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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 06:56 PM Oct 2018

Kavanaugh's 1983 Letter Offers Inside Look at High School Clique Image

Source: NY Times

The beachfront property was rented, the guests were invited and an ever-organized Brett M. Kavanaugh had some advice for the seven Georgetown Preparatory School classmates who would be joining him for the weeklong escapade.

In a 1983 letter, a copy of which was reviewed by The New York Times, the young Judge Kavanaugh warned his friends of the danger of eviction from an Ocean City, Md., condo. In a neatly written postscript, he added: Whoever arrived first at the condo should “warn the neighbors that we’re loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us. Advise them to go about 30 miles...”

More than three decades later, the elite, privileged high school world that Judge Kavanaugh inhabited is the focus of international attention. He has been accused of sexual assault during his time at Georgetown Prep — claims that have delayed, and threatened to derail, his confirmation to the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh denies the allegations.

Recent interviews with more than a dozen classmates and friends from that time depict Judge Kavanaugh as a member of a small clique of football players who dominated Georgetown Prep’s work-hard, play-hard culture. His circle celebrated a culture of heavy drinking, even by the standards of that era.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/us/brett-kavanaugh-georgetown-prep.html

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Kavanaugh's 1983 Letter Offers Inside Look at High School Clique Image (Original Post) Julian Englis Oct 2018 OP
Bart? As in Judge's book? JohnnyLib2 Oct 2018 #1
He went to Ireland...to the O'Kavanaughs perchance? flor-de-jasmim Oct 2018 #3
I notice the letter is signed with that FFFFF.... yardwork Oct 2018 #2
Exactly. snacker Oct 2018 #4
I saw that too and scrolled up to see whether this was really in the NYT renate Oct 2018 #8
Renate Alumnius idcdu Oct 2018 #20
FFFFF world wide wally Oct 2018 #10
Finger. MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #15
Sidebar: remember last week when folks here were dumping their NYT accounts? brooklynite Oct 2018 #5
I grapple with dumping it every day RockCreek Oct 2018 #7
Well, we need some NYT insiders. I refused to buy after the murderous Miller Iraq accomplice OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #23
If we want perfection in reporting then we wouldn't be looking at DU or any other sites, erronis Oct 2018 #19
"Welcome the girls with open..." Pachamama Oct 2018 #6
or open vaginas. Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Oct 2018 #9
It is time for Lady Justice to take the blind fold off. troyanos Oct 2018 #11
Yeah, remember how he said they didn't socialize with people from Holton Arms? LisaM Oct 2018 #12
I was just about to leave a separate comment about that NorCen_CT Oct 2018 #17
It's reprehensible, and proves once again he was lying. LisaM Oct 2018 #18
More proof of underage drinking TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #13
Is Kavanaugh going to sit before the committee again before the vote? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2018 #14
As pointed out on CNN, he signed it "FFFFF Bart". Last week he acted like he didn't know... George II Oct 2018 #16
They should rename the school Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 #21
Rich, entitled alcoholic asshole. n/t Still In Wisconsin Oct 2018 #22
When he was asked at the hearing whether he was 'BART' in appalachiablue Oct 2018 #24
Beach Week AnnieBW Oct 2018 #25

yardwork

(61,700 posts)
2. I notice the letter is signed with that FFFFF....
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:03 PM
Oct 2018

And I notice that the author of the article "reports" that this was a reference to a friend who stuttered. Bullshit. Poor journalism to accept that lie at face value.

renate

(13,776 posts)
8. I saw that too and scrolled up to see whether this was really in the NYT
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:19 PM
Oct 2018

That article was like the "what are they doing now" section of the alumni newsletter.

RockCreek

(739 posts)
7. I grapple with dumping it every day
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:15 PM
Oct 2018

Get an educator's half price discount, and like the mini crossword. That's all that's kept me.

erronis

(15,328 posts)
19. If we want perfection in reporting then we wouldn't be looking at DU or any other sites,
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 09:11 PM
Oct 2018

except perhaps totally owned/captured like fux.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
6. "Welcome the girls with open..."
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:14 PM
Oct 2018

....Open....what would be open Bart, I mean Brett?

Gee....was he referring to open arms? Or open pants?

Yeah, he was a sweet guy that Bart, I mean Brett....

Response to Julian Englis (Original post)

troyanos

(6 posts)
11. It is time for Lady Justice to take the blind fold off.
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:36 PM
Oct 2018

Blind justice has now taken a new meaning. "Blind TO justice" . A disturbing thought but reality today.

LisaM

(27,827 posts)
12. Yeah, remember how he said they didn't socialize with people from Holton Arms?
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:42 PM
Oct 2018

The underground newspaper blows that wide open, and in a pretty despicable manner, too.

NorCen_CT

(176 posts)
17. I was just about to leave a separate comment about that
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 08:36 PM
Oct 2018

That part is reprehensible and absolutely vile. I've transcribed the section below for those who can't access the NYT:

The Truth About Holton Arms

What is Holton Arms?
Is it a training academy for the Rainbow Inn?
Quite possibly, but let us investigate further.
We do know that Holton is the home of the most worthless excuse for an underground newspaper
In fact, it is also the home of the most worth-less excuses for human females.
If you will care to look below, you will see all it takes to have a good time with any H.H. (Holton Hosebag).
Just ask one of their leading ladies, REDACTED REDACTED.
"Sure," says REDACTED, "A library card is all it takes."
Sorry, Holton, we may spank our monkeys, but we've seen what evil effects you have on the male population


A copy of a "Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries" card with a redacted name is immediately below the text above.

Disgusting, then AND now.

LisaM

(27,827 posts)
18. It's reprehensible, and proves once again he was lying.
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 08:45 PM
Oct 2018

I hope the FBI found this in their "investigation". (Yeah, right, they did...)

George II

(67,782 posts)
16. As pointed out on CNN, he signed it "FFFFF Bart". Last week he acted like he didn't know...
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 08:32 PM
Oct 2018

...who "Bart O'Kavanaugh" was or the TRUE meaning of "FFFFF" (note: he must have been drunk when he wrote that letter, passed out before he could write the sixth "F"!)

appalachiablue

(41,169 posts)
24. When he was asked at the hearing whether he was 'BART' in
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 10:19 PM
Oct 2018

Mark Judge's book "Wasted," BK said, 'I don't know, you'll have to ask him.'

MSNBC Laurence O'Donnell now covering this story.

Oct. 2. Kava Schoolmate Urges GEOTN PREP GRADS To Break Silence On Sexual Assault, Party Culture.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016216951

AnnieBW

(10,450 posts)
25. Beach Week
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 11:50 PM
Oct 2018

I remember hearing about Beach Week when I first moved to the DC area in '87. My roommate, who grew up in Anne Arundel County, took me to OC one Saturday. She told me about Beach Week, and how all of the guys would sit out on the balconies of the oceanfront condos and hold up "rating signs" from 1-10 as the young women walked by. Ick

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