‘Energy and persistence conquer all things’ - even vile orange ones. Trump thread con.

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From the august Benjamin Franklin. This thread is no. 84.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3369248-Not-knowing-when-the-Dawn-will-come-I-open-every-Door-Trump-No-95

[Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes] Women, Rage, and Power with Rebecca Traister
podplayer.net/#/?id=56233838 via @PodcastAddict

Chris also talks to Rebecca here:

[All In with Chris Hayes] Republicans push to end the Kavanaugh investigation
podplayer.net/#/?id=56274406 via @PodcastAddict

'Women Are Furious. Now What?
In her new book, Rebecca Traister invokes rage to unify women in a battle against men. But being mad can prove divisive, too.'
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/rebecca-traister-good-and-mad/570826/

I haven't read the NUT piece yet, but I know it will have me screaming 'How were they allowed to get away with it'. If justice does not catch up with them now, with it's full force (though that 'force' may well be wholly inadequate), something is irrepairably broken.

There was someone (first-time poster) on another thread suggesting, women are angry so let's show it by... having a general strike.

WTF?

Bannon's said he likes people's anger. He uses it as the fuel while he does the steering. In fact all the disruptivists like it for exactly this reason.

So yeah, having the fire is one thing. But keeping self-control and judgement about how to use that fire is just as important.

This is the Stinkhorn's elder sister, Fed. Court Judge Maryanne Barry:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Trump_Barry

The Trump siblings:
www.ibtimes.com/who-are-donald-trumps-siblings-what-you-need-know-about-maryanne-freddy-elizabeth-2446302
heavy.com/news/2016/07/donald-trump-brothers-sisters-fred-freddy-robert-elizabeth-maryanne-mary-photos-siblings-pictures-age-who-are/
www.wqxr.org/story/trumps-sister-judge-life-vastly-different-often-intertwined/

Yes, we don't need rage.
We need assertiveness.

Self-control, judgement, assertiveness - PerkiingandLweji, absolutely, those qualities, combined with integrity, are the obverse of the current forces rallied by Stinky and the GOP. (Bullying is not positive assertiveness).

Signed 'Bart' - Judge Dilly Dilly did not tell the ctee that 'Bart' was his high school nickname, did he

heavy.com/news/2018/10/brett-bart-kavanaugh-high-school-letter/

David Enrich
@davidenrich
Here's the full text of Kavanaugh's two-page letter, sent ahead of "Beach Week" in June 1983. ("Bart" was his nickname in high school.)

David Enrich
David Enrich
@davidenrich
Exclusive: We obtained a handwritten 1983 letter that Brett Kavanaugh wrote to his high school buddies: "We're loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us." My story with @katekelly @RebeccaRuiz @SteveEder
mobile.twitter.com/davidenrich/status/1047254608752660480/photo/1
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mobile.twitter.com/davidenrich/status/1047254608752660480?
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David Enrich
@davidenrich
We also tracked down a copy of Georgetown Prep's underground newspaper, written in part by Mark Judge. It includes a column about Holton-Arms girls, calling them "hosebags." (Look it up.)
Christine Blasey Ford was a student there.
mobile.twitter.com/davidenrich/status/1047254316338298880/photo/1
heavy.com/news/2018/10/brett-bart-kavanaugh-high-school-letter/

'2 Of Brett Kavanaugh's Former Classmates Withdraw Support For Him.
"We fear that partisanship has injected itself into Judge Kavanaugh’s candidacy,” write Michael J. Proctor and Mark Osler.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brett-kavanaugh-classmates-withdraw-support_us_5bb3e824e4b0876eda994495

Strong and effective assessment of the state/implications of the Kav. elevation to SCOTUS by exrepug, Steve Schmidt, 29.45 mins in:

'Experts press DHS, EAC on wireless links in election machines'
www.axios.com/cybersecurity-experts-press-dhs-eac-election-machine-flaws-security-midterms-2018-4ae60a59-5e31-4c96-8163-1645b54956ce.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100

www.axios.com/presidential-alert-to-cellphones-nationwide-set-for-wednesday--1d802892-ae7f-4024-8322-b17f57c5582c.html

'Twitter bans distribution of hacked materials'
www.axios.com/twitter-election-integrity-hacked-materials-ban-fc3765e9-a42a-4065-a53e-6d0bb6fa8751.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100

'Educated white women were already recoiling from Trump. Then came Kavanaugh.'
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/02/politics/trump-brett-kavanaugh-turning-point-election-educated-white-women-voters/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

'Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford at campaign rally
After saying last week that her Senate testimony was "very credible," the president on Tuesday night repeatedly ridiculed the woman who says she was attacked.'
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna916061?__twitter_impression=true

Educated white women were already recoiling from Trump. Then came Kava

Just listening to MJ saying that the polls have tightened since Kavanaugh, the FBI investigation will wrap up today and there is no evidence to support the stories of Ford or Ramirez.

Trump appealing to Moms already concerned about their sons' future at the whim of unfounded allegations will appeal to women in certain states.

I'm not sure it's just educated white women, but even so will educated women be enough?

From the piece linked above, by Benjamin Witte, who previously vouched for Kavanaugh's character.

It demonstrates Kav shows very different faces to different people.

I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn’t Confirm Him
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/why-i-wouldnt-confirm-brett-kavanaugh/571936/

The Brett Kavanaugh who showed up to Thursday’s hearing is a man I have never met, whom I have never even caught a glimpse of in 20 years of knowing the person who showed up to the first hearing. I dealt with Kavanaugh during the Starr investigation, which I covered for the Washington Post editorial page and about which I wrote a book. I dealt with him when he was in the White House counsel’s office and working on judicial nominations and post–September 11 legal matters. Since his confirmation to the D.C. Circuit, he has been a significant voice on a raft of issues I work on. In all of our interactions, he has been a consummate professional. The allegations against him shocked me very deeply, but not quite so deeply as did his presentation. It was not just an angry and aggressive version of the person I have known. It seemed like a different person altogether.

Brave and wise. Absolutely not disqualifying for a presidential candidate:
Benjy Sarlin
@BenjySarlin.
@JasonKander writes that he's dropping out of the Kansas City mayoral race to seek treatment for PTSD. He was seen as a possible 2020 presidential contender until recently.

'I Suffer From Depression and Have PTSD Symptoms
After 11 years, I’m finally ready to do something about it'

medium.com/@JasonKander/about-four-months-ago-i-contacted-the-va-to-get-help-2dc6006804c1

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Big news: WaPo reports that the FBI has interviewed Kavanaugh friend Chris Garrett, AKA 'Squi,' who went out with Dr. Ford in high school, and Tim Gaudette, whose house was the site of a July 1, 1982 party that Kavanaugh referenced on his calendar.

FBI navigates political minefield and deadline in Kavanaugh inquiry
washingtonpost.com
mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1047441132735459328

Michael R. Bromwich
@mrbromwich
A vicious, vile and soulless attack on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well? She is a remarkable profile in courage. He is a profile in cowardice.
mobile.twitter.com/mrbromwich/status/1047298021292232704

That will not go down well with Stinky's bowl of cornflakes:
Chris Megerian
@ChrisMegerian
Bad reviews from Trump's favorite morning show. "As much as the crowd loved it, I wonder about the wisdom."
@Mediaite
Brian Kilmeade Pans Trump's Mocking Christine Ford: 'He Chose to Blow It' After Previous Restraint (link: mediaite.com/a/plbkh) mediaite.com/a/plbkh

What a shock, not:
Burgess Everett
@burgessev
Why are so many Republicans sticking with Kavanaugh? Because it’s a great way to avoid a primary challenge in 2020
“we not only need to win fights here, but we need to be seen fighting,” says Sen Cornyn
mobile.twitter.com/burgessev/status/1047435405166088192

'GOP senators use Kavanaugh to beat back primary challengers in 2020
The lawmakers know that one way to fend off a Trump-fueled primary challenge is to back the Supreme Court nominee.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/03/republican-senators-kavanaugh-2020-863113

I haven't read nor seen any of the vileness that Scrotus spewed about Dr B F at his rally.

I don't need to look in the toilet to know that someone's shit in the bathroom. The stink tells me all I need to know.

'More Than 500 Law Professors Condemn Kavanaugh For ‘Lack Of Judicial Temperament’
Eight of the signatures in the letter to the Senate were from professors at Yale, where the Supreme Court nominee obtained his law degree.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kavanaugh-judicial-temperament-law-professors_us_5bb40200e4b028e1fe38cf9d

'Trump Even Inherited His Self-Made Myth.
His wealth had everything to do with his father, including the fable of how it happened.'
www.bloomberg.com/amp/view/articles/2018-10-03/trump-even-inherited-his-father-s-self-made-myth?__twitter_impression=true

BRETT KAVANAUGH AND THE INFORMATION TERRORISTS TRYING TO RESHAPE AMERICA'
www.wired.com/story/information-terrorists-trying-to-reshape-america/amp?__twitter_impression=true