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pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:51 PM Sep 2018

Louise Mensch just asked the question I've had all along.

I don't care what you think of her. She is asking a question all the Dems in Congress should be asking.




Louise Mensch
?
Hey Democrats,

Could somebody ask Kavanaugh if he has a gambling problem and who paid off the $200k in credit card debt he is carrying?
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Louise Mensch just asked the question I've had all along. (Original Post) pnwmom Sep 2018 OP
could be gambling, could be lifestyle, could be an affair with someone "paid" lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #1
Well...when you've got a dozen kids it gets expensive, doncha know? Texin Sep 2018 #31
If he is carrying it... NCTraveler Sep 2018 #2
Yeah she made a mistake with her tense. Should have said "was." nt pnwmom Sep 2018 #3
Do They Even Know About It? Me. Sep 2018 #4
Good question. I hadn't heard he had a gambling thing & a lot of debt. Hmmmm. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #5
We don't know it's gambling, but that would explain such high baseball costs. pnwmom Sep 2018 #7
Didn't Manafort have similar unexplained expenses? FakeNoose Sep 2018 #30
Yes! It looks like a form of money laundering, doesn't it? pnwmom Sep 2018 #38
Could be debt due to a number of things like paying for vacations and even to prostitutes. cstanleytech Sep 2018 #34
Brilliant Mensch moment right there awesomerwb1 Sep 2018 #6
Oh right. Because she's the only tweeter who has ever had a typo, pnwmom Sep 2018 #8
Ooooh, so defensive. awesomerwb1 Sep 2018 #10
You seem a wee bit overly-emotional. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #28
Interesting awesomerwb1 Sep 2018 #29
Maybe the debt was just moved to the guys who bought his marker. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2018 #25
Maybe he converted the credit card balance to another form of debt bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #9
And ffffolks in Georgia are questioning the campaign of Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia. japple Sep 2018 #11
Maybe David Dennison helped him out. He' a pretty charitable guy. Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #12
Or maybe Elliott Broidy directly. Or Betsy Devos, or a Mercer. nt pnwmom Sep 2018 #13
K&R! orangecrush Sep 2018 #14
I guess that the GOP SWAMP extended to BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #15
@SpicyFiles has done a lot of research on Kavanaugh's finances More_Cowbell Sep 2018 #16
My God!!! $200K in credit card debt. PatrickforO Sep 2018 #17
If nothing else, it shows irresponsibility and poor judgement. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #18
Gambling on sports? Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #23
As a former enthusiastic user of cocaine, that sure as hell sounds like cocaine Recursion Sep 2018 #19
Not to hijack this thread...but SayItLoud Sep 2018 #20
This isn't hijacking, it's contributing. Thanks for the reminders. pnwmom Sep 2018 #21
yes! i hope we hear this question tomorrow... liberalla Sep 2018 #22
Ask the question Achilleaze Sep 2018 #24
In NJ, when you apply to become accepted by the State Bar (to be an attorney), no_hypocrisy Sep 2018 #26
Don't know if anyone will ask, but... Mike Nelson Sep 2018 #27
from comments, G_j Sep 2018 #32
This is a hell of a lot of money, for baseball tickets, and I don't care if he was a baseball... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #35
She's not the only one asking n/t Lulu KC Sep 2018 #33
I wondered the same.+++ JHan Sep 2018 #36
You would think a Federal Judge would be cautious and correct in his own affairs. Mopar151 Sep 2018 #37

lapfog_1

(29,213 posts)
1. could be gambling, could be lifestyle, could be an affair with someone "paid"
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:54 PM
Sep 2018

My bet is an affair with a much younger woman and these are gifts / travel / etc.

Texin

(2,596 posts)
31. Well...when you've got a dozen kids it gets expensive, doncha know?
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 11:08 AM
Sep 2018

All levity aside, I saw that yesterday and was really, really intrigued. Somebody better get on that posthaste!

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
7. We don't know it's gambling, but that would explain such high baseball costs.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 05:55 PM
Sep 2018

Their spin has been that he bought 60K-200K of baseball tickets for his "friends" and that, after he had carried the debt for years, the friends suddenly paid him back.

FakeNoose

(32,658 posts)
30. Didn't Manafort have similar unexplained expenses?
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:13 AM
Sep 2018

This looks like a trend among the rightwingers. Buy some very expensiive baseball or football tickets and carry the debt on your credit card. At some later date when you have to explain some extra cash, you can say "Oh yeah, my buddy paid me for some baseball tickets."

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)
10. Ooooh, so defensive.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 06:03 PM
Sep 2018

Tweeter with a shady past.

Apologies to Mensch's conspiracy theories followers.

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)
29. Interesting
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:07 AM
Sep 2018

You got I'm "overly-emotional" from my post from uh....yesterday about nutty Mensch?

Oook then. And thanks for the well wishes. I'm feeling great!

Not following right wing conspiracy nuts like Louise Mensch makes one feel grounded. Sorry if I touched a nerve. No reply necessary.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)
25. Maybe the debt was just moved to the guys who bought his marker.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 05:59 AM
Sep 2018

So the debt still exists. Only it’s to people who don’t garnish wages - the serve you polonium tea.

Not a fan of Mensch. She’s looney boots.

japple

(9,833 posts)
11. And ffffolks in Georgia are questioning the campaign of Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 06:07 PM
Sep 2018

She owes back taxes (for which a payment plan is in place) and she took out a loan for repayment of debt for college tuition, expenses.

https://money.cnn.com/2018/04/25/pf/stacey-abrams-debt/index.html

BigmanPigman

(51,613 posts)
15. I guess that the GOP SWAMP extended to
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 06:48 PM
Sep 2018

The SCOTUS now too. Is anyone associated with the GOP and/or fucking moron NOT corrupt?!?

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
16. @SpicyFiles has done a lot of research on Kavanaugh's finances
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 06:59 PM
Sep 2018

Including the country clubs he belongs to and their fees. Interesting stuff.

PatrickforO

(14,582 posts)
17. My God!!! $200K in credit card debt.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:02 PM
Sep 2018

That's just...I can't even imagine.

These guys really are pretty irresponsible. I mean, if he does that as an individual, how can we know he won't be playing fast and loose with our interests and our money?

Lord.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
18. If nothing else, it shows irresponsibility and poor judgement.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:25 PM
Sep 2018

he has a family to take care of. What is he doing just pissing money away like that?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
19. As a former enthusiastic user of cocaine, that sure as hell sounds like cocaine
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:41 PM
Sep 2018

And, yeah, forget the messenger for a second: that's a question that needs to be asked

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
20. Not to hijack this thread...but
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:58 PM
Sep 2018

Kennedy retiring at such a young age, his son employed at Deutsche Bank. tRUMP loans from DB, billion $ settlement of money laundering by DB. Just sayin....it smell fishy to me.

no_hypocrisy

(46,133 posts)
26. In NJ, when you apply to become accepted by the State Bar (to be an attorney),
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 06:02 AM
Sep 2018

you have to claim lack of "moral turpitude". Gambling could be argued to fall in this category.

Mike Nelson

(9,960 posts)
27. Don't know if anyone will ask, but...
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 07:10 AM
Sep 2018

… here is his answer: "No." It would be followed by Republicans showing outrage.

G_j

(40,367 posts)
32. from comments,
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 11:13 AM
Sep 2018


DEFINITE: Kavanaugh’s $60,000 - $200,000 in 2016 debt on 3 credit cards/loan shows appallingly bad judgment.

LIKELY: “Spent on baseball tix” is a lie.

POSSIBLE: “Paid off last year” is shady. He didn’t change jobs or report finding a big bag of money.

SWBTATTReg

(22,144 posts)
35. This is a hell of a lot of money, for baseball tickets, and I don't care if he was a baseball...
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 12:18 PM
Sep 2018

nut or not. Irresponsible and putting his family at extreme risk. Perhaps someday the country too?

I wonder about one thing though...how is one able to get access to so much debt? Wouldn't this be the better question? After all, banks don't just loan money out of the goodness of their hearts.

Mopar151

(9,990 posts)
37. You would think a Federal Judge would be cautious and correct in his own affairs.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 12:47 PM
Sep 2018

Giant flaming sarcasam thingy.

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