To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Observercast

Don’t Blame Dianne Feinstein

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Kellyanne Conway made number what? I have since lost count. But everywhere you look, on television, in the papers, in celebrity gossip sheets and on media websites, familiar faces – and less familiar ones at the market and in protests – have emerged as survivors of sexual assault. If you’re surprised, you […]

Little Lies Mean A Lot

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BY FROMA HARROP Brett Kavanaugh’s fraught relationship with the truth took another hit Sunday, when a classmate from Yale called the Supreme Court nominee’s claim of being a moderate drinker in college a “blatant mischaracterization.” Under oath, Kavanaugh said that he was too busy being angelic – studying and playing sports – to get stumbling […]

Tracking Trump’s Convoluted Immigration Policy

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Racially and ethnically speaking, I’m not sure who I am: Irish, Black, Anglo, Native American, Italian? Yes … and more. My father always said that our family was “Heinz 57,” a zesty blend of 57 ingredients. Good enough for me! One of America’s great strengths is our highly diversified population, continually fueled […]

Plot To Deceive Senate Must Be Probed

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BY JOE CONASON While the Senate Judiciary Committee ponders disputed allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, its members must also contend with the indisputable fact that Kavanaugh’s advocates attempted to perpetrate a massive deception on his behalf. Of all the bizarre aspects of this process, that may be the […]

Deny, Deny, Deny

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH It’s not Brett Kavanaugh’s fault that the anonymous complaint against him was not properly handled when it came to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s attention in July. The committee reportedly dismissed it as too old and anonymous. That is not the advice I would give to any corporate client in 2018. How long […]