Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy. Trump no. 94.

[TheClaws]

Quote from Walter Cronkite.

Previous thread here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3345873-Trump-has-a-Pecker-problem-and-there-is-a-blue-pill-to-make-it-grow-bigger-midterms-Trump-threads-contd

Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify in open session per CNN

Personally I don't think she will change many Repug minds but any delay is welcome.

After all "boys will be boys" 🤬🤮

As the mother of two men, I would have been appalled if either had been accused of such a thing. And I'd want to get right to the bottom of it!

George Conway
@gtconway3d

Needless to say, there’s a huge difference between an isolated slip of the tongue and ceaseless, shameless, and witless prevarication on virtually all topics, large and small.

@realDonaldTrump
When President Obama said that he has been to “57 States,” very little mention in Fake News Media. Can you imagine if I said that...story of the year! @IngrahamAngle

@unocajone

I would love to be a fly on your wall.

@SeymorePutts
Replying to @unocajone, and @gtconway3d

Kellyanne eats them. You'd never make it out.

'Kellyanne Conway's Husband Rips Trump's 'Ceaseless, Shameless, Witless' Lies
George Conway erupts after the president goes after Barack Obama's slip of the tongue a decade ago.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kellyanne-conway-george-slams-trumps-ceaseless-shameless-witless-prevarication_us_5b9ed8a7e4b04d32ebf99297

at Paul LePage. Well at least we now know where he stands...
Maine is a very white state and sparsely populated - less than 1.5 million - so even though he's a democrat, there might not be a huge groundswell of voiced opposition against him. I truly hope there is though.

Sorry! He's a Republican (duh!)

At least he can't seek re-election in Nov.

FLAGGING: Kellyanne Conway, moments ago to Fox News, on Kavanaugh’s accuser: “This woman should not be ignored and should not be insulted. She should be heard.”

https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/1041655218532954113

KAC going against the WH line to take?

I'm still thinking she's the anon op ed writer

And the 'boys will be boys' and 'which of us could also be exposed' comments

Kellyanne Conway?

In person on Fox News, it's not even that George stole her phone?

Did someone slip something in KAC’s coffee this morning?

Like maybe Veritaserum?

The son of the father...

http://time.com/5397986/trump-jr-kavanaugh-sexual-assault/

Donald Trump, Jr., son of President Donald Trump, posted an image to his Instagram account on Sunday appearing to mock the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

The image shows a piece of scrap paper with childish handwriting reading: “Hi Cindy, will you be my girlfriend,” followed by two boxes marked “yes” and “no.” “Love, Bret [sic]” the note ended.

The image references Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation that Kavanaugh had assaulted her when they were both teenagers.

“Oh boy… the Dems and their usual nonsense games really have him [Kavanaugh] on the ropes now,” wrote Trump Jr. in the image’s caption. “Finestein [sic] had the letter in July and saved it for the eve of his vote … honorable as always. I believe this is a copy for full transparency.”

Did someone slip something in KAC’s coffee this morning?

I blame her husband.

Wexner leaves GOP to become 'independent'.

Wexner leaves after meeting Obama

.@AndrewRestuccia and I called many of Kavanaugh's 65 female HS acquittances who signed a letter supporting him. After his accuser came out on Sunday, only TWO said they still stood by him. More than two dozen didn't respond, and two declined to comment. politi.co/2NjREVl

twitter.com/dlippman/status/1041676217815105536

BREAKING: In new statement, Judge Brett Kavanaugh says that "this is a completely false allegation. I have never done anything like what the accuser describes—to her or to anyone."

nbcnews.to/2xhVsMR twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1041693424209014790/photo/1

The White House sees no good options on the table, per multiple people close to the process. They recognize a hearing is perilous. But at moment, pushing ahead with a hearing seems better than having Kavanaugh, who’s adamant he didn’t do it, withdraw, per those in discussions.
twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1041654642676039681

... for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Why God Is Laughing at Brett Kavanaugh
American politics is about power, not principle. If anyone should know this, it's Brett Kavanaugh.
www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/17/kavanaugh-supreme-court-ford-sexual-assault-219983

It is honestly astonishing how many times since late 2016 the GOP has run the “Quick quick we gotta push the credibly accused attempted rapist thru!” playbook on different individuals

twitter.com/swin24/status/1041692222020837377

Wexner.

..... Wexner’s shift in political attitude also seems attributed to President Trump. The CEO recalled a moment last year when he told employees that he felt “dirty” and “ashamed” when Trump equivocated about white nationalist violence at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last year......

Even a young man is known by his actions--whether his conduct is pure and upright - Proverbs 20:11
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.… -Matthew 7:17

'Over the weekend, Christine Blasey Ford went on the record to accuse Supreme Court nominee'
splinternews.com/brett-kavanaughs-alleged-accomplice-has-spent-years-try-1829101148/amp?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=Splinter_twitter&__twitter_impression=true

'Alumnae Of Christine Blasey Ford's High School Circulate Letter Of Support.
Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are "all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton," they wrote.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/christine-blasey-ford-holton-arms-brett-kavanaugh_us_5b9fb3c2e4b04d32ebfabbc6

..... but a bad tree bears bad fruit.…

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-jr-posts-meme-mocking-woman-accusing-brett-kavanaugh-of-sexual-assault_us_5b9f996ee4b013b0977cc464

'Judicial Crisis Network to launch $1.5M pro-Kavanaugh ad campaign'
www.politico.com/story/2018/09/17/kavanaugh-ad-judicial-crisis-network-826088

Live.updates:
amp.cnn.com/cnn/politics/live-news/kavanaugh-sexual-assault-allegation-dle/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

She sounds ..... expensive:
Max Kennerly
@MaxKennerly
She's an exceptionally good lawyer. She also defended Philip Morris over cigarettes causing cancer, Pfizer over hormone therapy causing breast cancer, the MLB over antitrust, and the NFL over head injuries, so she has experience representing people who are totally guilty.
@thehill
JUST IN: Kavanaugh hires attorney amid sexual assault allegations: report link: hill.cm/ASp3dFM hill.cm/ASp3dFM
mobile.twitter.com/MaxKennerly/status/1041724983481958400

Novichok Suspects 'Didn't Exist Before 2009', Passport Data Reveals
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/novichok-suspects_uk_5b9ca9f8e4b013b0977aff8d

The biggest hole in the pair’s story is the fact no record of either men exists from before 2009 when passports under their names were issued, which the report says “suggests the two names were likely cover identities for operatives of one of the Russian security services”.

Apparently it's been reported in Russian media that the passport numbers of the men end -1294 and -1297.

Anyone think border authorities across the world have been frantically riffling through their records for -1295 and -1296, too?