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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. Skip the Raw Story clickbait and go to the source:

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 06:48 PM

Sep 2018

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I hate Raw Story because their headlines are inaccurate and overdone. Kavanaugh has not been accused of rape, but of attempted rape. There is a difference. Raw Story's headline says Hatch would excuse Kavanaugh even if he'd raped Ford, but that's not what Hatch said and that's not what Kavanaugh was accused of. I am not in any way trying to excuse either of them, but I hate it when "our side" slants news stories. Leave that to the right-wingers.

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Orrin Hatch: Even if Kavanaugh committed rape 'it would be hard for senators not to consider who [View all] riversedge Sep 2018 OP

Skip the Raw Story clickbait and go to the source: The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #1

Hatch said True Blue American Sep 2018 #13

When is that old fossil going to retire? He is 84 years old and senile. Meadowoak Sep 2018 #2

He and Grassley are in a race to reach Strom bullwinkle428 Sep 2018 #4

Both make strong cases Scarsdale Sep 2018 #11

Orrin is retiring True Blue American Sep 2018 #12

They have to stay until they die to hide all their dirty deals. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2018 #10

I'm waiting for one of those fuckers to say it doesn't matter because he has "become a Christian." Still In Wisconsin Sep 2018 #3

What matters is the lie janterry Sep 2018 #5

If he attempted a rape, he would be someone who committed a crime justhanginon Sep 2018 #6

The problem here is that it can't be proved one way or the other. Jedi Guy Sep 2018 #16

there's a witness Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #29

If that's true then this accusation won't derail the nomination. Jedi Guy Sep 2018 #32

The witness is not at all credible JonLP24 Sep 2018 #35

rawstory is not a legitimate news source nt msongs Sep 2018 #7

Thank you! I f'in' hate Raw Story for the way they misrepresent the source stories. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #15

"consider who he is today" Maxheader Sep 2018 #8

Who he is today... jcgoldie Sep 2018 #21

"Mixed up." Cracklin Charlie Sep 2018 #9

... someone who lies under oath about attempting rape? meadowlander Sep 2018 #14

Consider that Kavanaugh is a known perjuror UpInArms Sep 2018 #17

But of course, Hatch thinks this way laserhaas Sep 2018 #18

hatch ALWAYS lands on the side of rapists Marthe48 Sep 2018 #19

What a disgusting POS Luciferous Sep 2018 #20

Worse than that, joshdawg Sep 2018 #23

Neanderthal. Glimmer of Hope Sep 2018 #22

LYING IS THE WAY OF CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS ROB-ROX Sep 2018 #24

Would he be saying that if it was his daughter or granddaughter he raped? Thrill Sep 2018 #25

Women WILL be killed in back alleys and if they have to support a rapist to get there, so be it. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #28

Any claim you thought you had about godliness, etc., gone my friend. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #26

Someone needs to shove a fist up Hatch's ass and then ask him again. flying_wahini Sep 2018 #27

Just wow... SummerSnow Sep 2018 #30

Keep talking, Orrin Hatch. You sick old fuck. Paladin Sep 2018 #31

Yeah, today he's a sadist Retrograde Sep 2018 #33

It is a myth that Republicans can be decent. BeckyDem Sep 2018 #34