LIVE THREAD:Judge Brett Kavanaugh & Professor Christine Blasey Ford Testify 9:45 am

C-Span ^ | 9/27/2018

[nikos1121]

Judge Brett Kavanaugh & Professor Christine Blasey Ford Testify

The Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony from Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Professor Christine Blasey Ford about her allegations that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while the two were teenagers.

[Ohioan]

Inconsistencies are precisely how you discredit the testimony of a witness—here the one making the core claims!

[Kickass Conservative]

If I’m wrong, I’m wrong.

In fact, I hope I am wrong.

How is the questioning of Kavanaugh set up? Tell me that the GOP won’t be sitting on their Hands while that Woman Lawyer asks the questions.

The Rat Senators were handed the Ball and ran with it injecting their Lies and Propaganda. Now they will attack Kavanaugh for all it’s worth.

The GOP got played. The Rats end up getting twice the Air Time while the GOP runs the Committee? Great strategy.

[snakechopper]

No doubt.

[Beatthedrum]

All the drinking of coke or whatever, she looked like she was on some sort of drug.. Probably an anti-anxiety drug. Right at the end, she sort of lost it and looked flustered but her lawyer took hold and settled her down.

[thoughtomator]

Would normally not at all be comfortable with having Weasel Jr. as our champion. But this time... well, he just might mean it.

[xzins]

She admitted at the beginning there was no rape.

Then she admitted her witnesses don’t remember any such thing.

Her own memory was impeached with a number of recent things. She said she didn’t recall on a few of the early questions.

[Scrambler Bob]

She can be Spartaca.

[SaxxonWoods]

No, they insisted she wouldn’t even show up.

That was just the beginning of their wrongness about this entire fiasco.

Now they are trying to spin it as an advantage.

[Right Wing Assault]

CNN and MSNBC (and Chris Wallace) have already finished off Kavanaugh.

Ha, ha! They don't vote on confirming K!

[mass55th]

Kamala couldn’t get Willie Brown to pay to have her teeth cleaned, or whitened?

[Lazamataz]

>> "Ford had never heard of the counseling that Mitchell mentioned."

That was perhaps the closest to checkmate I saw all hearing. Brilliant.

Mitchell: "Hey, PhD in Psychology who's written papers on Children's Trauma, have you ever heard of a Cognitive Interview, which is the industry standard backed by experts, for investigating trauma?"

Ford: "Uh, no."

Mitchell: "Hey, you might want to learn about that, being in your field of expertise, after all. That might have been a better option than getting an attorney, a polygraph, and coming here."

Ford: (uncomfortable silence)

Did that exchange actually happen? If so, why isn’t that the end of all this?

Well, I exaggerated the language, but that was the jist.

[onemiddleamerican]

Ooooh, really; I hadn’t heard that. I must block time free to watch that in entirety.

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The special prosecutor has a 15 minute summation at the end! Get the popcorn, call Della in from her office, the Perry Mason moment will be there!

[pnut22]

The one thing proven is that the woman is a liar. Changed her statement right at the hearing. Fear of flying. Doesn’t know how to google and has a PHD!

[Sacajaweau]

A one piece....in the 80's....no way....

Maybe when she was doing her diving....but a private party??

I can remember my one piece in the 60's....but in the 80s....all three that I remember were bikinis.

She must have plenty of beach party pictures.

[Windflier]

Glottal fry problems.

What's glottal fry?

[adingdangdoo]

Will Rachel Mitchell’s findings be presented in public or just to the committee?

[Labyrinthos]

I’ve never seen a perfect cross-exam, not even mine.

[lgjhn23]

“....Ford has aged horribly. How much did she smoke and drink her whole life?...”
Yeah. IF she looked that bad at that hearing after they’ve spent time grooming, coaching her, etc., can you imagine what she probably looks like in everyday real life? I feel bad for her husband. Not only is she a insane mental zombie....she physically looks like one!!

[Ohioan]

You get it—and understand the dynamics!

[Smogger]

Everyone knows that Beach Friends have the best legal advice!

I mean when you are a wealthy college professor with a PhD in psychology who else would your turn to? I mean the poor thing is not even sure what an attorney is or how to get a hold of the White House or a Senator.