Ted Lieu: If Brett Kavanaugh can be this angry on national TV...

[DesertRat]

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If Brett Kavanaugh can be this angry on national TV, imagine what he's like when he gets inebriated.

[MrsCoffee]

1. Boom.

[PNW-Dem]

34. Who says he's not inebriated?

One of the Dem Senators needs to ask him...

[NurseJackie]

39. Agreed! I believe he's drunk now... RIGHT NOW... this very moment!

He is giving testimony while under the influence. His judgement is impaired. His thought-process is impaired.

This is NOT the type of person that needs to be on the USSC. (I'm sure we've had alcoholic/drunk Justices before... but when we know about it in advance... as we do now... why would anyone risk it?)

[xxqqqzme]

75. I have had more

than one attorney tell me alcoholism is a common problem with judges.

I had a distant cousin who was a federal judge. I cannot remember ever seeing him sober.

[True Blue American]

63. One did,

Amy Klubuker. He refused to answer,asked her if she drank. She said she did not hav a drinking problem. He did not answer.

He still has one,secret drunk.

[TheBlackAdder]

66. Is that the sound of his wife getting punched or her hitting the floor?

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While sarcastically written, there's a bit of truth to sarcasm

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[calimary]

84. I'm sorry - I thought that, too.

Watching that eruptive display, the anger, the sturm und drang, the belligerence - Judicial Temperament????????????? Good Grief!!!!!!!

Wil Wheaton's Facebook essay included a comment about how it's become easy "to see this guy as a belligerent drunk who won't take no for an answer."

"Everything about him is terrible. He's *clearly* a rich prep school kid who has never been told "no" in his life, and we saw today what happens whenever someone tries to tell him no. It wasn't particularly difficult to see this guy as a belligerent drunk who won't take no for an answer. You could clearly see it in his ranting and raving, his angry yelling at a female senator, and his overwhelming, palpable sense of entitlement."

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1732664380193430&id=100003496539869

I am now afraid of Brett Kavanaugh. I'd want a security detail around me if I were ever going to have to meet him.

[olegramps]

85. He appeared to me to be a volcano that could burst at the slilghtest provocation.

[2naSalit]

2. Exactly...nt

[RockRaven]

3. No kidding.

Everyone should be pointing this out.

[Hekate]

4. Very scary thought

[NewJeffCT]

5. how do we know he's not drunk now?

anybody?

[democratisphere]

10. If the water was vodka, this could become intetesting.

[Lucky Luciano]

50. Couldn't find a better quality clip, but most apropos!

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Longer version:

[OMGWTF]

55. You read my mind!

[democratisphere]

6. This guy is no SCOTUS nominee.

Fire and brimstone judge.

Also consumes more water than drumpf during speeches.

[uponit7771]

12. +1, we sure it's water?

[democratisphere]

18. Time will tell.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

62. Yeah. Really. This is the best they could come up with, cause he's a tRump insurance policy. . . .nt

[Dulcinea]

70. He could be hung over.

Cottonmouth! And look at his face...flushed, with watery eyes.

[They_Live]

86. He's Drunk.

not hungover.

[flibbitygiblets]

7. For someone reported to be such a heavy drinker, I'm not noticing hands shaking

Which unless the heavy drinking allegations are overblown (or no longer an issue), he's had something today to take the edge off.

[C_U_L8R]

8. It's called liquid courage

[Wounded Bear]

9. Not really all that rare...

The GOP is full of people that we like less the more they talk.

[uponit7771]

11. Dem Question: You look mad bro, you this mad when you get drunk?

[Amimnoch]

26. OMG!

I’d piss myself laughing if that was asked!

[demigoddess]

41. that is what I was thinking, Mad and yelling

[R B Garr]

13. Yes! A nasty drunk. What a meltdown! nt

[unitedwethrive]

14. We're all thinking the same thing!

[world wide wally]

15. Phony asshole

He just said he drank a few beers with his friends about 7 times

[cab67]

16. This is not how a Supreme Court justice comports himself.

[SharonAnn]

44. "Judicial temperament" is supposed to be very important for a judge

[gademocrat7]

17. Disgusting lying bastard.

[torius]

19. Beer is my middle name

I just can't remember my first name.

[LittleGirl]

20. Why is he yelling?

He’s guilty af

[OldManTarHeel]

21. If, Only He Had a Beer to Cry Into . .

boo-hoo

sniff-sniff

[Lonestarblue]

22. What is with all the crying!

Does he think it makes him look sympathetic and maligned? This man thinks he’s up to being a Supreme Court justice! Now it’s the “I was a virgin” story. Somehow, his Yale classmates have painted a very different picture.

[FakeNoose]

23. I'll bet every SCOTUS justice is praying Kavanaugh goes down

Why would any of those justices ever want to work with this guy? Oh my God this is hideous - screaming and crying on TV. Someone please pull the plug on this.

[Amimnoch]

28. Well.. except Thomas.

Thomas is probably looking forward to having a real souless mate on the bench with him.. and one that even makes his own past fade a bit.

[Mr.Bill]

52. He's drunk.

One of the Democratic committee members should ask if would submit to a breathalyzer test. That should send him over the top.

[watoos]

24. WTF is he doing?

Look at his wife almost crying. This guy is a basket case.

[sweetroxie]

82. She's crying because

she's watching her well-planned suburban rich, establishment future go down the tubes

[KSNY]

25. No, but you see...he is the victim right...? (don't know how to do the irony emoji..)

He sure cries a lot. I'm sure that he was really heartbroken about pushing the most explicit line of questioning of Bill Clinton.
Getting exposed as a hypocrite makes him sad.

[Politicub]

27. Yep - nothing worse than an angry drunk who starts crying

This opening statement is bizarre.

He just said something along the lines of, “I like beer. I like it a lot. Will all men who like beer in the United States be accused of sexual assault?”

He also comes across as sexist by using women he knows as human shields. It’s like the homophobe who says, “I have gay friends.” It rings just as hollow.

[Laura in LA]

29. What was that slam about

People on the other side unleashing this, so he can no longer teach law???

[OldManTarHeel]

30. What An emotional Breakdown on National TV We Are Witnessing . .

This guy has no business on the Supreme Court.

sniff-sniff

boo-hoo boo-hoo

[watoos]

35. Is he on those quaaludes he put in those girls drinks?

This guy is looney tunes, he needs professional help.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

61. RepubliCONs are held and swayed by emotions. Logic of Ford risking everything & Kavanaugh nothing by

They are not moved by logic, like the logic of Ford risking everything & Kavanaugh nothing by lying.

[populistdriven]

67. justice drama llama

[OldManTarHeel]

31. STOP YELLING . . . You Look Out of Control, Brett

What an emotional disgrace of a human being you are.

sniff-sniff

boo-hoo

[watoos]

36. It's like the old Frankenstein movie,

people felt sorry for the monster.

[PatSeg]

43. So much yelling and sniffing

I had to turn the volume down.

[marieo1]

32. kavanaugh whining and crying!!

I just saw Kavanaugh speaking on Nat'l TV in the hearing and he said something, like 'what if this happened to your son or brother'. Well, if my son or brother had done such a horrible deed, I'd expect them to stand up, take their punishment like a man. I would be very disappointed and angry if they were whining like Kavanaugh is doing right now!!! He deserves what he gets!!

[DFW]

33. If he's rejected, he'll be the next Fox legal analyst

He gets angry and interrupts people constantly. Fox material for sure.

[DesertRat]

37. And blames the Democrats for everything

He'd be perfect on Fox.

[OldManTarHeel]

42. Yep . . It's Retribution from the Clintons . .

He hates the Democrats. Is this the kind of a crying, too emotional man we want on the SC . . ?

He's out of control . . no thank-you.

[Mr.Bill]

53. If it is, it's well deserved. n/t

[Enoki33]

38. The anger and the yelling directly at the Democrats alone

should disqualify him. He is a GOP operative masquerading as a judge.

[watoos]

40. I mean really,

he is supposed to be non-partisan. How can he be a fair judge?

[marieo1]

47. His judgeship

This man should never have been a judge in the first place, and should never ever be one of our supreme court justices!! I will always remember how he wouldn't even shake hands with the man that had lost his daughter!!

[Cosmocat]

48. T H I S

I have been telling people this since he was on the "short list."

A political hack.

[OldManTarHeel]

45. Last Call for Alcohol . .

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[47of74]

46. Kavanaugh is mad because he thought the seat was his by divine right.

And the meanies are keeping him from that seat.

Fucking pig.

[BeckyDem]

49. Best observation I have heard today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KentuckyWoman]

51. Forget alcohol, just imagine what he's like if someone dares tell him NO

Wife,
Kids
Associates
staffers

[Mr.Bill]

54. If Dr. Ford is watching this,

I'll bet she's saying "If there was any doubt, they have to believe me now. That's the mean bastard that tried to rape me."

[Kind of Blue]

56. Good Lord, the man is unhinged!

Yelling, crying and carrying on, his petulance is unbelievable.

[7962]

57. All I can say is if it were me, I'd also be livid. But I'm not saying he's innocent either.

I honestly dont think anyone here would sit calmly as all this was being thrown at them

[Mr.Bill]

64. Dr. Ford did.

[7962]

73. She wasn't being accused of anything.

And she did get emotional as well. They both did.
Had he sat there calmly answering every question, I would have even MORE doubts about him. It would have looked like the Ted Bundy trial.

[Mr.Bill]

74. Are you kidding me?

She's being accused of fabricating this entire story and now committing perjury by testifying about it under oath. She accused of being the kingpin in a Democratic conspiracy to destroy the career of a Supreme Court nominee. She has been since the day she was named.

[7962]

81. But none of that was in questioning yesterday.

Most were calling her a victim of the system too. The RW talking heads certainly have said it, but none of the GOP questioning yesterday ever accused her of lying. Both have received threats against them up to even DEATH.
I know we are members of a partisan site; we're ALL partisans with our beliefs. But that doesnt mean that you have to leave objectivity at the door either. I try to view every story with objectivity. And the bad optics of the committee having this info for weeks and never mentioning it to the nominee looks AWFUL. They should have immediately gone to him and asked for an explanation. On top of that Dr Ford says she was NEVER told of the offer for the interview to be done at her location. Not her fault, but why wasnt she told?
Vote against him because of his ideology, sure, but not because of this. If this succeeds, the future for any Dem nominee will be equally invasive and ridiculous. Wait till nominees are picked 20 yrs from now & the impact of social media of their youth comes up!!
Look how many members of Congress have paid off sexual harassment claims in recent years that were kept quiet. Dem & GOP together. Why are they still in office? Sure, a few are gone (Franken should have NEVER resigned) but the rest remain. Where are THOSE investigations.

[czarjak]

80. STFU

[7962]

83. Same to you, Skippy. You just proved my point.

[czarjak]

89. But...

If you’re saying he’s guilty, his behavior is indefensible. Period. But nice try.

[7962]

90. I'm not saying either. No one KNOWS. Theres been zero evidence to show guilt.

Maybe this new movement with the FBI will find something. But if this were in a courtroom it would be tossed based on everything thats been presented. And theres a litany of cases where the "100% sure eyewitness" has been proven wrong after people have been sent to jail.
And if the FBI comes back in a week and says "we've found no evidence to support the claim", THEN what? Obviously, if they do find something he's DONE FOR.

[bucolic_frolic]

58. Kavanaugh Man

is a Neanderthal brute

[Bernardo de La Paz]

59. Hidden-anger people make for angry drunks. Happy people make happy drunks.

The fundamental point about alcohol is that it suppresses inhibitions and thus the hidden personality often emerges.

Truly happy people don't have anger to hide.

[Lanius]

60. He must be an angry drunk. Dude looked like he was about to explode today.

[bobGandolf]

65. Belligerence was not a emotion to feature.

I only heard this on the radio, but he sounded thuggish, and that was before he started yelling and asking his questioner if HE drank beer.

A very unpleasant guy. Mean, vengeful, angry. My imagination doesn't need to even stretch to see him as a rapist.

[lindysalsagal]

68. Scotus so angry he can't deliberate with other judges. Period. Clearly unqualified.

[crazytown]

69. What surprised me

was Kavanaugh was ready to mix it up as a completely undignified partisan hack.

[Eliot Rosewater]

72. Showed hatred of Clintons, pure partisan hack, but we knew that he was filth

welcome

[Cha]

78. Bretty was Gish Galloping like his boss trump.. spitting

out the Lies and Accusations 90 miles a minute.

[ecstatic]

71. He was completely out of control! Especially with

Senator Klobuchar. I'm glad he knew to stay in his place with Sens Harris & Booker.

[Stare Decisis]

76. I have a concern about a detail of Kavanaugh's testimony

Hi. I wanted to point out something-Dr. Ford repeatedly said that she could name three people other than Kavanaugh at the gathering-, Leland, Mike Judge, and a boy named P.J.-most importantly, another boy whose name she did not know. Yet Kavanaugh some ten times mentioned that FOUR witnesses refuted it. How would he know who the fourth (person) boy was?

Meaning, how would he know there could be four signed statements given to the SJC-and how would the SJC even know there were four to secure, if it never happened, and the accuser could not name more than three?

[John1956PA]

79. Great observation. Welcome to DU!

He rehearsed testimony is so laden with inconsistencies that many of them, such as the one you pointed out, were lost in the wake of his shrill tantrum.

[Cha]

77. Dr Ford found out the hard way. She passed a LIE Detector

and Bretty won't take one.

[Paladin]

87. Think of Kavanaugh's anger, aimed at his wife and daughters.

Or that anger, aimed at some or all of those girls' basketball teams he never shuts up about coaching.

[DesertRat]

88. I've thought about his wife

I'm sure she's seen that anger.