1. For me, this exchange between Kavanaugh and Klobuchar was ... I won't say triggering but it really made and impression and resonated.https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1045420473633394688 …
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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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Agreed
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You’re not alone. He triggered all my alcoholic alarm sirens.
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Ditto
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Please fucking stop. You are using addiction shame as a weapon. You don’t need to.
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Brett is an untreated alcoholic.
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"Look how functional I am!"
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