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madguy2000

(14 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 09:32 PM Oct 2018

Rachel showed Flake making statements that don't add up...

The theme of her story was about other things besides possible sexual predation that might derail the Kava-no confirmation. She included relatively new footage of Jeff Flake saying he was really bothered by the lack of judicial temperament shown by Kav during the hearing last week and how we can't have that on the court. YET HE HAD ANNOUNCED A YES VOTE just prior to the elevator confrontation. So why, if temperament is a problem for him, was he going to be a yes?

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Rachel showed Flake making statements that don't add up... (Original Post) madguy2000 Oct 2018 OP
Maybe his friend Sen. Coons has been talking to him madaboutharry Oct 2018 #1
I think so too ++ JHan Oct 2018 #2
Anything they can use! madguy2000 Oct 2018 #4
Flake said he was voting the nomination out of committee Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #3

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)
1. Maybe his friend Sen. Coons has been talking to him
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 09:39 PM
Oct 2018

about how Kavanaugh is not the kind of person who should be on the court.

Sen. Murkowski in an interview with an Alaskan radio station also talked about his temperament and partisanship.

Maybe that’s what they want to hang their hats on. Apart from the allegations of sexual assault, he still doesn’t belong on the court.

madguy2000

(14 posts)
4. Anything they can use!
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 09:56 PM
Oct 2018

Whatever they need to torpedo the confirmation would be great. Just hope we're not getting our hopes up. The White House has cooked this thing so much that I doubt the "FBI Report" going to the Senate tomorrow is going to be the actual report. I'm sure some 'judicious' editing is happening tonight by one of the real bad actors here - Don McGahn.

Jersey Devil

(9,874 posts)
3. Flake said he was voting the nomination out of committee
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 09:40 PM
Oct 2018

but I don't think he ever said he would or would not vote to confirm. I don't see how his concern about Kavanaugh's demeanor would have caused him to vote no on sending the issue out of committee.

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