THE MIKE DAVIS TWEETS
COMPILATION AND COMMENTARY
BY LUCY WARNER
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018


DID YOU MAKE IT TO THE TOP? IF YOU DIDN’T, YOU’RE A LOSER, AND ANY PRICE IS WORTH IT IF YOU CAN WIN. IF YOU DEEPLY DISAGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE WORLD. SOME PEOPLE DO BELIEVE THAT EXTREMELY CYNICAL VIEW, HOWEVER, AND IT’S FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW THAT TOO MANY POLITICIANS APPROACH PUBLIC LIFE. THEY MAY BE WINNERS TEMPORARILY, BUT THEY CERTAINLY AREN’T STATESMEN. THE WORST PROBLEM IS THE PRICE THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY TO REACH A POWERFUL AND FINANCIALLY COMFORTABLE PLACE IN LIFE.

WE ARE FIGHTING THAT WAR IN THE UNITED STATES NOW; THOSE WHO REALLY DO BELIEVE IN AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL TRY TO MAINTAIN WHAT GOODNESS WE CAN KEEP IN OUR GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY. IF WE AREN’T WILLING TO HELP THE NEEDY OR STOP TO APPRECIATE A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER, WE ARE ALLOWING A BASIC PART OF OUR HUMANITY TO DIE. IF WE DON’T CHOOSE GOOD PUBLIC SERVANTS AND VOTE TO ELECT THEM, WE UNFORTUNATELY DON’T DESERVE A DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

THIS ARTICLE ON MIKE DAVIS’ NOW FAMOUS COUPLE OF TWEETS ILLUSTRATES HOW THAT PSYCHOLOGY LEADS TO CHEATING, LYING, STEALING AND WORSE; AND DAVIS’ LITTLE SLIP OF THE TWEET BELOW SHOWS WHAT IS OFTEN UNDERNEATH THE WEALTH. WHAT BIT OF YOUR DECENCY WOULD YOU SACRIFICE IN ORDER TO WIN?

READ ALSO THIS VERY INTERESTING ESSAY FROM PASTEMAGAZINE.COM ON “WINNERS AND LOSERS,” BECAUSE IT EXPLAINS WHY I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT FAIRNESS, SIMPLICITY AND HONESTY. EVERYBODY SHOULD READ AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU’S WALDEN POND. TO ME, THERE ARE NEITHER “WINNERS” NOR “LOSERS.” THERE ARE ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE LEARNED TO ENJOY THE MOMENT, CULTIVATE THE LIFE OF THE MIND, BE GRATEFUL FOR HOME, SUSTENANCE, BEAUTY AND LOVE, AND FIND WAYS OF BEING USEFUL TO THE WORLD. OF THE INCURIOUS, THE CRASS, THE CRUEL, THE MERCENARY, THE POWER HUNGRY, I AVOID THEM. I CAN'T HELP THEM, AND I CERTAINLY CAN'T TRUST THEM.

ON WINNERS, LOSERS, AND THOSE WHO COURAGEOUSLY CONTINUE TO TRY, SEE THIS ARTICLE: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/08/the-american-cult-of-winning-is-a-national-cancer.html, The American Cult of "Winning" Is a National Disease
By Jason Rhode | August 25, 2016 | 11:15am

PERSONALLY, I HOPE TO BE FULLY ALIVE AND CREATIVE UNTIL I DIE; AND BE AS FAIR AS I CAN BE TO OTHERS. IF I DISLIKE OR DISTRUST SOMEONE, IT WON’T BE BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF WEALTH OR RELATIVE LACK OF EDUCATION. IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITY TO BE EMPATHETIC, HONEST AND OPEN. AS FOR WEALTH, I WANT PEOPLE TO GAIN THEIR MONETARY WEALTH DECENTLY, GIVE SOME OF IT TO THE NEEDY, DEVELOP WEALTH OF A HIGHER KIND WITHIN THEIR INNER BEING, AND USE THOSE THINGS TO HELP IMPROVE THE WORLD.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/20/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-furor-over-mike-davis-tweets/1366391002/
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'Unfazed and determined': Top Grassley aide vows to confirm Kavanaugh despite allegations
William Cummings, USA TODAY Published 4:18 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2018 | Updated 4:25 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2018

PHOTOGRAPH -- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh arrives on the first day of his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 4, 2018. (Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON – Mike Davis, the chief counsel on nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Chuck Grassley, is being criticized for two tweets he posted and then deleted that called into question his objectivity regarding the sexual assault allegation that has been made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

"Unfazed and determined. We will confirm Judge Kavanaugh. #ConfirmKavanaugh," read screengrabs of a deleted tweet sent from Davis' account at 10:22 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

About two hours later, Davis sent another tweet reading, "I personally questioned Judge Kavanaugh under penalty of felony and 5 years imprisonment, if he lies. I'm waiting to hear back from the accuser's attorneys, who can't find time between TV appearances to get back to me."

Those tweets sparked an uproar as some Twitter users interpreted them as evidence that Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will not be given a fair hearing if she accepts Grassley's invitation to testify about her accusation before the committee on Monday.


Chris Hayes
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@chrislhayes
"unfazed" - not really even pretending

Tim Dickinson
@7im
clearly open to new information on the nominee

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Amy Siskind
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This is a tweet by Mike Davis, @ChuckGrassley’s chief counsel. They don’t actually have a desire to hear Dr. Ford and get to the truth. Republicans plan to push their guy through - whatever it takes.

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Replying to @JesseCharlesLee and 2 others
. @chuckgrassley, how can @mrddmia - who has now locked his Twitter account - investigate Dr. Ford when he has tweeted in advance that the Committee will confirm Kavanaugh in spite of it? Is that a joke, sir? I sat on a Select Committee in the UK and we would scorn such bias. pic.twitter.com/fLVI86E75c

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Louise Mensch
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Democrats should subpoena Mike Davis, @mrddmia, Twitter account, because the prejudgment he shows here is surely illegal and his locking his account up demonstrates he knows it. @ChuckGrassley staff show the world they have prejudged any internal #Kavanaugh / Ford investigation pic.twitter.com/fDbXGQfaGg

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Judd Legum
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If you want to know why Ford doesn't trust Grassley's staff to conduct an impartial investigation, check out these two tweets from Grassley's chief counsel, which he subsequently deleted

There is no intention to uncover the truth, only to confirm Kavanaugh by any means necessary

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After deleting those tweets and briefly locking his account, Davis sent another one on Thursday morning that was meant "to clear up any confusion."

"I was referring to Democrats' partisan political attacks and their refusal to take part in the committee's thorough and fair investigation," he wrote. "I deleted the tweet to avoid any further misrepresentation by left wing media as so often happens on Twitter."

To clear up any confusion, I was referring to Democrats’ partisan political attacks and their refusal to take part in the committee’s thorough and fair investigation. I deleted the tweet to avoid any further misinterpretation by left wing media as so often happens on Twitter.

— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) September 20, 2018
Grassley sent Ford and her attorneys a letter on Wednesday explaining that she must submit a biography and a prepared statement by Friday if she intends to address the committee on Monday.

The Iowa Republican said that by "hearing out both Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh, the Committee will endeavor to discover the truth of the matter, and will be better able to make an informed judgment about Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination."

Davis and spokespersons for the Judiciary Committee did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment. Grassley's office did not comment but emailed a link to Davis' tweet that he said was intended to "clear up any confusion."

Several Twitter users were unsatisfied with Davis' clarification.

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zedster
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Replying to @mrddmia
I don't know, seems like you were pretty proud of yourself there

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sethedel
@sethedel
Replying to @mrddmia
Dude. You wrote “we will confirm judge Kavanaugh”. How we supposed to view that any other way. No worries. Voters like myself will vote out old partisan hacks like your guy & hatch

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Stellaa the 18th angry Democrat
@stellaaaa
Replying to @mrddmia
Darling, there is no misinterpretation, you are rushing to get a tainted political operative on #SCOTUS by any means necessary.

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