Fox News "In Wednesdays with Watters on "The Story," Jesse Watters reacted to President Trump getting ripped by critics for hugging a young boy during a trip to hurricane-ravaged Craven County, N.C.
"The president smiled and hugged the boy, setting off a storm of backlash from critics that MacCallum deemed "depressing."
"Among the many critics, one asked whether the boy "got a check" from the Trump Organization, or why Trump would hug a child when "he doesn't even hug his own kids.' " . . .
Thursday, September 20, 2018
What's this about Blasey-Ford's scrubbing of her high school yearbooks from those days?
Cult of the 1st Amendment
"Faculty Approved Racism, Binge Drinking and Promiscuity"
. . . "On Monday Sept. 17th, Christine Blasey Ford’s high school yearbooks suddenly disappeared from the web. I read them days before, knew they would be scrubbed, and saved them. Why did I know they would be scrubbed? Because if roles were reversed, and Christine Blasey Ford had been nominated for the Supreme Court by President Trump, the headline by the resistance would be this:
"CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD AND THE DRUNKEN WHITE PRIVILEGED RACIST PLAYGIRLS OF HOLTON-ARMS.
"And it would be an accurate headline. That’s why the yearbooks have been scrubbed. They are a testament to the incredible power these girls had over their teachers, parents and the boys of Georgetown Prep, Landon and other schools in the area. In the pages below, you will see multiple photos and references to binge drinking and the accompanying joy of not being able to remember any of it.
"These yearbooks are, therefore, relevant to the national investigation now being conducted in the media, in homes, and in the halls of Congress. And they should not have been scrubbed. If Brett Kavanaugh’s yearbooks are fair game, so are these.
"And you will wonder while reading them, why the hell did the faculty approve of these yearbooks? Why did the parents take out paid ads in these yearbooks? Animal House had nothing on the infamous “Holton party scene”.
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"The resistance media has been singularly focused on Brett Kavanaugh’s high school yearbooks, which imply that he got drunk and threw up. There’s no need to imply anything from the Holton-Arms yearbooks. It’s all there in focus, and the written word too. All of the sordid details as approved for publication by a “look the other way” faculty. And now it’s available for historical/evidentiary review." . . .
Scribe 84 is the yearbook for her senior year. Her name was Christine Blasey in high school, often referred to as “Chrissy”. In the image below, Blasey is pictured at a Halloween party in her junior year. The caption on the right says:
“Lastly one cannot fail to mention the climax of the junior social scene, the party. Striving to extend our educational experience beyond the confines of the classroom, we played such intellectually stimulating games as Quarters, Mexican Dice and everyone’s favorite, Pass-Out, which usually resulted from the aforementioned two.”
"The Halloween party pictured above would have taken place within sixteen weeks of the alleged assault, which Blasey claims happened in the Summer of ’82, after her sophomore year."
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Below: "Numerous passages in the yearbooks discuss the drunken keg parties held while parents were away from home:"
More here. Hat tip to Moretti Underground
The American liberal culture against Judge Kavanaugh; where can he go to get his reputation back?
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The U.S. Senate will hold hearings Monday to allow the accuser of fifty-three-year-old Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh a chance to testify that he groped her in high school. And that’s not all. CNN reports that Brett Kavanaugh kicked a pregnant woman in the belly fifty-three years ago. Comedian Argus HamiltonHere come the townspeople with their torches and pitchforks! Celebrities rally behind Kavanaugh accuser in video: 'We believe you'
One wants this woman to be wrong because she is in the same camp as Hollywood, liberal media, Antifa, and Maxine Waters with her horde of scowling Democrats. Because of those people, I'm willing to sink or swim with Trump and Kavanaugh. TD
Blasey Ford Must Be Acknowledged and Then Dismissed . . . "This is another political aspect of her accusation; she sees her alleged assault through the prism of Kavanaugh's politics and potential Supreme Court nomination.
"In the letter to Feinstein, she calls the get-together a "gathering," and it has been described elsewhere as a "party." This is easy to understand since either one sounds a lot better than saying she went to a house to hang out with four boys to drink and smoke pot." . . .
Ford vs. Kavanaugh: There's Nothing to Investigate . . . "Whether it's now or after an FBI investigation, it all boils down to the witnesses identified by Christine Blasey Ford. Kavanaugh has never been accused of such behavior before in his life and says it didn't happen. Judge says it didn't happen. And Christine Blasey Ford didn't even mention it to anyone for decades. When she did mention it, her claim was contradicted by the notes her therapist took. Which is more likely: he didn't understand what she was saying, or she desperately needs to change her story to attack Kavanaugh?" . . .It is sufficient for Democrats that the allegation is out there and will appear in dramas, TV talk show conversations, and comedy routines continually. Conversely, with Whoopi Goldberg, Roman Polanski's statuary rape of a 13-year-old girl was not "rape-rape". TD
New Letter From Ford’s Attorney: Her Testifying Now Would Be ‘Contrary To Committee Discovering The Truth’ "Fine. Vote. Have done with the nonsense."
Go back in time and see for yourself the sort of things Hollywood can say, true or false, about Republicans and remain in high favor with their peers:
Brett Kavanaugh's accuser gets all the attention, while Keith Ellison's gets none
See any celebrities yet? Nope. This affair doesn't rank as a current Hollywood fad. TD
Washington Examiner "If you know the name Christine Blasey Ford but not Karen Monahan, you must ask yourself, "Why?"
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"While the mainstream media is focused on what comes next in the ongoing D.C. drama, Democrats remain suspiciously quiet concerning allegations about Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The claims of abuse against the current congressman, deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, and candidate for Minnesota Attorney General are serious and most importantly, documented. If we just compare the two situations, the strength of the claims against Ellison overtake the assertions directed at Kavanaugh. In fact, if Kavanaugh were facing claims similar to those of Ellison, his time on the national stage would be in immediate and serious jeopardy.
"Ellison's accuser took to social media on Monday morning with claims against her own party, the Democrats. But with the makeup of the Supreme Court currently hanging in the balance, who has time to listen to a woman 1,000 miles away from the Washington Beltway? Her story isn't politically convenient.
"According to Monahan, the #MeToo allies within the Democratic Party don't seem to care about her documented story. " . . .
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Haven Monahan to testify in Kavanaugh hearings (That's "Haven"...NOT "Have")
But accuse the elitist white male Duke lacrosse team, Haven Monahan or a Republican nominee to the Supreme Court, and you can upgrade to a much better university and spend the rest of your life being showered with awards, fellowships, honorary degrees, media appearances and so on. Look up "Anita Hill."Ann Coulter "If this is what the left pulls against a sweet nerd like Brett Kavanaugh, I can't wait for the hearings to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg!
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" Observers of the passing scene were not surprised that the same lunatics screaming that Kavanaugh is going to impose "The Handmaid's Tale" on America also announced that he had committed attempted rape and murder in high school.
"His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, remembered this in a therapy session 30-plus years after the alleged incident — coincidentally, at the exact moment Kavanaugh was all over the news as Mitt Romney's likely Supreme Court nominee.
" She doesn't remember the time or place of the assault, told no one for 30 years and has no evidence or corroboration. Maybe the party was at Haven Monahan's house. (He was the instigator of the fraternity gang rape reported in Rolling Stone, which never happened and — luckily for Monahan! — who doesn't exist. Otherwise, he was in BIG trouble.)
"But the psychology professor at Palo Alto University — who recently signed a letter denouncing President Trump's border policies (thank you, Attorney General Sessions!) — says a teenaged Kavanaugh threw her on a bed at a party and began groping her, trying to take off her clothes.
"Here's the kicker: "I thought he might inadvertently kill me."
" 'We went pretty quickly from drunken teenaged groping to manslaughter.
"This is always my favorite part of any feminist claim: The leap from "he used a bad word" to "HE ADMITTED COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT!" (That's what the media lyingly said about Trump's remarks on the "Access Hollywood" tape, as detailed in Chapter Two of my new book, "Resistance Is Futile! How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind.")
Brit Hume’s Daughter Breaks Silence About Letter From Women in Support of Kavanaugh
Now, where will Judge Kavanaugh go to get his reputation back?
America the Awesome "Virginia Hume, daughter of Fox News commentator and former anchor Brit Hume, wrote an article for The Weekly Standard on Friday explaining the motivation and circumstances of the letter she signed along with 64 other women in support of Brett Kavanaugh.
"After an anonymous woman accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to force himself onto her at a party in the 1980s when both were in high school, 65 women — including Virginia Hume — who knew Kavanaugh during those years released a letter supporting the character of the Supreme Court nominee.“Brett attended Georgetown Prep, an all-boys high school in Rockville, Maryland,” the letter reads. “He was an outstanding student and athlete with a wide circle of friends. Almost all of us attended all-girls high schools in the area. We knew Brett well through social events, sports, church and various other activities. Many of us have remained close friends with him and his family over the years. Through the more than 35 years we have known him, Brett has stood out for his friendship, character and integrity. In particular, he has always treated women with decency and respect. That was true when he was in high school, and it has remained true to this day.”
"Hume’s Weekly Standard article disputes the theory that the letter had somehow been prepared in advance by those who knew the anonymous allegation against the Supreme Court nominee was about to be made public.
“ 'This, from my daughter, on how the letter for Kavanaugh came about,” tweeted Fox News’ Brit Hume. “So much for the idea it had been prepared ahead of time because those who signed it knew the allegation was coming.”
About That Letter From Women in Support of Brett KavanaughI signed it. Hume's article began. Here's how it went down.
“I signed it,” Virginia Hume began. “Here’s how it went down.”
'On Friday, a group of women who knew Brett in high school sent a letter in support of him to Senators Grassley and Feinstein. I am one of those 65 women. Having seen some of the reaction to the letter, I’d like to clear up a few things:
"The letter was conceived and drafted by friends of Brett’s, and it was drafted after allegations came out on Thursday. I learned about the letter from a friend and fellow signatory. Others learned about it the same way. Those surprised at the speed with which it came together should see it as yet another testament to Brett’s excellent reputation.
"Hume went on to explain that, though both she and Kavanaugh went to single-sex schools, they were “permitted upon occasion” to interact with those of the opposite sex."
Kavanaugh accuser forced out of her home over threats, lawyers say
We Trump supporters must condemn these harassments of Dr. Ford unequivocally, without a Maxine Waters "we do not condone this" response. These attacks on Dr. Ford are what one expects from the left and we must be better than them.
The attacks could well be coming from the left to shame Kavanaugh supporters, but we must be quick to condemn them publicly and loudly, no matter the source. TD
The Hill "The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has been forced out of her home due to death threats, her lawyers said Tuesday.
The attacks could well be coming from the left to shame Kavanaugh supporters, but we must be quick to condemn them publicly and loudly, no matter the source. TD
The Hill "The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has been forced out of her home due to death threats, her lawyers said Tuesday.
"Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in a letter that the Palo Alto University professor has been effectively forced into hiding after receiving violent messages targeting her and her family.
" 'In the 36 hours since her name became public, Dr. Ford has received a stunning amount of support from her community and from fellow citizens across our country. At the same time, however, her worst fears have materialized," her lawyers wrote in the letter.
" 'She has been the target of vicious harassment and even death threats. As a result of these kind of threats, her family was forced to relocate out of their home. Her email has been hacked, and she has been impersonated online," the letter continued." . . .
Grassley: No reason to delay Kavanaugh hearing
The Hill "Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing forward with a hearing scheduled for Monday after a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct called for the FBI to investigate her claims before she testifies.
"Grassley on Tuesday evening said there was "no reason" to delay the hearing. Republicans have invited both Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser, to testify publicly.
“ 'Dr. Ford’s testimony would reflect her personal knowledge and memory of events. Nothing the FBI or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what Dr. Ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay," Grassley said.
"He added that Ford's claims that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school are "serious allegations and Dr. Ford deserves to be heard. ... The invitation for Monday still stands."
"Grassley's statement comes hours after Ford's lawyer released a letter calling for an FBI investigation into her allegation. Ford says that while at a party Kavanaugh pinned her down on a bed, groped her, tried to remove her clothes and covered her mouth when she tried to protest. " . . .
Judge Kavanaugh’s Denial
National Review "Judge Kavanaugh is not defending himself by saying (as some supporters of his nomination are) that he was just a kid back then, or that people can sometimes have differing memories of long-ago encounters, especially when they were drinking. He has instead made a categorical denial, going so far as to say, according to Senator Hatch, that he did not go to any party meeting Professor Ford’s description.
"The emergence of any evidence that contradicts that denial would end his nomination and probably his current judgeship. Assuming Hatch is right about what Kavanaugh is saying, all it would take is another person’s saying, I remember being at a party with Kavanaugh that sounds like the one Ford is talking about, and it’s over.
"And it should be over at that point. As Lyman Stone points out, Kavanaugh’s defense destroys whatever force the he-was-just-a-kid argument ever had: He’s an adult now, and evidence disproving his blanket denial would mean that he is lying — and thus smearing Ford — now.
"Even Kavanaugh’s most contemptuous critics have to concede that he is a smart lawyer. Even Paul Krugman, here being his worst self, would have to concede that. The judge has to know the implications of what he’s saying. A possible explanation for that tack: He is very confident that no evidence to undermine his categorical denial will come out."
Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review, a columnist for Bloomberg View, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.
John Kerry: A Traitor for the Ages
Kerry's candidacy raised a fundamental issue that the American people couldn't help but notice, "If you lack moral standards, you can't enforce the Uniform Code of Military Justice. If you've committed treason against your country, you can't be the commander in chief."
American Thinker "We had news this past week that John Kerry is undermining the United States once again, working with her enemies, this time the Iranian mullahs trying to salvage his deeply flawed Iran nuclear deal.
"Kerry's notorious 2015 nuclear deal featured the transfer of billions of dollars (1.7 billion of it on pallets stacked with cash) to the world's leading exporter of Islamic terrorism. Iran's fanatical mullahs were essentially put on a pathway to acquire nuclear weapons at the end of 10 years. What was even crazier about the deal is that compliance and inspections were to be handled by Iran itself.
"As President Trump canceled the deal and slammed Iran with further sanctions, Kerry has once again gone back to his arrogant old tricks -- meeting with the enemy in direct opposition to official American policy. He refuses to deny that told the Iranians to hang on until Trump leaves office, once again giving aid and comfort to a leading American enemy.
"Yes, we have seen this movie before." . . .
. . . "John Kerry is a man who has instinctively sided with America's enemies his entire career. He was one of the reasons America lost the war in Vietnam. But in the liberal state of Massachusetts, he went on to become lieutenant governor and a US Senator. With sweet justice, Kerry's vicious and malicious slander of American veterans and his disgusting behavior came back to haunt him when he "reported for duty" to run for president in 2004 with his Vietnam medals proudly displayed in his office." . . .
Color pictures added, typos corrected by TD;
Frank Hawkins is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer, Associated Press foreign correspondent, international businessman, senior newspaper company executive, founder and owner of several marketing companies, and published novelist. He currently lives in retirement in North Carolina.
Why is the press outside the Kavanaugh Home?
Ashley Kavanaugh's response — treating the press with a dignity they arguably do not deserve in this context — was spot on. She extended grace and hospitality and showed the girls that their family will not be bullied by this hostile mob. She also lived out a key lesson from Romans 12:17-21: "Do not repay evil for evil ... If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
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Brett Kavanaugh's Wife Hands Out Cupcakes to Reporters Besieging Her House. . . "Indeed, a media stakeout seems unlikely to generate real news. It is likely, however, to traumatize Kavanaugh's children: 10-year-old Elizabeth and 13-year-old Margaret. That's why Ashley Kavanaugh's bravery is such an important part of this story.
"A constant media stakeout in front of the house may put the girls on edge, as it seems their every step is being watched by a hostile press ready to jump on any horrible story about their father it can find.
"In this context, Ashley Estes Kavanaugh went out with cupcakes. This showed the girls — and the world — that the Kavanaughs are not afraid of the besieging hostile press. Instead, the mother of the house extended hospitality to them, bringing them cupcakes — and iconic cupcakes at that.
"CBS News reporters think they're the heroes of the story, ready to pounce on the latest news and willing to sustain a lengthy media stakeout to get the truth. In reality, they're the villains, adding yet more disruption to a family that had to watch more than 200 protesters so angry at their father that they were willing to get arrested, one after another. The press is not afraid to traumatize two young girls whose father has been accused of everything from racism to misogyny to Trump-Russia collusion." . . .
The Problem With All Those Liberal Professors
Bloomberg
The paucity of Republicans at many top schools hurts everyone.
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. . ."Democrats dominate most fields. In religion, Langbert’s survey found that the ratio of Democrats to Republicans is 70 to 1. In music, it is 33 to 1. In biology, it is 21 to 1. In philosophy, history and psychology, it is 17 to 1. In political science, it is 8 to 1.
. . . The first involves potential discrimination on the part of educational institutions. Some departments might be disinclined to hire potential faculty members based on their political convictions.
Such discrimination might take the form of unconscious devaluation of people whose views do not fit with the dominant perspective. For example, young historians who cast Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal in a terrible light might not get a lot of job offers. And talented people might not pursue academic careers at all, because they expect that their potential professors will not appreciate their work.
The second reason is that students are less likely to get a good education, and faculty members are likely to learn less from one another, if there is a prevailing political orthodoxy. Students and faculty might end up in a kind of information cocoon. If a political-science department consists of 24 Democrats and 2 Republicans, we have reason to doubt that students will exposed to an adequate range of views." . . .
"Nonetheless, the current numbers make two points unmistakably clear."First, those who teach in departments lacking ideological diversity have an obligation to offer competing views and to present them fairly and with respect. A political philosopher who leans left should be willing and able to ask students to think about the force of the argument for free markets, even if they produce a lot of inequality."Second, those who run departments lacking ideological diversity have an obligation to find people who will represent competing views — visiting speakers, visiting professors and new hires. Faculties need not be expected to mirror their societies, but students and teachers ought not live in information cocoons." . . .
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