Graham Warns Dems Of 'New Standard': 'You Better Watch Out For Your Nominees'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Nicole Lafond
September 27, 2018 1:52 pm
Cameron Joseph contributed reporting

Speaking to reporters during a recess in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Christine Blasey Ford, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned his “Democratic friends” that they “better watch out” if “this becomes the new norm.”

“If this becomes the new standard, where you have an accusation for weeks and you drop it right before the hearing, you withhold from the committee the chance to do this in a professional timely fashion, when they publicly say their goal is to delay the vote … I don’t want to reward that kind of behavior,” he said. “Let me tell my Democratic friends, if this becomes the new norm, you better watch out for your nominees.”

Graham also harped on several issues he had with Blasey Ford’s testimony, mainly, that she couldn’t remember how she got to or from the party. He said whether he believes Blasey Ford doesn’t matter because, he claimed, her statements couldn’t be corroborated. He also slammed the accusations of another woman who came forward on Wednesday.

“They’ve tried to destroy this guys life with one accusation after another, that he’s a serial rapist,” he said. “That some woman said I went to 10 parties where they were drugging and raping people. I don’t believe that one bit.”

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[raccoon]

1. You mean, the way the Republicans wouldn't even consider Obama's nominee? nt

[TommyCelt]

11. Agreed the GOP set the norm with Garland...

This schmuck is just pissed there's payback.

[Cosmocat]

37. Right?

What could they possibly do worse than what they did to BHOs last nominee?

[DBoon]

64. and threatened to hold the USSC vacancy open for up to 8 years if Hillary won?

nt

[redstateblues]

2. Then nominate a woman!

[7962]

51. Thats who will be next up if this one goes down.

Amy Coney Barrett would be my guess

[The Mouth]

68. Gender alone might not be a great standard...

Two words:

Margaret Thatcher.

They probably have no shortage of fascist, homophobic theocrats with biologically female bodyparts.

[zentrum]

72. Phylllis Shaffley.

Sarah Palin.

[The Mouth]

87. Betsy De Vos

I mean I strongly supported Hillary, even caught shit because I honestly thought she was the better candidate in 2008! I've always been - at least by my definition - a feminist, since my mother was the smartest, most capable person I've ever known it has never seriously occurred to me that there is anything a woman can't do as well as a man....

But women can be just as fucked-up fascist as men. Just as mean, just as dishonest. Thatcher was way nastier, and every bit as effective (at screwing things up) as Reagan, she inspired him big time.

[zentrum]

92. Susan Collins.

[The Mouth]

94. Point. Set. Match

[The Mouth]

96. Schaffley would be admirable for her intellect and sheer power if her politics weren't so horrid

I mean she did more than almost anyone in history to derail a constitutional amendment that looked like a sure thing. If it wasn't for the context and content- if she'd been on our side and had stopped a bad instead of a good amendment - we'd be in awe. A brilliant player in the political game, more than the equal of anyone who crossed intellectual paths with her and persuasive as hell; what a damned shame that she was such a victim of 'Stockholm Syndrome and defended that which she should have opposed. At least that's my perception.....

[klook]

3. Nominate only women for a few decades

-- you know, just to sort of even things out. And you're not going to have too many women under legitimate suspicion of having committed sexual assault.

There, problem solved.

[Staph]

33. I agree with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

when asked how many women should be on the Supreme Court -- "Nine".

[flibbitygiblets]

42. Such a good point. Graham's implication is that only men will be nominated. Sexist much?

Klook, your reply is perfect. Problem solved. Now on to get that corrupt SOB in the white house!

[Codeine]

84. I'm completely comfortable

with the idea of an all-female Supreme Court.

[The Mouth]

88. Even if it contained the likes of

Sarah Palin, Betsy DeVos and Phyllis Schafley?

Yes, I know none of them would be nominated (and one is dead), but there are some BAD women out there.

[Codeine]

89. Of course there are bad women,

but if it comes down strictly to playing the odds I’ll always bet on XX.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Get bent, Dude!

Does anyone on this Board BELIEVE FOR A NANOSECOND that Republicans will allow a USSC nominee from a democratic president to EVER be voted on, save for a supermajority in the Senate? Don't talk to me about reciprocity.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. If everybody agrees to a thorough FBI investigation and allows enough time to do it

before a for-real hearing, this situation will never come up again.

[madamesilverspurs]

6. Were you standing too close to Trump on the gold course?

Did his backswing catch you upside the head?

Or is this just more of your obedience to those who hold incriminating information about you?


.

[leftieNanner]

14. I do hope that some day

we will know what the Lindsey Kompromat is. And the rest of the repigs, for that matter.

[flibbitygiblets]

50. Word!

somebody got to lil Lindsay. What do they have on him? The mind goes in a couple of specific directions...

[lapfog_1]

7. challenge accepted asshole

Democrats will regain the senate, either this year or in 2020.

When we do no federal judge will be voted on by the Senate if the Republicans hold the white house.

And if the Democrats hold the white house, every fucking nominee will be approved without any hearings.

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Neah neah-neah neah neah booga booga booga

[C_U_L8R]

9. Well yes, we'll have lots of nominees

Thanks.

[Ccarmona]

10. Merrick Garland

[Dave Starsky]

15. Pretty sure Garland wasn't a rapey, habitually drunken gambling addict...

With hundreds of thousands of dollars in sketchy finances.

Or we would have heard about that a long, LONG time ago. Like when Obama first nominated him.

They HAD a candidate who would pass with flying colors laid at their feet. But they're not really interested in character. They want a Justice who will give President Pilzschwanz a Get Out of Jail Free card and help overturn Roe v Wade.

[the_sly_pig]

20. Centerist that had bipartisan support....

Bitch McCarbuncle blocked him though. Meaning Democrats worked across the aisle to get support for a qualified candidate Senator Graham, you fancy turd. Not someone picked by one side and jammed down our throats Senator Graham, you pillock.

[mwooldri]

21. With the next Democratic President and Democratic Senate...

... I can almost guarantee you that a centrist judge would not be nominated.

[Dave Starsky]

24. If the archaic word "fop" applied to anyone in the 21st Century...

It would apply to Lindsey Graham. That man is a fop.

[truthisfreedom]

12. One problem, miss Lindsey. Democrats don't nominate rapists.

[NCjack]

13. Well Sen. Graham, if DEMs ever nominate a drunken rapist,

we invite you to save us from a huge mistake.

[TNLib]

16. LOL Dems aren't stupid enough to attempt to put serial rapist on the supreme court

so nothing to worry about there.

[ProudLib72]

17. Translation

I'm pissed off that my good friend Grassley set a time table that would ram rod our super conservative choice through but now we have to appear like we care. I really don't care, do u?

[Leith]

18. A Question for Lindsey

Does he remember October 2016 and James Comey? How above Juanita Broadrick back in 1992? Does he want to revisit his ideas of who is setting what kind of new standards of the other party's nominees?

Effing rethug hypocrite.

[handmade34]

19. Lindsey Graham is

on my TV interviewing for Attorney General position

[Dorn]

57. an ass

[Nasruddin]

22. I wonder

if there's anything in Sen Graham's background that he would really not want anyone to know about.
That he might want to watch out for, you might say.

[Granny M]

23. Oh, sit down, Aunt Pitty Pat. n/t

[Honeycombe8]

25. What nominees? Like Merrick Garland? No, YOU reached the new low with Garland, Senator.

We are abiding by the law, which may seem cruel to you. Yes, we can be that cruel. We have been taught by masters.

[yuiyoshida]

26. Well it certainly looks like

Lindsey Graham is an asshat as well.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

27. So in a temper tantrum, the GOP is going to continue to maim the process...

... because they allowed a lousy choice in the first place and do not want to admit it. Isn't that how we got to this point? Nixon and revenge...

[Perseus]

28. Hopefully Graham wil not be there to help his pals

He must be voted out of office, too long that jackass in the senate

[deurbano]

29. He is such a despicable ass.

[Racerdog1]

30. Fuck you Graham

Get off your knees and wipe your chin you sick

bastard.

[Thekaspervote]

77. Took the words right out of my mouth!

[malthaussen]

31. You have no Democratic friends, puke. n/t

[NRaleighLiberal]

32. striving hard to become one of history's biggest fucking assholes.

[redstatebluegirl]

34. He just hates that the Democrats are starting to use the Republican play book against them.

[TeamPooka]

48. Damn straight

[watoos]

35. Ms. Lyndsey

is practicing for his new job - Attorney General.

[Vinca]

36. We can't watch out for our nominees because they aren't even given a hearing.

[Mr.Bill]

38. Bring it on, punk.

It won't work. Enjoy being in the minority for the rest of your career.

[SayItLoud]

39. I Linda Graham want to be Attny General....are you listening

tRUMP?

[The Liberal Lion]

40. LMAO

You mean you can do worse than Garland. Puhleeze!

[Perseus]

41. This is a threat to the Nation not only to Democrats

By threatening to "get even" about this he is telling everyone that not matter who the Democrats nominate when they get the chance, he and his gang are going to do what it takes to try and derail that nomination, whether is good for the country or not, he is making it personal. Does he not understand that he works for the people and not for his gang of crooks?

He needs to be voted out of office soon, same as Grassley and the rest.

[keithbvadu2]

43. Right wingers whine that democrats are picking on Kavanaugh.

Right wingers whine that democrats are picking on Kavanaugh.

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[cstanleytech]

44. We do not need to worry as your party set the standard that we only need 51 votes in the Senate for

SCOTUS appointments.

[duforsure]

45. He needs to instead worry about

Where he may be sent to when its all exposed , and it explains his reversal for putting trump and putin before country.

[TeamPooka]

46. Republicans have more to worry about when we start fighting them the way they fight us.

[SWBTATTReg]

47. Payback is a bitch, isn't it, Mr. Graham? nt

[Javaman]

49. did lindsey just admit to losing the WH? yup. LOL nt

[JDC]

52. That is Fucking rich. Fu-u-u-ck You Graham

[RicROC]

53. like Comey?

does Graham mean the Republiconmen will treat Dem nominees like (Republican) Comey did, dropping a hint of investigation days before a national election?

[theaocp]

54. Yo, Graham! Go fuck yourself with a rusty chainsaw! n/t

[radical noodle]

55. It wasn't a warning...

it was a threat.

[muntrv]

56. Why? Because Merrick Garland was the old standard?

[DFW]

58. We need not "watch out" for our nominees

Apparently they don't even get to be considered by the Senate.

[workinclasszero]

59. Your damned party already stole Obama's pick..how much worse can it get Graham?

Two can play hardball now shite for brains!

You better watch out for your evil, corrupt, traitor party because a democratic party blue wave is about to send it to hell SOON!!!

[colorado_ufo]

60. I'm starting to think that Graham's friendship with John McCain

was the only thing that kept him looking somewhat reasonable and honorable. As soon as McCain was no longer here to hold him to account, Graham went full-on Trumper and shed any semblance of being approachable by those across the aisle. McCain was not perfect, but I think he would be very grieved by this transformation in his good friend.

[apnu]

61. Let's follow Graham's logic shall we?

If "this" is the new norm, then Dems can hold slots open for over 400 days, they can retroactively "classify" the whole judicial and legal record of judges because "reasons" AND can rush the whole process in a tiny window of committee whenever they feel like it.

Really Lindsey, you want those rules going forward?

[Hekate]

62. You mean you might hold up a nominee for over a year and not give them a hearing? Harsh, dude.

[enid602]

63. Dammit

Dammit. Now we won’t be able to nominate drunk gangbangers with gambling problems. Thanks for the heads up, Sen. Graham

[AZ8theist]

65. Graham just made a giant asshole of himself.

[Scruffy1]

66. This asshole was made a long time ago.

I amazed how the press kisses his stupid ass. He has nevr been anything but a complete hack and yet he gets more air time and column inches than just about anyone. Maybe they will start to disregard him, but I doubt it.

[Dave Starsky]

67. Graham is a giant asshole and always has been.

He's just reconfirming it in case we weren't sure.

[JCMach1]

69. Or what? You'll never hold a hearing?

FU Graham, FU

[Luciferous]

70. Like Garland?!

[zentrum]

71. Yeah, well, if we

...find out our nominee engaged in criminal behavior we'll take that person out of nomination. Unlike what you've done which is to double down, hide documents etc.

How 'bout if we nominate a woman of any ethnicity? That's pretty much a built in protection against sex crimes.

What a hateful, disgusting excuse to warm a Senate chair you are.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

73. Merrick Garland

So just shut the fuck up Lindsey dear.

[rtracey]

74. what?

What Lindsey, a fucking threat? FUCK YOU GRAHAM.....

[SergeStorms]

75. They do it to me every time!

Just when I think these Republican pieces of shit can't sink any lower.......... they scrape the bottom of another barrel. It's now apparent Lindsey Graham is the patron saint of serial sexual attackers throughout the United States. Congratulations, Lindsey! It's a good thing you live in the south, because the heat where you're heading is going to be unbearable.

[shanny]

76. ooooh my stars and garters!

is Lindsey stomping his little feet and flouncing off?

[JHan]

78. "Norms" were destroyed when Mitch obstructed Obama.

[Kablooie]

79. Because Dems want an investigation of a plausible accusation ...

Mr. Cracker is threatening to gin up fake scandals for any Democratic candidates.

[TexasBushwhacker]

80. Terminal bachelor Graham hurling threats?

Bring it on motherfucker.

[Nitram]

81. A new standard? Asking the FBI to investigate a late-breaking report of a crime by the nominee?

Go for it Lindsey. But we all know what he really means is, "We are going to frame your next nominee for sexual assault."

[ooky]

82. I hate Graham's guts. He can take his hypocrisy, his partisan rapist judge,

his kangaroo court, and his criminal lying president and stuff them all up his fascist, America betraying ass.

EVERY SENATOR who votes for this rapist without a proper investgation is breaking their oath of office and should face impeachment hearings when the dems take the majority.

[texasfiddler]

83. No! Republicans changed the rules with the "nuclear option"

If more citizens gets out and vote, Democrats get to use the same rules in the near future. No Lindsey you changed the rules asshole.

[Codeine]

85. Clearly a man who prefers secrets stay in closets. nt

[maxrandb]

86. Hey Lindsey!

We'll fucking worry about that shit if we EVER FUCKING NOMINATE A RAPIST FOR A LIFETIME APPOINTMENT TO THE SUPREME COURT!!!! you worthless piece of amphibian shit.

Next time, please take Donnie Fungus Dicks scrotum out of your mouth so we can understand you better you fucktwit!!

[NHDEMFORLIFE]

90. What a complete fraud

Always has been. Even when he puts on his bipartisan mask anyone should be able to see his jack-ass self shine through.

[0rganism]

91. great idea! we'll call it the "Garland Standard"

congratulations, assholes. you made this bed, now lie in it and eat shit.

[TexasBushwhacker]

93. Don't you just love it when Lindsey gets butch?

I'm going to keep a bottle of champagne in the fridge to open when Graham's skeletons come tumbling out of his closet.

[Paladin]

95. Eat a bowl of fuck, Lindsey. (nt)