(06-23-2019 08:51 PM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(06-23-2019 08:41 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(06-23-2019 08:31 PM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(06-23-2019 08:17 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(06-23-2019 07:52 PM)Rice93 Wrote:  Don't be too certain about that, because you would be wrong.

I doubt that.
You have the right to assert that. You have exercised that right. I have the right to determine whether I believe you or not. I have determined that I do not.

I was/am open to the possibility that the Democrats were pulling a horrifically dirty trick to disrupt Kavanaugh's appointment. I think both parties pull stuff like that and in many ways our political system is a disaster. I thought about just how terrible it would be to stain the life of Kavanaugh should this turn out to be a dirty trick. Then I carefully watched the testimony and came to my conclusion.
Perhaps your mind was made up prior to the testimony and therefore you assume that everybody's was?

No, I admit that, as with Anita Hill, I as a man do not understand how women's minds work. So some things that resonate with women may not resonate with me. For that reason, I did not want to rush to judgement.

But the whole afraid of flying thing just seemed unbelievable to me, and once that blew up I had a hard time believing anything else she said. That was really the turning point for me. I think that delay tactic was cooked up because this whole thing was made up and they needed more time to make sure she had properly memorized her lines.

In the hearing itself, I did not find her to be convincing at all. I don't think Kavanaugh nailed it either, but I don't think he did anything disqualifying.

I agree that the fear of flying story was a little fishy. That is one reason I approached the testimony with an open mind. I do know people severely afraid of flying though and they will take flights when absolutely necessary but make every effort to avoid it. Perhaps it was a situation like this.

You are correct that such people exist. However, they dont tend to be self-avowed 'world travelers' like Dr. Ford. In fact, it is kind of hard to have feet in both those camps.

That world traveler thingy makes me suspect it was not a situation like that. Did you consider that?