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Kavanaugh reportedly knew Dr. Ford's boyfriend in 1982

Donnelly will vote no

Just hitting the wires. Show him some love.

I'm asking everyone to donate at least $1 to a Democrat for every vote Kavanaugh gets today at 1:30

If you can. I’m in for $5/vote to Jacky Rosen for Senate.

Flake will vote to confirm

'Star Wars' Actress Mocks Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford

While most of the nation was focusing their attention on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s emotional testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Los Angeles-based voice actress Rachel Butera thought another aspect of Ford’s testimony was worthy of attention—her voice.

In a now-deleted Twitter video, Butera mercilessly mocked Ford’s vocal mannerisms, specifically her slight vocal fry and her “baby” voice. Never mind that Ford, an alleged survivor of sexual assault said to have been committed by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, is reliving the most intimate moments of her trauma in front of a largely hostile group, and never mind that her credibility, phobias, and personal life are all under attack; Butera thought it necessary to deride her manner of speaking, too.

Butera, speaking in a grotesquely affected Valley Girl accent that she seems to believe is a passable imitation of Dr. Ford, poked fun at Ford’s voice. “I know it’s a surprise, to even me, that I talk this way, and that I’m a doctor and a grown woman,” Butera whined in the video, ostensibly imitating Dr. Ford.

She added, “I sound like I’m still back at that high school party,” referencing, of course, the suburban party where Ford alleges that Kavanaugh, aided by his pal Mark Judge, lured her into a bedroom and pinned her down on the bed; Kavanaugh, laughing with Judge, allegedly groped her and attempted to remove her clothes. After a panicked Ford tried yelling for help, Kavanaugh is accused of covering her mouth with his hand. Ford said during her testimony this morning that she was terrified Kavanaugh was going to accidentally kill her.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/star-wars-actress-mocks-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford?source=twitter&via=desktop

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More Minnesotans are voting early

ST. PAUL -- Statewide, 106,061 people have requested absentee-voting ballots just six days into the early voting period, according to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. Of those ballots, 11,353 have already been accepted.

The high numbers build off the record-setting voter turnout in the August primary — the highest since 1994. Simon said this is an indication that Minnesota is “on track to maintain our number one in the country status for voter participation.”

These numbers are also an increase from the last mid-term election in 2014, Simon said. That election was the first time Minnesotans had the option to participate in no-excuses absentee voting.

At the same time in 2014, there were 37,710 ballots requested and 3,818 accepted.


http://www.inforum.com/news/government-and-politics/4505517-more-minnesotans-are-voting-early

Lindsey Graham: Ms. Ford has got a problem

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