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Once again prosecutors overcharged. I agree, easily 2nd degree murder. I am absolutely disgusted by the actions of this officer, there is no excuse for what he did. Police from his department as well as all over should speak out against this to highlight this isn't the standard and this isn't acceptable. This needs to be used as a training for what not to do.
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So the FBI investigation (#7) concluded before the deadline and was said to be done on Tuesday evening. It was an all hands on deck call at the FBI with that being the top priority. How can you say it was not an extensive investigation? They built off their existing 6 investigations. What did they not do to your liking? Ask about his drinking habits? That has no bearing on whether or not he sexually assaulted Dr. Ford. No time, no place, no corroborating testimony about the incident. The only witnesses that back her claim were in 2012 when she told people, not any direct knowledge of the events.
I have to ask you if the FBI investigation was so demanded by Democrats, why do you think they would suppress it's release? Why do you think they only allowed a single copy to be made and forced everyone to read it in secrecy? It's because it was not at all flattering to their cause. It was to lengthen the time of it's release and being read by all congress members to DELAY.
Not to mention all the inconsistencies and outright falsehoods uttered by Dr. Ford.
--plane trips
--polygraph knowledge
--2nd door
--Safeway 2nd door
etc.
Was not a smart play by the Dems, we haven't even seen the October surprises associated with the FISA warrants and Trump's base is already energized.
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@Swagnarok
In an eloquent and lengthy speech, Sen. Susan Collins has (as of several minutes ago) lain out her reasons for why she will be voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
And now they are talking about witness tampering from the person that Ford helped pass the polygraph.
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Any rationale human being can see this for what it is. It's adorable that you believe uncorroborated allegations that have actually contradicting testimony from multiple witnesses.
Fear of flying - a lie
Said did not assist another individual with polygraph - a lie
Not made aware by attorney that judicial committee was willing to go to her in a private setting as opposed to her flying to DC - a lie
Asked if the polygraph was videoed or recorded and she said she didn't know - a lie
"beach friends" are all FBI agents including one that she helped to pass a polygraph. Her polygraph had no baselines questions and consisted of 2 questions total were there any inaccuracies in your written statement?
She helped at least one individual and described the procedure to them, yet when asked specifics about her polygraph she was unaware.
All of her alleged witnesses or people in attendance either outright denied it or said they don't remember any party of the sort and have never met Kavanaugh. You would think that would be difficult at a party of 4 people, especially since she said he and Judge ran downstairs and were laughing with the others.
Her story changed from the age in which it happened (late teens to her therapist) and the number of people in attendance and the number of people involved in the assault.
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I believe her because a man falsely accused and called "evil" and a "child molester" and a "gang rapist" was pissed off when in the presence of his family and thinking about his family. That is the most ignorant thing I've ever heard.
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CNN is now corroborating Kavanaugh's testimony in regards to things that were supposedly a lie, "devil's triangle" "boof" or whatever stupid irrelevant things people are latching on to. People are saying people saying he drank excessively is somehow contradicting his testimony where he said he never blacked out. I was in the Army and drank heavily on a daily basis. I also was in college for a while. I attended parties at some of the biggest party schools in the country and I have only blacked out one time in my life. Him saying he didn't black out is not akin to not drinking heavily.
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@mustardness
Yeah, that's not what I asked. I understand your aversion to Kavanaugh being on the Supreme court. I asked what Roe v Wade had to do with the sexual assault allegations not what it had to do with kavanaugh.
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@Buddamoose
It's a lose lose for the Democrats at this point. If Kavanaugh was not voted in it would have emboldened Trump's base and pissed them off. If Kavanaugh gets voted in, it will be another win for Trump and the Republicans actually having a spine for once which also strengthens the base.
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Susan Collins and Flake,
agrees with fellow GOP Sen. Susan Collins(Maine) in viewing the FBI report as thorough and failing to back up Ford’s claims that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a house gathering in 1982, when both were in high school
and you have Manchin saying he's basically a yes vote. It is all but decided.
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@mustardness
Now I hear Mark Judges ex is confirming one of the other victim's claims.
"Rasor did not make any allegations about Kavanaugh"
Not so much.She made a statement to the New Yorker who interviewed her in relation to the story they wrote about the second victim. Quite different than confirming the other victim's claim... LOL. Also, I'm not sure why you bring up Roe v Wade in the same conversation as your statement about the allegations against him. I think it speaks to what your primary concern is.
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@Imabench
None of her claims were substantiated. People drink in college. His opinion of his drinking differs from others, he denied blacking out, not to drinking heavily. None of them can definitively say whether or not he did.
Recent revelations show that:
1. The whole excuse for her attending therapy in the first place was not true. A second door was installed on the property for a rented out additional bedroom with it's own door.
2. That she lied about her experience with polygraph testing (she denied assisting anyone 3 times. She is said to have assisted Monica McLean).
3. None of the individuals she said were at the party corroborated her claims her best friend specifically said otherwise.
Couple all of this with the timing of coming forward and when the Democrats made the information known and their repeated statements beforehand that they will oppose anyone no matter what. Then you have Cory Booker pushing to move to another candidate anyways, stating it's not whether he's innocent or guilty.
his overall demeanor during his testimony indicates he is more angry at being found out than he is regretful at what probably happened
Or, the other alternative you might not have considered. A man's livelihood and reputation were impugned by false allegations and he was pissed that his family was run through the mud (he specifically said as much). Objective political analysts said that both appeared credible, however facts support him whereas they don't support her. This was all before the polygraph information was presented to the senate judiciary committee. A litany of false statements made by a woman who only came forward with these allegations 30 years later with no evidence or supporting testimony, I'm going to go with calling a spade a spade.
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@Casual_Leftist
Just because something is partisan doesn't mean it can't be further exacerbated by race. People will always insult the president, but when the President became black suddenly there were racist insults against the president. Despite all the crazy conspiracies about Hillary none of them involve her not being a citizen and secretly born in Europe or some other white country. People believed Trump, no one seriously questioned the citizenship of Ted Cruz or John McCain not like they did Obama.
As I said in my post, Obama has lots of family in the country in question. It is ignorance not racism that causes the inferences because of this. Obama's own brother claims the things people accused him of. That is vastly different from the other 2 individuals you say didn't draw the same level of scrutiny. Actually there were very serious people questioning Cruz's eligibility. I would question whether or not your own bias directed how much attention you observed of Cruz's accusations vs Obama's?
Ans because Trump himself is a racist and his message appeals to literal white supremacist who openly supported him more than any other GOP candidate. I could go on all day about how terrible his cabinet, Jeff Sessions is so racist they wouldn't let him be a judge in Alabama.
Not corroborated by facts. There is no evidence Trump is a racist. Supported him more than any other GOP candidate? Since when? Are you saying David Duke hasn't endorsed anyone before? Are you saying there are no racist Democrats? Robert Byrd is a fine example.
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@disgusted
The same people who claim that Ford's testimony can't be believed also demand that their claims of talking to a creator of the universe is evidence that said creator exists. How absolutely, hilariously hypocritical.
You're right due process is akin to religiousness... No atheists or non-believers care about due process... The same people calling for prison reform are wanting to throw due process by the wayside.
Did you post in the wrong thread? I think so.
Seems relevant to your post to me.
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@Casual_Leftist
"illegals" and "muslims" are not races. Even the touted "birtherism" premise is not racist in nature. It's more ignorance or partisanship than racism. There was a similar argument made against Ted Cruz and John McCain.
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@disgusted
You're right due process is akin to religiousness... No atheists or non-believers care about due process... The same people calling for prison reform are wanting to throw due process by the wayside.
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@mustardness
I'm sorry that you are that deluded that you think there is anything to "lock them up" for.
An unknown crime based on what she believed might happen. In an unknown location at an unknown time with unknown number of witnesses present. All of which who refute her claims. This with 36 years that have elapsed in between.. you really are reaching hard if that is your expectation. It also shows how far removed from reality you are.
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@mustardness
My father just didn’t want to have the distraction looming over the campaign,
Sounds like he did drain it and get rid of him. And then unlike any administration before him was able to do. Manafort was prosecuted under Trump's DOJ. Sounds like he got flushed successfully, no?
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@mustardness
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The only problem I can see for legalization of marijuana is accurately detecting impairment while driving. There isn't to my knowledge a perfect solution for testing recent use that officers can administer on the side of the road yet.
No matter what, classifying it as a schedule 1 drug federally right now which means there is no medicinal use is silly since states are legalizing "medicinal marijuana".
Tax it just like cigarettes and alcohol and we will have more positives than negatives in regards to it. And less side effects as you won't have people lacing it if it's federally regulated.
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@mustardness
1} Is it a crime that humans want a better life for them selves and there children?
If someone robs a bank for the above reasons, they are still going to go to jail.
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@mustardness
I wonder if you were such a champion for McCain when he was running against Obama? I think McCain is the furthest from moral, and as I said before his record for veterans is abysmal. I dare you to prove me wrong.
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@Greyparrot
He is living rent free in their heads.
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Matal v. Tam, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)
But Twitter can do its thing, I just think it's funny that they claimed in front of Congress that they don't censor Conservatives. Even the fringe batshit crazy ones should be free to speak their minds as long as they don't violate the TOS (which I argue he didn't).
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I'm not fond of the way the questions are worded.
Economic Left/Right: -0.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.59
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@ravensjt
Who cares ultimately? I think it was grade school where we were taught the whole sticks and stones proverbs. There are lots of ignorant people in this world, why try to dilute their ignorance by labeling any and every offense that could possibly be misconstrued as racist. Racism doesn't have a place in society and has a steady trend to this effect. There will continue to be fewer and fewer, they are pariahs. Let's not muddle definitions and feign injury. There has been coined a new term 'race card' for a reason. This is now becoming the go to. My take on all of this faux outrage is that individuals don't believe that Gillum is strong enough to stand on his own principles and policies, and instead the opponent needs to be reduced in order to beat them.
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@Imabench
Leadership would have been Gillum removing the racial undertone assumption. Giving his opponent the benefit of the doubt and then displaying why he's the better choice. Instead, feigning that he is somehow hurt by that statement which as you've pointed out is not racist but may be racially insensitive and demanding an apology. Or even took a shot while dismissing it instead of elevating it beyond what its intention. Like, in the future you may want to choose your words more carefully as that might be considered racially insensitive, etc.
I've seen on posts about this on Facebook where they also harp on DeSantis for saying Gillum is articulate. People speak about this being 2018 and how times have changed and people need to adjust. I think the same goes for this situation. Let's not be so quick to jump on the racist bandwagon and instead give the person the benefit of the doubt. Articulate might just mean well spoken in this context, since he is after all well spoken.
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Gun ownership is on the decline, but you are saying mass murders on the rise. That's odd.
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Yes, a commonly used idiom is going to shore up the moderates and independents that we just talked about. If anything it's going to push people away that this is trying to be framed as racism. I am not at all surprised to find out that he is financed by George Soros.
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I agree. There's not really any room for movement to the center because it would alienate his base. I feel like his policies are going to push away moderate democrats and independents. I don't really understand the choice. Graham was a very strong candidate. She was an upset candidate before, that was able to beat an incumbent Republican deep in red territory in the state. She is far more center leaning and had a good chance of drawing people away from the Trump backed candidate. Parts of his message that may have drawn independents or even moderate Democrats she exhibited. I actually voted for her in the primary.
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Candidates always go to the center after primaries for a reason. Going further left is going to alienate the independents that are needed to shore up a victory in the primaries. Not a good strategy. Seems like an easy win for the R
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McCain's voting record for Veterans was abhorrent. He's very hawkish, which is why he was on the Armed Services committee. His pressure/obstructionism on the President is the only reason why the left aren't celebrating his death right now. He is tied to the Steele dossier, and that should be interesting if they will pursue that upon his death or try and sweep that under the rug as to not besmirch a dead man. I did not share his beliefs, but I do not wish death on anyone, especially as rough of one as he suffered with cancer. May he rest in peace, and his family heal quickly.
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@Buddamoose
It's a good thing that the Federal Prosecutors impugned the character of the person that is supposed to be a witness against Trump. Established a pattern of lies over an extended period of time establishing that his word means nothing. Drumpf is done for! The only thing that was done is that Cohen's lawyer has played some political games. I wonder if it was at the behest of Mueller, that would be more interesting to me than anything. "Cohen would never take a pardon from 'corrupt' Trump". This screams of theater. Fortunately there's not much precedent to move forward with anything. So after 500 days, this is the worst that they have to implicate Trump of Russian collusion. To quote James Comey, "That's it?"
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