Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

bigtree

(85,998 posts)
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:43 PM Oct 2018

Kavanaugh wrote that he lashed out in the hearing as a dad and husband

...the Supreme Court nominee didn't apologize for his behavior, he doubled down on it, hiding behind his family for lashing out at his accusers and those who brought their voices into the open to confront him.

I'm picturing Kavanaugh exploding in anger at his wife or daughter after they revealed to him they had been sexually assaulted, calling their claims a 'conspiracy' and a 'lie.'

I'm imagining him telling them he was going to just plow through their accusations because the reputation of their attacker was more important than their trauma they experienced and described. I can see him gathering as many people in the neighborhood together as he could to publicly mock their claims.

He'd make that defensive stance of his the rule of his house, thereafter, intending that no one dare speak out again for fear of anger, ridicule, and ostracization.

Kavanaugh is a monster who doesn't deserve more of a moment of consideration for his feelings or reputation than he's afforded Dr. Ford. He's determined to forge a nation of laws which are at deliberate odds with the interest of his wife or daughters, and he's poised to advance to that position of authority by plowing through accountability for sexual assaults he's been accused of by multiple victims.

As a husband and a father, Kavanaugh has placed his well-being ahead of his family's, insisting that denying his advancement to the highest court in the land is more traumatic than what he's accused of doing to his victims- insisting that the voices of victims of sexual assault should be silenced in deference to the reputations and careers of their assailants.

That's what his anger was all about in the hearing. That's what he's still whining about today.

24 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Kavanaugh wrote that he lashed out in the hearing as a dad and husband (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2018 OP
Every defendant is claiming false accusation... lame54 Oct 2018 #1
Excellent point! I don't know why our Senators and media MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #4
Well said! MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #2
He lashed out as a self-righteous arrogant vicious lying sexual predator. milestogo Oct 2018 #3
Ditto! BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #7
A leopard doesn't change its spots Lifelong MA liberal Oct 2018 #5
Way to take responsibility, Brett (or is it Bart?) Freethinker65 Oct 2018 #6
Blaming the woman again, this time his wife. nt SunSeeker Oct 2018 #8
We may have disagreed on other matters, but I'm 10000000000x in agreement w you on this one. (n/t) FreepFryer Oct 2018 #17
That hearing wasn't a job interview for being a husband or a father, Boofer Brett. RockRaven Oct 2018 #9
If he really meant this in his OpEd: Jarqui Oct 2018 #10
Fucking lying coward hiding behind the wife and kids! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2018 #11
Unfit and unqualified C_U_L8R Oct 2018 #12
.. Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #13
Fuck you, you lying little coward. smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #14
CONvanaugh. oasis Oct 2018 #15
"Why do you make me hit you?" -- screamed every domestic abuser ever FreepFryer Oct 2018 #16
kick bigtree Oct 2018 #18
He didn't explode. His remarks were written before the hearing for a calculated impact. kairos12 Oct 2018 #19
The idea being spouted by Kavanaugh and echoed by his supporters that he was rude, hostile, Nitram Oct 2018 #20
What family wouldn't be proud to hear Dad ask "Well, have YOU ever gotten blackout drunk ?" ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2018 #21
He lashed out because he was LYING CousinIT Oct 2018 #22
Did I read that one out of three women have experienced sexual attacks of some kind. Let's Doitnow Oct 2018 #23
More like a guilty attempted rapist. rockfordfile Oct 2018 #24

lame54

(35,294 posts)
1. Every defendant is claiming false accusation...
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:45 PM
Oct 2018

But they are never allowed to act like that in a courtroom

MaryMagdaline

(6,855 posts)
4. Excellent point! I don't know why our Senators and media
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:50 PM
Oct 2018

Have not slammed Kav for contempt of Senate. Not a single person in family, criminal or civil court would get away with that abusive, disruptive and contemptuous behavior. Calling the process a “joke.” Geez. Any parent would have lost custody for one nasty remark to the judge.

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)
9. That hearing wasn't a job interview for being a husband or a father, Boofer Brett.
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:58 PM
Oct 2018

It was a job interview for being a SCOTUS Justice. You didn't behave as one of *those* ought to behave.

Jarqui

(10,126 posts)
10. If he really meant this in his OpEd:
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:01 PM
Oct 2018
Against that backdrop, I testified before the Judiciary Committee last Thursday to defend my family, my good name and my lifetime of public service. My hearing testimony was forceful and passionate. That is because I forcefully and passionately denied the allegation against me. At times, my testimony—both in my opening statement and in response to questions—reflected my overwhelming frustration at being wrongly accused, without corroboration, of horrible conduct completely contrary to my record and character. My statement and answers also reflected my deep distress at the unfairness of how this allegation has been handled.


Why isn't he front and center calling for 'fairness' and the FBI to review the 40 plus witnesses who have asked to speak with the FBI?

Why is he sitting on his hands while Grassley, McConnell and Trump whitewash with a pretense of an investigation?

Is that the conduct of a Supreme Court Justice who would want his named fully scrutinized and cleared with no favors?

His OpEd reaffirms with his failure in this regard, why he should not be a judge for any court.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
14. Fuck you, you lying little coward.
Fri Oct 5, 2018, 12:01 AM
Oct 2018

You have never been a man and you never will be. Go back to Timmy's' house for some 'skis. That's where people like you belong. Anyplace but the Supreme Court.

Nitram

(22,822 posts)
20. The idea being spouted by Kavanaugh and echoed by his supporters that he was rude, hostile,
Fri Oct 5, 2018, 10:11 AM
Oct 2018

and treated members of a co-equal branch of government with contempt because "he was defending his family" drives me crazy. I can only wonder how he treats wife.

eppur_se_muova

(36,269 posts)
21. What family wouldn't be proud to hear Dad ask "Well, have YOU ever gotten blackout drunk ?" ...
Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:27 PM
Oct 2018

... at his job interview ?

Doitnow

(1,103 posts)
23. Did I read that one out of three women have experienced sexual attacks of some kind. Let's
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 07:45 PM
Oct 2018

see, ---I count 3 females in K's family. One of them-----you fill in the rest.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Kavanaugh wrote that he l...