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Whelan: Let Me Now Apologize For “Appalling And Inexcusable Mistake In Judgment”
Hot Air ^ | September 21, 2018 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 09/21/2018 7:57:33 AM PDT by Reverend Wright

Many of us wondered what the usually reliable Ed Whelan had up his sleeve the last few days, as he hinted that information would emerge that would force Dianne Feinstein to apologize to Brett Kavanaugh. Last night, as John reported, Whelan finally delivered — with a speculative and unsubstantiated theory of mistaken identity. More shockingly, Whelan named the person who might have conducted an assault on Christine Blasey Ford, without any evidence or corroboration.

After reading it myself, I thought: Ed must have something more than this, right? As it turns out … nope. This morning, Whelan deleted the tweets and issued an abject apology:

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government
KEYWORDS: abortion; apology; brettkavanaugh; california; calstatefullerton; christineblaseyford; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; edwhelan; kavanaugh; lyinglimolib; maga; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; scotus; smearmachine; supremecourt
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To: silverleaf

I’m thinking along your lines on this. There’s probably more than meets the eye here.


41 posted on 09/21/2018 9:06:18 AM PDT by 07Jack
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To: Okeydoker

“The only big shocker is when sessions is replaced, likely before the first of the year. It will be hard to claim THAT was part of the plan...”

They will say “Sessions is now freed from the constraints of office so he can really round up the satanic pedophile hordes”

And it’s a psychops to lure the Dems to their ultimate doom.


42 posted on 09/21/2018 9:07:11 AM PDT by Reverend Wright (I am a Putin bot. And I approve this message.)
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To: nclaurel

Ok


43 posted on 09/21/2018 9:08:33 AM PDT by Reverend Wright (I am a Putin bot. And I approve this message.)
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To: nclaurel

Agree with your point, and I also ask myself the same question regarding Garret. I suspect there’s more than meets the eye here.


44 posted on 09/21/2018 9:16:01 AM PDT by 07Jack
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To: Reverend Wright

Liberals and the MSM are just trying to keep this ‘story’ on its feet... nothing else

It’s pure ‘Barnum and Bailey’ at this point


45 posted on 09/21/2018 9:30:04 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
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To: All

Wasn’t it sort of a good move?

If the flakey prof says it wasn’t that house and those friends present then she is actually admitting more recall about the alleged event than any of her present stories?


46 posted on 09/21/2018 9:32:42 AM PDT by az_gila
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To: az_gila

Good point. Selective repressed memory of an alleged sexual incident, in some year, some house, some location, with one or four high school males, maybe wearing swim suits, maybe spring or summer. Fear of outing herself might be the reason for extended time and unrealistic demands by a liar who does not want to face the man she is falsely accusing of inappropriate sexual actions.


47 posted on 09/21/2018 9:57:01 AM PDT by mountainfolk
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To: Reverend Wright
Whelan seemed so confident, I figure he must have talked to Garrett or someone who knew what really happened.

It sounds as if it was the bottle that was talking.

48 posted on 09/21/2018 10:02:12 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: DJ MacWoW
When B J Clinton was impeached, they denied and denied that he was guilty. Then, when the blue dress was proffered, the democrats stood by B J and backed him one hundred percent.

They began to harp that his lying under oath, his engaging in an immoral act with an intern did not rise to the level of him being unfit to be CIC.

They screamed that it was about sex. It was about sex even though it was recent sex; actual sex. B J was not removed from office.

Now, years later a woman accuses a nominee to the USSC without any evidence other than her accusation. She has no eye witnesses. No proof has been proffered.
Now the democrats are screeching that Brett Kavanaugh is guilty with evidence based on an unsubstantiated accusation. They declare he is not fit to be seated on the USSC. There was no accusation of rape or sex of any type, yet the left wants BK’s head on a pike.

Any person that can't see the hypocrisy here has got to be as blind as a bat. Even the SJWs know it but I don't expect to see them admit it.

Since when did the burden of proof fall on the accused? Until I see some solid proof beyond a reasonable doubt, I consider Brett Kavanaugh innocent of the accusation. JMHO

49 posted on 09/21/2018 10:03:27 AM PDT by Know et al ( Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: Right Wing Assault

Whelan had a really good reputation as a solid sensible guy. So people thought there was something more than libelous wild speculation. unfortunately not.

he’s like a lot of these DC lawyer types, smart enough to figure out what he figured out. And unwise enough to publish it on twitter.

Better to remain silent... etc. etc.


50 posted on 09/21/2018 10:18:59 AM PDT by Reverend Wright (I am a Putin bot. And I approve this message.)
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To: Know et al
I remember well the Dems covering for Billy Jeff. They're now ignoring Ellison despite his victims having medical records and police reports.

Blasey Ford's accusation is from "repressed memory recovery" during counseling . It's psycho-babel and has been refuted as science years ago.

51 posted on 09/21/2018 10:24:10 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Drew68

Good. He deserves it.
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He most certainly does not! He simply posed a theory which shows how infantile Ford’s claims are. Idiots who want to believe that the bitch is telling the truth need their heads examined.


52 posted on 09/21/2018 11:06:47 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Oklahoma

I agree and one must admit their resemblance is remarkable, even in current photos. I think Whelan strengthened Kavanaugh’s defense since everybody is dealing with hypotheticals anyway. The more the merrier. Now let’s hear about the PGA.


53 posted on 09/21/2018 11:12:33 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Agreed! It is very difficult to watch this circus.

Thanks for the reply, DJ.

54 posted on 09/21/2018 11:16:16 AM PDT by Know et al ( Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: TigerClaws

She’s said that it definitely wasn’t Garrett.


55 posted on 09/21/2018 11:53:19 AM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

Ford denies Whelan’s accusation: “I knew them both, and socialized with” them, Ford said, adding that she had once visited the other classmate in the hospital. “There is zero chance that I would confuse them.”]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-vows-to-move-ahead-with-kavanaugh-vote-if-his-accuser-doesnt-testify-monday/2018/09/20/a7132ee8-bcf5-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9ee3d15306cf

She went on record denying it was Garrett. Locked down her denial.

Guess we’ll see next week if this is relevant.


56 posted on 09/21/2018 12:00:42 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: DJ MacWoW

Such girls used to be called “party favors” and I’l say she not only knew why she was there but enjoyed it. To now try and make political hay out of behavior she herself likely encouraged herself is contemptible. She is a liar and propagandist attempting to derail the career of a man simply due to opposing his politics, nothing more, nothing less.


57 posted on 09/21/2018 12:06:16 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Wayne07; Mr.Unique
""Whelan Christine Blasey Ford named the person who might have conducted an assault on Christine Blasey Ford, without any evidence or corroboration."

Perhaps I should have said that the article might have been written this way instead. The original accusation is unsupported by evidence or corroboration

58 posted on 09/21/2018 12:28:50 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Steely Tom; SeekAndFind; IC Ken; Grampa Dave; outofsalt; for-q-clinton; LibFreeUSA; Junk Silver; ...
Why exactly does Ed Whelan know where the unnamed "other female" lived, one asks oneself...

I'll bet Feinstain's staffers had to stock up on Depends to get Dianne through the weekend...

59 posted on 09/21/2018 3:42:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Reverend Wright
he’s like a lot of these DC lawyer types, smart enough to figure out what he figured out. And unwise enough to publish it on twitter.

Whelan dumped a horse head on Feinstain's doorstep. Are you as dense as the LeftTards on Twitter?

60 posted on 09/21/2018 3:44:00 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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