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30. An acquaintance of mine was a world class research and lecturing professor, but has been a

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:00 PM

Sep 2018

functioning alcoholic for decades. But for his wife, he'd be dead right now. Kavanaugh reminds me so much of him.

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Does Kavanaugh impress you as intelligent? [View all] Meadowoak Sep 2018 OP

Not even close to to being qualified... FarPoint Sep 2018 #1

Sneaky. In a self-survival sense. C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rzemanfl Sep 2018 #9

Yes when he yells his answers - that always shows me intelligence rurallib Sep 2018 #4

Not as intelligent as would like a judge to be uponit7771 Sep 2018 #5

Mean and belligerent Skidmore Sep 2018 #6

No. displacedtexan Sep 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2018 #8

Not particularly, no. cwydro Sep 2018 #10

Privileged. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2018 #11

Emotionally unstable and whiny. louis-t Sep 2018 #12

Absolutely not! Butterflylady Sep 2018 #13

no no no trueblue2007 Sep 2018 #14

deplorable dumb. democratisphere Sep 2018 #15

Only if compared to a TURKEY bluestarone Sep 2018 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2018 #20

LOL that's why i said i'd need to give it more thought bluestarone Sep 2018 #31

No way- his speech pattern is not in line with a Yale educated person Books_Tea_Alone Sep 2018 #18

Not at all KT2000 Sep 2018 #19

Not outside his social circle lunatica Sep 2018 #21

Now that you mention it, no, he doesn't. Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #22

Like he climbed the frat rat ladder. nt NCjack Sep 2018 #24

No. Dr. Ford would be a better judge. sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #23

No. I think there is a social component to being a good jurist PA Democrat Sep 2018 #25

No, he's a contrarian. joshcryer Sep 2018 #26

He had a friend named Squee. torius Sep 2018 #27

No, nothing more than a political hack DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #28

He really does not. He seems a bit thick to me JDC Sep 2018 #29