Ford and Kavanaugh Senate Hearing

[Captdon]

Judge Kavanaugh had his talking points, which he kept repeating in lieu of answering the Committee's questions...taking up their time with his rambling non-answers. I feel absolutely comfortable stating that if an attorney arguing before him ever responded to his questioning in that manner, they would find themselves being held in contempt in a New York minute.

The very thing you say about him is true of every one Democratic Senators. What's your point?

[Captdon]

Other than by way of suggesting that the tears of an accused do not necessarily imply innocence? No. I thought that was clear.

You are one of the ones who proclaimed him guilty from minute one. The tears of the accuser do not imply that he is guilty. What's your point?

[Hoosier8]

Judge Kavanaugh had his talking points, which he kept repeating in lieu of answering the Committee's questions...taking up their time with his rambling non-answers. I feel absolutely comfortable stating that if an attorney arguing before him ever responded to his questioning in that manner, they would find themselves being held in contempt in a New York minute.

Yet he was the ONLY one to present ANY evidence of that time period.

[Captdon]

Well, if they were fake, she missed her calling as an actress.

Maybe she did. Chloe hoped for a civil and rational discussion this one time. You screwed that.

[Chris]

Well, if they were fake, she missed her calling as an actress.

I didn't imply they were fake. Are you implying his were? Why? Where I saw him get emotional was talking about his little girl and her wisdom in not judging Ford.

[stjames1_53]

Missed his opening statement, listening to his questioning. He was just asked about private questioning before the committee, questioing about his personal life and that the accusation wasn't mentioned even though Ford had already written her letter to Feinstein....

I'll say what I said after her testimony. Nothing has changed. I think she's telling what she believes is the truth, and so is he. Nothing has been accomplished. If he's defensive it's because he's being accused.

we watched the whole circus.............This was a political battlefield with these two in the middle. Feinstein sold out Ford to keep Trump's appointment from going forward.
The shining moment came from Graham, (D) without a doubt

[Dr. Who]

Maybe she did. Chloe hoped for a civil and rational discussion this one time. You screwed that.

How is that?

[stjames1_53]

It's very difficult to determine where an accused's emotions come from. Sometimes it's the righteous indignation of the innocent and sometimes it's from a narcissistic belief of the guilty that they shouldn't be punished for something that they don't/didn't find all that important or see as wrong or simply the realization that they are not getting away with it. It's a bit like the way 3-year-olds cry when they have to give back something they took away from someone else. It's a skewed sense of fairness or justice, mixed with frustration.

I thought you claimed this was NOT an investigation, yet you banter words like "accused" around...so this WAS a trial, not an interview. Even Graham said as much. A democrat, not less

[roadmaster]

I don't look at feeling, the facts are there is no evidence. I don't care if he cried or she did. Emotions don't make a person guilty or innocent. I listened to them but refused to watch them. Facts are the only thing that matters.

[Dr. Who]

I didn't imply they were fake.

I'm sorry, but this came across as suggesting that she was faking: "Right, tears imply nothing. Nor Ford's shakey, emotional voice."

Are you implying his were? Why? Where I saw him get emotional was talking about his little girl and her wisdom in not judging Ford.

I'm not implying anything other than the fact that the tears of accused persons can't be taken automatically as evidence of innocence. If you don't believe me, ask any cop, D.A. or specialist in criminal psychology. The tears are real, the reasons behind them come from very different places. Making accusations up out of whole cloth complete with believable emotion, on the other hand, requires particularly strong acting skills and/or a lot of practice.