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Torillian on 30 September 2018
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NightlyPoe said:
Torillian said:

What I don't understand about the Kavanaugh case is why he lied to such a degree. His attempts to paint himself as a choir boy in his younger years are so transparent. Does anyone really believe that he and all his friends called themselves "alumni" of some girl they knew as a way of showing their respect? It's amazing to me that he didn't go with "yes I was a shitty kid, but I didn't try to assault anyone" instead of "Alcohol sir? I was much too busy with my studies to party".

I'd take him out of contention just for being someone that's willing to lie with such regularity.

I can only imagine that you didn't watch the hearings and are taking your cues from others if you think he portrayed himself as a choir boy who was too busy studying to drink or party.

You imagine incorrectly, I am referencing previous statements about his high school and college years:

" When I was in high school—and I went to an all boys’ Catholic high school, a Jesuit high school, where I was focused on academics and athletics, going to church every Sunday at Little Flower, working on my service projects, and friendship, friendship with my fellow classmates and friendship with girls from the local all girls’ Catholic schools."

"I was focused on trying to be number one in my class and being captain of the varsity basketball team and doing my service projects, going to church. The vast majority of the time I spent in high school was studying or focused on sports and being a good friend to the boys and the girls that I was friends with. "

If he'd said "sure I drank and I was a piece of shit high school boy, but I didn't assault anyone" then it would have much less of an issue believing him. There's still the issue of the 2004 lie to congress at another hearing, so the guy just seems to lie whenever he gets a chance at a promotion, so I guess I wouldn't put him on the supreme court regardless. We have enough issue with both sides picking political activists on their own side for judge positions, don't need a liar in there to boot.  



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