Key Republicans condemn Trump's mockery of Christine Blasey Ford

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Source: Guardian

Jeff Flake called the president's comments 'kind of appalling' and Susan Collins told reporters it was 'just plain wrong'.

"I wish he hadn't of done it and I just say it's kind of appalling," Senator Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, said in an interview with NBC on Wednesday. "There is no time and no place for remarks like that, but to discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right."

Senator Susan Collins of Maine, another closely-watched Republican vote, also rebuked Trump for going after Ford, telling reporters on Capitol Hill: "The president's comments were just plain wrong."

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/03/donald-trump-republicans-christine-blasey-ford

[exboyfil]

1. Boy that is some full throated criticism right there

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Yeah, "Condemn" Is A Pretty Strong Word. . .

. . .for what is quoted there.

[geardaddy]

31. Yep, that's a firm condemnation

'kind of appalling'

[TEB]

2. Let's see how they vote

[calimary]

27. That's really the bottom line.

How are you going to VOTE on this, Senator Flake? NOTHING you say now matters, if you're still going to rubber-stamp his nomination.

[TimeToGo]

30. Yep

[JenniferJuniper]

4. "Kind of" appalling? How

can something be "kinda appalling"?

[truthisfreedom]

5. He was hedging... this way he can claim he didn't

actually say it was appalling.

[budkin]

6. And will both still vote yes

Because Kavanaugh is a great man!

[Fred Sanders]

7. They all got marching orders, same as Trump usually, from Rupert Murdoch this morning.

Apparently all their Twitter accounts shut down at the same time as the rally....

Fox is just one of the many media masks Rupert wears...shell corporations for himself.

[logosoco]

8. saying "I wish he hadn't of done it" KIND OF implies

that he does not really mind if tRump thinks this way, just that he minds that he said it aloud.

[catbyte]

9. "Kind of appalling"? Wow, what bold, strong words. Nominate that man for a Profiles in

Courage award posthaste!

[turbinetree]

10. The big question....................who's side are they on........a drunk liar, sexual assaulter....

or worthless family value republicans, that let sexual assaulter who is traitor in there midst, and those that have demons in there partisan head when they come to a committee to lie, just so that they can have a right wing justice rule on one case and others that taken down the Constitution one more step........attack Social Security, Medicare, Department of Education.................etc................


*************Gamble v. United States************


https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/trump-pardon-orrin-hatch-supreme-court/571285/


http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/gamble-v-united-states/

[niyad]

11. hey, jeffie, since you are not running for offiice, could you say something a bit stronger,

like, "his remarks were absolutely disgusting, and typical of a sexual predator"? but then, that would require a real spine, something you only pretend to have. (by the way, "hadn't OF done it is extremely poor grammar.)

"just plain wrong" is the best you can do, sen. collins? really?

colour me sooooo underwhelmed.

[FloridaBlues]

12. What About the rest of republicans? Crickets

[DFW]

15. The rest of the Senate Republicans did not find anything amiss with Trump's remarks

That is the bigger story. They are thrilled that Trump made them so they didn't have to.

The only thing that could terrify a Republican up for (re-)election is being asked, with cameras rolling, if Trump spoke for them. They will 1.) flee in panic while saying nothing, or 2.) say they have no comment, which says nothing, or 3.) do a Kanavawful, and speak for ten minutes while saying nothing.

No Democrat can nail them for anything they said, because they said nothing. I'm sure they do grin a lot, though.

[Fred Sanders]

18. Their male dominated party silence is deafening. Women have better hearing I heard.

[DFW]

20. That is not absolute by any means

Iowa's Ernst, Nebraska's Fischer and West Virginia's Capito will vote right along with Graham and McTurtle every time.

[jeffreyi]

13. Their reaction is "kind of appalling"

All this is so orchestrated.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Wrong enough for you to vote "NO"?

I doubt it..........

[oberliner]

35. That's what I was wondering also

[oberliner]

16. Will it affect their vote?

[LanternWaste]

25. Is there a school in CT called New Country County Day?

[oberliner]

34. Not that I am aware of

[duforsure]

17. Calling out victims ,

Then making the attackers the victims is trump telling all women and men that back women, F.U. , and being a sexual predator too he can't represent the victims, especially when he's always been the attacker . What an evil person to do that . He's unacceptable , but this is way beyond, and I hope there are decent people in the republican party that vote against him to prevent this in the future, and getting worse, and I also hope every women who had anything to do with trump , and was put up in an apartment for him to use them while he pimped them out to his rich friends needs to come forward now and expose him more. He wants the victims to be criminalized with false claims to intimidate any others with. He's a monster with a lot of power now. He'll just do to the victims exactly the same thing as he's trying to do against Hillary , criminalize her, just like putin has done in russia. The gop that vote for him have no shame , and it will not be forgotten come election time.

[dbackjon]

19. But they won't DO anything about it

[oberliner]

36. Exactly my concern as well

I am wondering if it would affect their vote - and I fear that it won't.

[hibbing]

21. What courage n/t

[hopeforchange2008]

22. mealy-mouthed mewling /nt

[Nitram]

23. Yeah, but will they vote "no" on Kavanaugh? Not bloody likely.

[oberliner]

37. Do you know anything about a school in CT called New Country County Day?

I posted that I was wondering if these statements would affect their vote and another poster responded by asking about that school. Do you know if there is a connection there I am missing?

[Nitram]

39. No, I don't know about the New Country County Day.

[oberliner]

41. OK thanks

Thought it might be a Kavanaugh reference that I missed.

[AllyCat]

24. And yet, they will still continue to support his freak show

[CountAllVotes]

26. Of course they will!

Its all about $. $$$$$ !!!!!

[Grins]

28. Flake, Collins, Murkowski, and Graham...

The Guardian quoted only those four Republicans.

Tell me again how many Republicans there are in the Senate....?

"Qui tacet consentire"

[still_one]

29. Key republicans?

[Eyeball_Kid]

32. Key Republicans? The only ones are those who

will be casting the deciding votes to reject Kavanaugh. Any three will do. It’s the vote, not the name.

Watch for Trumpy’s approval numbers to go down another 2-3 percentage points within the week. We think we hit the absolute low point in his numbers. I don’t think so.

[still_one]

33. I don't think so kid. They will vote party line.

[oberliner]

38. Have you ever heard of a school in CT called New Country County Day?

Someone brought that up in response to my asking about how these Republicans would vote and I am trying to figure out what the connection is. Any idea?

[still_one]

40. no I haven't, but I am in California

[oberliner]

42. Thought it might be a Kavanaugh thing that I missed

[laserhaas]

43. Locking - Duplicateof earlier thread

Titles are different (somewhat) but content is same.

Please continue discussion on earlier thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142171042