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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 09:51 AM Sep 2018

Whelan Nutbar Twitter Thread Preserved for Posterity

By Josh Marshall

September 21, 2018 10:17 pm

We still have more questions than answers about Ed Whelan’s bizarre twitter thread that accused another Kavanaugh classmate of attacking Prof. Blasey Ford and roiled the already embattled nomination. So for those who didn’t see or would like to read through it again for clues to what happened, here’s the whole thing.










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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whelan-nutbar-twitter-thread-preserved-for-posterity

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Whelan Nutbar Twitter Thread Preserved for Posterity (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP
Yeah, too bad for Whelan that he wasted his time Ilsa Sep 2018 #1
Whelan was Researching Dr Ford Before Her Name Had Been Published Jarqui Sep 2018 #2

Ilsa

(61,700 posts)
1. Yeah, too bad for Whelan that he wasted his time
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 10:01 AM
Sep 2018

on this since Dr. Ford actually knew who both boys were.

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)
2. Whelan was Researching Dr Ford Before Her Name Had Been Published
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 10:25 AM
Sep 2018
https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-ed-whelan-started-researching-brett-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford-before-her-name-had-been-published
The Post reports Ford noticed Whelan looking at her LinkedIn and emailed an associate about it. That email was sent “about 90 minutes after The Post shared her name with a White House spokesman and hours before her identity was revealed.” A White House spokesman told the newspaper that neither Kavanaugh nor anyone at the White House gave Ford's name to Whelan. Whelan, Kavanaugh's close friend, did not respond when the newspaper asked how he first learned of Ford's identity.


Couple that with


and
Judiciary Staffer Leading Christine Blasey Ford Investigation Tweets That He Is “Determined” to “Confirm Judge Kavanaugh”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/judiciary-staffer-investigating-blasey-ford-tweet-determined-to-confirm-kavanaugh.html
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Add to that:
- the bullying by Grassley of Dr Ford
- the denial of hearing Dr. Ford's witnesses
- the denial of asking the FBI to investigate
- the denial of allowing Democrat Judiciary members to participate in discussions
etc

They have found Kavanaugh innocent without looking at the evidence.
Dr Ford does not stand a chance.

This is the GOP's foundation for selecting a new Justice for the court.
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