specifically in similar cases especially (old case where the alleged victim wasnt compelled to come forth until some big public thing involving the alleged perpetrator)
Fred Guttenberg Verified account @ fred_guttenberg Sep 27
Justice Kavanaugh your life and family are not ruined. Try having a child murdered by a weapon that you refer to as “common use.”
this guy trying to use this as a means to push his gun control agenda is NOT a good look btw
lmao
Actually I believe he kept repeating that virgin stuff because it was true
The thing about people caught in a shit situation is if they have any redeeming factor (like: yes, I robbed that bank, but it wasn’t a real gun!) they will cling to it and throw it out there at any opportunity they can.
This is one of the many reasons I think the accusations were true. No direct denial, instead talks about whatever he tells himself in his head to make it ok. “I’m not a rapist, it was just sexual assualt. Didn’t have sex until later.” Surprising how transparent these people are considering they’re supposed to be highly intelligent and experience with political shit (lying and manipulating).
I think there’s the compounding factor that they’re all under oath and they want to be really careful about making things sound good, but still telling the truth in order to not perjure themselves.
So he can’t say “No, I wasn’t a drinker.” But he doesn’t want to say “Yes, I drank too much at the time.” So he says “I like beer a lot. I was a party guy” (or whatever the fuck he said I didnt listen to that part).
And it’s not “I didn’t assault anyone.” It’s “I was a virgin until age 40” and maybe a little bit of “I don’t recall.”
Seems reasonable
I disagree.
Also people accusing me of being “redpilled” (code for rape-apologia) for not being extreme enough/not being loud and rabid enough in my condemnation of this man (whom has yet to be convicted of any crime) is McCarthyism and it’s another big problem in today’s neoliberal society
having a kid die probably changes your perception of reasonable
basically what im saying is people with dead kids aren’t mentally fit and should almost always be ignored in every instance
Yeah? I think Kavanaugh’s history wrt hating the working class, having reservations about abortion, and being alone in his interpretation of presidential power also make his situation wear thin. A twitter pundit saying kavanaughs gun stance will hurt people is doing some gymnastics but it’s not wrong. Gun owners are at most risk of dying by gun
Tony dungy
I’m not sure you interpreted what I was saying right. I was saying that this guy taking a rape case and using the publicity generated by that in order to push his own separate agenda on a separate topic is not cool.
Norm MacDonald had several talk show appearances around the release of his new Netflix Special (wasn’t very good btw) cancelled because he gave an interview where he said something like “at what point do we forgive these people and allow them to return to society”
Keep in mind it was kind of a dumb comment but just the extent to which people freak out about being challenged in their destruction of others is ridiculous
That’s a person’s lifelong reputation and career on the other end of your twitter tirade - maybe it warrants a moment of careful thought
Having any family member die from government oversight and becoming an activist is a sign of actual mental function.
It’s not a pundit btw, it’s the father of one of the parkland victims who has dedicated his life to gun control because he thinks he can really “make a difference!”
Norm Macdonald is hilariously funny but his Nanette response wasn’t what put him in hot water. His comment about Down’s syndrome did
He probably can. Hopefully we get to the point where we criminalize automatic weapons.
You’ll have to update me as I’m not familiar
I heard he made a comment about Louis CK to the Hollywood Reporter which amounted to “Yeah he did something wrong, but people who murder others go to jail, get out, and are forgiven. At what point are we going to forgive this guy and allow him to come back into society?”
Which snowballed and resulted in Jimmy Fallon’s producers sobbing in the dressing room (literally crying) and pleading for him to not let Norm come on
Then his Conan appearance was cancelled
Keep in mind Conan’s contributions to comedy are not huge and Jimmy’s are nonexistent but here’s a comedic genius being barred for talks shows and told he can’t say “The guy masturbated himself after asking women if it was OK - can we cut him some slack?”
He said something about how you have to have Down’s syndrome to not support metoo