(10-01-2019 03:43 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Even the lady's friends did not support her claim - unless you count her friends in the Senate. Meanwhile, we had 30 years of no complaints on Kavanaugh. I don't think Ford was lying - I think she is confused and may have an embedded delusion. She was inconsistent and vague. But you are the lawyer - did you see evidence to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt?

Lord help me if I ever have to defend all the things I did as a Rice student. I would be in prison for ten lifetimes. And yes, beer played an important part. But the 50 years since then have been much different. I would rather be judged on my actions as an adult than my actions as a kid.

I was talking less about Christine Blasey Ford's allegations about Kavanaugh in high school and more about: (1) Deborah Ramirez's allegation that Kavanaugh drunkenly thrust his bare genitals at her during a party at Yale; and (2) Kavanaugh's obviously misleading testimony about how hard he partied in high school and college.

It would have been very easy for Kavanaugh to say that he drank and partied a boat load during that time of his life and still denied all the allegations. It would have been easy for him to explain that he quickly matured and hasn't been that immature young man for 30+ years. Instead, he repeatedly minimized his drinking and gave bizarre explanations for slang terms in his yearbook.

I'm scared to ask what you did when you were a Rice student. I drank and partied plenty of times. I never thrust my naked genitals at anyone (without consent) and certainly never in front of a group of people. There is only one thing that truly embarrasses me to admit. I drove drunk once, thank God no one was hurt and that I didn't get pulled over. My flimsy defense at the time that I was following a friend who was completely sober but that doesn't excuse my dangerous and reckless decision. Other than that, I liked beer and many other liquors, I smoked pot once, and tried to never be an a$$hole to anyone.