Sun September 09, 2018 3:43 am
washing machine wrote:meatwad wrote:This Beto guy could pull an Obama I think, and maybe be ready by 2020. Especially if he beats Cruz, that's going to really propel him within the party and national stage.
I live in Texas. I like Beto. A lot of people do. He just ran a battle of the bands style fundraiser at the live music venue across the street from where I work, actually. I hope he brings out the vote, but I'm not optimistic that he carries rural areas, and that's a lot of the state. Poor Texas and America might not have seen the last of the ol' Zodiac Killer, I'm afraid.
Sun September 09, 2018 6:46 pm
Mon September 10, 2018 2:09 am
Mon September 10, 2018 2:31 am
Thu September 13, 2018 5:37 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 5:46 pm
McParadigm wrote:What on earth could be in this letter about Kavanaugh's nomination, that it needed to be promptly delivered to the FBI?
Thu September 13, 2018 5:53 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:McParadigm wrote:What on earth could be in this letter about Kavanaugh's nomination, that it needed to be promptly delivered to the FBI?
It apparently concerns an incident that occurred between him and a girl while he was in college
Thu September 13, 2018 5:55 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 6:05 pm
washing machine wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:McParadigm wrote:What on earth could be in this letter about Kavanaugh's nomination, that it needed to be promptly delivered to the FBI?
It apparently concerns an incident that occurred between him and a girl while he was in college
Yeah, that's pretty much exactly the arc I'd expect from the writers at this point in the season.
Thu September 13, 2018 6:18 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 6:38 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:Now they're reporting it was in high school, not college. In which case, who cares.
Thu September 13, 2018 6:39 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 7:13 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 7:19 pm
meatwad wrote:After what Republicans did regarding Merrick Garland, I'm all Dems creating this kind of spectacle. Fuck the GOP and their dickhead nominee.
Thu September 13, 2018 7:28 pm
Bi_3 wrote:meatwad wrote:After what Republicans did regarding Merrick Garland, I'm all Dems creating this kind of spectacle. Fuck the GOP and their dickhead nominee.
I'm all for this guy not being on the court, but this is probably not a smart move. It's difficult enough to prove claims like this, should what was implied above be what is being alleged. If this isn't bulletproof the blow-back from the coming war on the accuser will harm a lot of victims plus it puts female Senators in a very difficult place (which the cynic in me assumes is the point of the timing and press-leak of this).
Thu September 13, 2018 10:30 pm
meatwad wrote:Bi_3 wrote:meatwad wrote:After what Republicans did regarding Merrick Garland, I'm all Dems creating this kind of spectacle. Fuck the GOP and their dickhead nominee.
I'm all for this guy not being on the court, but this is probably not a smart move. It's difficult enough to prove claims like this, should what was implied above be what is being alleged. If this isn't bulletproof the blow-back from the coming war on the accuser will harm a lot of victims plus it puts female Senators in a very difficult place (which the cynic in me assumes is the point of the timing and press-leak of this).
Definitely tons of backfire potential, but hopefully they know what they're doing and there's something there to be substantiated. Either way I think they did the right thing by handing it off to the FBI...let them decide if there's anything there.
Thu September 13, 2018 10:34 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 10:35 pm
Bi_3 wrote:meatwad wrote:Bi_3 wrote:meatwad wrote:After what Republicans did regarding Merrick Garland, I'm all Dems creating this kind of spectacle. Fuck the GOP and their dickhead nominee.
I'm all for this guy not being on the court, but this is probably not a smart move. It's difficult enough to prove claims like this, should what was implied above be what is being alleged. If this isn't bulletproof the blow-back from the coming war on the accuser will harm a lot of victims plus it puts female Senators in a very difficult place (which the cynic in me assumes is the point of the timing and press-leak of this).
Definitely tons of backfire potential, but hopefully they know what they're doing and there's something there to be substantiated. Either way I think they did the right thing by handing it off to the FBI...let them decide if there's anything there.
Apparently Feinstein has been sitting on this since mid summer, so the timing is clearly tied to the vote next week. This is America in 2018: leaking rape allegations, timed so the accused cannot defend themselves, to derail a political appointment. Pretty disgusting
Thu September 13, 2018 10:45 pm
Thu September 13, 2018 10:52 pm