2. I have a few alcoholics in my family and I've often had to try -- gingerly and diplomatically -- to try to talk to a few of them about the problems. the Klobuchar/Kavanaugh exchange was very familiar on those terms, rather than as a Senate grilling.
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3. Klobuchar, whose dad had a drinking problem, was clearly drawing on her own experience in the way she approached Kavanaugh: her tact, her eschewal of judgement.
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4. And Kavanaugh's response to Klobuchar: the defensiveness, the chip-on-the-shoulder, the you-think-your-better-than-me comeback.
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5. Although there are lots of stories about Kavanaugh's drinking, it's really impossible (and impertinent) to know from a distance if he's an alcoholic. Could just be a guy who, like he says, enjoys beer as a relaxant but is otherwise okay. We really don't know.
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6. What we can say is that when the issue of his drinking is brought up, even in the most tactful way possible (as it was by Klobuchar), Kavanaugh responds by getting testy, defensive and hostile. That's not good.
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He is a raging asshole. He’s the worst stereotype of white privilege and entitlement.
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Like Biff Tannen. Caricature level bully.
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And here he establishes himself as a total dick.
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This was one of the most disturbing moments of yesterday for me
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I had to turn it off. I heard him start ranting and immediately heard the voice of an angry, violent ex.
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