Time To Smear Kavanaugh's Good Name...

[Tassman]

For those who tend to hyperventilate at the mention of Breitbart, here's the story from NBC's own website.

Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick is only one aspect of the Kavanaugh story. What has never been adequately investigated, because the WH put limits on the FBI enquiry, is Kavanaugh’s alleged blackout drinking (as testified by many close contemporaries), vis-à-vis Dr Ford’s credible testimony before the Senate enquiry of Kavanaugh’s attempted rape.

[Mountain Man]

...Dr Ford’s credible testimony...

[Mountain Man]

A man that I grew up in church with and who is now a pastor reported that one of his seminary professors was Kavanaugh's suitemate in college and was aware of a rape allegation against him at the time.

Except Kavanaugh was never accused of rape in college. For that matter, Ford accused him of drunkenly fondling her in high school, and Rameriz accused him of doing no more than expose himself to her at a party in college , so who knows what your friend's friend is referring (and who knows how credible your friend's friend even is). The rape accusation came from Swetnick who went from "Kavanaugh totally spiked the punch and gang raped girls" to "He might have been at a party where that maybe happened". And now we learn from NBC news that one of Avanatti's key witnesses flatly denied the accusation, saying "It is incorrect that I saw Brett spike the punch. I didn’t see anyone spike the punch…I was very clear with Michael Avenatti from day one [...] I would not ever allow anyone to be abusive in my presence. Male or female."

So in every case, people who were named as witnesses flatly denied the accusations. To continue to pretend that any of Kavanaugh's accusers have even a smidgen of credibility is to basically admit that one has no regard for the truth.

[Cow Poke]

Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick is only one aspect of the Kavanaugh story. ...

I fully realize why you would want to diminish this and pretend it wasn't part of the overall pile-on, but it shows the absolute corruption of the process.

[JimL]

I fully realize why you would want to diminish this and pretend it wasn't part of the overall pile-on, but it shows the absolute corruption of the process.

And we fully realize why you would want to diminish Dr. Fords and others completely credible testimony, Kavanaughs lies and his inability to conduct himself civilly, commensurate with the temperment of a SC Justice, in a congressional hearing, but it shows the absolute corruption of your minds.

[Cow Poke]

And we fully realize why you would want to diminish Dr. Fords and others completely credible testimony,

Swetnick was a huge part of the "others", Jim.

[Mountain Man]

...Dr. Fords and others completely credible testimony...

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[Tassman]

I fully realize why you would want to diminish this and pretend it wasn't part of the overall pile-on, but it shows the absolute corruption of the process.

The only process which has been "diminished" is Ford's credible testimony (that even sexist Trump found convincing) and the copious reports from Kavanaugh's contemporaries of Kavanaugh’s belligerent, blackout drinking and inappropriate behaviour when drunk...including possible attempted rape. We don't know this because it was quite deliberately never followed up by those desperate to get Kavanaugh confirmed come what may.

[Cow Poke]

The only process which has been "diminished" is Ford's credible testimony....

Repeating the same dumb thing over and over doesn't make it truerererer, Tass.... But that's all ya got, so give it another round.

[JimL]

Repeating the same dumb thing over and over doesn't make it truerererer, Tass.... But that's all ya got, so give it another round.

Duh! repeating the truth over and over again doesn't make it truererer either, CP, but the facts, which you cal dumb things, is all we've got to go on. Unlike you our minds don't live in that fantasy world of yours with those alternative fact thingies.

[JimL]

Swetnick was a huge part of the "others", Jim.

Swetnick was one person whose testimony, like that of many others was never fully investigated. The larger point in all of this is that Kavanaugh himself was willing to lie under oath and to exhibit the character of one who is unfit to be appointed to a life time position on the SC of the U.S.

[Cow Poke]

Swetnick was one person whose testimony, like that of many others was never fully investigated....

...and, obviously, in hindsight, with good cause. Her porn star lawyer flat out LIED about what her "testimony" was. And NBC HID that little fact thingie.

[Cow Poke]

Duh! repeating the truth over and over again doesn't make it truererer either, CP,...

He's expressing an opinion, which is his right. He is NOT expressing fact.

[Terraceth]

Swetnick was one person whose testimony, like that of many others was never fully investigated. The larger point in all of this is that Kavanaugh himself was willing to lie under oath and to exhibit the character of one who is unfit to be appointed to a life time position on the SC of the U.S.

You may have a point with the character thing, but you really shouldn't continually assert that he "lied under oath" when there is inadequate evidence to draw that conclusion. You can maybe claim some of his statements were sketchy, but there's nothing that proves them false as far as I can tell. Claims that "his classmate said such and such which contradicts with his statement" is counteracted by the fact other classmates have backed up his statements. Deciding to believe the classmates that happen to support your preconceived narrative is simply confirmation bias.

[Cow Poke]

NBC’s Kate Snow: Here’s why we didn’t publish that story on Avenatti’s 2nd witness until now

NBC’s Kate Snow put up a tweetstorm Saturday explaining why NBC belatedly published a piece Thursday revealing that a 2nd witness provided by Michael Avenatti to back up Swetnick’s account directly contradicted claims Avenatti made on her behalf. Snow claims she and NBC hadn’t finished vetting the article about this 2nd witness until the Kavanaugh confirmation was over and so decided to drop it as old news. That supposedly changed this week, when Sen. Chuck Grassley referred Avenatti and Swetnick to the DOJ for investigation. That referral, Snow claims, suddenly made the story newsworthy again.

Hmmmmm

I'm sure our pinko commie lefties who were screaming about the FBI not doing their job will be just as outraged that NBC withheld crucial information in the same case.