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#830 + DHA – Dramatic Hysteria Actions + JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT + Accountability v. ATTACK + Thank YOU Senator Amy Klobuchar / Minnesota

Posted in CATHERINE L. JOHNSON / INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, tagged #821 + "SPINE SOLIDIFICATION" step UP + "Revoke my security clearance Mr. President" ; Catherine L. Johnson;, #825 + HEARINGS #1 + #2 2018 + KAVANAUGH SCOTUS HEARINGS > KavaNAH + NAH I do NOT remember + obfUScAtion; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON;, #828 + TRUTH-TELLING + THE WHO OF THE TRUTH-TELLING + WHOSE EXPERIENCES/ VOICES ARE DEEMED CREDIBLE and VALID + IPROMISETOTELL willyoulistenbelieveme?; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON;, #829 + What YOU allow IS what will continue + an individual requesting for sincere forgiveness + THE definition of VALIANT courage and the pinnacle of a HEROIC character?; Catherine L. Johnson;, #830 + DHA - Dramatic Hysteria Actions + JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT+ Accountability v. ATTACK + Thank YOU Senator Amy Klobuchar / Minnesota; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON; on September 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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What is different this time
is that this nomination battle is no longer purely about predicting
the likely outcome of Judge Kavanaugh’s vote on the court.
It now involves the symbolic meaning of his nomination
and
confirmation in the #MeToo era.
The hearings and the committee’s deliberations
are now also a bellwether
of the way the country treats women
when their reports of harassment,
assault and abuse
threaten to
derail the careers of powerful men.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/09/27/editors-it-time-kavanaugh-nomination-be-withdrawn

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The train will continue, and you will be crushed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/09/28/it-is-very-difficult-to-get-the-train-to-stop/?utm_term=.e55d8fe13e8e

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JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT:

means that a judge exhibits

“compassion,

decisiveness,

open-mindedness,

sensitivity,

courtesy,

patience,

neutrality,

respectfulness,

composure,

freedom from bias

and

commitment to equal justice.”

American Bar Association
https://ballotpedia.org/Judicial_temperament

 

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NAUGHT

Image result for brett kavanaugh cryingWHO LIKES BEER, HERE?

BLACK OUTS, ANYONE? AMY?

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https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/828-truth-telling-the-who-of-the-truth-telling-whose-experiences-voices-are-deemed-credible-and-valid-ipromisetotell-willyoulistenbelieveme/
https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/829-what-you-allow-is-what-will-continue-an-individual-requesting-for-sincere-forgiveness-the-definition-of-valiant-courage-and-the-pinnacle-of-a-heroic-character/
https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2018/09/08/825-hearings-1-2-2018-kavanaugh-scotus-hearings-kavanah-nah-i-do-not-remember-obfuscation/

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AFFIRMATIVE

This morning.

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PLEASE WATCH/LISTEN

to the INTEGRITY/FORCE of MORAL COURAGE

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This afternoon.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota

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“Where is the bravery in this room?”

she implored the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of its vote,
suggesting Republicans were afraid of what they might find out.
“This isn’t a he said,” she said.

This is a he said-they said,” she said.

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I have met my Senator Amy Klobuchar several times.

She defines integrity.

She defines a NEW BREED LEADER, a MAVERICK and a remarkable template of courage.
She possesses the requisite moral courage, an authentic spine,
and the capacity and willingness to step UP and be defiant, the vehicle,
to challenge the staid, inflexible conventions of a dominant culture
– all personal characteristics which defines an illuminated steward leader.
She defines the capacity to navigate turmoil with grace.

She defines luminous leadership,

equanimity

and fair play

when challenged.

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She does not become a smug, malicious

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and vicious scorpion: 

whereby an enraged attack is the scorpion’s violent destructive offense
 – their petulant, reactive, stinging, venomous self-defense –
 is directed toward anyone who challenges them
effectively shutting down hope, a dialogue/questions for clarification,
the possibilities and principles of an improvisational, mutually respectful call and response,
 which is the requisite and luminous template of practicing the complex art of “conversation”
– which is collaborative and co-creates honorable I/THOU resolutions.
The “scorpion self-preservation behavior” attacks stings,
tears apart the challenger leaving miles of bloody collateral damage behind
– not a heroic template/practice. 
Attack behavior is learned, a reflexive action – an emotionally immature behavior
that signals
contempt, lazy hubris, a self-centered mean-spirit, poor vision and restricted foresight
rather than an imaginative, creative, open-minded wise strategy
to move forward and beyond! 
Definitely NOT a description of a NEW BREED LEADER!

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A NEW BREED LEADER welcomes challenges

to their thinking, vision and practices as dialectical process

to be OPENED, enlightened, evolve, practice RADICAL HOPE

and create NEW paradigms!

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LIFE is MESSY and LIVING LIFE is a YESGIFT

OPPORTUNITY

to DISCOVER,

INNOVATE,

RESURGE

+ RiSE!!!!!

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Senator Klobuchar defines clarity, thoughtfulness, grace, wisdom

and serenity under pressure.

She defines judicial temperament.

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NOTE: 

Judge Kavanaughs’s “scorpion self-preservation” attacks;
his hiding truths and obfuscations, lying and adamant denials;
his insufferable and indignant arrogance, a clear lack of humility;
his self-centered explanations and belligerent wild-eyed protests;
his ease in throwing his own family under the bus to serve his selfish objectives;
his off- the rails behavior of crying, agitation
and bellowing ” I am a victim” DHA;
his attempts to create a “beer fraternity” with the Senators on the Judicial Committee;
and
his bizarre interaction with our Senator Klobuchar with his rebuttal question to her
suggesting
a “shared” (a preface to rationalization and/or justification) experiences of “black-outs”,
to me,
spells an individual who may be an active alcoholic and/or, at least, is a heavy drinker.
Spot on.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/28/brett-kavanaugh-likes-beer-but-not-questions-about-his-drinking-habits/?utm_term=.e1f0b320d7c7
RED FLAG: The active disease of alcoholism is progressive
and certainly disqualifies anyone’s capacity/ability to exhibit/practice a

JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT.

 

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Thank YOU, Senator Klobuchar!

I am so PROUD of WHO you are!

YOU RISEREPRESENT!

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Japan: MEDITATION                                                                             Catherine L. Johnson  2011

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https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/hurricanerapturelantern-a-libretto-5-december-2010-japan-meditation-catherine-l-johnson-2011-john-coltrane-peace-full-moon/

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#825 + HEARINGS #1 + #2 2018 + KAVANAUGH SCOTUS HEARINGS > KavaNAH + NAH I do NOT remember + obfUScAtion

Posted in CATHERINE L. JOHNSON / INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, tagged #707 + 20 JANUARY 2017 + MY NOW "DIS-UNITED" STATES OF AMERICA'S INAUGURATION DAY + SOS + SEPTEMBER GALLERY'S "POST-ELECTION" - WOMEN ARTISTS' RESISTANCE; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON;, #821 + "SPINE SOLIDIFICATION" step UP + "Revoke my security clearance Mr. President" ; Catherine L. Johnson;, #825 + HEARINGS #1 + #2 2018 + KAVANAUGH SCOTUS HEARINGS > KavaNAH + NAH I do NOT remember + obfUScAtion; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON;, IPROMISE + IPROMISETOTELL + IPROMISETOTELLTHEWHOLE+ IPROMISETOTELLTHEWHOLETRUTH + 16 DECEMBER 2015 + CATHERINE L. JOHNSON / ARTIST + Patti Smith - "People Have The Power" ; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON; on September 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

IPROMISETOTELL                                                                                 Catherine L. Johnson  2015
https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2015/12/17/ipromise-ipromisetotell-ipromisetotellthewhole-ipromisetotellthewholetruth-16-december-2015-catherine-l-johnson-artist-patti-smith-people-have-the-power/

 

 

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obfuscation

noun

  1. the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

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obfuscate

verb

  1. to obscure or darken
  2. to perplex or bewilder

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THE obfuscation: THE SCOTUS HEARINGS                                       Catherine L. Johnson   2018

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Unlike the tens of thousands of unreleased Kavanaugh documents
and
KavaNAH’s decision to withhold the truth of him,

you can know the truth

and

the details of my documented work

by clicking on the image!

Yes!

No obfuscation,

I offer you

  my art of ambiguity and clarity

that discloses:

the rigid or fluid perceptual lenses,
openness to explore/discover
and
the imagination
of

you,

the viewer
– how you see, how you think, how you envision,
how you negotiate uncharted territories, etc.

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LIVING/SELECTING/DECISION-MAKING

by

Precedents or Firsts.

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Listen to how truth is revealed<>hidden

in the Kavanaugh SCOTUS HEARINGS.

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How questions are shaped/framed

is the vehicle

to

truth-telling.

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The DYNAMICS/SPECTRUM of

AWARENESS <> DENIAL.

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Do you really want to KNOW what is the truth

of someone

IS the question.

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Awareness is the catalyst to action.

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Once you know the unvarnished reality,

and

choose to NOT act

you chose complicity.

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HEARING #1(DAY 1)                                                                           Catherine L. Johnson 2018

 

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HEARING #2(DAY 2)                                                                           Catherine L. Johnson 2018

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HERITAGE FOUNDATION

https://www.heritage.org/about-heritage/mission
https://www.heritage.org/impact/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-was-included-the-list-the-heritage-foundation-helped
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Five things that we know for sure about Brett Kavanaugh:

1. He has not committed to uphold Roe v. Wade, and, if appointed to the Supreme Court, he would likely be the decisive vote that would undermine the right to safe and legal abortion.
2. He refers to birth control as “abortion-inducing drugs” and believes that employers have the right to exclude birth control from health insurance plans.
3. He has gone further than the Supreme Court and written that assault weapons and high-capacity magazines cannot be banned under the Second Amendment.
4. He believes that a sitting president should never be indicted, and he refuses to answer even basic questions about presidential authority, such as whether or not a president can pardon him or herself.
5. He has flat-out refused to recuse himself should any of the president’s civil or criminal investigations reach the Supreme Court.

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Judge Brett KavaNAH:

I am an unimaginative thinker.

I am LOYAL

to those who program and fund my binary brain
with
fixed, obsolete and outdated laws and worldviews
that hold specific demographics captive and hostage
– I will uphold their imprisonment by choosing to
NOT adapt, NOT improvise and NOT overcome
social injustice and inequities!
I love my HERITAGE (wink wink)!
YES, I am their “dummy”!

Precedents and living in fixed pasts is MY future

– and will be YOUR future!

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WHEEEEEEEEEck!

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CHOICES.

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My Mother lost most of her amniotic fluid
when she was 20 weeks pregnant with me.
She was given two possibilities, options, choices:
1.) go home and walk around and you will have a natural miscarriage
– the fetus needs the full volume of the amniotic fluid to create a healthy baby
OR
2.) lie down for a few weeks and see if the tear heals
– the loss of the amniotic fluid is permanent
and if the fetus develops there will be major orthopedic issues.

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My Mother chose to lie down.
I was born 29 December with my right leg twisted around my neck.

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I lived in an institution, Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children
where cribs were lined up in rows and rows and rows in a large cavernous room
and I lived bound face down in body casts.
from 6 months to 3 years.
Parents could visit 1x week and were NOT permitted to touch their children.

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My Daddy fought the hospital administration to get me OUT at 18 months.
He achieved that goal with his phenomenal love and  singular purpose
to take his his daughter from captivity and experience the world.

I was/am WONDER and AWE!

I had never experienced the vastness of Nature nor the improvisation of human relationships
– the sensuous brilliant exhilarating experience of touch, sight, sound and taste.
I ate the colors of flowers in my Grandparent’s garden.
I touched and was touched, kissed, caressed by my Mom, Daddy and sister
with timidity, hesitance
and then, slowly, with lessened terror> unfolding overwhelming joy.

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To feel caress was both frightening, overwhelming and amazing GRACE.
I felt the WINGS of freedom and pure love.
I could NOT ever return to a pattern of being hostage and live as a captive.
I was brought back to the institution after 2 months in the world experience.

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At three I began my DANCE,
my life altering blessed, sacred, joyous DANCE
WITH Dr. Mark B. Coventry at Mayo Clinic.
He could SEE me.
We DANCED a miracle.

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I have prevailed.
Forty-eight reconstructive surgeries since my first breath.
I am A/LIVE.

A life of riSING EXODUS.

My life.

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My Mother made a choice. I lived her choice.

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EXODUSIMFREEATLASTIAINTGOINGBACKIMFREE                       Catherine L. Johnson  2013

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https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/fifteen-paintings-28-august-2013-the-humanity-portfolio-28-august-2013-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington-for-freedom-jobs-rev-dr-martin-luther-kings-i-have-a-dream-s/

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PLEASE!

The woman’s choice – no one else – HER life

and

HER child’s life.

The child’s LIFE story.

Not YOUR life.

A woman creates the life of her choices – no matter.

A woman is not a pet, a captive

and

nor should she be a hostage of biased laws

rooted in

patriarchal perceptions/controls of women’s right.

Every woman breathes her own heal/thy <> NOT healthy choices.

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Everyone is IMPACTED by HER LIFE choices.

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HER CHOICES are hers to make and LIVE her LIFE story

– not your choices for her.

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HER LIFE.

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#821 + “SPINE SOLIDIFICATION” step UP + “Revoke my security clearance Mr. President”

Posted in CATHERINE L. JOHNSON / INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, tagged #707 + 20 JANUARY 2017 + MY NOW "DIS-UNITED" STATES OF AMERICA'S INAUGURATION DAY + SOS + SEPTEMBER GALLERY'S "POST-ELECTION" - WOMEN ARTISTS' RESISTANCE; CATHERINE L. JOHNSON;, #821 + "SPINE SOLIDIFICATION" step UP + "Revoke my security clearance Mr. President" ; Catherine L. Johnson; on August 17, 2018| 1 Comment »

“SPINE

SOLIDIFICATION”

step

UP

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I

would

consider

it

an

honor

if

you

would

revoke

my

security

clearance

as

well,

so

I

can

add

my

name

to

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list

of

men

and

women

who

have

spoken

up

against

your

presidency.

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Navy Adm. William McRaven

William H. McRaven
August 16 at 2:44 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/revoke-my-security-clearance-too-mr-president/2018/08/16/8b149b02-a178-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html?utm_term=.829a2657611d

 

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Revoke

my

security

clearance,

too,

Mr.

President

Revoke

my

security

clearance,

too,

Mr.

President

Revoke

my

security

clearance,

too,

Mr.

President

Revoke

my

security

clearance,

too,

Mr.

President

Revoke

my

security

clearance,

too,

Mr.

President

Revoke

my

security

clearance,

too,

Mr.

President

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Navy Adm. William McRaven, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis in 2013. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

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William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014. He oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

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Dear Mr. President:

 

Former CIA director John Brennan, whose security clearance you revoked on Wednesday, is one of the finest public servants I have ever known. Few Americans have done more to protect this country than John. He is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question, except by those who don’t know him.

 

Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency.

 

Like most Americans, I had hoped that when you became president, you would rise to the occasion and become the leader this great nation needs.

 

A good leader tries to embody the best qualities of his or her organization. A good leader sets the example for others to follow. A good leader always puts the welfare of others before himself or herself.

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Your leadership, however, has shown little of these qualities. Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation.

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If you think for a moment that your McCarthy-era tactics will suppress the voices of criticism, you are sadly mistaken. The criticism will continue until you become the leader we prayed you would be.

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BTW:
Omarosa Manigault Newman was Agent Orange’s selected choice,
his apprentice.
She was a brilliant student!
Her “testimonials” about her YOU ARE FIRED white fat vile boss man
is a collision
of a Dave Chappelle  Netflix + Shakespeare + Arthur Miller + Maya Angelou.
She IS a black woman MIRRORING him
– practicing his every

maneuver

that he taught her
except
his blatant racism and misogyny.

HA!

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