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Title: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: mystery-ak on September 17, 2018, 09:20:09 pm
Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
By Jordain Carney - 09/17/18 04:59 PM EDT

GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said on Monday that if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lied about a sexual assault allegation that would be “disqualifying.”

“Obviously if Judge Kavanaugh has lied about what has happened that would be disqualifying,” Collins told reporters.

Kavanaugh has denied wrongdoing after Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s accuser, went public with her allegation that Kavanaugh held her down and forced himself on her at a party in the early 1980s when both were teenagers.

“On Friday, Judge Kavanaugh ‘categorically and unequivocally’ denied this allegation. This has not changed. Judge Kavanaugh and the White House both stand by that statement,” White House Spokesperson Kerri Kupec said on Monday.

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https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/407095-collins-if-kavanaugh-lied-that-would-be-disqualifying
Title: Re: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on September 18, 2018, 04:25:26 pm
And if Liz Warren lied (which she most assuredly did), why would that not be disqualifying to hold a position in the Senate, Susan?
Title: Re: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: bilo on September 18, 2018, 04:38:25 pm
“Obviously if Judge Kavanaugh has lied about what has happened that would be disqualifying,” Collins told reporters.

She is a coward.

She should have said the Rats could have brought this up from July on and they waited until now. The Rats should be ashamed of themselves, but then again those with no morals know no shame.
Title: Re: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: Emjay on September 18, 2018, 04:54:07 pm
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on September 18, 2018, 04:25:26 pm
And if Liz Warren lied (which she most assuredly did), why would that not be disqualifying to hold a position in the Senate, Susan?

I am appalled but not exactly surprised at the utter stupidity of Susan Collins.
Title: Re: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: skeeter on September 18, 2018, 04:56:05 pm
How does this dingaling senator propose to prove whether he lied or not? What an utterly vapid thing to say.
Title: Re: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: Maj. Bill Martin on September 18, 2018, 05:13:50 pm
Quote from: skeeter on September 18, 2018, 04:56:05 pm
How does this dingaling senator propose to prove whether he lied or not? What an utterly vapid thing to say.

Well...though I agree that Collins is generally vapid, this particular statement isn't a problem precisely because of your point -- if it cannot be proven that Kavanaugh lied, it cannot be disqualifying.

She basically said that unless some independent verification of Ford's story comes through, she's voting for Kavanaugh.
Title: Re: Collins: If Kavanaugh lied that would be disqualifying
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on September 18, 2018, 08:14:55 pm
Remember when it was Olympia Snowe discharging this type of nonsense?

What is wrong with the female GOP Senators from Maine?