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Senator Murkowski Voted Against Kavanaugh. Read Her Remarks Declaring Why.
New York Times ^ | October 5, 2018

Posted on 10/05/2018 11:05:55 AM PDT by reaganaut1

SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI: I did not come to a decision on this until walking onto the floor this morning. I have been wrestling to really try to know what is fair and what is right, and the truth is, that none of this has been fair.

This hasn’t been fair to the judge, but I also recognize that we need to have institutions that are viewed as fair and if people who are victims, people who feel that there is no fairness in our system of government, particularly in our courts, then you’ve gone down a path that is not good and right for this country. And so I have been wrestling with whether or not this was about qualifications of a good man or is this bigger than the nomination.

And I believe we’re dealing with issues right now that are bigger than the nominee and how we ensure fairness and how our legislative and judicial branch can continue to be respected. This is what I have been wrestling with, and so I made the — took the very difficult vote that I did.

I believe Brett Kavanaugh’s a good man. It just may be that in my view he’s not the right man for the court at this time. So I have taken my vote here this morning, I’m going to go back to my office and write a floor statement that is more fulsome and have the opportunity to have that.

But this has truly been the most difficult evaluation of a decision that I have ever had to make, and I’ve made some interesting ones in my career.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; estellewinwood; kavanaugh; lisamurkowski; lyinglibtard; murkowski; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; primarythisrunt; repealthe19th
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To: reaganaut1

You want to punish this bitch?

Send 5 or more new GOP Senators to help Trump in Nov.

The only reason the cowardly 4 Flake/Corker/Mad Cow and Collins can get away with this crap is the US Senate is so evenly divided.

Want to make her politically impotent? Stop evenly dividing the US Senate by giving the GOP undisturbed control with a real GOP President like Trump to set the Agenda


41 posted on 10/05/2018 11:21:50 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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To: reaganaut1

The new, left wing, ACLU helped her come to no by flying in a bunch of women from Alaska.

https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaskan-women-sponsored-by-ACLU-bound-for-DC-to-protest-Kavanaugh-nomination-495000951.html


42 posted on 10/05/2018 11:22:31 AM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: reaganaut1

How did she ever beat Joe Miller for that seat?

Can’t we get Sarah Palin to run against her? Some good GOP candidate from Alaska has to step up to get rid of the Cow.


43 posted on 10/05/2018 11:22:44 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: reaganaut1

Memo to Alaska Republican Party: Disown her and start lining up a suitable candidate to replace her.


44 posted on 10/05/2018 11:22:51 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: MNJohnnie

You want to punish this bitch?

Send 5 or more new GOP Senators to help Trump in Nov.

The only reason the cowardly 4 Flake/Corker/Mad Cow and Collins can get away with this crap is the US Senate is so evenly divided.

Want to make her politically impotent? Stop evenly dividing the US Senate by giving the GOP undisturbed control with a real GOP President like Trump to set the Agenda
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Exactly.


45 posted on 10/05/2018 11:23:01 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Senator Goldwater

Better yet ....send us an Eskimo woman! They are tough!


46 posted on 10/05/2018 11:23:11 AM PDT by miserare ( Indict Hillary!)
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To: dainbramaged

Right you are. Thanks for that, and glad you didn’t get the worst of Frank.


47 posted on 10/05/2018 11:23:36 AM PDT by Senator Goldwater
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To: reaganaut1; DarthVader

48 posted on 10/05/2018 11:24:07 AM PDT by kingattax (99% of liberals give the rest of the mental defectives a bad name !)
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To: magua

“I want to know where is the Turtle?”

Here I am.


49 posted on 10/05/2018 11:24:08 AM PDT by Turtleman (Death to the New World Order)
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To: reaganaut1

Called the NRSC and demanded that ALL Republican support be withdrawn from Murkowski form this day forward if she votes “No” on Kavanaugh. Told them that if the RNC continues to support these fake Republicans, then I will work hard here locally to make sure that money is only donated to individual conservative candidates so that the national organizations that won’t listen to us will dry up and blow away. Have a call in at the RNC as well, where I will inform them of the same thing.

Sure wish 100 or more of my FRiends would make their own calls as well. Let them hear from us -— they are supposed to represent us, NOT themselves!!! One voice is easy to ignore -— 100 voices, not so much!!!


50 posted on 10/05/2018 11:24:21 AM PDT by LTC.Ret
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To: Moonman62

Whatta hag!


51 posted on 10/05/2018 11:24:24 AM PDT by miserare ( Indict Hillary!)
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To: Moonman62

look man, it’s not Halloween yet....


52 posted on 10/05/2018 11:24:32 AM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Vigilanteman

>>Maybe it will feel better when she is stripped of all her committee assignments and cut off from any re-election funds.<<

It’s garbage like this woman that’s the reason I will NEVER contribute one dime to any Republican organization, but only to individual candidates.


53 posted on 10/05/2018 11:24:56 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen.)
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To: kaehurowing

Sarah Palin


54 posted on 10/05/2018 11:25:27 AM PDT by RainMan (rainman)
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To: reaganaut1

She’s right. I don’t think what we have seen is fair. Let’s have a CIVIL WAR!!!!


55 posted on 10/05/2018 11:25:43 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.B)
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To: reaganaut1

Not surprised.
She’s a fraudulent elected official anyway, of course she’d identify with “Fake Baby Voice”.


56 posted on 10/05/2018 11:25:45 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: kaehurowing

If Palin would just announce a write-in candicy she could beat her using the same tactic MurCOWski used to steal her first election.


57 posted on 10/05/2018 11:26:13 AM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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To: reaganaut1
Yank her Committee head position .
Yank all those 12 tribes federal contracts like the one to manage many US bases .
Destroy this person .
Mitch better make her an example now !
Tell her the consequence of her actions .
Kill federal funds and her power is gone .
58 posted on 10/05/2018 11:26:18 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves)
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To: Jeff Gordon
There is nothing "new" about the Leftwing ACLU. They have been a consistent player on the Left for just shy of a full century.

For more on the subject: Leftist Word Games & The First Amendment

59 posted on 10/05/2018 11:26:22 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: reaganaut1

The woman’s barely literate - in the absence of any evident spark of intellect or principle, she might try falling back on tradition and political practicality to help guide her vote - her father was a lifelong Republican senator before her - President Trump has worked to open the oil fields in Alaska to drilling which would bring millions of dollars into the economy there - these factors alone should determine her decision......


60 posted on 10/05/2018 11:26:31 AM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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