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Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts) Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:35 PM Sep 2018

Kavenaugh is using a ploy I have seen too many times before.

Instead of answering questions to explain his bad behavior, he promotes his soup kitchen volunteerism and good deeds as if that can balance out his deplorable life. Even Trump uses this tactic, promoting the economy and whatever positive things happen in N. Korea. I think he even said that it's unthinkable to impeach a president that has such a good record.

Explain it to me, is this a white privilege thing? Does this strategy have a name?

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Kavenaugh is using a ploy I have seen too many times before. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 OP

I Was At The Top Of My Class.... LandOfHopeAndDreams Sep 2018 #1

It also serves to eat up a good chunk of the 5 minute limit given to each senator unitedwethrive Sep 2018 #2

+1 Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #5

As Leahy said--You just filbustered and did not answer a single question riversedge Sep 2018 #3

Kamala Harris will get him. Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #7

That was great! BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #11

It's called narcissism C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #4

It's only a "white privilege" thing BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #6

deflection AZ8theist Sep 2018 #8

Agree. Dflection is right. I'm no MS in Psych but when they answer a question with another. erronis Sep 2018 #16

It's called I am guilty and have to filibuster to avoid spooky3 Sep 2018 #9

So obvious agingdem Sep 2018 #10

He is doing a good imitation of the hairy wailer, isn't he? Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #13

Deflection superpatriotman Sep 2018 #12

Nothing to do with being white or privileged... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #14

Think about it though. Can you imagine a poc using this ploy? Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #18

"Reverend Al" got away with it for years. He was, I admit, an exception. TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #19

No "privilege" of any kind, just a defection & a dodge whathehell Sep 2018 #15

It has a name. Obfuscation. Amaryllis Sep 2018 #17

LandOfHopeAndDreams

(872 posts)

1. I Was At The Top Of My Class....

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:37 PM

Sep 2018

BLAH BLAH BLAH!!

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)

2. It also serves to eat up a good chunk of the 5 minute limit given to each senator

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:37 PM

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Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

5. +1

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:37 PM

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riversedge

(70,239 posts)

3. As Leahy said--You just filbustered and did not answer a single question

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:37 PM

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Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

7. Kamala Harris will get him.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:38 PM

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BigmanPigman

(51,598 posts)

11. That was great!

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:41 PM

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C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)

4. It's called narcissism

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:37 PM

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BumRushDaShow

(129,053 posts)

6. It's only a "white privilege" thing

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:37 PM

Sep 2018

when they are "caught".

AZ8theist

(5,470 posts)

8. deflection

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:38 PM

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erronis

(15,279 posts)

16. Agree. Dflection is right. I'm no MS in Psych but when they answer a question with another.

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:47 PM

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spooky3

(34,456 posts)

9. It's called I am guilty and have to filibuster to avoid

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:39 PM

Sep 2018

Being asked question I don’t want to answer.

agingdem

(7,850 posts)

10. So obvious

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:40 PM

Sep 2018

It's the Chewbacca defense...

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

13. He is doing a good imitation of the hairy wailer, isn't he?

Reply to agingdem (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:41 PM

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superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)

12. Deflection

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:41 PM

Sep 2018

Bureaucratic types then use huge numbers and unfounded claims to confound and amaze (gaslight)

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

14. Nothing to do with being white or privileged...

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:43 PM

Sep 2018

It is simply misdirection. Avoiding the question.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

18. Think about it though. Can you imagine a poc using this ploy?

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #14)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 10:26 PM

Sep 2018

See? It wouldn't work. People would push the misdirection aside and call it for the bullshit it is.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

19. "Reverend Al" got away with it for years. He was, I admit, an exception.

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:17 AM

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whathehell

(29,067 posts)

15. No "privilege" of any kind, just a defection & a dodge

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 04:47 PM

Sep 2018

used by people of all colors attempting to defend themselves.

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)

17. It has a name. Obfuscation.

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 09:40 PM

Sep 2018

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