'Not knowing when the Dawn will come, I open every Door,' Trump No. 95

[lionheart]

From Emily Dickinson.

Old thread.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3356297-Freedom-of-the-press-is-not-just-important-to-democracy-it-is-democracy-Trump-no-94

'AWKWARD: Viral 'Women For Brett Kavanaugh' Photo Has More Men Than Women In It'
The “Women for Kavanaugh” image came from a bus tour organized in August by Concerned Women for America, a conservative group that wants to “bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.”
In 2014, Concerned Women for America received more than $8 million from the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, which is funded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, ProPublica reported.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/women-for-kavanaugh-bus-photo_us_5ba45e69e4b069d5f9d16ce9

Mitch McConnell: “You’ve watched the fight. You’ve watched the tactics, But here’s what I want to tell you: In the very near future, Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court… Don’t get rattled by all of this. We’re gonna plow right through it and do our job.” twitter.com/CNN/status/1043154728870400000/video/1

Plow right through it ....

He just couldn't shut up and now he has admitted it was 'bad' and illegal.

Donald J. Trump
‏
Verified account

@realDonaldTrump

'I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!'

so that we can learn date, time, and place!'

So far all the attempts to deny have been shot down by the facts.

So they need the details to come up with their strategy to fudge/obstruct/deny it. It's the same playbook as his Russia strategy, he needs the details to concoct a defence.

mistake (hollow laughter)
Maybe this jerk missed Libel 101 at Harvard Law (really, this twit graduated magna cum laude in '85):
Ed Whelan
@EdWhelanEPPC
I made an appalling and inexcusable mistake of judgment in posting the tweet thread in a way that identified Kavanaugh's Georgetown Prep classmate. I take full responsibility for that mistake, and I deeply apologize for it. I realize that does not undo the mistak

Wut!
Christopher Cadelago
@ccadelago
Told by someone close to the Supreme Court confirmation process that the president’s tweets defending Kavanaugh were by design of the White House and a direct reaction to what they view as Democrats repeatedly moving the goal posts.
mobile.twitter.com/ccadelago/status/1043132967818878977

'Trump Tower Meeting Planners Moved Millions, Mueller Now Investigating.
Documents show suspicious transfers began six days before the controversial meeting.'
<a class="break-all" href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/anthonycormier/mueller-investigation-money-trump-tower-meeting#click=t.co/2420Ft51Fq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/anthonycormier/mueller-investigation-money-trump-tower-meeting#click=t.co/2420Ft51Fq

The New York Times is calling her "Dr Blasey" and all other outlets seem to be calling her "Dr Ford". Her name is Dr Christine Blasey Ford (no hyphen?).

Ford became her last name when she married her husband Ford, but Dr Blasey has always been her professional name, and remains so (as far as I know).

Should New York Times give up using her professional name, as no-one else is? What was the situation with Cherie Blair and Cherie Booth? Which one was correct (we know which one was used in the press)?

holding up the Merrick Garland nomination was the "most consequential decision" he's made.
Beware of speaking too soon, SmugConnell. History may yet bite you in the backside on this, hard and deep with some big, sharp teeth.
Mark Knoller
@markknoller
“In the very near future, Judge Kavanaugh will will be on the United States Supreme Court," says @SenateMajLdr
in address to the Values Voter Summit. Tells conservative activists that holding up the Merrick Garland nomination was the "most consequential decision" he's made.
mobile.twitter.com/markknoller/status/1043144186101460992

Come on! What did you think cosying up to the Saudis has always been about. Other people's childrens' miserable deaths are of no consequence to these devout 'Christians'.
MoveOn
@MoveOn
Now we know: the Trump admin is adamant about backing an unauthorized war in Yemen because of … arms sales. Meanwhile, millions are on the brink of starvation because of the conflict. #YemenCantWait
www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/wsj-pompeo-backed-continuing-us-role-in-war-in-yemen-1325592131531?v=railb&

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/21/politics/brett-kavanaugh-nomination-state-of-play/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Catherine Valentine
@CNNValentine
BREAKING ON CNN: the LIKELY - key word, likely - GOP counteroffer to Prof. Ford is as follows 1) hearing Wednesday, 2) Ford testifies first, #Kavanaugh second, 3) Independent counsel asks questions. via @DanaBashCNN@Phil_Mattingly

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Senate Dem leadership aide pushes back on GOP call to bring in outside counsel to question Kavanaugh/Ford.
“Outside counsel doesn’t vote on Kavanaugh. Senators do. Republicans need to do their jobs and not hide,” aide told me

Last night, Ford’s camp said that she couldn’t get to DC before Thursday because of issues her family is dealing with, Dem aide says. Wednesday hearing may be an issue to resolve between the two sides.

Senate GOP leadership aide pushes back: “Senate Democrats have rightly said that the Senate should not bully Dr Ford - the way to depoliticize that and ensure that is with an outside counsel.”

'Will Democrats take the House? Watch this district. It has everything.'
Colorado's 6th District is the ultimate battleground. For years, Democrats have poured millions of dollars in here to try to beat Coffman, but always fall short. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won here by 9 percentage points, but Coffman still won re-election by more than 8 points.
This year, Democrats on a national level are looking to this district as a bellwether, and the party has a poster candidate for a nominee -- Jason Crow, a combat veteran. If Democrats can finally win here, strategists say, they feel confident about taking back the House.
For Republicans, the race is a test of whether an incumbent congressman who has crafted a strong personal brand in an increasingly diverse district can survive an election where the enthusiasm is clearly on the Democratic side.
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/20/politics/colorado-sixth-district-mike-coffman/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Lawdy.

www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-wear-wire-25th-amendment.html

Lawyers, indeed. !

My autorrect flexing its muscles. Sorry - that should have read 'Lawdy. indeed!'

Someone is angling for Trump to fire Rosenstein?

Twice! autocorrect!

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he secretly recorded a meeting with President Trump, according to the @nytimes.

Watch @nytmike discuss the reporting.

twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1043204225617018880/video/1

I'm suspicious, absolutely suspicious. A Maggie Haberman and Michael Schmidt article that serves the WH purpose. Well .. well......

Shocked!!! Absolutely Shocked!!! Ohhh, who are we kidding at this point? No one is shocked that these guys would do anything in their power to undermine @realdonaldtrump.

Rosenstein Suggested He Secretly Record Trump and Discussed 25th Amendment nyti.ms/2xxNdwl

twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1043203869600350209

Stop the news please, I would like to get off.

https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1043204611098779648

Rachel sums up how I feel.

A theory:

Why did Rosenstein story leak now?

Kavanaugh may be sunk. So Trump feels freer to do something audacious. Also keen to take actions that get Dems to talk "impeachment" because that's only way to mobilize Repubs in midterm. Mueller closing in.

Result: Rosenstein fired

twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1043203860867821568

It certainly feels as if Kavanaugh has had it.

That this Rosenstein story has dropped now, broken by NYT, it stinks.

It does - but give it a day or two.

A different nuance

Andrew McCabe was suggesting that DOJ investigate the president, per @mattzap & @DevlinBarrett reporting. “What do you want to do, Andy, wire the president?” Rosenstein responded. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mccabe-memos-say-rosenstein-considered-secretly-recording-trump/2018/09/21/f4aa9a62-bdca-11e8-8792-78719177250fstory.html?utmm_term=.8f47536d48f4