"Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as am session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as..."

[kpete]

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Fred Guttenberg

Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg's dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence

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Fred Guttenberg
My daughter is Jaime Guttenberg. She was murdered in Parkland Florida on February 14, 2018. I will dedicate the rest of my life to the cause of gun safety.

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Updated to add pics:
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and now with VIDEO:

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[SummerSnow]

1. The prick judge

[WePurrsevere]

2. Rude and inconsiderate, that's what that was and...

even more so because of 'who' it was. Shame on him. What a classless POS.

[pangaia]

3. THAT is very telling ...

Coward...

[Haggis for Breakfast]

73. Did he forget that there were cameras in the room

that would capture that unconscionable sneer for all time ?

That picture is going to come back and haunt him and it should. Anyone who would treat someone like the parent of a murdered child like that does NOT belong on the SCOTUS.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. He couldn't even be polite?

[BootinUp]

46. Only to people that matter. nt

[trixie2]

5. So he couldn't even offer condolences?

Wow, just wow. How can people not even have decent respect?

[smirkymonkey]

6. He really showed who he was with that gesture.

This is a bad man.

[Dave Starsky]

20. He is a very bad man.

If only we could wish him into the cornfield.

[geardaddy]

32. ...

[Anon-C]

52. He's right you know!

[geardaddy]

57. Oh, I know!

[riversedge]

7. OMG!! That was a horrible thing for #Kavanaugh to do.

[gtar100]

8. That says more about the demeanor of this man more than anything he could say in the hearings.

Can't even be cordial. Gun rights before human rights....the cowardly have their priorities.

[DemocracyMouse]

51. SENATORS, this is your media leverage. Use it!

[KentuckyWoman]

64. +1

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

9. What a heartless ass. As if he wasn't one already. That just shows

how much of a schmuck he really is.

[jimmil]

10. What kind of scum would do this? N/T

[riversedge]

13. The smum named #Kavanaugh.

[Beartracks]

47. A Republican.

More to the point, an ass-kissing Republican trump-tool.

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[riversedge]

11. Fred, I applauded from my living room when @SenFeinstein recognized you. We stand with you 💗

I missed the hearing this morning but am glad DiFi recognized him




Replying to @karavoght @fred_guttenberg

Fred, I applauded from my living room when @SenFeinstein recognized you. We stand with you 💗

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[malaise]

12. What a scumbag

[procon]

14. What a coward! He can't even be civil and at least go through the motions

of being polite to people even if he disagrees with them? What does that reaction say about his ability to judge the cases that come before him with fairness and impartiality?

[Bettie]

15. Does anyone really expect that

he has ever heard a case with fairness or impartiality?

Seems to me he's generally made his decisions long before the first word is uttered in court.

[haele]

25. Oh, he'll claim that even acknowledging the father of a victim would "taint his decision" if...

a "2nd Amendment" type restriction or case ever came up before him.
As if no other judge ever associated with a victim or business that might later come up in court later on.

Just an asshole move from a arrogant snot drip no matter what his excuse.

Haele

[hedda_foil]

16. Gee, how empathetic he is. Just like the unknown women say in Kavanaugh's smarmy ads.

[bluestarone]

17. I feel a Democratic senator SHOULD

ASK the asshole WHY he turned his back and walked away!!!!The PUBLIC need to hear his reason!!!!

[djacq]

18. NRA is supporting Kavanaugh... The Russians is funding the NRA.

Kavanaugh was nominated by the Puppet of Russia.

[workinclasszero]

23. Another Putin asset, this time on the SCOTUS

Where he can do the will of the Russian dictator for the next 40 years or so with impunity.

[peggysue2]

19. We reveal ourselves . . .

in these small moments. Turning his back on the father of a dead child was an incredibly petty and mean-spirited response.

Small moments reveal who we are. And who we are not.

[cp]

33. Yes, indeed

Wise post, thank you.

[gratuitous]

21. Now, now, we all need to be civil

Even in the face of this sort of telling behavior, we must at all costs be civil, because incivility in the face of atrocious behavior is 10 times Hitler squared worse.

[workinclasszero]

22. Heartless bastard owned by the gun lobby

Noted.

[SunSeeker]

24. K & R for exposure.

[AllaN01Bear]

26. not unexpected of officials of this administration. a jerk is a jerk, is a jerk.

[C_U_L8R]

27. Awful.

That should be on the front pages of our newspapers. That's all you need to know about Cavanaugh. Like most rightwingers, he just doesn't care. He does not care. He doesn't care.

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. Fucking BRILLIANT and PERFECT

this will resonate, trust me.

They are gonna get their way in the short haul, get thousands of Women and POC killed for sure, one way or another, but eventually this kind of PR will get them put back in their place, the place where scum belongs.

[ecstatic]

77. +1000.nt

[Anon-C]

29. Run Forrest, Run!

[workinclasszero]

30. +1

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. Scumvanaugh!!!!!!

SHAME!
SHAME!
SHAME!

[cp]

34. Hey, Mike Pants, is this what you mean by "respectful"?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

35. So this goat fucker couldn't even pretend to be human for what, 10 seconds? nt

[Tipperary]

36. I learned everything I need to know about this cretin when I read the questions he wanted to ask

Bill Clinton.

[NoMoreRepugs]

37. Do actions speak louder than words? Hmmmmm.....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. They generally do, yes. Body language is hard to disguise.

[NoMoreRepugs]

56. Eggsactly what I was thinking.

[Gothmog]

38. From the Hoarse Whisperer

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[RockaFowler]

40. That video says it all about Kavanaugh

That is a straight up awful person

[Docreed2003]

41. Not only is it totally disrespectful

The look on BK's face reviews his absolute revulsion. He looks as if he thinks Mr Guttenberg is trying to give him the plague.

[bigbrother05]

42. Guess he already gave at the office, lots of thoughts and prayers

Trumpy's man, through and through

[diva77]

43. Rosenstein patted Kavanaugh on the back (after Kav snubbed Guttenberg - see video).

What is the Venn diagram intersection of Rosenstein and Kavanaugh?!?!?

[madaboutharry]

60. That's not Rosenstein.

It’s someone from the Security detail.

[diva77]

71. if you watch the whole video, there's some kind of edit and then a different angle shown where

Rosenstein, clearly smiling as he rises, pats Kav. on the back as he walks by. I don't understand how the video was put together - a bit strange

it's the video posted by @tommyxtopher

[Roland99]

44. Damn. Cold hearted.

[RhodeIslandOne]

45. He prefers hands filled with cash.

[MontanaMama]

48. This asshole gets to go home

and have dinner with his kids tonight after the hearing. Mr Guttenberg will never have dinner with his daughter again. This is who repukes are.

[Gothmog]

49. Parkland dad escorted out of hearing after trying to shake Kavanaugh's hand

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[Calculating]

50. That's messed up, and I'm generally pro-gun too

Even if you disagree with the viewpoints of somebody you should at least try to be respectful to them, especially in a case like this where the man lost his kid.

[Honeycombe8]

53. I'm sure he doesn't know who Jaime Guttenberg is. No reason he should know all the names.

Still, rude not to shake hands with someone. I guess he thinks he's too good, since he's about to become a SCT Justice.

[uponit7771]

54. ANOTHER ... political hack

[lapfog_1]

55. This is who he really turned his back on... when he accepted the support of the NRA

[geardaddy]

59. You should make this its own OP.

[calimary]

58. Couldn't even do a simple greeting.

What SCUM.

[Retrograde]

61. Says a lot about Kavanaugh and his unfitness

to defend the people and Constitution of the US.

My interpretation of the encounter:

Kavanaugh: "Who is this plebeian and why does he consider himself worthy to shake my hand? I don't recognize him, so he obviously isn't important and therefore can not do anything for me or my masters. He's probably going to whine about the ACA or women's rights to their own bodies or something else unimportant. Eewww - I almost got poor person cooties! McConnell didn't tell me I'd actually have to come in contact with a non-rich person."


For someone of Kavanaugh's relgiousity, he seems to have forgotten what Jesus said about how one treats the least of people is how they treat him. More than his stated opinions or his writings this encounter tells me he's not fit to be on any court, much less the highest one.

[LakeArenal]

62. Now that's some (Republican) civility.

Supreme Court Civility.

Put some period clothing on these folks and we have a scene from Poldark.
#George Warleggans

[Awsi Dooger]

63. Lowlife coward nominated a lowlife coward

Shocking development

[RainCaster]

65. He's on the Russian NRA payroll

That is how he is supposed to act.

[sinkingfeeling]

66. Kavanaugh is mini Don the Con. Just as vile, heartless, and soulless.

[MFM008]

67. a perfect example

of who the maggot would approve.............

[Gothmog]

68. Parkland Dad @fred_guttenberg corrects Sarah Sanders for issuing 'incorrect' White House statement

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[localroger]

69. This should be a Greg Stillson Blue Filter moment

This photo EVERYWHERE. No matter what the man believes this is the behavior of someone who has no business holding any important office. And he did it in the SENATE where even bitter enemies are expected to observe cordialities.

[Gothmog]

70. The video of this incident is horrible

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[SergeStorms]

72. He's the NRA's errand boy.

you can bet there would never be any sort of effective gun control passed as long as Kavanaugh was a Supreme Whore Justice. There has never been a more fascist nominee for the SC than Kavanaugh. That is a fact, my friends.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

74. If it were certain well-known Republicans, he would have bowed down....

Koch, Adelson, Shrub, and Cheney are a few names that come to mind.......

I'm grateful to Mr. Guttenburg for his bravery......

[blue-wave]

75. People need to wake up and understand

that the people vying for the complete take over and control of our government and country don't care. Yes, that's a harsh and cold statement. They do not care about us...the "masses." They worship only money and power. And if you do not worship those things too, well, you're trash and disposable in their eyes. I've walked in certain circles and heard them talk. It's the reason I haven't walked in those circles for decades.

If Kavanaugh is appointed to the SC, we will be in deep, deep trouble as a country. It might take a decade, but we will look back and wonder what ever happened to our great country. It will be decades if not generations of struggle to get back what we lost.

[ecstatic]

76. That pic is very important. Needs to be viral and the face

of this nomination.

[DeminPennswoods]

81. Should be blown up and set up on an easel

by Dems during the hearings.

[hay rick]

78. Great pictures.

Portrait of cowardice in two clicks of the camera.

[Cha]

79. That's Fucking Despicable. kavenaugh should be

voted down by that alone.

And, since the Reputins are hiding everything else about the arrogant asshole.

[JI7]

80. Kavanaugh is a Pervert that is worse than Scalia

[kentuck]

82. He seemed very defensive and paranoid...

An opposing political viewpoint is alien to his partisan grooming. Once he becomes the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, then the Republicans will have little need for Donald Trump. Their agenda has been mostly fulfilled. He reminds me in some way of Robert Bork.

[RobertDevereaux]

83. A total POS...

A so-called President [sic] under serious investigation for treasonous behavior should never be able to put someone on any court!

[TwistOneUp]

84. Arrogance...

He needs a "rediscover humility" session. Arrogant shmok.

[ailsagirl]

85. What. A. Bastard.