The Outrage Thread

[Cotton]

This is gonna be good.

Which part? This blue wave coming?

 

[Sheik]

Beto is a US Senate candidate.

He was Tilman’s backup QB.

 

[Kbrown]

He was Tilman’s backup QB.

Did not disappoint.

 

[BipolarFuk]

he's outraged about child molestation .. but won't root out gay perverts or the Pope who covered it up

You can use whatever means necessary to root them all out.

I don't give a fuck about anyone in the Catholic church except for the viciously abused children.

 

[BipolarFuk]

Further, this is probably the apex of the "Lookatthisothershit" style of every one of Bipo' s arguments and stupid ass memes. How are these two issues even remotely connected? FOH.

Uh, dipshit, it was the senile old Trump boot licker who said the raping of children and kneeling for the song were both OUTRAGEOUS, as if they were both equally abominable.

 

[Kbrown]

Uh, dipshit, it was the senile old Trump boot licker who said the raping of children and kneeling for the song were both OUTRAGEOUS, as if they were both equally abominable.

And my response was to you, and your stupid trolling with low quality memes, and the suggestion that people are up in arms about this thing BUTWHATABOUT this thing, which these days seems to be the hallmark style of every internet idiot with no significant thing to say. You are right. LT is ridiculously wrong about the gravity of the two issues. But we aren't having this conversation without the original worthless meme. But then, that is the nature of trolling and what you are trying to achieve here, isn't it?

 

[L.T. Fan]

And my response was to you, and your stupid trolling with low quality memes, and the suggestion that people are up in arms about this thing BUTWHATABOUT this thing, which these days seems to be the hallmark style of every internet idiot with no significant thing to say. You are right. LT is ridiculously wrong about the gravity of the two issues. But we aren't having this conversation without the original worthless meme. But then, that is the nature of trolling and what you are trying to achieve here, isn't it?

I didn’t put a gravity on either.

 

[L.T. Fan]

He was Tilman’s backup QB.

Which Tilman QB.

 

[L.T. Fan]

Are you talking about Pat Tilman? If so what is the question?

 

[Angrymesscan]

And my response was to you, and your stupid trolling with low quality memes, and the suggestion that people are up in arms about this thing BUTWHATABOUT this thing, which these days seems to be the hallmark style of every internet idiot with no significant thing to say. You are right. LT is ridiculously wrong about the gravity of the two issues. But we aren't having this conversation without the original worthless meme. But then, that is the nature of trolling and what you are trying to achieve here, isn't it?

Isn't Trump like the king of the BUTWHATABOUT?

 

[Kbrown]

Isn't Trump like the king of the BUTWHATABOUT?

I don't count myself as a Trump supporter, and I find his public persona an embarrassment to the nation.

But maybe your post is just very layered, ironic critique of whataboutism, in which case, props.

 

[Sheik]

Are you talking about Pat Tilman? If so what is the question?

I was just making sure we understood each other. We’re good.

 

[Smitty]

Christine Blasey Ford made her choice. Now she needs to tell her story to the Senate

by Cokie Roberts

Christine Blasey Ford has either developed a case of cold feet or she’s playing footsie with the Democrats. Neither one of those options is useful if she wants to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

It would certainly be understandable if Ford decided not to go through the brutal spectacle of a committee hearing. Since she’s told her story, she and her family say they have been subjected to what must be terrifying insults and threats.

Any woman in the public eye can tell you about that.

In this age of anonymous Twitter postings, a brief appearance on TV can elicit the most hateful and misogynistic messages, some of them downright frightening. So, I can imagine how awful the missives headed Ford’s way must be.

But she made the choice to reveal her identity, knowing that it would upend her life. Now, she needs to tell her story to the people who will decide whether Brett Kavanaugh ascends to the Supreme Court -- the members of the United States Senate.

Absent that, she has put herself and her family in harm’s way to no end.

The confirmation will proceed.

If Ford’s lawyers are insisting on an FBI investigation in the hopes of finding some corroborating evidence of a decades-old alleged crime, that’s again understandable, but highly unlikely to happen.

And if they are taking that tack because the Democrats want to delay the confirmation process in the hopes of jettisoning Kavanaugh and energizing female voters, that’s likely to backfire.

As it is, some Republicans who had said they needed to hear from the accuser before they would vote, are now getting restless, saying that she’s been invited to testify in any way that’s comfortable for her -- in private or public, with senators or staff—and that she should do so.

The Democrats’ insistence that the Kavanaugh nomination is being railroaded sounds like politics as usual, rather than concern for a wronged woman. Perhaps they hope that the longer they string this out, the more unlikely it will be for the president to restrain his Twitter finger and that he will say something to outrage women voters.

Some Republicans in the Senate are already stepping onto treacherous terrain by suggesting that Ford is “mixed up” or “confused.” Give them a few more days and who knows what they might say.

But so far, they and the White House have, by and large, played it smart. They have repeatedly stated that Ford be respected and heard. They have focused their fire on Democrats -- not her. And as the week has progressed, and no other woman or fellow high-school partygoer has come forward, they have renewed their support for Kavanaugh, who has unblinkingly denied the allegations.

If Ford took this life-altering step because she believes that Brett Kavanaugh should not serve on the Supreme Court, then she must come forward to tell that to the Senate. And then it will be up to the members to decide what to do.

As it is now, without her testimony, it is almost certain that Judge Kavanaugh will soon become Justice Kavanaugh.

Cokie Roberts is a political commentator. Opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of ABC News.

 

[Cotton]

Christine Blasey Ford made her choice. Now she needs to tell her story to the Senate

by Cokie Roberts

Christine Blasey Ford has either developed a case of cold feet or she’s playing footsie with the Democrats. Neither one of those options is useful if she wants to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

It would certainly be understandable if Ford decided not to go through the brutal spectacle of a committee hearing. Since she’s told her story, she and her family say they have been subjected to what must be terrifying insults and threats.

Any woman in the public eye can tell you about that.

In this age of anonymous Twitter postings, a brief appearance on TV can elicit the most hateful and misogynistic messages, some of them downright frightening. So, I can imagine how awful the missives headed Ford’s way must be.

But she made the choice to reveal her identity, knowing that it would upend her life. Now, she needs to tell her story to the people who will decide whether Brett Kavanaugh ascends to the Supreme Court -- the members of the United States Senate.

Absent that, she has put herself and her family in harm’s way to no end.

The confirmation will proceed.

If Ford’s lawyers are insisting on an FBI investigation in the hopes of finding some corroborating evidence of a decades-old alleged crime, that’s again understandable, but highly unlikely to happen.

And if they are taking that tack because the Democrats want to delay the confirmation process in the hopes of jettisoning Kavanaugh and energizing female voters, that’s likely to backfire.

As it is, some Republicans who had said they needed to hear from the accuser before they would vote, are now getting restless, saying that she’s been invited to testify in any way that’s comfortable for her -- in private or public, with senators or staff—and that she should do so.

The Democrats’ insistence that the Kavanaugh nomination is being railroaded sounds like politics as usual, rather than concern for a wronged woman. Perhaps they hope that the longer they string this out, the more unlikely it will be for the president to restrain his Twitter finger and that he will say something to outrage women voters.

Some Republicans in the Senate are already stepping onto treacherous terrain by suggesting that Ford is “mixed up” or “confused.” Give them a few more days and who knows what they might say.

But so far, they and the White House have, by and large, played it smart. They have repeatedly stated that Ford be respected and heard. They have focused their fire on Democrats -- not her. And as the week has progressed, and no other woman or fellow high-school partygoer has come forward, they have renewed their support for Kavanaugh, who has unblinkingly denied the allegations.

If Ford took this life-altering step because she believes that Brett Kavanaugh should not serve on the Supreme Court, then she must come forward to tell that to the Senate. And then it will be up to the members to decide what to do.

As it is now, without her testimony, it is almost certain that Judge Kavanaugh will soon become Justice Kavanaugh.

Cokie Roberts is a political commentator. Opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of ABC News.

She absolutely should testify. You can't just come out of the woodwork and attempt to ruin someone's life and not have to do so under oath.

 

[jsmith6919]

Hold the vote.

 

[Sheik]

Hold the vote.

I would hold it, contingent upon what that dick Flake is going to do. I’d feel better if Susan Collins would put something definitive out also concerning her intentions.

 

[Sheik]

Fucked that up.

 

[bbgun]

 

[BipolarFuk]

Yeah, kinda like when your team fucked over Merrick Garland.

 

[bbgun]

Yeah, kinda like when your team fucked over Merrick Garland.

right, Republicans recruited a psychologically troubled woman to accuse Garrick of attempted rape 30 years after the fact. verrrry similar.