Brett Kavanaugh's hearings are a national disaster — and the worst is yet to come

Brett Kavanaugh's hearings are a national disaster — and the worst is yet to come
"...Witness how the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh started as cheap theater and ended in bloodsport. 

The process by which we elevate someone to the highest court in the land sunk to the lowest common denominator — and didn’t stop.

And now the national disaster will be aided by more time and a fresh supply of dynamite.

Friday’s agreement to give the FBI a week to supplement its background check by looking into existing misconduct allegations against Kavanaughguarantees the nightmare will continue, especially for him and his battered family. 

You don’t have to be a cynic to assume the rabid left will come up with more outlandish accusations in an effort to make up in quantity what it lacks in quality.

...Dems and their media handmaidens were quick to praise Flake for his “bipartisanship,” a term they ­reserve for when a Republican crosses over to pass liberal initiatives. 

But the favor is rarely returned, and there is no Democrat equivalent to Flake or Susan Collins of Maine. 

Even when more centrist Dems vote with Republicans, they never supply the crucial votes, joining only as add-ons to a majority.

...The midterm elections will be the first referendum on President Trump since his shocking triumph in 2016. 

He’s not on the ballot, but his personality and policies are very much at issue as voters decide who controls Congress. 

The hunt for an edge will go right up to Election Day, and no trick will be too dirty, especially for Democrats..."

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Nature 90, Nurture 10

Nature 90, Nurture 10 | Trending
"Anyone with an ounce of common sense, two eyes, and a grasp of history understands instinctively that most genetic traits are inheritable. 
Height, body type, skin color, even eye color run in genetically related families, and those families, bound together in local, tribal, ethnic, and national communities, reflect that.
There's nothing inherently conspiratorial, "racist" or "supremacist" about any of this. 
And yet, for decades, ideologically driven scientists and cultural Marxist apologists have struggled with such a raw truth, and have endeavored to show that nurture, not nature, is the determining factor, especially when it comes to talents and intelligence. 
After all, what do human sperm and eggs have to do with the making of the New Soviet Man omelet?

So this book is sure to cause a fuss:

There are few areas of science more fiercely contested than the issue of what makes us who we are. Are we products of our environments or the embodiment of our genes? Is nature the governing force behind our behaviour or is it nurture? While almost everyone agrees that it’s a mixture of both, there has been no end of disagreement about which is the dominant influence.

And it’s a disagreement that has been made yet more fraught by the political concerns that often underlie it. Traditionally, those on the left have tended to see the environment as the critical factor because it ties in with notions of egalitarianism. Thus inequalities, viewed from this perspective, are explained not by inherent differences but by social conditions.

Similarly, those on the right have leaned towards a more Darwinian conception, in which different social outcomes are accounted for by differences of suitability to the environment. In turn, such an understanding has in the past led to the promotion of eugenics (both on the left and right) – through selective breeding, sterilisation and, in the case of the Nazis, wholesale murder..."

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#1 This day 1971-----Rod Stewart - Maggie May (from It Had To Be You)

9-3-2018-How they "think"-----Trump Has Hurt American Workers, Charges AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka | HuffPost

Trump Has Hurt American Workers, Charges AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka | HuffPost
"President Donald Trump has done more to hurt American workers than help them, the leader of the largest federation of unions in the nation declared on Sunday. 

Union workers will likely support Democratic candidates in November, predicted AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
Trumka also said that Trump’s proposed replacement for the North America Free Trade Agreement won’t work without Canada..."

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Jeff Flake's Kavanaugh Delay | National Review

Jeff Flake's Kavanaugh Delay | National Review:

Good luck. There is no chance whatsoever that this process will satisfy the Democrats, or the press, or anyone else who has already decided that Judge Kavanaugh must be destroyed. The best argument we have heard in favor of an FBI investigation is that it will help to neutralize the attacks against Kavanaugh, and thereby legitimize his lifetime tenure on the Court. But the Democrats in the Senate showed their cards long, long ago.

Head Lice Epidemics Are Breaking Out in Schools Across the U.S. | Intellectual Takeout

Head Lice Epidemics Are Breaking Out in Schools Across the U.S. | Intellectual Takeout:
"Head lice in children are rampant in schools throughout the country.
The CDC reports that an estimated six to 12 million young people get head lice each year, and there are indications that these itchy bugs are growing widely resistant to the insecticides commonly used to treat them.
A head lice outbreak earlier this month in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, school district was called “unprecedented,” as 100 children were found to have active lice infestations.
While head lice are nothing new and affect children regardless of socioeconomic status or geography, the recent uptick in lice outbreaks could be due in large part to new policy changes that encourage children to attend school with active head lice..."
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History for October 2

History for October 2 - On-This-Day.com
Mahatma Gandhi 1869, Groucho (Julius) Marx 1890 - "Marx Brothers" movies and his quiz show "You Bet Your Life", Bud Abbott 1895


Rex Reed 1938, Don McLean 1945, Sting (Police) 1951


1870 - Rome was made the capital of Italy.


1950 - "Peanuts," the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers.

Julie Swetnick has extensive legal history - Washington Times

Julie Swetnick has extensive legal history - Washington Times:

Julie Swetnick, one of the women who has publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, has an extensive history of involvement in legal disputes, including a lawsuit in which an ex-employer accused her of falsifying her college and work history on her job application.
Legal documents from Maryland, Oregon and Florida provide a partial picture of a woman who stepped into the media glare amid the battle over Kavanaugh’s nomination for the nation’s highest court.

The way we were-----Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia

Boob-tube-----ABBA Early Solo TV Appearances 1969/1972

Radical trans activist calls for 'violent general strike' if Kavanaugh confirmed

Radical trans activist calls for 'violent general strike' if Kavanaugh confirmed
"We all know that the Kavanaugh nomination fight is not about politics.  
How do we know?  
Nancy Pelosi says so.

Be that as it may, the radical left has once again shown its restrained, decorous opposition to Kavanaugh – elevating political discourse by showing the highest respect to those who disagree with it.
Or maybe not.

Far Left Watch:

In this thread, Emily asks her 32K Twitter followers if the confirmation of Kavanaugh would finally be enough for them to organize a "violent general strike", not just a "general strike" but a violent one.  Emily is an outspoken proponent of antifa and their often violent tactics.  She claims to be an anarchist but also appears to be at least somewhat sympathetic to authoritarian ideologies like Communism.  She also appears to be supportive of the violent antifa group that confronted and threatened Senator Ted Cruz and his family, Smash Racism DC.

Deb Heine of PJ Media reports that Emily G tried to walk back her call for violence the next day.

The activist on Friday disavowed the tweets, claiming they do not say what they seem to say.

Emily G

✔@EmilyGorcenski

Lmao the MAGA crowd has found my “violent general strike” tweet and is flipping out. I wonder who spread it.

2:19 PM - Sep 28, 2018

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How could anyone mistake a call for a "violent general strike" as a call for a "violent general strike"?  
My bad.
Heine also has some other interesting information about who follows Gorcenski:

Gorcenski is one of only 3,641 people followed by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and one of only 503 people followed by the Southern Poverty Law Center's "Hate Watch" account, Far Left Watch points out[.]

Oh, my.  Delicious irony, indeed."

Colorado Children's Hospital Dumps Gender from Wristbands

Colorado Children's Hospital Dumps Gender from Wristbands
"Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, announced that it is taking markings of gender off patient wristbands in order to satisfy politically correct, transgender activists.
The hospital said the male and female designations were removed to support kids who claim to be transgender and to support their “unique gender identity.”
“We are seeing more and more patients who have diverse gender identities,” Children’s Hospital Colorado spokesperson Dr. Natalie Nokoff told WLTX-TV 19. 
“I think that’s true of programs all across the United States.”...
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Vandals Deface Illinois County's GOP Headquarters with 'Rape' Graffiti

Vandals Deface Illinois County's GOP Headquarters with 'Rape' Graffiti:

This is the latest act in a long-line of incidents related to violence against Trump supporters. Over the past three years, Breitbart News has recorded at least 567 acts of violence—including vandalism—carried out against Trump supporters.

Kent State's 'West Side Story' canceled after complaints about 'incorrect' race castings - The College Fix

Kent State's 'West Side Story' canceled after complaints about 'incorrect' race castings - The College Fix
"The Kent State School of Theatre and Dance has chosen to cancel its production of “West Side Story” due to some students remaining dissatisfied with the production’s casting decisions.
Theater major Bridgett Martinez, of Puerto Rican heritage, apparently thought her ethnic background alone would get her the play’s lead role of Maria. 
She was disappointed that she was cast as Maria’s understudy, reports KentWired.com, but got really upset upon seeing the full cast list.
“I was just blown away because it was not correct at all,” she said.
“Not correct” means several non-Latino students had gotten traditional “Latino” roles in the classic musical, including the leads.
Another theater major, Viviana Cardenas, was irked a role she wanted had gone to a black student.
“I don’t get to tell other people’s stories because of the color of my skin, but yet when there is this story that is about people of cultures like me, about people of color like me, and that gets taken away from me … that was the most heartbreaking,” she said..."
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Inside the Beltway: Kavanaugh drama: Buckle up, pay attention - Washington Times

Inside the Beltway: Kavanaugh drama: Buckle up, pay attention - Washington Times:

“In the criminal justice system, the FBI investigates by not only gathering information but evaluating it, making judgments about the credibility of witnesses or the truth of what they say, pursuing leads, and offering conclusions or even recommendations. In other words, they figure out what really happened. In the confirmation process, the FBI gathers information and stops there. The Senate must do the rest,” Mr. Jipping advises, adding, “Additional information-gathering by the FBI simply cannot provide anything that the process has not already uncovered and thoroughly examined. The mantra of ‘FBI investigation’ by Kavanaugh’s opponents is misleading in its purpose and has no validity.”

Lunch video-----The Diversity Delusion | Heather Mac Donald

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This Isn't About Brett Kavanaugh. This Is About the Left's Blood Sacrifice.

This Isn't About Brett Kavanaugh. This Is About the Left's Blood Sacrifice.:

Criminals will go to great lengths to cover up a crime, or to prevent that crime from being brought into open court. The same goes for entire societies that have given themselves over to criminal behavior, as ours has. A people, a nation, a party, a faction, that has the blood-guilt of 60 million children on its hands, will certainly not stick at slandering a nominated jurist if that slander will successfully prevent a reckoning for the murders.
A society that is complicit in guilt of this magnitude cannot afford to honor Lady Justice. She is their sworn enemy. Due process is their adversary. An orderly weighing of evidence is the very last thing they can afford to allow. And so a society that will not repent of murdering the children is a society that must insist on murdering Lady Justice. There is a reason they hate that woman.

ArtPrize Announces 20 Public Vote Finalists, Independent Award Winners

ArtPrize Announces 20 Public Vote Finalists, Independent Award Winners

• Contemporary Black Art Award: 108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice by Nikesha Breeze at DeVos Place Convention Center, determined by independent jury. Organized by The African American Art and Music Celebration with presenting sponsor, City of Grand Rapids. 
• Artista Latino Award: THE STRING PROJECT by Chelsea Nix & Mariano Cortez at DeVos Place Convention Center, determined by public vote. Organized by the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with presenting sponsor, City of Grand Rapids. 
• Asian Artist Award: Black Panther by YanFang Inlow at Grand Rapids Police Department, determined by public vote. Organized by the West Michigan Asian American Association with presenting sponsor, City of Grand Rapids. 
• Asian Artist Award: Pure Michigan by Huaming Wang at DeVos Place Convention Center, determined by public vote. Organized by the West Michigan Asian American Association with presenting sponsor, City of Grand Rapids. 
• Decon + Reuse Vote Award: Abiding In The Shadow by Jeff Best at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, determined by public vote. Organized and sponsored by The Building Materials Reuse Association. 
• American Civil Liberties Union Award: By Her Own Hand by Lora Robertson, determined by independent jury. Organized by Fountain Street Church with presenting sponsor, ACLU. 
• Social Action Committee Award: Reverse Alchemy by Anthony Thompson, determined by independent jury. Organized by Fountain Street Church with presenting sponsor, ACLU.

#1 Movie this week 1959-----North by Northwest - Original Theatrical Trailer

Germany’s Energiewende program exposed as a catastrophic failure | Watts Up With That?

Germany’s Energiewende program exposed as a catastrophic failure | Watts Up With That?

"EU climate alarmist champion Germany has its Energiewende program exposed as a catastrophic failure with enormous costs

An audit of the EU’s leading climate alarmism energy policy program concludes that Germany’s Energiewende is a colossal and hugely expensive debacle.

“Germany’s Federal Audit Office has accused the federal government of having largely failed to manage the transformation of Germany’s energy systems.”

...Germany would miss its targets for both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy consumption as well as for increasing energy productivity and the share of renewable energy in transport. 
At the same time, policy makers had burdened the nation with enormous costs.”
The audit further concluded that the program is a monumental bureaucratic nightmare where “The Federal Government, incidentally, does not have an overall grasp of the costs or any transparency in this respect.”...

...Germany’s electricity rate have skyrocketed to the highest levels in the EU largely driven by the Energiewende debacle.

As is always the case the climate alarmist renewable energy advocacy main stream media in both the U.S. and  Europe will do everything possible to conceal this disastrous policy debacle from public view.
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#1 This day 1956-----ELVIS PRESLEY - HOUND DOG - DON'T BE CRUEL

The Trump Doctrine Promises to "Make the UN Great Again."

The Trump Doctrine Promises to "Make the UN Great Again."
"This week’s most important news took place on Monday in New York when President Trump unveiled his "Trump Doctrine" at the UN General Assembly, not in Washington over whether Brett Kavanaugh groped Christine Blasey Ford at a party some thirty-six years ago...
...The “Trump Doctrine” declares: “America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism.”
This is a dramatic repudiation of both President Obama’s interventionism and President Bush’s “unipolar moment” marking a change of course of American foreign policy to Trump’s “principled realism.”
Trump promised:
“America will always choose independence and cooperation over global governance, control, and domination. 
I honor the right of every nation in this room to pursue its own customs, beliefs, and traditions. 
The United States will not tell you how to live or work or worship. 
We only ask that you honor our sovereignty in return.”
...The Trump Doctrine promises to "Make the UN Great Again."

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Why The Ritual Defamation Of Kavanaugh Threatens Every American

Why The Ritual Defamation Of Kavanaugh Threatens Every American:

We should all learn to detect the features of ritual defamation and call foul whenever we see them. If you don’t know what they are, learn them now. It’s a matter of self-defense. It will put much of what you’ve seen over the past few weeks in a new and deeply disturbing light, because ritual defamation by whim will only spread if not stopped.
Let’s begin. First, Wilcox’s definition of defamation is as follows:

Instapundit Blog Archive VICTORY GIRLS: Facebook Blackout: I’m a Traitor to My Gender Because I Won’t Participate in the…

Instapundit Blog Archive  I’m a Traitor to My Gender Because I Won’t Participate in the…
"VICTORY GIRLS: 
Facebook Blackout: I’m a Traitor to My Gender Because I Won’t Participate in the Virtual Burka Protest.

"...Look, I know a lot of women, especially young women, are lost, and are trying to navigate their lives in this utopia feminists call The Patriarchy. The feminists have told them lots of lies about how women are more limited than ever, how women are more targeted than ever, and how masculinity is more toxic than ever. But it’s just not true. Our society, in America, is more equal than ever, more accommodating than ever, and men are (sadly) more placid than ever.

Women have never had so much opportunity and it is frustrating to see them set these self-imposed limitations. What is even more frustrating than the damage they do to themselves individually, is the damage they are doing to women’s place in the world generally. Feminists keep moving the goal posts so that they have new things to complain about, but if yesterday’s feminists were to look around and see the dynamics we have going on today, they probably would’ve been pretty impressed. . . .

Feminists wanted a sexual revolution, but come to find out they can’t handle it the morning after. They wanted women to be in the locker room, but come to find out they can’t handle a little rough talk. They wanted to be taken seriously, but come to find out they have made a mockery of themselves by presenting as fragile teenagers who need a chaperones and vocal coaches. Women need to take responsibility for themselves and quit blaming their shortcomings on men. Men have graciously moved out of the way, but please let’s not expect them to be doormats too.

You could make a pretty strong argument for bringing back the patriarchy, just based on feminist statements about how fragile and gullible women are.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"

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History for October 1

History for October 1 - On-This-Day.com
James Lawrence 1781, William Boeing 1881, Walter Matthau 1920


Jimmy Carter (U.S.) 1924, Tom Bosley 1927, Richard Harris 1930


1964 - The Free Speech Movement was started at the University of California at Berkeley.


1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL.