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suffragette

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Tue Sep 25, 2018, 02:32 PM Sep 2018

Marcy Wheeler analyzes the language Kavanaugh used in Fox interview [View all]

and notes how he reframed the charge from sexual assault to sexual intercourse.
It’s a very interesting catch by her. All that blather from him about being a virgin and not having intercourse was part of his attempt to reframe the accusation and couch his denial in terms that were different from the accusations.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/09/25/brett-kavanaugh-it-depends-on-what-the-meaning-of-the-phrase-sexual-assault-is/

KAVANAUGH: We’re talking about an allegation of sexual assault. I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone. I did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years there after. And the girls from the schools I went to and I were friends —
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That is, the man who helped impeach Bill Clinton for a blowjob says he couldn’t have sexually assaulted any of the now-four women who allege he did because he remained a virgin through that entire period.

And having defined vaginal intercourse to be necessary in any sexual assault, Kavanaugh kept repeating the term, sexual assault sexual assault sexual assault sexual assault sexual assault sexual assault sexual assault sexual assault, eight times in the interview.
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He sounded like a guilty man overly coached by his lawyer. madaboutharry Sep 2018 #1
Agree. suffragette Sep 2018 #4
Sounds like he doesn't know the difference eleny Sep 2018 #2
He's working at creating a difference so he can deny an accusation that wasn't made. suffragette Sep 2018 #7
I understand that eleny Sep 2018 #9
You raise great points. Absolutely agree about his views of women and sexuality and that he's suffragette Sep 2018 #10
Wait till he gets on the court eleny Sep 2018 #11
Completely agree, eleny. We're going to have to work hard and keep pushing back. suffragette Sep 2018 #16
Pushing for states rights and all that this means eleny Sep 2018 #17
Exactly so. When Net Neutrality was undone federally, my state already had created a law that suffragette Sep 2018 #18
Let's see.... What was the chant?. No means yes, yes means anal. Nevilledog Sep 2018 #3
Hallie caught Raj pulling this trick this morning on her MSNBC show librechik Sep 2018 #5
It's starting to look like this is the tactic he and Republicans have settled on after the suffragette Sep 2018 #8
A man who smiles as he denies allegations can't be trusted. Doodley Sep 2018 #6
How many times did he say 'fair process' malaise Sep 2018 #12
Nailed it, sis. He seem's to be using a Fox News definition of "fair." I shudder to think how he suffragette Sep 2018 #13
Precisely malaise Sep 2018 #14
Back atcha! suffragette Sep 2018 #15
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