These libs who blubber over Jean Valjean, are the same ones calling for Judge Kavanaugh to be sent to the guillotine. Evidently the didactic nature of art is far less didactic than it's cracked up to be.
Posted on 09/17/2018 10:36:42 AM PDT by jazusamo
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Monday said that Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, “deserves to be heard” in an “appropriate” manner.
“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,” Grassley said in a statement.
He said his committee is “working diligently to get to the bottom of these claims,” an indication that another round of committee hearings is possible.
The most prominent precedent is from 1991, when the Senate Judiciary Committee held additional hearings on then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas to review allegations by Anita Hill, a former subordinate, who accused the Thomas of multiple incidents of sexual harassment.
Grassley has come under intense pressure from colleagues to postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Kavanaugh and to have both the nominee and his accuser testify under oath before the committee.
Three key swing votes, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), on Monday called for the Judiciary Committee to spend more time looking into the allegations, which surfaced last week, throwing Kavanaugh’s nomination into turmoil.
Grassley hasn’t yet committed to an additional round of public questioning, but at this point it may be impossible to avoid.
He has tried to schedule follow-up calls with Ford and Kavanaugh, but Democrats have so far refused to participate.
“The standard procedure for updates to any nominee’s background investigation file is to conduct separate follow-up calls with relevant parties,” Grassley said in his statement.
“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,” he said.
Senate GOP staff say that follow-up calls are the next appropriate step and that the chairman will then make a decision on whether to schedule additional hearings.
Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Judiciary panel, praised Grassley’s handling of the allegations and faulted Democrats for partisanship.
“I applaud Chairman Grassley for immediately initiating the committee process for situations like this, which respects confidentiality,” Cornyn said in a statement.
“That Democrats have so egregiously mishandled this up until now is no excuse for us to do the same. If Democrats reject the committee handling this swiftly and in a bipartisan way through regular order, then it’s clear that their only intention is to smear Judge Kavanaugh and derail his nomination,” he added.
Both Kavanaugh and Ford have said they are willing to testify publicly.
In a new denial issued Monday, Kavanaugh said, “This is a completely false allegation.”
“I have never done anything like what the accuser describes — to her or to anyone.”
Updated: 1:18 p.m.
If the dems refuse to participate then just proceed with the vote.
Any ‘R’ that votes against him... look out.
Feinstein sat on it so this Slut and her Lawyer could scrub her history and social media footprint.
It was a set up from the beginning. Hopefully when this Slut is outed she will admit this was a plan hatched by Feinstien and others in the Never Trump haters club.
The important issue is overturning the will of We the People. Destroying Judge Kavanaugh ... or President Trump, for that matter ... is just a tactic. The object is for leftists to seize power, by any means necessary.
I agree! Why does she deserve to be heard? This is nuts! She is obviously a left-wing activist who decided to do this, perhaps at the bidding of Democrats in Congress. It was 35 years ago, and she claims she can’t remember many of the details, and she has changed some details of her story.
Would it do any good to call Grassley’s office? I am at my wit’s end over this crap.
They hadn't been caving on judges. I thought they all realized that is one issue that caving is unacceptable on.
I couldn’t agree more.
As ranking Dem on the committee Feinstein did not cooperate for over two months on this and she is not cooperating now.
Chairman Grassley should make it clear to all Republicans on the committee that judge Kavanaugh will be confirmed and take the vote as scheduled.
Message to republicans: GROW SOME BALLS.
Subpoena, federal marshals, plane swearing in, public testimony starts this afternoon. She has had years to get her story straight.
No because Bob was just experimenting with his homosexuality and he’s a democrat who deserves a free pass, as always.
Miss Christine is as credible as a pubic hair on a Coke can!
These libs who blubber over Jean Valjean, are the same ones calling for Judge Kavanaugh to be sent to the guillotine. Evidently the didactic nature of art is far less didactic than it's cracked up to be.
Saw an article linked to HuffPo where they have already collected the signatures of 200 women supporting her over a span of a decade because ‘that’s the way it was.’
They are likely dangling $$$ in front of them, trolling for liars willing to sell their souls.
GRASSLEY: FEINSTEIN ‘REFUSED’ TO COOPERATE ON KAVANAUGH ACCUSER
Daily Caller | 9/17/2018 | SAAGAR ENJETI
Posted on 09/17/2018 10:19:39 AM PDT by bitt
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3688230/posts
‘SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH HER’: CHRISTINE FORD’S STUDENTS SAVAGE HER IN REVIEWS
gravienews | Sep 17, 2018
Posted on 09/17/2018 10:10:36 AM PDT by conservative98
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3688228/posts
Keith Ellison Accuser, Karen Monahan, Says Democratic Party Doesn’t Believe Her(!?)
dailycaller.com | 9/17/2018 | Hanna Bogorowski
Posted on 09/17/2018 10:33:21 AM PDT by rktman
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3688233/posts
Good idea.
Keep her away from public testimony, whatever they do!!!
The GOP is trying to dance on the knife’s edge here, and it is very, very dangerous.
If the GOP leaders let her testify, and politically they might have to, but know this, the Democrats and the corrupt MSM are — right now — conspiring to make this a three-ring circus. Should she testify publicly, and mark my words Democrats will push for public testimony, the corrupt MSM will run breathlessly screaming 24/7 and this will be Watergate and Anita Hill all wrapped together — and right before the mid-term elections.
The corrupt MSM will now have their excuse to bludgeon Republicans, kill Kavanaugh, and swing the elections, all in one grand and breathless media sideshow. They will whip up TMZ style interest until this becomes the national Kavanaugh obsession.
Throw in the likely pre-set bomb Mueller is just waiting to activate and all that remains will be the body count.
Republicans just never learn and think they are being on the up with their naïve desire for transparency, good government, and being thought of as boy scouts. Democrats use this well known yearning of the GOP as the very weapon against them, and it seems to work every time.
They just never learn. So in their own mind Republicans will do what they think is the good government right thing and Democrats will laugh as the once again plunge the knife in deeply.
“I guess Grassley is about as stupid as can be to go along with a hearing from this communists Democrat flake.”
What choice does he have? They have no leverage on Flake, he’s gone in 3 months. He can stop it in comitee and nothing can be done about it.
Grassley is on the verge of making sure thet Democrats tak congress if he delays this vote. Now we have Flake and Corker saying they will not vote to confirm unless unless the CA sewer crap get to testify.The Dems had since July 2018 to have her testify and now RINO’s and Democrats want her to testify? Hold the vote and if he is not confirmed so be it and the Repub can find out what will happen in Nov. Repub stand for and will not fight for anything. The Dems complain and Repub say where do you want me to kiss that butt. Doing just what they did to Dr. Adm Ronny Jackson, Bork, Thomas. You can now Kavanaugh to the list and what do the Repub do cave in and side with the Dems. Spinless little weaseals don’t deserve the vote in Nov.
Feinstein’s decision to sit on an allegation of sexual assault against SC nominee Kavanaugh, contradicted by a witness, from more than 30 years ago when he was in high school to prevent any vetting of the allegation when Kavanaugh could have responded directly.
This is easy for Grassley, you set a time for her to testify, for Kavanaugh and for Judge the other witness. If she fails to show, you made the effort and move on. Providing the pussy’s CornFlakes and Corkhole don’t bail completely. I fully expect them too.
I remember the funniest moment on the Anita Hill fiasco was when Sen Hatch started talking about porn star Long Dong Silver!
Both Kavanaugh and Ford have said they are willing to testify publicly. How about the other person Ford talks about in the letter that claims it is false Mark Judge. Will he also testify? Looks like the Repub will push this out until after Nov
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