OA207: Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Hearings
Today's Rapid Response Friday tackles the ongoing Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings for Brett Kavanaugh -- including an analysis of documents that broke literally\xa0after we recorded the show!\xa0 Find out if any of this can slow down Kavanaugh's presumed path the SCOTUS. We begin, however, with listener feedback on our rather controversial Episode 205 (with Andrew Seidel) as well as follow-up emails regarding 3-D guns and our contributions to SwingLeft. After that, we break down the critical documents leaked today by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) that show 1) Kavanaugh's nakedly partisan approach to the court; 2) Kavanaugh's nonexistent view of the value of precedent when it comes to\xa0Roe v. Wade; and 3) possible perjury.\xa0 Is this a big deal?\xa0 YES.\xa0 Will it move the needle?\xa0 We'll see. After that, we return to Yodel Mountain to discuss Paul Manafort's impending DC trial and the somewhat-overlooked plea by W. Samuel Patten.\xa0 Who's that?\xa0 Listen and find out! Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #92 regarding impeaching the testimony of a gang member at trial.\xa0 If you'd like to play along with us, just\xa0retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag.\xa0 We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances Thomas was recently the guest masochist on this week's God Awful Movies, reviewing "New World Order."\xa0 It's hilarious -- don't miss it!\xa0 And if you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links
- Here are the Kavanaugh email\xa0and\xa0Kavanaugh email 2\xa0documents discussed during the main segment.\xa0 For more Kavanaugh document fun, check out this comprehensive\xa0New York Times article.
- This is W. Samuel Patten's Criminal Information, to which he pled guilty, and here is the\xa0Statement of the Offense, which explains the connection to the Trump campaign and White House.
- Finally, this is the late-breaking document showing possible perjury.