a time long ago
Posted on 09/25/2018 6:32:27 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Why might Ms. Ford want to dodge a Committee appearance? Grassley’s admonition with regard to the criminal penalties for lying to Congress apply to Ford as much as to Ramirez, and, while there is probably zero chance of Ford facing criminal prosecution–however much she may deserve it–lying under oath is uncomfortable for most people. I think it is entirely possible that Ford may not appear on Thursday, in which case the Democrats’ delaying tactics will collapse and Kavanaugh will speedily be confirmed. Alternatively, if Ford does show up, she will face cross-examination by an actual lawyer, which could have the same effect. Speaking for myself, I would gladly cross-examine her for free; or would have during my lawyer days, anyway. Her testimony, should she choose to give it, is ridiculously weak.
A reader raises some questions about Ford’s account that, while obviously secondary at best, given her story’s patent falsity, are nevertheless interesting and could play a part in her apparent reluctance to testify under oath:
Could the house where the alleged party took place actually be…Christine’s house? Maybe her parents were away. That would explain why (1) no one drove her there; (2) no one drove her “home” after the alleged incident; (3) why she couldn’t tell her parents. She never left her own party which is why Leland didn’t notice anything.
It’s not like her family wasn’t relatively socially prominent in the area; her father was president of Burning Tree at one point. There would have been hell to pay if he ever knew that his daughter had been “assaulted” by Georgetown Prep kids.
There were, supposedly 5 kids present. The party, as has been pointed out, must have been held at the home of one of them. Or are we to believe it was at the (empty) house of someone not present?
No wonder she doesn’t want to testify! I can see a great female criminal attorney or litigator destroying her in cross examination.
So can I. I will say, however, that the more salient reason why Ford couldn’t tell her parents about the assault is that the assault never happened. It was manufactured decades after the fact for political purposes.
Won’t.
Because she's not real, or she's a composite woman, like Obama's white girlfriends.
Only her Hairdresser knows for sure...
If she shows up I bet her memory of the event will have improved 100 percent.
That thought had crossed my mind too.
But in the end I still think it's all been a ridiculous tale completely woven from what little is left of the mind of a sad warped wymyn.
Testifying under such hostile circumstance will only intensify the trauma from some event she made up.
I think she will show up and the dems will make a circus of objecting to every question and asking for parliamentary questions and other bs tactics. Wonder if there will be an audience of pussy hat sporting babes interrupting every other word?
a time long ago
Interesting and compelling logic. Did she live in the kind of house she described - a kind of split level? Has anybody googled the address on the mortgage papers from the foreclosure?
What if she gets emotional and starts screaming and crying?
The Mike Pence policy of not socially hanging out with women without his wife present sure is looking genius right now.
The Mike Pence policy of not socially hanging out with women without his wife present sure is looking genius right now.
If I remember right Kavanaugh in his fox interview said the party was at connecticut avenue and east west highway..someone must have told him where the house is since chrissie doesn’t remember. they must know the owner of the house..
I just hope they ask how she felt about abandoning her friend with a house full of potential rapists.
She never intended to.
Best case scenario now: She won’t show and the vote is taken same day. That might be in time to seat him on the Court in the session about to begin. After Thursday ties up the Court and stymies a lot of good things coming up. Cases that our side lost in the lower Leftist courts that get appealed to the USSC will get split rulings and thus the adverse decisions will stand. With most of the Appeals courts manned by Revolutionary majorities that bodes no good.
her hairdresser would likely reside in Palo Alto, though - meaning that she didn’t leave CA by car or train last weekend go get there for the hearing.
Yhe so called feminists are busy nailing that glass ceiling right back into place. They are making it imperative for companies to avoid hiring women if at all possible.
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