Posted on 09/21/2018 9:47:59 AM PDT by sickoflibs
CNN isn’t exactly known for presenting a balanced view of things, and the hearings regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are no different.
However, a recent attempt at a women’s panel likely meant to further drive opinion of Kavanaugh down, given CNN’s history, did not go the way it was supposed to. Instead of speaking out against Kavanaugh, the CNN panel of women not only defended him but said they have no sympathy for his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.
The women first discussed how it’s hard to believe the word of a woman who is talking about something that happened over 30 years ago against a man with an impeccable reputation, with many people vouching for him. The women also noted that if it did happen, no rape occurred, and it was an occurrence between two young teenagers making dumb decisions.
The CNN hostess then tried to make the argument that Ford may not be lying because she is going through a lot since her story came out, and has been dealing with death threats, and having to move. The panel of women responded only by saying that Kavanaugh is also going through horrible times, as well as his wife and children.
“Why didn’t she come out when he was going into the Bush White House? Why didn’t she come out – he’s been a federal judge for over a decade,” asked one woman.
The CNN hostess then asked the women why an FBI investigation isn’t happening as it did with Anita Hill. One of the women reminded the hostess that this is a case of two teenagers, not a case of misconduct on the federal level.
The women were then asked if something someone did years ago should matter today.
“You can’t judge the character of a man based on what he did at 17,” said one woman.
“And I would hate to think that 30, 40 years later, somebody is going to destroy your life because somewhere, at some party you — it’s not right — but, maybe you touched somebody the way you were not supposed to,” added another woman.
Upon being asked if the women have sympathy for Ford, one woman responded that she didn’t and offered the idea that perhaps there’s more to the story that we’re not hearing about, for instance, that this is a case of jealousy.
This isn’t the first time an attempt at generating argument by public opinion against Kavanaugh has gone south. On Thursday, Chris Cuomo attempted to hold a Twitter poll asking if Kavanaugh should receive the benefit of the doubt against Ford’s testimony. He was openly disappointed by the results.
Jim Acosta also tried his hand at pegging Kavanaugh as guilty by inviting on a friend of Ford’s to his show, only to have her friend openly tell Acosta that she never heard of Kavanaugh doing such a thing from her friend at the time.
They can’t even afford to have other people be honest!
The CNN focus group screener has been transferred to Antarctica.
media pundits have no concerns for anyone speaking about this as guests...just as long as it’s out there on the table and they can keep running with it..... Lies or not is no skin off the media’s noses at all...they just want the public tunning in and talking about it.
Ha ha, indeed. CNN will never learn.
So the CNN hostess tried to make the argument that Ford may not be lying because she is going through a lot since her story came out, and has been dealing with death threats, and having to move.
I say Boo Hoo on Ford who knew exactly what she was doing when she willingly decided to play scandal in the lefts corner.
Amazing how much of the media is dragging this out, when it turns out the public doesn’t care.
Its eating at their Russia time.
How about those 'refugee' families that Trump supposedly destroyed?
These media libs abandoned them fast!
Except for those purely motivated by politics; these women’s answers are typical and likely representative of a large majority of those following this story.
The media and Democrats are trying so hard to shape the narrative, but the facts are not helping. The guy is a boy scout. The facts are so weak.
Can’t remember the house? Really? Assaulted a few miles from your home and never knew where you were. Never checked? Stop already. We are not idiots!
The Left has merged with the “feminists”. Feminism at its core is an anti fertility cult. The activists on the Left proclaim loudly that “Women are outraged!” The reality is that a small minority of women take Ford seriously. Most women are mothers and a significant percentage have sons. They inherently know what is happening here and most find themselves uncomfortable with this charade. The Left and the Democrats are miscalculating the American people.
Ammend “Freedom of the Press”. They’re on a mission and a path to ruin. I remember watching Laugh-In as a 10-year old kid. Dan Rowan did the “News of the Future”, and in one episode he said “1988, 20 years from now...Vice President Walter Cronkite held his first post-inaugural press conference today...”
Vote already
McConnell, Grassley, Murkowski, Collins and even Flake — every Republican — should be compelled (actually, they should want to without any prodding) watch this ... several times, in fact.
Ford moved at the advice of her attorney to make it seem a bigger deal or did her lawyer husband kick her lying backside out? She’s going to ruin any reputation he has.
Fake death threats, from leftists pretending to be conservatives.
I remember another one of those episodes (saw it recently on a cable oldies channel) which referred to "President Reagan".
If Kavanaugh was guilty, I believe that he would have ‘fessed up. He’s lead an exemplary life. He has no pattern of this behavior. If this was just a one off youthful indiscretion, he’d own up to it and let the chips fall where they may. If he knows he’s guilty, he would not take the risk of the facts coming out.
Victoria Toensing ought to do the questioning of this woman for the Senate
LOL. No he’s going on Elon Musk’s rocket to MArs.
THIS IS THE KEY... whoever was in the room with Ford - that person was an awkward teenager NOT a rapist. A teenage boy who tugged on her bathing suit but did NOT pull it down. He pushed against her - he DID NOT RAPE HER. She said she was afraid she would be hurt but SHE WAS NOT HURT.
Rape would have been treated seriously by our side because we care about women. Unlike democrats who mocked Juanita Broaddrick and Paula Jones and large numbers of women who have been raped or abused by men like Bill Clinton, Teddy Kennedy, Harvey Weinsteing, Charlie Rose etc etc etc...
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