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Is this guy for real? He is so belligerent during the interview...I guess I can imagine that it WOULD be much worse if he were drinking. I certainly hope that he does not get a lifetime appointment to the US supreme court! There are much better, more even keeled people to vote in for sure! There's no way this is the best Republicans can do....

The man needs to be placed in rehab, not on the Supreme Court. Then he will find HIS TRUTH. SOOOOO disrespectful. Only a drunk gets that way, and you could see it on his face.

Watching this during the week of the hearing for KBJ - a lady with grace, dignity and poise. Look at his screwed up face, filled with contempt and hatred...hideous.

So inappropriate for a "Supreme Court " candidate!

Just coming into the hearings and not knowing very much about Kavanaugh, the temperament was an immediate red flag for me. I need my lifetime appointees of the judicial branch of our government to be SOBER and MEASURED, even in the heat of a firestorm.

His tears were about being found out, embarrassment and guilt about his parents having to hear about his awful behaviour. He’s not quite the perfect blue eyed boy in his parents eyes and that is enough to make him emotional. His self control and repetitive interruptions demonstrates him being quick to anger and refusal to answer important questions are not what you want in a Supreme Court judge. Sorry you just don’t have what it takes for a life time appointment judge. Move on and choose another nominee.......simple

As I watched this video, I still believe Ms. Ford and by the look on Mrs. Kavanaugh's face, she does too ! If Judge Jackson had behaved that way, she may not have made it through, yet he did with no problem!

Poor mrs kavanaugh having to listen to her husband deny that he was and is a despicable person!

As a Federal Judge, he’s not very good at defending himself or answering straightforward questions... 🤔

Boy, this guy has a lot of bile in him. And he uses his anger to obfuscate and not answer the question asked. Question: Why do you not want the FBI to investigate. Answer: I wanted to talk to the Republican majority Senate Judicial Committee. It is purposeful anger, invented indignation. His anger strikes me as the tantrum of a poor little rich kid not getting his entitlement when he demands it. This guy has an attitude that is reminiscent of Trump's rich boy petulance.

Years later and looking back at this recording, I am more convinced now than I was before that this man is a lunatic. I mean the way he speaks is simply despicable. And this is a justice? Wow.

After all this time….. Still watching this he should never have been put on the roster to be voted into the SCOTUS. Nor should anyone. But imagine just how mean and vicious he is now what he must be like when he is drunk. I wonder how one sleeps at night k owing he was pushed into office by a double impeached president. He is appalling!!

Kavanaugh acted like a 12 year old having a temper tantrum. Shameful!

"Most despicable moment" said Lindsey Graham? What about nominee Merrick Garland?

I am worried to have this guy in the supreme court or any court.

I can't believe this is real life and not a lost episode of "Scandal"😳

He is hysterical. Bad temperament and poor behavior. Hold it together. Google “boofing” it doesn’t mean “flatulence” as he claims. He is lying. I gave him the benefit of the doubt that perhaps he truly doesn’t believe his behavior to be assault but the longer this goes on and his antics are shifting my opinion.

He seems as if he may have been under the influence to act as aggressively as he did here. Did anyone bother to check? He's literally ranting and raving like so many of the alcoholics that I've seen in my lifetime.

He's innocent, but he doesn't want an investigation. Right. 😂😂😂

His behavior was that of a confirmed alcoholic: wide swings in his temperament from belligerent to weepy to asking smart-aleck questions. Jeez! Not a man with any self-control.

I think that he's disqualified himself. What a shocking expose of a loose-cannon! He's unprofessional and angry, because he's been caught out. How on earth did he become an appeal-court judge? Even as a lawyer, he'd be a mob lawyer, so angry and aggressive, rudely interrupting the senators.

Wow, the lack of humility in this guy! I can understand the outrage (real or fake, it really doesn't matter), but if any one of us screamed on a job interview how this position is ours and how dare you interview us, we'd be thrown out of the building.

I think he is guilty "no questions asked" he's just beating the system at it's own game

Rachael you are brilliant as always and we’re so lucky to have you representing those in quest for truth.🙏🙏🙏

Why would you resist an FBI investigation to clear your name?

3:55 he almost snarled at her.

He's so unhinged and thin- skinned.I couldn't believe he was nominated to the Supreme Court!

Here he is on trial for being inappropriate (nice way of saying it) and although we don't know if he was or not, his answers are weird and inappropriate and way overemotional for someone who is a judge. Let me be clear. I don't take issue with showing emotion, it's behaving DRAMATICALLY that just seems phony, like nothing more than an act. This guy needs an acting class.

She lets him rant and rage like an unhinged white privileged prat. He just appears to be digging his own grave.

A judge that has no idea how many beers is too many really?

11:56 "...It will change the expectations of what a judge should be like..." Me: "Yeah, like how our *current* president 'changed the expectations' of what a president should be like..."

And this guy is a judge and being considered as a judge on the Supreme Court ? I REALLY HOPE NOT !

OMG!!! THIS IS DISGUSTING!!! IT'S SERIOUS FOLKS, THIS MAN IS UNFIT FOR SOOOOOO MANY REASONS!!!

he has some anger issues. and very rude individual.

Who just came from the SNL parody?

One thing I took away from this interview that will stay with me for life is that Brett Kavanaugh really likes beer.

Oh! My God! He does not need to be Supreme Court Judge! He doesn't understand here that he is the one in question, not the senators! He kept interrupting in his pride and arrogance like he can do it and we can't. If that was one of us average citizens interrupting in court we would have been in contempt! Does he subtly believe he is one above the law? That is just my look about it from the outside. You know God Almighty knows who is lying! I don't know...I know I don't like to be falsely accused but I would gladly say yes investigate and clear my name if I was truly innocent. I wonder why he will not do that? Hmmmm!

Methinks he doth protest toooo much, too long and too loudly. To characterize accusations as "a joke" and "a farce" speaks volumes about how little respect he has for this entire process. Further, asking questions of those conducting the hearing is more evidence of his disrespectfulness. Trying to turn the tables on those asking questions is a defensive coping mechanism. This man still has a drinking problem.

I'm surprised that when asked if he drank to excess, he talked down to questioners. " I'm curious if you drank too much. Do you like beer". Total disrespect. When asked if there should be an investigation, never answered. Just stared back. Hard to imagine he's a sitting judge. If so, he probably wouldn't accept that same behavior if he was questioning the other party.

He looks like one of those men that spit on you when he talks to you.

These old dudes on the Senate need to go by by

Kavanaugh should seriously consider joining A.A.

It's funny how when the tables are turned and theses judges are being questioned or investigated they get upset and angry.

Typical guilty reaction. Yell and let no one else talk.

I did not watch the whole or full hearing but what I have just seen from him in this clip is beyond shocking. How can someone like that be non-partisan? He sounds more of a politician than a judge. Does he not also take into account her accuser has had her life turned upside down too? His vicious testimony was all me, me me. Blimey, America yours is a strange country

I went to school with guys like him. He is so guilty.

He is being accused of sexual assault, how would you act? I know I would be furious, but maybe I’m crazy.

Has it ever occurred to anyone that maybe he is innocent and just fed up with such questions? Remember this happened 36 years ago when he was 17. I know 2 people (guys) who was accused of things that through a trial even they were found innocent. It is so sad that some women can accuse guys of things that really didn't happen and get away with it. Can ANYONE say that they NEVER heard of someone being falsely accused of something?

He has a sense of entitlement. He has to have things his way. Who cares if he wanted to come the next day to defend? Things need to be ready.

Brett Kavanaugh easily got TRIGGERED. Such a lame judge.

How ?HOW .HOW? Did this judge actually get through to the Supreme Court ?wow Un freaking believable.

I didn't realize that Alyssa Milano was actually there... I thought it was just SNL 😂

Kavanaugh is irate because he knows he's guilty. He keeps dodging questions.

Dr. Ford came forward on her own this was not political!!!!!

"Sober as a judge"

He has every reason to be angry. If he was calm you would say that was a sign of guilt.

He's not answering the questions and he appears very defensive.

I find him more despicable then Trump

One point that may be lost in this process is this - the court justices WORK FOR US, the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES (at least they are supposed to). I think we sometimes forget that. We have every right to expect that federal judges will be fair and impartial and independent, but independent doesn't equate to being temperamental, vindinctive and unaccountable. A judge that is so temperamental and vindictive, although he may be independent, is not a judge that we - the people - should accept, nor expect, to make decisions that are in the best interests of the people, on behalf of the people. Mr. Kavanaugh's refusal to be fully vetted (not willing to be investigated by the FBI as some of the people's representatives wanted) and his POOR TEMPERAMENT during the nomination process, can only lead a rational person to conclude that Mr. Kavanaugh was/is an unsuitable candidate to serve as one of our justices.

I think he had a few cocktails before this hearing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

Regardless of how this ends up this entire affair is so embarrassing for the country.

Angry "little" man isn't he.

His family has been "destroyed"? Could we be more dramatic?

He should never been appointed to the Supreme Court he is unfit

Sure doesn’t sound or look like a measured approach that we should expect from a Supreme Court judge. He knows that he is not in a court and he knows that his integrity needs to be above any doubt whatsoever. Not reasonable doubt, ANY doubt.There is certainly doubt from at least one credible witness. That should be enough. He won’t be charged with a criminal matter, so he should simply go back and live out his life as a free person. But he should not sit on the Supreme Court for life making decisions that can have such a vital impact on America.

If a woman exploded like this man has she would be dragged through the coals.

It's like the Most Unstable Person/Man to Ever Run for the Supreme Court of the US!

"Have you?" .Wow. True narcissist there. He's on trial and needs to answer a question about himself - yes or no - and he answers to the Senator, "Have you?" (ever blacked out). It's interesting that he thinks it's a common thing to black out from alcohol at least at a young age. I drank heavily at times in high school and after, but never blacked out. And although plenty of young people have, not everyone does. It's not something that is exactly normal - maybe not uncommon - but not a normal experience done by all. Seems to me that he has convinced himself that drinking to black out is just a normal thing all people do here and there. Kind of thing a delusional alcoholic would tell themselves.

Even if allegations are untrue, this person is not fit for the job.

If Kavanaugh gets this emotional sober, imagine his disposition after a few beers. It's also hilarious to hear him spin the yearbook quotes.

There is so much mishmashed in this. Just watch senator Graham’s full rant.

I’m DEAD WHO would let HIM in a GANG????? Tfffff😂😂😂

I thought this was a Non -Partisan judge...

The Clintons had nothing to do with his case.

Did you ever see how a little kid lies with every muscle straining to support their plea? Well that's what I see with Brett. Brett is obviously lying .

Did he took any legal action against these ''smears'' at all? If not, why not? He was expected to do so.

Wow this guy is unbelievable...he has went full on trump mode

He comes off as a privileged rich kid having a temper tantrum

The only thing that surprised me about Kavanaugh was that not once did he blame Obama during the hearing.

It becomes unethical when we blame men, but when we blame women it goes unnoticed. Let's talk about ethics!

it looked to me like Lindsay Graham forgot to take his meds

"I am innocent!...but I don't want an FBI investigation. " LOL

"How many beers are too many beers?" "I don't know. Whatever the chart says." The next Justice to be appointed - for life - who's job it is to "Uphold the rule of law", ladies & gentlemen. I'm not taking a partisan side here - that's up to you. After seeing this, however, I'm quite sure that this man should not be on the Supreme Court of the United States of American, deciding our fate as a nation. What say you? Peace. JR

There is a scene in the move The Big Short where two of the characters make it into a big bank and one turns to the other and says, "Its not what I expected." The other asks, "what did you expect?" He turns and replies, "Adults". That is what this feels like to me.

I love your show. You investigate, you obtain documents, you do interviews. You are a better candidate for the supreme court than the yelling, interrupting, angry judge that was on the stand yesterday.

My entire takeaway from all this is that Kavanaugh seemed emotionally unstable. If he does get confirmed he seems like the sort of guy who will be out for revenge.

Exposing lies under oath would have been a serious threat to his appointment. It would have been more difficult to "get fired up about"while conveying righteous outrage. Moral indignation with implications of partisan manipulation,mightjus

OMG the beer part doesn't even seem real "senator, what do you like to drink?" What was Kavanaugh thinking??? This feels like a joke

Brett Kavanaugh, needs a investigation !

I wonder how many🍺 he drinks tonight?

“ALL this evidence” what is he referring to!? His calendar? Ridiculous.

Regardless of whether this man is guilty or not, Rachel Maddow is a disgrace to journalism.

Brett Kavanaugh drinks beer, he likes beer, He sure talks about beer alot.

One thing he doesn't deny is "He likes beer."

Notice as soon as Klobuchar said the word "alcoholism" Kavanaugh twitched? And another, sniff reaction, when she said her dad is 90 and sober. A mention of his college roommate, SNIFF. When she said truthfulness, he looked like he had a bout of indegestion. When she said, you said sometimes you had too many drinks - BIG SNIFF. He seems to be adjusting his vision as he looks around settles on something to focus on, and is his lips (as skinny and nearly invisible as they are) are persed so tight, his eyes widen and then return to normal, frequently. Like, what is with this guy? I will say this, when George HW Bush said on TV, "Read my lips. No new taxes", I yelled at the TV and said, "WHAT LIPS? YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LIPS?" Not long thereafter, George HW Bush raised taxes on Americans (because Reagan had left us in a bad way that became a deep recession, but not as bad as the recession George Dubbya Bush left for Pres. Obama to clean up). And, the lesson from that is? Don't trust anyone who doesn't have lips. Okay, so this big, moist, nervous-acting baby judge wants an answer from a Congresswoman about her drinking? And then a "Nor do I" as he twists in his seat and sits back arrogantly with his chin up like he just won a chess game. What is wrong with this guy??? Yep, he is a kegger. He lied through all of this. And, when he flipped out screaming and crying and having a fit in his chair, he should have been removed from the chambers in a straightjacket. I hope the walls in his office at the Extreme Court are padded, and no sharp objects are allowed in there. Amy Barrett has got to be the most dishonest of them all, however. But, Kavanaugh's communication about how Roe is settled, and went into detail about it being settled, really shows the hypocrisy in him, voting to end Roe. At least, that is what it appears to be from the leaked document, that is so ammatuerishly written in chaos and backing it up with testimony from either people from anciet times (lol) and from another judge on the Sup.Ct. It is chaos and makes little sense. What they did was, decide to end Roe, and then tried to come up with ways to do it. Other rulings they have made should be looked at closely, especially take time ot read the dissenting opinions of Judge Sotomayor as she doesn't hold back and clearly spells out why the right-wingers on the Court were wrong in their Opinions - still professional, but she is very clear and will flat out say they were wrong and then prove how they are wrong. This Court is a shame, an embarrassment, a blight on this Democratic Republic, as is the entire GOP/RNC, NRA, PACs and Super PACs - they all need a good shake-down, clean up and toss out event to occur or America is destined to become lost and oppressive and not a trustworthy partner with other countries for any purpose. Canada and Mexico will fly around the US instead of over the US when they visit each other.

You know, the FBI guy that got fired for emails, and Agent Comey, BOTH were tightly controlled, terse, professional men who hardly blinked during the toughest part of their congressional interviews. This guy goes off, kind of incoherent, stumbling all over himself to try defending himself while avoiding slipping up and admitting something critical. He gets panicky, and falls back on talking points that (very noticeably) Trump or his cronies have schooled him on: most notably bringing up conspiracy to destroy him, conspiracy to get "revenge" for Hillary Clinton, and anger at Trump for the outcome of the election. Listening to him talk, he sounds too much like a man with something to hide and he's dodging and resisting every motion to investigate. WOW! To confirm this so-called judge as a Supreme Court Judge is so much Republican bulldozing that I'm deeply disturbed about the treasonous behavior of ALL those who sit on the right! It used to be that Republicans weren't a gaggle of red-faced apoplectic fools trying to outshout each other about affrontery and conspiracies and revenge. They were respectable, even if they were on the right. I remember those days very well. They are NOTHING like the chattering monkey-fest of crazy I've seen in these hearings. Think of the women dear to you in life. Those women and girls you cherish, and who you have only love or respect. Now think of a guy like this, who can't speak CATEGORICALLY that he would support an FBI investigation; imagine him assaulting that woman or girl, and then lying about it. Just think about it. Doesn't it seem far too much like the things he's using as defensive statements are EXACTLY the kinds of things you'd expect a guilty man to use? That Beach Ralphing refers to his "sensitive stomach", and that he was never one to "pass out drunk" even though he admits "falling asleep" while drunk?? He made it pretty clear he likes beer, a lot, so it's not all that hard to see him as a liar about his behavior at parties. Can a man learn from his mistakes? Sure. A man can, but not someone who has something he's hiding, something he's ashamed of, in his past. Proper investigation is the way to come to truthful, ethical conclusions, but Kavanaugh is not willing to call for that. Instead, he hides behind the cowards in the Republican party who can't stand the harsh light of truth and evidence. Even the Bar Association is disturbed about his behavior, and they might even step in regarding his license to practice law. Even if they don't it's very worrysome that the Bar Assoc. would be rumbling about one of their own, since it's the reputation of that organization and their sanctioning of someone as a qualified legal professional that's on the line.

He comes off as an entitled elitist, and how dare the hoi polloi question him. Temperament issues, indeed....

This is the first time I have ever heard Rachel report on the news (I am an NPR girl). Very impressed with her. I base most of my choices about a person on "Would I let this person baby-sit my kids?" I am not a republican by any means, but even so, people are people...my Dad is a republican and he is awesome. Kavanaugh is a creepy monster. It does not take a degree in psychology to see that this is not just a person under duress, he is a monster.

Kavanaugh looks like a caricature from an SNL skit.

He may not remember what he does when he drinks. This should be a learning lesson for boys today in college!