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Rachel Mitchell expertly eviscerates the case against Kavanaugh
Washington Post ^

Posted on 10/03/2018 7:27:33 AM PDT by TigerClaws

The decision by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley to have Arizona sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell question Christine Blasey Ford may well be remembered as a brilliant — and quite possibly pivotal — choice.

No doubt, allowing Mitchell to ask questions instead of Republican senators served a defensive purpose, avoiding the spectacle of a bunch of old, white men publicly questioning a woman who says she was a victim of sexual abuse. But Mitchell’s methodical, genial approach left many supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh deeply frustrated, with some complaining that Mitchell was “not laying a glove” on Ford.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: arizona; california; calstatefullerton; christineblaseyford; districtofcolumbia; lyinglimolib; maricopacounty; rachelmitchell; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 10/03/2018 7:27:33 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

This lady, with her easy going demeanor, got the slut Ford to perjure herself many times. It was a great move.


2 posted on 10/03/2018 7:29:32 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: TigerClaws

Best approach, non confrontational, she let Ford keep on talking.


3 posted on 10/03/2018 7:31:09 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: shelterguy

I wish Rachel would have said she committed PERJURY!!!


4 posted on 10/03/2018 7:32:22 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: TigerClaws

I must admit - I was not a fan of her questioning. I guess I just didn’t understand the strategery.


5 posted on 10/03/2018 7:33:08 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: TigerClaws

I believe the fake doctor fell hook, line, and sinker into a perjury trap and her pro bono lawyers could not care less because her role as an useful idiot was merely to engender sympathies from the sheep watching this debacle.


6 posted on 10/03/2018 7:33:38 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Col Frank Slade

Yes. Then, almost as an aside, she asked Ford about coaching anyone to take a lie detector and got her lying under oath.

I’m thinking also the ‘wrong guy’ Twitter post theory that was ‘disproven’ (it wasn’t) was also set something up. Would not be surprised if that guy says he remembers a party with those folks and it was him, not Kav, that was there.


7 posted on 10/03/2018 7:34:27 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

A bit surprising this coming from the Compost. Hat tip to them.


8 posted on 10/03/2018 7:35:25 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: Blue Turtle

Yes. It was to make Ford comfortable and set Ford up for perjury. She was playing a long game and it came across confusing because of fo the 5-minute format.


9 posted on 10/03/2018 7:36:04 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: C210N

Well, this is an opinion column and Thiessen is a former W Bush staffer.


10 posted on 10/03/2018 7:36:21 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: C210N

They are bending the knee and moving on to Trump’s tax returns.


11 posted on 10/03/2018 7:36:41 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Washington Post Writes Garbage Piece Trying To Smear Rachel Mitchell Over Her Conclusions
RED STATE | 10/02/2018 | Bonchie
Posted on 10/02/2018 10:16:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3692850/posts


12 posted on 10/03/2018 7:36:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: TigerClaws

Even the Compost is starting to hedge their bet. This is going to be a great weekend, I get the feeling. I might start a virtual kegger thread after the vote is taken.


13 posted on 10/03/2018 7:36:51 AM PDT by scottinoc
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To: NohSpinZone

I believe the fake doctor fell hook, line, and sinker into a perjury trap.....


….because she will NEVR be prosecuted. Sad, but true.


14 posted on 10/03/2018 7:36:54 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: TigerClaws

That settles it, right?
Ford goes to jail for lying, kamala and Corey resign, Kavanaugh is confirmed and leftists stop trying to destroy him.
Dream on?


15 posted on 10/03/2018 7:37:05 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
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To: TigerClaws
"Perjury" is often thrown around carelessly, as it has been thrown at Kavenaugh. The lie has to be pretty important to the case. The matter of whether he generally drank, or drank a lot, or didn't, isn't material to whether he was at Ford's specific party and specifically lunged at her. Forget that crap.

Here Ford would like us that her polygraph test tells all. But she won't give any of the data beyond "I passed!", and she lied about polygraph tests. In my book, that's an important lie in her case. Vote and confirm Kavenaugh, then charge and prosecute Ford for perjury. And for obstruction (delay) of justice for lying about not being able to appear last week.

16 posted on 10/03/2018 7:38:07 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: rbg81

Hold the Senate and unleash holy hell on this fraud and liar as well as her Shylock counsel. Jail time and disbarment should be the minimum.


17 posted on 10/03/2018 7:38:13 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: TigerClaws
The decision by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley to have Arizona sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell question Christine Blasey Ford may well be remembered as a brilliant — and quite possibly pivotal — choice.

That's not what FReepers were saying right after Ford's testimony.

18 posted on 10/03/2018 7:39:34 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: scottinoc
I might start a virtual kegger thread after the vote is taken.

Put me down for a virtual keg of that new Budweiser aged in Jim Beam barrels. That's worth a try. 98 more to go.

19 posted on 10/03/2018 7:40:19 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: TigerClaws

The writer is Bushie Marc A. Thiessen, omitted in the OP.


20 posted on 10/03/2018 7:41:02 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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