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Posts Made By: Greg Shaffer

September 29, 2018 10:49 AM Forum: Politics

American Bar Asso Steps In: Halt Vote/Bring IN FBI !!!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

NO thats the picture I got out of watching the entire hearing live......both sides. She lost any credibility she had with the whole fear of flying thing. Her story and the lack of ANY supporting testimony or sworn statements from anyone, even those who she claimed were present paints a picture thats so transparent anyone with at least some objectivity would know this is a sham just as Graham called it.

That said I am not nearly as impressed as many seem to be with Graham as I have serious doubts as to his sincerity given his own history, from him it came across as fake outrage to me and little more than stumping for votes.

September 29, 2018 11:31 AM Forum: Politics

American Bar Asso Steps In: Halt Vote/Bring IN FBI !!!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
Greg, You're entitled to your opinion. Obviously others don't agree with it, hence the investigation by the FBI...

Care to expound on what they are going to investigate? She doesnt know how she got there, when or where it was, how she left there.

The corroborating witnesses that SHE provided have already been interviewed under felony perjury threat and given sworn statements that they are not aware of any such event.

That said I fully support a time limited investigation as called for by Sen Flake if for no other reason than to call the bluff.

Meanwhile a ranking senator who threw her under the bus by outing her when she asked not to be and employed a Chinese spy for 20 yrs while serving on intel committees, another who admitted to sexual assault of a female while in high school, another who said "Men need to shut up" and another who lied about serving in Viet Nam to further his career all got to question Kavanaugh on HIS integrity? Welcome to the DC politics version of the Jerry Springer show......

September 29, 2018 01:42 PM Forum: Politics

American Bar Asso Steps In: Halt Vote/Bring IN FBI !!!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Greg,
Much of it has been expounded upon elsewhere. Trauma victims in these types of cases frequently don't recall details like the ones in question other than the traumatic event itself. And witnesses saying they can't remember an event is not the same thing as saying it never happened. 
I, like others, would prefer the FBI being consulted on the duration of time necessary for them to conduct their own investigation versus an arbitrary 1 week demand. And I'd certainly like to see Brett take a polygraph since this is a job interview and not a criminal proceeding. 

I expected you would run from the question.....no surprise. No surprise you would call for an extended investigation of nothing as well as that is what your party is desperately seeking for political purposes. So how about this one. Should the polygraph be limited to TWO questions as hers was?

September 30, 2018 02:40 AM Forum: Telescope Making

Questions for the optics perfectionists

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Very sorry to hear about your wife.....

As to the mod you are talking about. It will keep you out of the bars, go for it smile

September 30, 2018 06:34 AM Forum: Politics

American Bar Asso Steps In: Halt Vote/Bring IN FBI !!!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

If he took the same multi-algorithm polygraph as utilized with Ford, ie the same as that used by the department of defense, I'd personally reconsider the veracity of his statements which I don't believe now. 
What bothers me though, even if he passed a polygraph as stipulated above, are the clearly partisan statements made by him the other day. These are the ones regarding conspiracy theories that the Clinton's were out to get him and the perceived efforts of "the left" to wreck his appointment to the bench as "revenge" for Trump winning the 2016 election. That's just plain nuts, especially when you consider his previous statements during the nomination process wherein he proclaimed his non-partisan beliefs. Meanwhile, we hear from another Yale classmate who recalls his heavy drinking as did another who identified herself as a Republican.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/29/liz-swisher-yale-classmate-sloppy-drunk-bts-cuomo-vpx.cnn

What is nuts is seeing someone like you who by all appearances is reasonably intelligent sit there and call the truth a lie because of their ideology.

October 2, 2018 05:36 PM Forum: Politics

Details Of Brett's Bar Fight!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
Toga, Toga, Toga!
Brett, the pious one,  is the fing liar here...

So what did he lie about specifically?

October 4, 2018 01:51 AM Forum: Politics

Did you get yours?

Posted By Greg Shaffer

2:18 pm today I got my "Presidential alert" test on my phone. Ok so I am fine with that. I just hope he doesnt confuse it with his twitter feed. smile

October 4, 2018 04:28 AM Forum: Politics

Did you get yours?

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Definitely BETTER lol

October 4, 2018 12:44 PM Forum: Antique/Classic/Vintage Optical Instruments

Cave Observatory Scope

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Now thats a nice piece!

October 4, 2018 11:01 PM Forum: Politics

On this we might all agree

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Funny how perspectives differ based on ideology.....

Any republican who votes NO based on the totally unsubstantiated and frankly weak Ford testimony is virtually assuring they will be job hunting when their next election cycle comes up.....This was no more than a repeat of the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas fiasco.