Day 2 of the Confirmation Hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson starts right now.

[hanimmal]

In all fairness I did not see that thread on the top page.
Also in fairness this is a watch-party.
Feel free to join my watch party for day 2 or all of the threads.
I promise you I did not intend to irritate or jump anyone's claim.

It is all good. I will update it with the videos and whatnot, I don't mind this thread is solid.

Good looking out though @schuylaar

 

[Friendly_Grower]

So hey Graham asks if it's her opinion to support incarcerating someone forever without charging them nor convicting them of a crime.

I can't remember what that is called but at Gitmo that is what they have done.

I do not agree that anyone should be locked up without charges nor conviction for a crime.

I am against Gitmo as a workaround for American Rule of Law.

 

[Friendly_Grower]

It is likely subjective. A coupla days ago I had my one neighbor telling me about ivermectin and creeping Communism. “I do my research!” It raised my fear a full notch.

OMG Of Your neighbor I would think!

Too Funny!

 

[hanimmal]

Thanks. Less scared.

lol the more scary thing is when you start to think about how easy it is to spam that neighbor into triggering at words you use frequently, or pushing you and them to extreme positions on the same stories that one of you do care about.

But those things were always there, it is just now easier to tease them out and nudge them into conversations with data analysis and computer generated trolling spam.

 

[Friendly_Grower]

Graham is an evil man.

I'm guessing he freaks out if he gets a traffic ticket.

Good Man Sen Durbin! He took on the sneaky snake Graham on his rouge issues.

 

[CunningCanuk]

I think Lindsey is drinking again.

An equitable justice system isn’t possible without the availability of public defenders who make a vigorous argument for their client, no matter who that client is. It’s ridiculous to attack Judge Brown Jackson for her career as a public defender.

Go get another drink Lindsey. Fucking clown.

 

[cannabineer]

lol the more scary thing is when you start to think about how easy it is to spam that neighbor into triggering at words you use frequently, or pushing you and them to extreme positions on the same stories that one of you do care about.

But those things were always there, it is just now easier to tease them out and nudge them into conversations with data analysis and computer generated trolling spam.

Yeah. In retrospect, I was starting to emote, and that is when you feel the hook& line.

 

[Friendly_Grower]

Next Up:



Dianne Feinstein
U.S. senator

 

[hanimmal]

 

[Friendly_Grower]

She brings up Brett Michael Kavanaugh who said Roe V Wade was settled law and then turned around and once on the court said Roe V Wade can be overturned.

Beer-Boy lied to get on the court.

 

[cannabineer]

I think Lindsey is drinking again.

An equitable justice system isn’t possible without the availability of public defenders who make a vigorous argument for their client, no matter who that client is. It’s ridiculous to attack Judge Brown Jackson for her career as a public defender.

Go get another drink Lindsey. Fucking clown.

Hey. In his belief that an equitable system runs on copious alcohol, he is in the presence of former greats like Grant and Churchill.

Top 11 Drunkest Presidents in U.S. History - 11 Points

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[CunningCanuk]

Hey. In his belief that an equitable system runs on copious alcohol, he is in the presence of former greats like Grant and Churchill.

Top 11 Drunkest Presidents in U.S. History - 11 Points

The truth is, alcoholism runs deep even into the highest office of this country. Read on to find out 11 drunkest presidents in U.S. history

11points.com

I don’t know about the others but from what I’ve read, the reports of Grant’s drinking problem are a myth. He had a low tolerance to alcohol so it didn’t take him much to get tipsy. This is why he would never drink during battle or while in command.

I haven’t read much about his presidency so I can’t speak to that time.

 

[Friendly_Grower]

Break Time:

What do you think so far?

 

[Friendly_Grower]

I don’t know about the others but from what I’ve read, the reports of Grant’s drinking problem are a myth. He had a low tolerance to alcohol so it didn’t take him much to get tipsy. This is why he would never drink during battle or while in command.

I haven’t read much about his presidency so I can’t speak to that time.

Nixon seems to have abused substance if I remember right.

Drunk in charge

For most of his political life Richard Nixon was prey to drink, prescription drugs and fits of rage

 

[cannabineer]

I don’t know about the others but from what I’ve read, the reports of Grant’s drinking problem are a myth. He had a low tolerance to alcohol so it didn’t take him much to get tipsy. This is why he would never drink during battle or while in command. I haven’t read much about his presidency so I can’t speak to that.

I read about Grant’s considerable drinking in a more scholarly volume. I don’t remember where so am woolgathering rather than arguing.

From my pokings-around I’m finding that this issue is a current controversy among the engaged historians. So (shrug)

 

[CunningCanuk]

Nixon seems to have abused substance if I remember right.

Drunk in charge

Was he on the list? I stopped reading when I read the blurb on Grant.

 

[cannabineer]

Was he on the list? I stopped reading when I read the blurb on Grant.

No. But Dubya was.

A different list from a better but still not college-grade source.

A Brief History of Presidential Drinking | HISTORY

Explore the boozy history of America’s chief executives with the author of a book on presidential vices.

www.google.com

 

[CunningCanuk]

I read about Grant’s considerable drinking in a more scholarly volume. I don’t remember where so am woolgathering rather than arguing.

From my pokings-around I’m finding that this issue is a current controversy among the engaged historians. So (shrug)

There was a report of him being drunk during the battle of Shiloh that I believe has been universally debunked by historians. As frequently happens, this one lie led to a reputation that was most certainly exaggerated.

 

[cannabineer]

There was a report of him being drunk during the battle of Shiloh that I believe has been universally debunked by historians. As frequently happens, this one lie led to a reputation that was most certainly exaggerated.

I have no doubt that his drinking in the 50s and post-65 were real. But I imagine that while he was fighting, he stuck to the job, during which time he avoided blunting his edge like that.
But not having studied for a history degree, I’m blue-skying.

 

[Friendly_Grower]

Next Up:



John Cornyn
U.S. senator