Father of Slain Parkland Teen (Fred Guttenberg) Says Not Only Did Kavanaugh Turn Away As Soon As He Mentioned His Murdered Daughter. But Kavanaugh Himself Asked Security to Remove Guttenberg and ID'd Him to Security By the Bracelets He Wears for His Daughter. pic.twitter.com/7MD66IBLk3
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 5, 2018
Father Of Student Killed In Parkland: Kavanaugh Told Security To Remove Me From Hearing
IF true, this guy is a bigger shit than I thought, and I already had him pegged as the biggest.
The security folks should be put on record immediately. then Kavanaugh should be asked to confirm or deny this, under oath.
The reason is bigger than the incident – if Kavanaugh thought he had any reason to fear Guttenberg, he should say what it is. If his claim is that Guttenberg is lying, that Kavanaugh didn’t know who he was – then the nominee should SAY so. Let’s see who the Senators believe – with their votes.
But Occam’s Razor indicates that this is exactly what Guttenberg said – he approached Kavanaugh, offered to shake his hand, and then Kavanaugh publicly disrespected the father of a murdered daughter, for political reasons, because he could.
That’s a disqualification for the Supreme Court. What’s more, it’s indefensible in a nominee – so, make him defend it.
Under oath.
Since when do witnesses before a Congressional Committee get to decide who is allowed to be in the gallery?
It’s a disqualification for being an adult human being. Someone send Kavanaugh back to kindergarten: pretty clearly he didn’t get it the first time.
I wish I could agree with you but instances of public rudeness, intentional or otherwise, are not and never have been a disqualifying factor for a Supreme Court Justice. And the Committee isn’t going to spend five minutes on it.