When you listen to Maria Gallagher in the elevator, at first, Flake wanted to escape. But Maria

[lindysalsagal]

said, "Look at me!" and then he softened. And he started to look at her, and listen, and you could see him change from self defence to resignation: That he couldn't ignore her.

It almost didn't happen.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. That got his attention big time.

Watched the expression on his face just change to yes Mom,I am listening.

[bullwinkle428]

2. K&R. They were brilliant.

[many a good man]

3. How do you change a whole society?

Like this. Over and over. Let's go.

[blue cat]

4. He has said since then

That it didn’t change his decision but he’s a liar so I don’t know what to think.

[many a good man]

5. That's the beauty

The Truth will always prevail

[BigmanPigman]

12. He said Coons, his pal across the isle, changed his mind

when he heard him speak rationally.

[patphil]

6. A Rosa Parks moment

The confrontation with Senator Flake in the doorway of that elevator was, in its own way, a Rosa Parks moment for America.
Two strong willed, determined women demanded to be heard and would not back down. They stood for justice and spoke truth to power.
And, Senator Flake finally heard.
If truth and justice are served here then it is evident the Kavanaugh nomination will be finished.
These few minutes may very well change the course of history.

Pat Phillips

[NJCher]

10. I ran across this bit of wisdom

To determine how important a potential action might be, ask yourself, "Fifty years from now, will it make a difference?"

Had these two women asked themselves that question, it would have been oh hell yes.

This could very well be a major moment in history.

[JimGinPA]

7. They Persisted

[spooky3]

8. I wish I knew how much of a role the presence of cameras played.

Maybe I’m too cynical but I think he would not have changed anything if not for the glare of cameras.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. i'm not so sure

I'm pretty certain he's received some nasty feedback from deplorables over his speeches vilifying TrumPutin. Those speeches are in the Senate record. He's hard-nosed and (IMO) his fiscal conservatism is dead wrong, but he appears to be human.

[BigmanPigman]

11. I turned on CNN right when they were showing it.

I turned on MSNBC but they didn't so I went back to CNN. I couldn't understand why Flake was being so nice and letting them speak but it turned out the door took forever to close. I started crying at that point.

[Zorro]

13. Flake showed he has some semblance of a sense of shame

We'll see if he maintains that semblance in another week or so.