US Politics, October 2018: next week will be even longer

Maybe she should just sit at home and darn socks like a good little woman.

gang rape allegation is "OUTLANDISH" and put forward without any evidence...which is why they decided to not investigate it at all

I DEFINITELY believe her...but also she's a liar

oh my fucking god she's repeating FOX talking points

I don't think you can be a republican otherwise?

collins believes ford, believes that she is a survivor and that her life was changed by this assault

HERE COMES THE 'NEVERTHELESS' WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

nevertheless her claims can't be corroborated by the 4 people there that evening! so collins must believe that ford was mistaken in believing 100 fucking percent that it was Kavanaugh

jfc, fuck off collins

Collins will face an uphill battle in her pursuit of the vice presidency once the SC rules women unconstitutional.

this stuff about the assault claims is really horrible. she doesn't deserve to have a platform ever again

this is pretty fucked up

white women are embarrassing and i’m embarrassed to be one

so are Cuban women

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's. by having a woman put the seal of approval on the confirmation, they hope to 'soften' the collateral damage among women voters.

trying to close the book on it

xp agree, and giving this speech with two women republican senators standing behind her.

don't get the wrong idea, though, everyone: Collins is a big supporter of #metoo, and she has a special message for survivors:

"i pledge to do all that i can to ensure that their daughters and granddaughters never share their experiences."

if only she was something she could do, right now, hmmmmmm

ok, rage level off the charts, i am self-banning for a few hours

FUCK

is she still talking

white women, constantly showing their asses.

ah yes, the leaker is the real enemy here

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's. by having a woman put the seal of approval on the confirmation, they hope to 'soften' the collateral damage among women voters.

yeah this is a pretty compelling argument

Now it’s the internet’s fault

"i pledge to do all that i can to ensure that their daughters and granddaughters never share their experiences."

"but if they do wind up having those experiences, oh well. the past is the past, no need to punish the people who did it to them."

I can only hope that the contempt expressed toward the American public as symbolized by votes to confirm Kavanaugh are met with responses which are proportionately contemptuous. May the American public get real creative with the range of available options for expressing their own contempt.

I made the mistake of going to the NRO Twitter feed and it's Earth-3 over there: praising her compassion, her hammer, her logic.

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's.

This makes sense. It certainly didn't sound like a very agonized or uncertain decision on her part.

JOE MANCHIN SAYS HE'S A YES on Kavanaugh.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 5, 2018

lifted my self-ban to break the breaking news

fuck all these worthless assholes

nothing works, our society is doomed

yup

that was biggest grandstanding piece of political bullshit theater that i've seen in quite a while

the fundraiser page for Collins's future opponent has crashed https://t.co/1FAwaSXi7F pic.twitter.com/aEGWXsWRA4

— Sean T. Collins (@theseantcollins) October 5, 2018

wow

good

these assholes deserve the fucking worst

i mean, good, but i hope the page goes back up soon

I long for such small victories at this point

burn. it. the. fuck. down.

now.

btw I'm sure McConnell knew that Murkowski, because of her predicament in Alabama and because she loathes him, was a no and had planned for it.

No one cares if society is doomed because they'll be saved by motherfucking god.

Anyway, if Democrats want to prove Susan Collins is vulnerable in Maine--the Governor, the State Senate, and one of the two House members are all Republican, and all of those offices are up for election in a month.

— Xenocrypt (@xenocryptsite) October 5, 2018

Menendez is officially going the "vote for the crook - it's important" route. Just saw a TV ad that said "Bob Hugin said he would vote for every one of Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominees" and ended with "I'm Bob Menendez and I approved this message because it's never mattered more."

that's the only reason im voting for him tbh

Me https://t.co/93qNxN7Ky9

— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) October 5, 2018

hearing thru Maine friend grapevine that she's gonna retire and that her husband has (surprise) Russian money

but hey at least she got to twist the knife for her scumbag buddies

Are there any weekend protests - like a general, nationwide thing - planned?

hope so. would be nice to do it *before* the final vote

The page is back up.

"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"