they were, but we know that she wasn't lamenting that he's too "take the guns out of the hands of the law abiding".
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: K Frame on September 04, 2018, 12:01:25 PM
Meanwhile Kagan and Sotomayer comfirmatioms didn’t involve this nonsense and the GOP barely fought them despite tons of evidence that neither made decisions based on the letter of the law. They also did not turn over the volume of documents that is suddenly being demanded now.


Friend of mine was arrested during the Soto Mayor hearings when he stood up in the gallery and started ranting about abortion.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 04, 2018, 02:02:09 PM
Apparently aggressive heckling, I'm not sure if it's from the dems or from the seats, has just caused Kavanaugh's children to be led out under escort. Not sure why they need to be evicted vs the people that aren't behaving.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 04, 2018, 02:07:09 PM
Should they really bring in the peanut gallery, when the whole thing's being televised? It's not as if they're going to open the floor for questions, anyway, right?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 04, 2018, 02:09:54 PM
Looks like Linda Sarsour was in the peanut gallery and has just been arrested along with some other "activists".
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: makattak on September 04, 2018, 02:39:55 PM
Wow. This opening statement by Ben Sasse:

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2018/09/04/you-magnificent-bastard-ben-sasse-delivers-tour-de-force-performance-at-kavanaugh-hearing-video/?utm_campaign=twitchywidget

Well done, Senator. If only another 300ish legislators in Congress felt that way.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: BobR on September 04, 2018, 03:20:13 PM
Going about how I expected. Republicans praising him and his body of work, Democrats using him to bash Trump obliquely and trying to force him to call for a halt to the hearing until a later date because he is an "honorable" person.

bob
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Kingcreek on September 04, 2018, 03:43:51 PM
Ted Cruz's comments were great. Basically called the Dem's on the whole document request issue, saying they aren't going to vote for him anyway, they've already said they won't vote for him.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 04, 2018, 05:06:42 PM
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/04/hot-take-woman-seated-behind-brett-kavanaugh-at-hearing-flashes-white-power-sign-on-tv/
Some woman sitting behind Kavanaugh is being accused of flashing white power signs.  

As far as this sign, last I remember that was just an OK sign.  When did that become someone's white power sign?  I guess I missed that.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 04, 2018, 06:12:56 PM
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/04/hot-take-woman-seated-behind-brett-kavanaugh-at-hearing-flashes-white-power-sign-on-tv/
Some woman sitting behind Kavanaugh is being accused of flashing white power signs.  

As far as this sign, last I remember that was just an OK sign.  When did that become someone's white power sign?  I guess I missed that.


Another one of those accusations that can't be effectively denied. Just like the monkey business in Florida, or most other accusations of bigotry today.

By the way, CNN's apple/banana ad was a racist dog whistle.  ;)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ron on September 04, 2018, 06:22:17 PM
The OK sign is a thing in some circles.

Probably the same circles that started the internet meme of “It’s OK to be white”.

Some folks believe we are in a existential battle for our nations identity and are choosing white as their main identity. White nationalists and their ilk mostly.

Of course Caucasians don’t have a good track record of getting along amongst their various ethnicities so I’m not sure how well that would go...

Yet, I too believe it’s ok to be white :)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 04, 2018, 06:28:10 PM
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/04/hot-take-woman-seated-behind-brett-kavanaugh-at-hearing-flashes-white-power-sign-on-tv/
Some woman sitting behind Kavanaugh is being accused of flashing white power signs.  

As far as this sign, last I remember that was just an OK sign.  When did that become someone's white power sign?  I guess I missed that.


The lady's husband notes that she is of Mexican and Jewish ancestry. Obviously, by Left-logic, she can NOT be racist.

Read all the way down to the bottom. Is it a yogic technique, or is she signaling the pitcher?

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/04/oh-great-now-amy-siskind-is-pushing-that-disqualifying-white-power-sign-dan-bongino-schools/

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ron on September 04, 2018, 06:42:43 PM
The lady's husband notes that she is of Mexican and Jewish ancestry. Obviously, by Left-logic, she can NOT be racist.

It would be funny if she did it on purpose.

Sometimes I think the Trump folks are all in on the trolling of the left.

Something like 30% of the country isn’t white. What do the WN’s realistically propose to do with all the non whites?

There is a middle ground between WN and open borders multiculturalism.

Edited to add, it does look like the yogi hand pose. That should really add confusion to the mix.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 04, 2018, 06:58:13 PM
It would be funny if she did it on purpose.

Sometimes I think the Trump folks are all in on the trolling of the left.

Something like 30% of the country isn’t white. What do the WN’s realistically propose to do with all the non whites?

There is a middle ground between WN and open borders multiculturalism.

Edited to add, it does look like the yogi hand pose. That should really add confusion to the mix.


Not really. Those credulous enough to believe this might be evidence of racism won't pay attention to any other explanation.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: freakazoid on September 04, 2018, 07:30:23 PM
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/04/hot-take-woman-seated-behind-brett-kavanaugh-at-hearing-flashes-white-power-sign-on-tv/
Some woman sitting behind Kavanaugh is being accused of flashing white power signs.  

As far as this sign, last I remember that was just an OK sign.  When did that become someone's white power sign?  I guess I missed that.

It was started by 4chan in order to prove how gullible the left are.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 04, 2018, 07:38:19 PM
It was started by 4chan in order to prove how gullible the left are.

It's OK to be white.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 04, 2018, 07:55:30 PM
The *%&^*$ "OK" sign is a *%^$*$& "OK" sign and that's final.

At some point you have to draw the line with these jackass SJWs who say "everyone" should know that it's racist. Maybe everyone on Twitter over the last few months, but the other 325,000,000 or so of us in the US, of all races, say that "OK" means "OK" as it has for the last 150 damn years . End of the *expletive deleted*ing discussion.

Oh - also, if you don't like "OK", then you may be either anti-democrat or anti-black:

Quote
A more likely explanation is that the term originated as an abbreviation of orl korrekt , a jokey misspelling of 'all correct' which was current in the US in the 1830s. The oldest written references result from its use as a slogan by the Democratic party during the American Presidential election of 1840. Their candidate, President Martin Van Buren, was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook' (after his birthplace in New York State), and his supporters formed the 'OK Club'. This undoubtedly helped to popularize the term (though it did not get President Van Buren re-elected).

The only other theory with at least a degree of plausibility is that the term originated among Black slaves of West African origin, and represents a word meaning 'all right, yes indeed' in various West African languages. Unfortunately, historical evidence enabling the origin of this expression to be finally and firmly established may be hard to unearth.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-ok/
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: grampster on September 04, 2018, 10:10:42 PM
Actually if you are resting your hand on your leg while sitting, you will notice that generally your hand defaults to that position just because it defaults to that position.  The *expletive deleted*ing Stupid is running wild with the barking moonbats.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Triphammer on September 04, 2018, 10:56:45 PM
I looked earlier, when this started, and she seems to be holding some rectangular package. Thumb & forefinger around the corner & three fingers on the (her) left edge.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 05, 2018, 08:54:05 AM
Over 70 protestors (from inside the chambers) were arrested yesterday. That's gotta be a record.

I read yesterday that the dems were conflicted between disruption and walking out. The Kamala contingent all wanted to walk out, but the Schumer contingent overruled them and went for disruption, which would "look better" (or not as bad) than a walkout. I actually agree with him regarding the optics. I also kinda wish they would have done a petulant walkout. :)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 05, 2018, 09:12:35 AM


I read yesterday that the dems were conflicted between disruption and walking out. The Kamala contingent all wanted to walk out, but the Schumer contingent overruled them and went for disruption, which would "look better" (or not as bad) than a walkout. I actually agree with him regarding the optics. I also kinda wish they would have done a petulant walkout. :)

I disagree. Walking out would look (to me, anyway) like a statement of principle. Staying, and disrupting the proceeding, makes them look like what they are -- petulant children.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Kingcreek on September 05, 2018, 09:21:17 AM
Grassley should have restored order and then given them warning. Do it again and we close discussion and go immediately to a vote.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 05, 2018, 09:33:52 AM
I would also have preferred a walk-out. As long as it was permanent.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Scout26 on September 05, 2018, 09:43:09 AM
Which he should do anyway.   Just about all the D's said they would vote against whoever Trump nominated.  There are a handful that may or may not vote for him as long as there are enough R votes to confirm him so that they are not the "deciding" votes, but to try to save their jobs in states that Trump won.  (Manchin, Donnelly, Heitkamp, Nelson, McCaskill, Tester, Baldwin, and Casey)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ron on September 05, 2018, 09:56:56 AM
The deep state government/media complex makes all news into insanity and doom TV.

Whenever I watch the news I walk away feeling dumber for the experience and shaken from being exposed to the clown world people think is realty.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 05, 2018, 09:59:29 AM
Which he should do anyway.   Just about all the D's said they would vote against whoever Trump nominated.  There are a handful that may or may not vote for him as long as there are enough R votes to confirm him so that they are not the "deciding" votes, but to try to save their jobs in states that Trump won.  (Manchin, Donnelly, Heitkamp, Nelson, McCaskill, Tester, Baldwin, and Casey)

Funny how the majority of the disruptors have made it very, very clear for months that they would vote "no" no matter what, but were also the biggest demanders for more documentation so that they could make an informed choice.  ;/

Sadly, the attention span of the modern American isn't long enough to put the two things together.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Pb on September 05, 2018, 10:12:00 AM
The Nazis are EVERYWHERE!   :mad:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-lyYJJUIAAFAMv.jpg)

(https://zestythings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/666-Bill-Clinton.jpg)

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Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: slingshot on September 05, 2018, 10:17:10 AM
Ted Cruz's comments were great. Basically called the Dem's on the whole document request issue, saying they aren't going to vote for him anyway, they've already said they won't vote for him.
 I think some Democratic senators may vote for Kavanaugh, but not many.  The document thing I think is justified to a point, but they are doing this to delay the confirmation hearings and as a result are disingenuous.  They most likely won't vote to confirm him anyway.

I see that a former Senator has been appointed to fill John McCain's post for the time being.  Don't know if they will be allowed to vote on the Kavanaugh confirmation.

Feinstein has questioning Kavanaugh on guns or in particular "assault weapons".  The phrase "common use" is in question.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: DittoHead on September 05, 2018, 10:21:30 AM
close discussion and go immediately to a vote.
Is that actually an option? Why not do that from the beginning?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: slingshot on September 05, 2018, 10:31:54 AM
Feinstein is asking some very interesting questions.  I think it reflects well on her.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Pb on September 05, 2018, 10:53:15 AM
Feinstein is asking some very interesting questions.  I think it reflects well on her.

Well, what did Kavanaugh say?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 05, 2018, 10:55:26 AM
Quote from: slingshot
Feinstein is asking some very interesting questions.  I think it reflects well on her.

Well, what did Kavanaugh say?

What were the questions?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: makattak on September 05, 2018, 11:10:48 AM
Actually if you are resting your hand on your leg while sitting, you will notice that generally your hand defaults to that position just because it defaults to that position.  The *expletive deleted*ing Stupid is running wild with the barking moonbats.

Not only that, but if you're rather angry about how someone you respect is being treated and are flexing your hand trying hold back an angry outburst because that is undignified in these proceedings (which the left obviously ignored), your hand might look like that.

Or, the half-Jewish/half-Mexican woman is a white supremacist. (Using the 4-Chan trolling "OK" sign. It's hilarious that it's working.) That's definitely Occam's Razor.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Pb on September 05, 2018, 11:35:05 AM
Well, what did Kavanaugh say?


What were the questions?

What did Kavanaugh say about guns?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: BobR on September 05, 2018, 12:28:53 PM
^^^^

I am curious also, I had to leave for a dental apt/work just as Feinstein was getting started, all I heard was her question about how he determined common use.


bob
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: dogmush on September 05, 2018, 12:36:24 PM
He said that there were millions an millions of semi-automatic rifles in the US today, and that they would meet the common use test, and weren't unusually dangerous.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Scout26 on September 05, 2018, 12:37:41 PM
Not only that, but if you're rather angry about how someone you respect is being treated and are flexing your hand trying hold back an angry outburst because that is undignified in these proceedings (which the left obviously ignored), your hand might look like that.

Or, the half-Jewish/half-Mexican woman is a white supremacist. (Using the 4-Chan trolling "OK" sign. It's hilarious that it's working.) That's definitely Occam's Razor.

Or she could be into yoga.  From what I've seen that is a type of relaxation/meditation "pose"  (ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....)  But we'd have to look over all of Hillary's missing emails to find the ones about yoga to get a definitive answer....
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: BobR on September 05, 2018, 12:58:36 PM
Dick Durbin, is the Dick part a name or salutation, possibly both. I see he is continuing the track that the Judge himself should be the one to call a halt to the hearings until they get their "documents", which makes no difference in the way they will vote anyhow. Anyone with a scintilla of common sense or intelligence should be seeing right through this political theater being put on by the Democrats.

bob
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Scout26 on September 05, 2018, 01:10:27 PM
The "documents" in question are from when he was staff secretary in the Bush II White House.  I would bet they consist of things like :

"No, you can't have Friday off, you've used up all your sick and vacation time."

"If you are going to Subway, I'll take the Turkey Italianao and a Dr. Pepper.  If your going to Jimmy John's, get me the Trukey with some BBQ Jimmy Chips, a Dr. Pepper, and a pickle."

"Anyone have a toner cartridge for the printer ??"

"Here's a neat yoga pose...Anyone have Hillary's e-mail address, she'd love this pose." 
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: bedlamite on September 05, 2018, 01:28:13 PM
The *%&^*$ "OK" sign is a *%^$*$& "OK" sign and that's final.

At some point you have to draw the line with these jackass SJWs who say "everyone" should know that it's racist. Maybe everyone on Twitter over the last few months, but the other 325,000,000 or so of us in the US, of all races, say that "OK" means "OK" as it has for the last 150 damn years . End of the *expletive deleted*ing discussion.

Oh - also, if you don't like "OK", then you may be either anti-democrat or anti-black:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-ok/


You need learn about 4chan trolling. Scroll down to Operation O-KKK:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ok-symbol-%F0%9F%91%8C

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Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 05, 2018, 01:40:30 PM
Meanwhile, at the Kavanaugh hearings...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmQ4jqpUUAEA-e0.jpg)

Maybe he's a 4chan troll too, helping make the progs look retarded.  =D
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: slingshot on September 05, 2018, 01:57:01 PM
I got the impression that Kavanaugh pretty much goes with prior judicial rulings on "women's rights" and gun rights.  Feinstein and many Democrats obviously were very interested in what he had to say.  But in general, what I see is Democrats looking for a reason they can voice to vote 'No' where as the Republicans are looking for confirmation that Kavanaugh is a constitutionalist in terms of the law.

Immigration is obviously another big progressive issue.  They hope to change the law through judicial means rather than passing a law that makes it through both the House and Senate.  Kavanaugh deals in existing law.  If Congress wants to change the law, then they should do so through normal channels.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 05, 2018, 03:26:14 PM
Okay, why can't any of the Republican senators in the Kavanaugh hearing do this?  :laugh:

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2018/09/05/watch-rep-billy-long-drowns-out-laura-loomer-with-fake-auction-calls-as-shes-booted-from-big-tech-hearing/
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 05, 2018, 03:33:06 PM
Feinstein is asking some very interesting questions.  I think it reflects well on her.
Did she ask what the Constitution says about Chinese chauffeur spies?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 05, 2018, 04:17:16 PM
Mark Steyn was subbing for Rush today.  He mentioned that there have been a few hard left Democrats winning primaries lately against senior Democrats.  All the big name liberal Dems in Congress are feeling pressure to appease their leftist base so they are putting on a bigger show than usual to oppose Trump or anything else to the right of them.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 05, 2018, 05:04:13 PM
Quote
Feinstein: Assault weapons are not in common use
Kavanaugh: There are millions & millions & millions of semiautomatic rifles that are possessed
F: Numbers determine common use? Common use is an activity. It's not common storage or possession
K: They're widely used & possessed
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Brad Johnson on September 05, 2018, 05:23:47 PM
Feinstein: Assault weapons are not in common use
Kavanaugh: There are millions & millions & millions of semiautomatic rifles that are possessed
F: Numbers determine common use? Common use is an activity. It's not common storage or possession
K: They're widely used & possessed

*giggle*

Brad
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Kingcreek on September 05, 2018, 06:34:10 PM
There are reports of protestors being handed cash while waiting in line and given instructions to disrupt the hearings.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: slingshot on September 05, 2018, 08:33:45 PM
Feinstein: Assault weapons are not in common use
Kavanaugh: There are millions & millions & millions of semiautomatic rifles that are possessed
F: Numbers determine common use? Common use is an activity. It's not common storage or possession
K: They're widely used & possessed

 Guess we can expect a "No vote" from Diane Feinstein. :D
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 05, 2018, 10:14:23 PM
Yeah, Di-Fi. All of those ARs and AKs and semi-auto Fudd guns are just sitting in our safes. We only take them out when we want to go bowl-cut in a gun-free zone. It would be gut- busting, if there weren't so many voters nodding along.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: TommyGunn on September 05, 2018, 10:33:18 PM
So,  I take it,  according to Feinstein,  owning a gun itself is insufficient to demonstrate a second amendment right to own it ..... we have to actually shoot it a lot as well?   Every day?  How many rounds a day? 




Can we change this site's name to the "ARMED RUDE SOCIETY" so I can express what I really think of this woman? :angel:
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: KD5NRH on September 06, 2018, 12:14:00 AM
The Nazis are EVERYWHERE!   :mad:

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You missed this well-known white supremacist:
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Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Scout26 on September 06, 2018, 01:13:47 AM
My favorite and probably the originator of the sign:



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Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Pb on September 06, 2018, 09:12:37 AM
There are reports of protestors being handed cash while waiting in line and given instructions to disrupt the hearings.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmVB7cdXsAElB94.jpg)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 06, 2018, 09:28:10 AM
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmVB7cdXsAElB94.jpg

I would really like to see that image, and everything it entails, investigated further and put on the front page, so to speak. Sadly, it will likely fade into the background.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 06, 2018, 11:51:00 AM
Cory Booker is in full "running for President" mode. He's supposed to be removed from the Senate for doing this.  I doubt he will be. He might actually hope he is, as he might think this will make him the presidential front-runner. However I don't even think most dem sources see him in the top five.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/09/06/hes-not-spartacus-hes-a-jackass-cory-booker-tweets-4-confidential-kavanaugh-docs-see-pdfs/
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 06, 2018, 11:55:07 AM
Also this: Kavanaugh protestors take over Grassley's office. They demand to speak with him or they won't leave. He agrees to speak with them. They decline to speak to him. I wonder how much Soros is paying this group?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/06/kavanaugh-protesters-flood-grassleys-office-ahead-hearing-ve-got-some-things-to-talk-about.html
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: makattak on September 06, 2018, 01:32:01 PM
Cory Booker is in full "running for President" mode. He's supposed to be removed from the Senate for doing this.  I doubt he will be. He might actually hope he is, as he might think this will make him the presidential front-runner. However I don't even think most dem sources see him in the top five.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/09/06/hes-not-spartacus-hes-a-jackass-cory-booker-tweets-4-confidential-kavanaugh-docs-see-pdfs/
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2018/09/06/so-hes-not-spartacus-looks-like-cory-bookers-grandstanding-was-an-even-bigger-joke-than-you-thought/

Follow up.

The "Confidential" documents were cleared to be released last night...

So it was COMPLETELY a grandstanding sideshow.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: DittoHead on September 06, 2018, 01:48:05 PM
Much like previously leaked memos, they never should have been "confidential" to begin with. There was nothing in there that needed hiding.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 06, 2018, 05:16:48 PM
Much like previously leaked memos, they never should have been "confidential" to begin with. There was nothing in there that needed hiding.

Which means there was also nothing in there that needed leaking.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: grampster on September 06, 2018, 07:30:25 PM
Booker is so stupid it's painful to watch.  The e-mails were supposed to show that the judge is a racissss.  Trouble is, the e-mails stated the exact opposite.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 07, 2018, 02:09:49 AM
Booker is so stupid it's painful to watch.  The e-mails were supposed to show that the judge is a racissss.  Trouble is, the e-mails stated the exact opposite.

I fear it's still a net positive for Booker. He gets to be on TV, grandstanding against racist Republicans, and none of his base will ever look at the details.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MikeB on September 07, 2018, 08:26:42 AM
I fear it's still a net positive for Booker. He gets to be on TV, grandstanding against racist Republicans, and none of his base will ever look at the details.

This.

Most people will only ever hear that Booker bravely risked his Senate seat to expose emails about Racial Profiling involving Kavanaugh. They won’t hear or know that Kavanaugh was against it or that Booker already knew the emails would be released. I’m news articles yesterday this was evident, they didn’t mention either of those facts or buried them deep in the articles. I doubt they would go in-depth enough on the various nightly news programs to explain it either.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 07, 2018, 09:19:10 AM
This.

Most people will only ever hear that Booker bravely risked his Senate seat to expose emails about Racial Profiling involving Kavanaugh. They won’t hear or know that Kavanaugh was against it or that Booker already knew the emails would be released. I’m news articles yesterday this was evident, they didn’t mention either of those facts or buried them deep in the articles. I doubt they would go in-depth enough on the various nightly news programs to explain it either.
It depends on where people get their news which is less and less from news articles.  For me, news articles are not the first level of news.  I usually see something here, on Twitter, or on one of the radio shows I listen to.  The article is something I look at afterward which means I heard about the information being approved for release without ever reading an article. 

However, it will probably work well with the voters who will vote in the Dem primary in a few years. 
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: DittoHead on September 07, 2018, 09:43:04 AM
It would be funny if she did it on purpose.

Sometimes I think the Trump folks are all in on the trolling of the left.

Something like 30% of the country isn’t white. What do the WN’s realistically propose to do with all the non whites?

There is a middle ground between WN and open borders multiculturalism.

Edited to add, it does look like the yogi hand pose. That should really add confusion to the mix.


She was definitely trolling yesterday
(https://i.imgur.com/z2UH0fw.jpg)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: TechMan on September 07, 2018, 09:44:15 AM
She was definitely trolling yesterday
(https://i.imgur.com/z2UH0fw.jpg)

Oh hell yeah she was.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: makattak on September 07, 2018, 09:58:07 AM
She was definitely trolling yesterday
(https://i.imgur.com/z2UH0fw.jpg)

Dying here. That's absolutely hilarious.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: slingshot on September 07, 2018, 10:18:53 AM
Booker certainly has hopes for a Presidential run just like Cuomo.  Hmmm ... NY and NJ, that's pretty representative of the country as a whole. ;)  Don't underestimate Booker.  He's black; he's hard line Democrat and liberal; and he looks "pretty".  Sounds like Obama.....
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 07, 2018, 11:18:41 AM
Booker certainly has hopes for a Presidential run just like Cuomo.  Hmmm ... NY and NJ, that's pretty representative of the country as a whole. ;)  Don't underestimate Booker.  He's black; he's hard line Democrat and liberal; and he looks "pretty".  Sounds like Obama.....

I'm wondering if like Harris, the more he opens his mouth, the less desirable he may be for the non-far left dems. I guess it will depend on how far identity politics plays with mainstream D voters. I would think most of them would go with say, Biden over these two knuckleheads.

Booker and Harris are certainly turning this hearing into nothing more than a free campaign ad for themselves. They are absolutely not serious about any of the questions they are asking and really trying hard to outdo each other on the talking points popular with the far, far left.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 07, 2018, 11:28:46 AM
Oh hell yeah she was.  :rofl:
I had missed that.  Funny.

(https://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/full/public/2018/09/07/bash.jpg)

https://www.newsweek.com/zina-bash-trolling-attorney-flashes-white-supremacist-sign-during-kavanaugh-1110264
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: K Frame on September 07, 2018, 12:03:30 PM
And what has the impotent Democratic rage machine spewed forth today?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: BobR on September 07, 2018, 12:17:29 PM
Booker is just exhibiting his usual asshattery in "conversation" with the panel members today. Had one of the panel members state that Kavanaugh has been "auditioning" for the Supreme Court for years. The panel member already voiced her displeasure at his nomination so it wasn't a stretch.

bob
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Scout26 on September 07, 2018, 12:54:59 PM
Harris failed miserably with her attempt at a "Gotcha" with her question about Kavanaugh talking to Trump's law firm about the Mueller investigation.   What  an assclown she is.   All the leftists were hoping that she  had some smoking gun on him telling tales out of school, and.....she's got nothing.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: TechMan on September 07, 2018, 01:07:53 PM
Watch the video that The Free Beacon put together of Cory "Almost Spartacus" Booker.

https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/1038051581072171010 (https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/1038051581072171010)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: CypherNinja on September 07, 2018, 02:49:28 PM
Aaaaaaand I'm dying.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGO2fz1KlSc
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: TechMan on September 07, 2018, 02:56:11 PM
Aaaaaaand I'm dying.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGO2fz1KlSc


OMG...that is totally awesome sauce!  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: makattak on September 07, 2018, 02:59:49 PM
Aaaaaaand I'm dying.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGO2fz1KlSc

Those guys are the one gem (well, I guess there's the Volokh Conspiracy bloggers that recently joined...) Ok, AMONG the gems in all of Reason.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 07, 2018, 03:28:43 PM
Aaaaaaand I'm dying.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGO2fz1KlSc

"I call it bourbon!"

 :laugh:
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: BobR on September 07, 2018, 03:42:25 PM
Looks like the "Never Kavanaugh" team went deep and pulled John Dean, yes that John Dean onto a panel.

I believe Whitehouse is an idiot, he just said the sitting president is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation... did I miss something...when was Trump put under a criminal investigation?

bob

eta: Senator Kennedy really does not like John Dean.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: TommyGunn on September 07, 2018, 07:28:52 PM
Aaaaaaand I'm dying.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGO2fz1KlSc

That was actually more dignified than the real thing. :O
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: grampster on September 07, 2018, 07:57:29 PM
That was actually more dignified than the real thing. :O

No *expletive deleted*it.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 08, 2018, 10:11:25 AM
Kavanaugh to kill and/or enslave half the US population:

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/09/08/hoo-boy-jimmy-kimmel-writer-imagines-the-world-under-scotus-justice-kavanaugh-hint-its-bad/

I continue to be perplexed that the majority of democrats, who I think are rational people that I simply disagree with, do not tell people like this to STFU. I mean, it's great for "Trump 2020", but geez, as one of the commentors said, "This was written by an adult in the real world."

This is not someone who lives in her parents' basement - this is a producer of a show that a large population watches, and that influences the sheep.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: makattak on September 08, 2018, 10:52:40 AM
Kavanaugh to kill and/or enslave half the US population:

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/09/08/hoo-boy-jimmy-kimmel-writer-imagines-the-world-under-scotus-justice-kavanaugh-hint-its-bad/

I continue to be perplexed that the majority of democrats, who I think are rational people that I simply disagree with, do not tell people like this to STFU. I mean, it's great for "Trump 2020", but geez, as one of the commentors said, "This was written by an adult in the real world."

This is not someone who lives in her parents' basement - this is a producer of a show that a large population watches, and that influences the sheep.

Best comment: 

"Is he up for the Supreme Court or the Infinity Gauntlet?"
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 08, 2018, 04:31:29 PM
Aaand we have the explanation for the "white power OK!" sign:

Quote
The Washington Post reported, however, that Bash was actually texting a staffer requesting a glass of water for Kavanaugh, and when it arrived, she gave an OK sign as thanks.

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/08/props-writer-admits-i-am-an-idiot-apologizes-to-zina-bash-and-husband-over-white-power-sign/

Of course now the Washington post is probably on the antifa hit list.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Kingcreek on September 08, 2018, 06:36:14 PM
You know, Grassley could have been a rock star...
All he had to do was show up for day 2 in a vintage Ringling brothers ringmaster's costume.
If those tards want a circus, atleast act like you're in control. Instead he bumbled and mumbled through it as dry as an Iowa corn husk.
Color me disappointed.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 08, 2018, 10:52:33 PM
Aaand we have the explanation for the "white power OK!" sign:

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/08/props-writer-admits-i-am-an-idiot-apologizes-to-zina-bash-and-husband-over-white-power-sign/

Of course now the Washington post is probably on the antifa hit list.

Oh, so she showed an OK sign for a perfectly innocent reason. Unlike all those evil, dirty reasons people have when they do that.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Ben on September 09, 2018, 08:41:32 AM
Oh, so she showed an OK sign for a perfectly innocent reason. Unlike all those evil, dirty reasons people have when they do that.

SHE'S NOT INNOCENT SHE'S A NAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/43de/f/2011/172/a/a/angry_face_2_by_confettiman-d3jmsqy.png)
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 09, 2018, 11:26:41 AM
FWIW, turncoat politico David Brock doesn't want to see Kavanaugh confirmed. That's perhaps the best reason I've yet seen to support his confirmation. If Brock doesn't want him, he's probably on the right side of most issues.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/i-knew-brett-kavanaugh-during-his-years-republican-operative-don-ncna907391
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Triphammer on September 09, 2018, 01:18:44 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/i-knew-brett-kavanaugh-during-his-years-republican-operative-don-ncna907391

That reads like something from the 60s or 70s when the communists were infiltrating every layer of information & government. I'm gratified to know that pendulum have swung as early as the 1980's back toward conservative and that a long term plan was in place.
 
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 09, 2018, 03:10:35 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/i-knew-brett-kavanaugh-during-his-years-republican-operative-don-ncna907391

That reads like something from the 60s or 70s when the communists were infiltrating every layer of information & government. I'm gratified to know that pendulum have swung as early as the 1980's back toward conservative and that a long term plan was in place.
 

I had no idea Trump's collusion with Russia went so far back.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Scout26 on September 13, 2018, 10:55:37 PM
Democrats file 1,278 written questions for Kavanaugh to answer.  Which is more the ALL questions ever asked of ALL Nominees ever, combined. 

I hope he took the time to write "*expletive deleted*ck You, Sincerely Brett" on each one.  I would gladly pay his photocopying bill (roughly $90 at $.07 each)  if chose to write that out once and just staple that answer to every single one. 

Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: just Warren on September 13, 2018, 10:59:27 PM
Nothing negative happens to him if he declines to answer. It's going to a floor vote and these idiots are not going to vote for him regardless.

The only thing to watch out for is weak-spined republicans who are afraid of the left.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Fly320s on September 14, 2018, 07:40:03 AM
Kavanaugh has made it this far, so I assume he will be confirmed.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 14, 2018, 10:56:03 AM
Democrats file 1,278 written questions for Kavanaugh to answer.  Which is more the ALL questions ever asked of ALL Nominees ever, combined. 

I hope he took the time to write "*expletive deleted*ck You, Sincerely Brett" on each one.  I would gladly pay his photocopying bill (roughly $90 at $.07 each)  if chose to write that out once and just staple that answer to every single one. 


Just get a stamp made. 
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: MechAg94 on September 14, 2018, 10:58:12 AM
Kavanaugh to kill and/or enslave half the US population:

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/09/08/hoo-boy-jimmy-kimmel-writer-imagines-the-world-under-scotus-justice-kavanaugh-hint-its-bad/

I continue to be perplexed that the majority of democrats, who I think are rational people that I simply disagree with, do not tell people like this to STFU. I mean, it's great for "Trump 2020", but geez, as one of the commentors said, "This was written by an adult in the real world."

This is not someone who lives in her parents' basement - this is a producer of a show that a large population watches, and that influences the sheep.
One thought I had is this is what they would expect from liberal Justices if they had the majority so they assume someone more conservative would be just as tyrannical from the other side. 
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: lee n. field on September 14, 2018, 12:02:12 PM
Democrats file 1,278 written questions for Kavanaugh to answer.  Which is more the ALL questions ever asked of ALL Nominees ever, combined. 

I hope he took the time to write "*expletive deleted*ck You, Sincerely Brett" on each one.  I would gladly pay his photocopying bill (roughly $90 at $.07 each)  if chose to write that out once and just staple that answer to every single one. 



Just have a rubber stamp made.  Probably cheaper.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 14, 2018, 07:30:16 PM
I have a brilliant idea - make a stamp!
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Brad Johnson on September 14, 2018, 09:52:25 PM
So what you're saying is a stamp might work?

Brad
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: just Warren on September 14, 2018, 09:58:04 PM
Do you think Congress will approve this stamp act?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: KD5NRH on September 15, 2018, 05:03:05 PM
Just have a rubber stamp made.  Probably cheaper.

Just ink up his butt cheeks and lay out the pages on the floor.
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: just Warren on September 15, 2018, 05:45:14 PM
Just ink up his butt cheeks and lay out the pages on the floor.

Wasn't that one of Barney Frank's favorite turn ons?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Fly320s on September 16, 2018, 05:46:59 AM
Wasn't that one of Barney Frank's favorite turn ons?

Are you suggesting Barney Frank invented the tramp stamp?
Title: Re: Kavanaugh Hearings
Post by: Doggy Daddy on September 16, 2018, 04:53:39 PM
Are you suggesting Barney Frank invented the tramp stamp?

I think what he came up with is actually the Hobo Logo.