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Ms. Ford was sort of blond wasn't she?
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Erick Erickson concurs in what I recently wrote about polls and angst I have with Trump:
Brett Kavanaugh Might Save the Senate GOP Majority
Polling momentum has swung in the GOP's direction for the Senate. Rejecting Kavanaugh risks it all for lies against him Read in browser »Yes, Trump is Everyone’s President, So He Should Start Acting Like It
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Some times body language reveal more truth. (See 1 below.)
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It is a shame anger may put America back on track in the up-coming mid-term election but, if that is what it takes, so be it because the America I know, is worth saving. (See 2 below.)
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Is the charade by Democrat charlatans over?
Some times an overzealous attack based on nothing more substantive than a cloud will boomerang and I suspect that is what is happening. (See 3 and 3a below.)
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Some op ed's - you choose. (See 4 below.)
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Apparently there now will be a final vote and when we look back this is what will we see.
Democrats supported The FBI when some of the top officials were doing everything they could to undercut Trump and now they are upset by the fact that The FBI did not find culpability. Democrats believe they can have it both ways.
Democrats complain that there must be more time to ask more questions. They had their time and instead of ask meaningful questions they made speeches praising Ms Ford and turning her into Joan d'Arc. Democrats believe they can have it both ways.
Democrats also feel aggrieved because not enough Avenatti "bimbos" were interviewed. Everyone he brought forth have been proven to be totally unreliable. Democrats believe they can have it both ways.
Democrats argue Kavanaugh was overly aggressive and lacked judicial temperament. One has to assume Democrats believe they can smear a person with unsubstantiated accusations and that person(s) should remain silent while they smear them and their entire family while destroying their future opportunity for gainful employment. Democrats believe they can have it both ways.
I could go on but I hope you now understand Democrats believe they can have it both ways. and they can praise and/or distrust The FBI when it suits their cause.
Oh, don't forget these are the same Nympho-manic Democrats who said, the moment Kavanaugh was nominated, they would not vote for him anyway. These un-satiables, after getting "everything" they asked for, are still complaining they need more..
Democrats have proven they are aging cry babies and one claims he is a youthful Spartacus.
As for Feinstein, Schumer and her remaining brethren, future hurricanes should be named after them because their tears will drown you in water.
Kavanaugh served on the second highest curt for 12 years and , until he was nominated for The SCOTUS, everything was hunky dory. Then the Democrats who engaged in personal destruction politics discovered he was a serial rapist.
The FBI talked with 9 of 10 people who know Ford etc.
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WATCH: A Body Language Expert Analyzes Ford’s Testimony, And She’s Not Impressed
The testimony of Christine Blasey Ford was a powerful one that caused many to jump to her side or doubt that Brett Kavanaugh was telling the whole truth when it came to his denial about his alleged sexual assault.
However, the YouTube Channel “Body Language Ghost,” which oftentimes analyzes politicians and media figures on both sides of the aisle, was none too impressed with Ford’s actions when she sat in front of the Judiciary Committee for her hearing.
In fact, much of the discoveries from the body language expert seem to be that Ford was lying, knew she was lying, and on top of all of that was being coached to lie.
Throughout the video, the expert notes that Ford oftentimes uses what’s called “pretty pose,” or body language to make herself seem small, innocent, and victimized. However, there are various clues that give away the fact that a lot of the sadness, fear, and pain she was feeling was exaggerated.
For example, when Ford was getting teary, she never once positioned her head upward to stop the mucus flow that would inevitably happen when under extreme emotional duress. What’s more, when Ford found herself cornered, she would leave “pretty pose” and take on a more defiant look with nose turned up, glasses on her head, and shoulders squared.
Even without the body language expert’s opinion, there are plenty of things that tell us Ford’s testimony is, at least for the most part, a complete fabrication. As sex-crime prosecutor Rachel Mitchell noted in her memo, hardly anything about her testimony lined up. The witnesses either refute or fail to corroborate Ford’s claim, the dates and times don’t match up with original testimonies, and she seems to have logical gaps about how she got to the party and how she left it.
If the evidence points towards Ford’s testimony being a fabrication, then this body language expert just put the icing on the cake.
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2)THE ANGRY MAN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
For all the interest-group pandering that shapes modern American politics, the group that may well (decide the mid-term elections in November) might come down to the demographic of “The Angry Man.”
The Angry Man is difficult to stereotype. He comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from sophisticated urbanite to rural redneck, Deep South to Yankee North, Left Coast to Eastern Seaboard.
No matter where he’s from, Angry Men share many common traits; they aren’t asking for anything from anyone other than the promise to be able to make their own way on a level playing field. In many cases, they are independent businessmen and employ several people. They pay more than their share of taxes and they work very hard for what they have and intend to keep.
He’s used to picking up the tab, whether it’s the Christmas party for the employees at his company, three sets of braces, college educations or a beautiful wedding or two. Not because he was forced to, but because it’s the right thing to do.
The Angry Man believes the Constitution should be interpreted as it was written. It is not as a “living document” open to the whims and vagaries of appointed judges and political winds.
The Angry Man owns firearms, and he’s willing to pick up a gun and use it in defense of his home, his country and his family. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone if necessary to achieve those goals gives him only momentary pause.
The Angry Man is not, and never will be, a victim. Nobody like him drowned in Hurricane Katrina. He got his people together and got out. Then, he went back in to rescue those who needed help or were too stupid to help themselves in the first place.
He was selfless in this, just as often a civilian as a police officer, a National Guard soldier or a volunteer firefighter. Victimhood syndrome buzzwords; “disenfranchised,” “marginalized” and “voiceless” don’t resonate with The Angry Man. “Press ‘one’ for English” is a curse-word to him.
His last name, his race and his religion don’t matter. His ancestry might be Italian, English, African, Polish, German, Slavic, Irish, Russian, Hispanic or any of a hundred others. What does matter is that he considers himself in every way to be an American. He is proud of this country and thinks that if you aren’t, you are whole-heartedly encouraged to find one that suits you and move there.
The Angry Man is usually a man’s man. The kind of guy who likes to play poker, watch football, go hunting, play golf, maintain his own vehicles and build things. He coaches kid’s baseball, soccer and football and doesn’t ask for a penny. He’s the kind of guy who can put an addition on his house with a couple of friends, drill an oil well, design a factory or work the land.
He can fill a train with 100,000 tons of coal and get it to the power plant so that you can keep the lights on while never knowing everything it took to do that. The Angry Man is the backbone of this country.
He’s not racist, but is truly disappointed and annoyed, when people exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their ethnicity. He’s willing to give everybody a fair chance if they’re willing to work hard and play by the rules. He expects other people to do the same. Above all, he has integrity in everything he does.
The Angry Man votes, and he loathes the dysfunction now rampant in government. It’s the victim groups being pandered to and the “poor me” attitude that they represent. The inability of politicians to give a straight answer to an honest question. The tax dollars that are given to people who simply don’t want to do anything for themselves.
The fact that, because of very real consequences, he must stay within a budget but for some obscure reason the government he finances doesn’t. Mostly, it’s the blatantly arrogant attitude displayed implying that we are too stupid to run our own lives and only people in government are smart enough to do that.
The Angry Man has reached his limit. When a social justice agitator goes on TV, leading some rally for Black Lives Matter, safe spaces or other such nonsense, he may bite his tongue but, he remembers. When a child gets charged with carrying a concealed weapon for mistakenly bringing a penknife to school, he takes note of who the local idiots are in education and law enforcement.
But when government officials are repeatedly caught red-handed breaking the law and getting off scot-free, The Angry Man balls up his fists and readies himself for the coming fight. He knows that this fight, will be a live or die situation, so he prepares fully. Make no mistake, this is a fight in which he is not willing to lose and he will never give up.
Obama calls him a Clinger. Hillary calls him Deplorable. Bill calls him Redneck. ‘Black lives Matter’ calls him Racist. Feminists call him Sexist. ISIS calls him an Infidel.
Donald Trump calls him an American.
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White House: FBI Report Supports Kavanaugh Confirmation; Initial Senate Vote Set for Friday
The Senate braced for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set his polarized chamber on a schedule to decide an election-season battle that has consumed the nation. A showdown roll call over confirmation seemed likely over the weekend.
The White House said early Thursday morning that it had received the FBI’s completed report on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and that it was “fully confident” that the Senate would vote to confirm President Trump’s nominee to the nation’s top court.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday following the completion of an FBI investigation of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that the sexual assault allegations against him were “totally uncorroborated.”
Trump said in a Twitter post that Kavanaugh had been subjected to “harsh and unfair treatment” and said “this great life cannot be ruined by mean & despicable Democrats and totally uncorroborated allegations.”
Raj Shah, deputy White House press secretary, said the report, which Democrats have denounced as hasty and incomplete, marked “the last addition to the most comprehensive review of a Supreme Court nominee in history, which includes extensive hearings, multiple committee interviews, over 1,200 questions for the record and over a half million pages of documents.”
In three tweets, the first published at 2:24 a.m. Thursday, Shah said lawmakers will have had “ample time” to review the results of the latest probe by the time they vote Friday, according to a schedule set into motion Wednesday by McConnell. Senators will be able to review the report at a secure facility at the Capitol beginning Thursday.
McConnell cemented the process late Wednesday and announced that the FBI would soon deliver to an anxious Senate the potentially fateful report on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women. With Republicans clinging to a razor-thin 51-49 majority and five senators — including three Republicans — still vacillating, the conservative jurist's prospects of Senate confirmation remained murky and dependent, in part, on the file's contents, which are supposed to be kept secret.
"There will be plenty of time for members to review and be briefed on the supplemental material" before Friday's vote, McConnell said to the nearly empty chamber. In a rare moment of randomness in what's been a deadly serious process, the normally meticulous lawmaker's cell phone emitted a ringtone during part of his remarks.
Lawmakers were planning to begin reading the FBI report Thursday morning, with senators and a small number of top aides permitted to view it in a secure room in the Capitol complex. Senators are not supposed to divulge the contents of the agency's background reports.
The report was arriving at a Capitol palpably tense over the political stakes of the nomination fight and from aggressive anti-Kavanaugh protesters who have rattled and reportedly harassed senators. Feeding the anxiety was an unusually beefy presence of the U.S. Capitol Police, who were keeping demonstrators and frequently reporters at arm's length by forming wedges around lawmakers walking through corridors.
Amid complaints that some lawmakers were being confronted outside their homes, McConnell claimed on the Senate floor that the protesters were "part of the organized effort" to derail Kavanaugh's nomination.
"There is no chance in the world that they're going to scare us out of doing our duty," he said.
Adding to the uncertainty, the three undecided GOP senators who could decide Kavanaugh's fate rebuked Trump for mocking one accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, by mimicking her responses to questions at last week's dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
"I would tell him, knock it off. You're not helping," Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said of Trump's Tuesday night tirade.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Trump's insults marked a "new low."
Barring leaks, it was unclear how much of the FBI report, if any, would be made public. While senators from both sides have expressed support for revealing at least parts of the findings, FBI background checks on nominees are supposed to remain confidential.
Underscoring rising tensions, Democrats suggested that previous FBI background checks of Kavanaugh may have unearthed misconduct by the nominee.
Democrats wrote to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, challenging a Tuesday tweet by GOP aides saying prior investigations never found "a whiff of ANY issue — at all — related in any way to inappropriate sexual behavior or alcohol abuse." Democrats wrote that the GOP tweet contained information that is "not accurate."
Committee Republicans tweeted in response that their prior tweet was "completely truthful" and accused Democrats of "false smears."
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told reporters that Trump's lampooning of Ford at a Tuesday night Mississippi campaign rally was "just plain wrong." Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called it "wholly inappropriate and in my view unacceptable," and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said on NBC's "Today" show that the remarks were "kind of appalling."
Those senators, along with Democrats Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, have yet to declare how they will vote.
"All of us need to keep in mind there's a few people that are on the fence right now. And right now, that's sort of where our focus needs to be," said Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who has traded barbs with Trump and will retire at year's end.
Trump drew laughs Tuesday with his rendition of how Ford answered questions at last week's hearing. "I had one beer — that's the only thing I remember," he stated inaccurately.
As he flew aboard Air Force One to the Mississippi rally, Trump was enraged by New York Times articles about Kavanaugh's high school and college years and alleging tax avoidance efforts by the president and his family, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday echoed the president's newly aggressive approach. She said Ford has "been treated like a Fabergé egg by all of us, beginning with me and the president," and said Trump was merely "pointing out factual inconsistencies."
Trump himself didn't respond publicly to the criticism. On Twitter, he hailed Kavanaugh as "a fine man and great intellect" and insisted, "The country is with him all the way!"
The California psychology professor has testified that a drunken Kavanaugh sexually abused her in a locked room at a high school party in the 1980s and has said she believed he was trying to rape her. Kavanaugh has denied her assertions and those of two other women, who have accused him of other instances of sexual misconduct in the 1980s.
Democrats argued that the investigation has been insufficient, lacking interviews with her, with Kavanaugh and others who his accusers have said could know about the alleged incidents.
Democrats argued that the investigation has been insufficient, lacking interviews with her, with Kavanaugh and others who his accusers have said could know about the alleged incidents.
In a statement Wednesday night after McConnell set the vote in motion, Ford's counsel wrote: "An FBI supplemental background investigation that did not include an interview of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford — nor the witnesses who corroborate her testimony — cannot be called an investigation. We are profoundly disappointed that after the tremendous sacrifice she made in coming forward, those directing the FBI investigation were not interested in seeking the truth."
Corker and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said senators were expecting the document to contain reports that FBI agents compile on their interviews with subjects, perhaps accompanied by a cover letter. Background checks do not traditionally contain investigators' conclusions about who they believe is credible.
Washington has been awaiting completion of the investigation since last week, when Flake, Collins and Murkowski pressured a reluctant Trump and GOP leaders to order the FBI to renew its background check of the 53-year-old Kavanaugh.
The FBI interviewed several people, including three who Ford has said attended a 1982 high school gathering in suburban Maryland where she says Kavanaugh's attack occurred, plus another Kavanaugh friend. The agency has also spoken to a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, who has claimed Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a Yale party when both were freshmen.
In an interview, No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin of Illinois said McConnell was "hell-bent on getting this done" this week.
Democrats also demanded that the FBI privately brief the Senate about the investigation before the chamber votes. McConnell rejected that request in a letter Wednesday to Schumer, saying Democrats would use it to delay Kavanaugh's confirmation.
3a) The 'Kavanaugh Effect' Gives GOP Hope for Midterms
When it began, Democrats believed that the battle to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court would energize their voters to turn out for the midterm elections next month.
Instead, this latest poll from NPR/PBS/Marist appears to show that the Democrats' smear tactics have energized Republicans.
In July, there was a 10-point gap between the number of Democrats and Republicans saying the November elections were "very important." Now, that's down to 2 points, a statistical tie.
Democrats' advantage on which party Americans want to control Congress has also been cut in half since last month. Democrats still retain a 6-point edge on that question, but it was 12 points after a Marist poll conducted in mid-September.
That "blue wave" is at ebb tide thanks to the extraordinary combination of Democrats overplaying their hand and the hysterical, unbalanced, and unfair tactics of their partisans. Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the poll, said, "The result of hearings, at least in short run, is the Republican base was awakened."
While Democrats and Republicans are now equally enthusiastic about the midterms, the story is very different for key Democratic base groups and independents. While 82 percent of Democrats say the midterms are very important, that's true of just 60 percent of people under 30, 61 percent of Latinos and 65 percent of independents.
This is even more significant than the "enthusiasm gap," which has now closed. These are the voters that Democrats are counting on to bring them a congressional majority. That they are significantly less turned on by the election is not surprising. Historically, these groups have failed to turn out for midterm elections, despite numerous predictions to the contrary.
Simply put, if these core constituencies don't vote, Democrats are dead in the water.
"If there aren't 34 dramatic moments [between now and then], it will be my base versus your base," Miringoff said. He noted that the Republican move to push Kavanaugh's confirmation forward, despite his unpopularity and that more people believe accuser Christine Blasey Ford than Kavanaugh, appears to be intended to fire up the GOP base in hopes of retaining control of Congress.
"The Republicans' approach has been, and continues to be, all about the base," Miringoff said. "This is their M.O., and that's what we're seeing. That works if turnout is not high."
Call it the "Kavanaugh Effect." We are seeing it in red states where Democratic incumbent senators are trying to hang on to their seats. In North Dakota, Senator Heidi Heitkamp has fallen 10 points behind her GOP challenger, Rep. Kevin Cramer, in the last two weeks, indicating a surge as a result of the attacks on Kavanaugh. The Missouri Senate race between Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill and Attorney General Josh Hawley is dead even and in Nevada, the GOP's most vulnerable incumbent, Senator Dean Heller, is holding his own against his Democratic challenger Jacky Rosen.
While still a month away, the midterms are not shaping up the way that Democrats expected. They believed that the anti-Trump hysteria they had ginned up among their base voters would carry them to a majority in the House and Senate.
Instead, Republicans now have a fighting chance to maintain control of both chambers, despite historical and electoral advantages for the Democrats.
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Larry Elder: 'White Male Privilege,' RIP
Bob Tyrrell: Who Are Brett Kavanaugh's Enemies?
Charles Lane: How to prevent the next appalling fight over a Supreme Court nominee
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: Treating the Court as a Political Branch
Cal Thomas: A victory on trade
Eli Lake: Welcome to the post-American jungle
Paul Kane: The Senate's two faces: A day marked by bipartisan achievements and character attacks
Laura Hollis: My #MeToo bona fides --- and why I'd vote for Judge Kavanaugh
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