Christine Blasey-Ford deserved a hearing. She no longer does

Flopping Aces ^ | 09-22-18 | DrJohn

[Starman417]

Sen. Chuck Grassley has decided to give Christine Blasey-Ford one more day to decide if she wants to testify before the Judiciary committee. This is a bad idea. Ford did deserve a hearing, but she no longer does.

Once Ford teamed up with Ricki Seidman, it became very clear that the intent here is to destroy Brett Kavanaugh as Seidman tried to do to Clarence Thomas.

Ford and her legal team are engaged in chicanery. They've made asinine demands:

Citing “sources,” Fox News’ Shannon Bream reports on the demands Christine Blasey Ford and her legal team are making as a condition for her testifying about her allegations against Brett Kavanaugh:

Ford team wants NO questions from lawyers, only Qs from Committee members, #Kavanaugh cannot be in the room, Kavanaugh must testify FIRST – more to come …

These demands are absurd. No questions from lawyers? I guess Ford wants to be able to claim she’s being persecuted by an all-white-male panel. She doesn’t want a woman to examine her, which I imagine is what the Republicans have in mind.

But effective cross-examination is the best way to get at the truth. And in-practice lawyers, not politicians who once may have practiced law, generally make the best cross-examiners.

If Ford is telling the truth she shouldn’t be afraid of lawyers. The Committee should reject this demand.

Kavanaugh can’t be in the room? Say what? Ford is accusing Kavanaugh of a crime. Criminal defendants aren’t booted out of the courtroom when their accusers testify. As the accused, albeit not in a criminal proceeding, the interests of justice demand that Kavanaugh be confronted with the witness against him.

I loved Jonathan Turley's metaphor- swing first, then I'll pitch.

Ford deserved to be heard during the official Kavaugh proceedings- Feinstein had Ford's letter since July. democrats held that letter in abeyance until after the completion of the Kavanaugh hearings in order to ambush Brett Kavanaugh.

Since then, Kavanaugh's family has been the target of vile attacks and death threats- which the let wing media has largely ignored.

"Please tell your rapist, lying, cheating, corrupt b---h of a husband to put a bullet in his ugly f-----g skull," one email to Kavanaugh’s wife read. "My condolences to you for being married to a rapist. Although you probably deserve it."

Another email, with the subject line, "Did your know your husband is a rapist?????" stated: "Hey b---h, did you know your husband was a rapist before you married him? F--k you and your f-----g family."

A third email, typed entirely in capital letters, read, "F--K YOU AND YOUR RAPIST HUSBAND."

"F--K YOU, RAPE ENABLING C--T. YOUR HUSBAND IS A LIAR, THIEF, RAPIST AND PROBABLY A PEDOPHILE. BURN IN HELL YOU WORTHLESS F-----G C--T," the email stated. "MAY YOU, YOUR HUSBAND AND YOUR KIDS BURN IN HELL YOU F-----G PIECES OF TRASH. EAAAAATTTTT S-----------T!!!!!!!!!!"

Now Ford has been offered the chance to tell her story and she is resisting. Brett Kavanaugh is chomping at the bit to testify.

Let us also remember that Feinstein has yet to share the entire body of Ford's letter- even with the FBI. Grassley has asked for it numerous times to no avail. Everyone needs to see it.

For some time I have believed Ford is wrong about Kavanaugh. Something may have happened to her but her inability to provide specifics is eyebrow raising. She cannot remember the town, the home, how she got there, how she got home or back to school.

I think it's because she was blind stupid drunk.

My version of this story has her following a boy she had a crush on, found herself in a situation over her head, and panicked. She locks herself in the bathroom. Later, she leaves.

Again, in my version she doesn't tell Mom and Dad about it because she was drunk- at the age of 15. She tells no one. It explains why she can't remember a damned thing other than Kavanaugh.

Then in 2012, long after she's adopted a left wing political view, she sees Kavanaugh's name floated as a Romney SCOTUS nominee and decides he would be a good target for accusation and she can finally tell the parents. Kills two birds with one story.

Problem is, the boys she says were there deny Kavanaugh was present.

I think, for whatever motivation, Ford is mistaken. Just like with Anita Hill, there is a solitary accuser. An outlier. Weinstein had dozens of accusers. Al Franken had pictures. Keith Ellison has a contemporaneous police report and a medical report.

There are no other Kavanaugh accusers. None.

Which is more likely? In my mind there is no doubt.

[DesertRhino]

Honestly, I don’t think she EVER deserved a hearing. In a country of 325 million people all it takes is some random psycho to make a fantastic claim with zero evidence?

It was obvious on day one she was a partisan kamikazi whore intent to destroy and nothing else. Not a shred of evidence has ever existed or can be found today. What are we supposed to do, dust her boobs for 35 year old teenage fingerprints?

This is retarded and always has been.

[DesertRhino]

Democrats don’t get charged with perjury. I can’t remember one in the last several decades.

[beauxdogs]

The Grassley timeline may not matter if Ford goes on “60 Minutes” tomorrow night as someone has alleged. She will get massively favorable coverage telling whatever story she decides to tell, Dem commentators will fill the ether with praise and support, and Ford can then decline to testify with the American people accepting the 60 Minutes variation as the truth. This variation of truth will then be hammered home on MSM Monday morning talk shows with “polls” showing a call for Kavanaugh to withdraw. Adhering to Marquis of Queensbury rules in confronting a brass knuckles street fighter is no formula for success. If the Left wins this one, the nation is in serious jeopardy.

[austinaero]

Wonder how Ford was able to do an internship at University of Hawaii if she’s afraid of flying. What did she do, swim there?

[Alberta's Child]

The Grassley timeline may not matter if Ford goes on “60 Minutes” tomorrow night as someone has alleged.

If she goes on "60 Minutes" before testifying in front of the Senate committee her credibility will be worse than it is right now.

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

Bingo.

[patriotsoul]

The thing that scares me even more..... I am noticing numerous posts on FB the hundreds of memes about how they completely believe this woman, how awful Repubs are for ignoring a woman’s angst — even making fun of her (so now ALL Republican men endorse sexual assault). But it is the underlying spirit of HATE that drives this train. Kavanaugh has already been convicted in the court of social media justice. I think the GOP will be hard pressed to overcome this one. But, about women..... I have a 15 yr old granddaughter. Should she ever come to me with her cry of a boy trying to molest her and she got away before anything else happened, my instinct would NOT be prosecute in the public air of social media, but COUNSEL her about protecting herself and never becoming a victim of assault in the future. I would think a conversation with the boy’s parents about his carelessness in drinking and cavorting would be in line. IOW, the PARENTS are solely responsible for handling the events of their teenagers. This lady is all about seeking to destroy this man simply because he is of another political persuasion. Plain and simple. Women feeling this kind of power are the most dangerous and cannot be allowed to hold reign over us. Funny.... just a few months ago I observed my niece perform in the stage play, The Crucible. Seems only the year has changed in this instance.

[Enterprise]

Her demands for a hearing should have fallen on deaf ears.

[i_robot73]

Yeah, G-R-E-A-T.

All the while this man goes through hell and has his reputation, honor and name permanently TRASHED

...so the (R) can make some political points. 2 sides of the same coin.

[LibertarianLiz]

I think it's because she was blind stupid drunk

Yep, I have thought that from the beginning. She couldn't remember how she got home? That is a flashing red alarm that she was so drunk she didn't know what/when/or with who she was doing... whatever. I have been reading about her HS experience and how many guys she had sex with in one short period of time; and, I wonder how she could tell who was doing what, when between the number of guys and her apparent drunkeness.

She can't remember anything about anything -- except, she is certain it was Brett Kavanaugh who kissed her.

Enough!

[Herman Ball]

I ask you and every person on here to pray for me. I would not sit on a jury and convict anyone for murdering any well known Democrat because I think they are more Evil than sin and would destroy America to get their way and control. I am 79 years of age and have never seen anything as low,repulsive and depraved as the Democrat Party. To me they are worse than the most heinous of criminals I have ever heard of. I would be willing to fight them to the death.

[Herman Ball]

I agree!

[Herman Ball]

Democrat women are nothing but prostitutes in my opinion. For sure they lie and sell themselves by their words and actions.

[Herman Ball]

I agree and you can believe there are Republicans involved with the Democrats. These life long politicians do not like Trump being successful because it shows them up. Most of them like the Dems are corrupt and Evil also.

[Herman Ball]

Correct. Unfortunately a lot of good people will pay for it.

[cnsmom]

PGA reference-Put the Pin in Blasey.

[Ronald_Magnus]

F her......Everyone else has.

[Tennessee Nana]

It explains why she can’t remember a damned thing other than Kavanaugh.
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I wonder if it was Brett Kavanaugh who rescued her from her drunken party and took her home that night or one night...

I cant imagine a tart getting all huffy about some guy on a bed with her but maybe it did happen while she was still sober...another boy not him...but the only person she remembers is the one who made sure she got home safely...

I don’t think her drinking/sex partners would have been that concerned for her welfare...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Good point. I’m sure Ford is eager to go yakk with Whoopi Goldberg and go on CNN and sell her story to any media outlet. She wants to get big bucks when she writes her book. But she’s forced to be silent for now.

Nad why is the only picture of her on any news channel the one of her in sunglasses?

[caww]

Well women today always play the victim card and there's always gals who easily jump on that bandwagon just to be inclusive.......especially college gals who are all over the internet singing the tunes of women's rights and victim-hood and safe places..... They just can't get away from the natural ‘need’ within females for ‘security’........and then you have the feminists cries for equality that they always purposely sabotage in order to remain in the political forefront. Basically you can never satisfy a woman no matter what she is given because she's wired for 'more'. Put her in politics and she'll think the office is like nesting her home.