Pierce: In Plain Terms, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Lies About Everything

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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a23511160/brett-kavanaugh-lies-about-everything/

In Plain Terms, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Lies About Everything
He lied about his days as a Republican operative, about the drinking age in Maryland, about the "Devil's Triangle." All of it.

By Charles P. Pierce
Sep 28, 2018


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Early Friday morning, the AP reported that, the day before, Judge Brett Kavanaugh "misstated" the drinking age in Maryland when he recalled his days of downing brewskis with P.J. and Squi. From Time:

The legal age in that state was raised to 21 on July 1, 1982; Kavanaugh did not turn 18 until Feb. 12, 1983. In a Fox News interview on Monday, Kavanaugh said, “Yes, there were parties. And the drinking age was 18. And yes, the seniors were legal.” In testimony Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he said all of his comments during the Fox interview were accurate and could be made part of the record.

In plain terms, for all his spleen and outrage, Judge Kavanaugh lies about everything. In his earlier hearings, he lied about his judicial philosophy, and he lied about his days as a Republican operative, both in and out of the White House. On Monday, he lied to Martha McCallum of Fox News. On Thursday, he lied about his entire adolescence and his college days.

He lied even when he didn't have to lie. He lied in preposterous ways easily disproven by common sense. (The "Devil's Triangle"? "Renate Alumnius"?) He lied like a toddler, like a guilty adolescent, and like a privileged scion of the white ruling class, which is a continuum with which we all are far too familiar. He lied and he dared the Democratic members of the committee, and the country, to call him on his lies. And now, he is a couple of easy steps away from having lied his way into a lifetime seat on the United States Supreme Court. This guy is going to be deciding constitutional issues for the next four decades, and the truth is not in him.

The ballgame pretty much ended when Jeff Flake's endlessly tortured conscience led him to the completely predictable conclusion that, while Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was "credible," he would have to vote in favor of putting Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court because, as his official statement said:

"What I do know is that our system of justice affords a presumption of innocence to the accused, absent corroborating evidence. That is what binds us to the rule of law. While some may argue that a different standard should apply regarding the Senate's advice and consent responsibilities, I believe that the Constitution's provisions of fairness and due process apply here as well."

Lord, what a putz this guy is. Before the committee began its meeting on Friday, Flake was confronted by a group of women who had survived sexual assault. He tried to hide in an elevator. They followed him in there. This should happen to him every time he climbs into an elevator for the rest of his life.

All that's left in this sorry epic is to count the votes. We will have the next 40 years to count the cost.

And, an update: Intriguingly, the scheduled Sunday debate between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz in Houston has been postponed. The stated reason? Cruz "will be in Washington, D.C. for weekend votes." The railroad is picking up steam.

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[SunSeeker]

2. No one used the L word yesterday. They should have. TO HIS FACE.

[niyad]

3. apart from all the other lies, I wondered about the drinking age thing. when I was in

high school (WAYYYYYYYYYYY back!!) the drinking age was 21. and I was not 18 until just before graduation (and many classmates were not 18 until after graduation, so FU, kava-nyet)
what WAS the drinking age on the east coast in 82?

[highplainsdem]

4. K&R