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I'm seeing an awful lot of posters (not all) in this thread projecting their own experiences onto the current situation. Just because you were sexually assaulted doesn't mean Kavanaugh sexually assaulted anyone. Projection is a psychologically inferior way to deal with your issues. Perhaps some of you need to work harder on reconciling your unresolved issues.
I do not know if Kavanaugh sexually assaulted anyone. I believe Ford's story to be fishy and the fact she remembers so little as to WHERE or WHEN is a major issue. The other story is ridiculous. She was willingly playing drinking games where the point is to get as messed up as humanely possible. She said she was laying down, hazy and slurring during the incident. If someone pulls their pants down during a game of Truth and Dare after being dared does that count as sexual abuse? All the parties witnessing are willingly partaking in the game. *I do not know that Kavanaugh ever did pull his pants down*
I am pro choice and would rather a pro lifer not get the seat. However, these allegations seem so broad and conveniently so little detail that neither party will ever prove it true/false.
Does Kavanaugh still drink excessively? That might be worthy of investigating given he is seeking a seat on the Supreme Court. I would prefer not to have a heavy drinker as a justice.
Maybe it should be, but I have a seventeen-year-old son sitting across from me every morning at breakfast, looking to me for explanation and guidance as this story develops, so that's what has been on my mind. When he asked me this morning why and how the insulting reference to Renate Dolphin made it into the Georgetown Prep yearbook, I did not have a good answer for him, and that left me very sad but also heartened that he recognizes how wrong it was. He's a fine young man, and I'm proud of him.
It seems clear the yearbook advisor didn't get their silly inside joke. What's so hard to explain about that?
Honestly, when I saw the name Renate before I read the article, I didn't recognize it as a girls name. I would have taken it as some latin word I didn't know and breezed past it.
I also think there is nothing to explain unless we know the full context of the inside joke which we don't.
I honestly think he had no idea what he was doing. He initially tried to kiss me and I said "No" he then basically mounted me and did what I described. I was pushing and kicking. I think he was just so drunk and he saw me (an able body) and he wanted what he wanted. It was scary. Again, because I am admittedly a small framed person but always thought I could handle my own. In that minute (or 30 seconds) I really had no control. He could have raped me if he wanted to that is how little control I had. I literally got lucky with my leg kick and got him in the right spot and sprung up kicked him again and ran.
If I remember correctly Jeter took it in stride and just turned around and smirked at me. Now this was 20 years ago.. if it were today, he may have had me arrested
I'm sorry what happened to you. Being drunk does not mean asking to be sexually attacked. I'm glad you got away and were safe.
Really? This had a been a good discussion with varying points of view being shared mostly respectfully, and now we have to have this crap shoe-horned into the thread?
If the shoe fits... I'm seeing a LOT of that behavior going on here. Projection due to continuing unresolved issues.
Remember, the standard of justice in the US is innocent until proven guilty, and so far zero evidence proving Kavanaugh's guilt has been presented. But so many posters have jumped right to guilty as alleged, lack of evidence be damned.
Mash123: I think that Ford has no evidence and we cannot ruin a great career because she said so.
Libs and feminists: Mash123 hates women He hurts our feewwwwweengs, reeeee!
I did not reply to anything resembling the bolded, nor did I mention you. This post is meaningless as are all that use this dumb tactic of making up responses and then pretending someone's reply is related to the made up nonsense.
If the shoe fits... I'm seeing a LOT of that behavior going on here. Projection due to continuing unresolved issues.
Remember, the standard of justice in the US is innocent until proven guilty, and so far zero evidence proving Kavanaugh's guilt has been presented. But so many posters have jumped right to guilty as alleged, lack of evidence be damned.
I was watching a talking head political show last night and the left-wing nut job guest said she was perfectly happy to live in a country where one is guilty until proven innocent.
I was watching a talking head political show last night and the left-wing nut job guest said she was perfectly happy to live in a country where one is guilty until proven innocent.
Back to the dark ages, we go. Same model as the Spanish Inquisition, presumed guilty. Simply horrifying.
Does Kavanaugh still drink excessively? That might be worthy of investigating given he is seeking a seat on the Supreme Court. I would prefer not to have a heavy drinker as a justice.
6 FBI background checks and everybody that knows him personally say otherwise......another smear campaign by the left.
unless you have school records stating he was counseled for his drinking, arrest, DUI or he has been fired from a job for drinking,,,,,where are you getting your info?
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