If they had any decency, Clarence Thomas would have been the last person Fox News panelists would have hoped Brett Kavanaugh mimicked today. But with this crowd, ramming their ideologue through confirmation by hook or by crook trumps all. Clearly character, integrity and possibly even sobriety take a far back seat.
Media Matters caught the love for Clarence Thomas redux:
MacCallum and Wallace suggest that Kavanaugh mimic Clarence Thomas by portraying himself as a victim, attacked for being a white man. pic.twitter.com/PzG2CUUFsX
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 27, 2018
Fox News' Chris Wallace at the first break in Kavanaugh's testimony: "It was exactly what a lot of people were hoping for, wondering, waiting for." pic.twitter.com/pH75NQ08Od
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 27, 2018
Judge Nap: "This was a clear and almost ferocious defense of himself, which rivaled in its emotional impact the brilliantly executed defense of Justice Thomas in a similar situation." pic.twitter.com/am610UkUYa
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 27, 2018
After what I assume is the last break of the night, Hume says that Graham and Kavanaugh have given Senate Republicans enough reason to support him unless they are predisposed to oppose him. pic.twitter.com/uZgkXkn6Uc
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 27, 2018
While most of us were hoping to avoid another “Anita Hill” moment, Fox news was longing for a “Clarence Thomas” moment.
Figures.
(Kavanaugh image via screen grab)
I place ALL blame for this on the insidiousness that is FOX news, and their constant 24/7/365 hammering of the vicious anti-American propaganda that they spew.
Just my opinion, and I realize that my opinion is only important to me. Think what you will of me – I truly don’t give a fck anymore.
NOBODY DIED WHEN BILL CLINTON LIED!
’Nuff said.
He’s also a hopeless right-wing ideologue. Yesterday he ranted his hatred of the Clintons in particular and Democrats in general. Any case Democrats bring the Supreme Court can count on a political hack like Kavanaugh to reflexively vote against them in spite and naked partisan bias. Reportedly he’s hated the Clintons (and Democrats) with a passion going back to the Starr investigation he served on.
Finally, it’s his deceptive rope a dope. He’s hiding his partisanship, extreme ideology and abhorrent personal behavior with a flood of non-answers and deflection. Yesterday he realized senators only had 5 minutes so he could ramble on a bunch of practiced talking points to run out the clock and avoid answering tough questions. The fact alone he repeatedly dodged the question of an FBI investigation proves he’s hiding something.
Doesn’t matter. Most Republicans don’t care if he’s a rapist as long as he’ll overturn Roe v Wade and be a useful idiot to vote the right way on their political agenda.
Decades agim the GOP launched investigation after investigation before finally nailing President Clinton for lying. What had started as an inquiry into shady financial dealings (crime) ended up with a charge for lying about a blow job willingly given by an infatuated intern. I don’t justify that either, but feel that there’s a world of difference between allowing oneself to be tempted into doing something vile and physically attacking a woman just for the fun of it. Ha. Ha. Ha.