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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 29

      emptywheel Retweeted Rebecca Roiphe

      This is exactly right: the White House has to carefully control scope bc Kavanaugh LIED SO MUCH on Thursday that if FBI pursues obvious leads, Kav will get referred for lying his ass off.https://twitter.com/rroiphe/status/1046154266614923265 …

      emptywheel added,

      Rebecca Roiphe @rroiphe
      Replying to @PGourevitch
      This is to avoid referral for a criminal investigation into perjury. Even GOP would have a hard time confirming someone under criminal investigation
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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 29

      I never get over Kav's sheer audacity. What he is attempting to do here (lie under oath to avoid admitting sexual improprieties) is PRECISELY what Kav deemed an impeachable offense when Clinton tried it.

      3:25 PM - 29 Sep 2018
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        2. Judie Hall‏ @napajudiefnp Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel @brianbeutler

          Yes, but...I got into Yale all on my own.

          1 reply 0 retweets 24 likes
        3. A Sands‏ @avengingmomgel Sep 29
          Replying to @napajudiefnp @emptywheel @brianbeutler

          Except his paternal grandfather was a Yale graduate, so Kavanaugh was a legacy applicant. He even lied about that.

          0 replies 7 retweets 53 likes
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        2. The Ghost of Ludwig Kaas‏ @LudwigsGhost Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I agree, but think how audacious it was to impeach Clinton or stop the 2000 vote count in Florida. He's been an agent for GOP norm-crushing for more than 20 years. Everyone who's not in on this kind of stuff left the party long ago.

          2 replies 6 retweets 48 likes
        3. AmorGaia‏ @AmorGaia Sep 29
          Replying to @LudwigsGhost @emptywheel

          Its my understanding that he's also into torture. Which for me is the lowest a human can go.

          0 replies 2 retweets 14 likes
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        1. Darth Lodestar Pooka ✊ ✌BeBest Jedi‏ @darthpooka Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          #Kavanaugh #StopKavanaugh Pot meet kettlepic.twitter.com/1kQDrcBFrc

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        2. Helen W‏ @wmhelen Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel @brianbeutler

          I keep thinking of Trump’s declaration of being able to stand in the middle of 5th Ave and shoot someone and still not lose votes. Kav was able to lie all during the hearing and he will still be confirmed. Senate has become Trump’s base.

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        2. Hoodlum  🇺🇸‏ @TrumpsareNazis Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel @williamlegate

          This is exhausting. I’m positive I’ve aged 20 years, since New Years.pic.twitter.com/txkWQXDYRB

          1 reply 8 retweets 20 likes
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        2. EdgeLord‏ @rpasley Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Accept the improprieties of Bill Clinton we’re consensual, not assault. Kavanaugh has evaded prosecution via statute of limitations but be clear that the offense being lied anout was greater than Clinton’s.

          5 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
        3. TheGF‏ @TheGF Sep 29
          Replying to @rpasley @emptywheel

          There’s no statute of limitations on sex assault in Montgomery County, MD. Both the county police and states attorney are ready to investigate if someone presses charges against BK.

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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        1. Dale Deason‏ @DalesReader Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          What’s happening here is that K has never integrated who he was at 18 and who he is today. He has long been avoiding his own history even tho it’s there just below the surface. In these circumstances it’s so much harder to ignore.Thus the heavy emotion.

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        1. mynnna‏ @mynnna_eve Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Kinda puts his, ah… let’s say “zeal” during that investigation into a bit of a new light too.

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        1. Dino Chiesa‏ @dpchiesa Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          What I don’t understand is why is the Senate NOT enforcing the perjury laws?

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        2. God Zilla‏ @TrumpsterTrash Sep 30
          Replying to @LarryGeneHall1 @emptywheel @thumppooh

          It would be interesting to have a similar table but with means for each category according to party

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        2. Jody is scared/not halloween-related‏ @JodyShenn Sep 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Well, if I was consistent and fair-minded, I would’ve also eventually reached the conclusion at the time that Clinton deserved to be impeached for lying under oath, despite the things that I liked about him. Oh right I did. It’s not me who’s inconsistent. It’s them.

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. Kathryn Laskey‏ @KathrynLaskey Sep 29
          Replying to @JodyShenn @emptywheel

          For lying under oath and for having sex with an intern. Can't be consensual. Power differential. It would be like me having sex with a student.

          3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Kenneth Heintz‏ @ktheintz Sep 29
          Replying to @KathrynLaskey @JodyShenn @emptywheel

          Dating an adult student, or a subordinate at work, can absolutely be consensual, though sometimes it isn't. Moreover, neither is remotely illegal, though there is possible exposure to (civil) equal employment issues.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Kathryn Laskey‏ @KathrynLaskey Sep 29
          Replying to @ktheintz @JodyShenn @emptywheel

          Not the same as with a minor, I agree. But military officers I knew at the time of the Clinton affair were horrified. Prez is commander-in-chief. Fraternization (relationship between officer and enlisted person) gets you kicked out of the military. Also adultery is against UCMJ

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        6. Kathryn Laskey‏ @KathrynLaskey Sep 29
          Replying to @KathrynLaskey @ktheintz and

          Lying under oath is illegal. Sex with an intern may not be illegal but it's wrong.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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