Charles Cooke pointed out this morning that there’s an enormous strawman being established this morning regarding Kavanaugh’s interview with Martha McCallum.
Here’s what he’s talking about:
Exactly. If Kavanaugh were now saying "Yes, I drank and partied hard, but I didn't do that" it would be different. But he's claiming to have been a strait-laced, sober young man — which we know he wasn't. Credibility gone https://t.co/1uDQwlqP7Q
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) September 26, 2018
In response Cooke tweeted about this…
There's an enormous straw man being established this morning: Namely, that Kavanaugh told McCallum that he didn't drink, and had never done anything embarrassing. He didn't. He said he'd never blacked out, and had never committed sexual assault. Here's the transcript. (1) pic.twitter.com/liiddCxZ85
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 26, 2018
Not only does Kavanaugh himself say that he drank, McCallum clearly acknowledges that this is what she heard him say in her follow-up question about blacking out. "I've never blacked out" is a very, very long way away from "I don't drink." I drink. I've never blacked out. (2)
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 26, 2018
Exactly. He’s not saying he didn’t drink. He’s not saying he was a choir boy. He’s saying that he never sexually assaulted this fool from California.