Posted on 09/23/2018 2:00:24 PM PDT by Trump20162020
When Ed introduced the lastest player in the Christine Blasey Ford saga last night, it seemed like bad news for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s detractors. The identity of the fourth person at the alleged party where Ford claims to have been assaulted turned out to be Leland Ingham Keyser, who describes herself as a “lifelong friend” of Ford’s. Unfortunately for Ford’s story, Keyser released a statement saying that she’s never met Kavanaugh and, like everyone else listed as party attendees, has no recollection of any such party.
There’s one element to this latest revelation which should be setting off some alarm bells. Ford has maintained from the beginning that there were four other people at the party that night. As Ed Morrissey correctly notes, we now have the full list. They include Brett Kavanaugh, Mark Judge (the sort-of accomplice), Patrick “PJ” Smyth and now Leland Ingham Keyser. But let’s recall how this whole affair began.
As revealed by both the Washington Post and the New York Times, Ford originally sent a letter to her Representative, Anna Eshoo. With the congresswoman’s help, the information was sent to one of her senators, Dianne Feinstein. After it was obvious her identity was going to go public, Ford additionally contacted the Washington Post on September 16th. In all of these documents and conversations, one thing was consistent. She claimed that in addition to Kavanaugh and Judge, there were two other boys at the party.
This “fact” was central to the development of the record of events. You’ll also recall that the letter from her therapist mistakenly claimed (according to the therapist) that they had incorrectly recorded Ford recounting being attacked by four boys. Ford herself accounted for that discrepancy by saying that four boys were at the party, but only two of them had followed her upstairs and assaulted her while the other two boys remained downstairs, unaware of what was taking place.
With more than thirty-five years having gone by, one might understandably forgive Ms. Ford if she couldn’t remember the identities of the other boys downstairs, particularly if they hadn’t kept in touch over the decades. Heck, I probably couldn’t name more than one out of five members of my high school senior class if you showed me their graduation pictures today. But Keyser doesn’t fall into that category. She was supposedly not only at the party, but stayed in touch, remaining friends with Ford for all of these years.
So how would Ford write a letter stating there were four boys at the party when one of the alleged partygoers was not only female but someone she’s known all her life?
Up until now, I’ve avoided any direct accusation of mendacity on the part of Christine Blasey Ford, though the incredibly convenient timing of the release of this information made it tempting. Of those people who have spoken to her, all describe her as being credible, professional and an upright citizen. I’ve pondered how her story could be squared with the blunt denials of Kavanaugh and Mike Judge, along with the lack of any memory of such an event by the other supposed attendees. Given all the time that’s passed, I wondered if perhaps Ford had actually been to such a party and suffered an assault, but it was with someone else and her mind was just filling in a blank with Kavanaugh’s name. Such things can certainly happen as we get older and our memories become less reliable. (Trust me on that one.)
But now? The idea that one of the “other two boys” turned out to be not only a woman, but someone Ford has known all her life is a bit much to swallow. This story is starting to stink on ice.
Why wouldn’t she call the friend and get her story straight before sending the letter?
This gal everyday seems to be in truth a NUT CASE, with a hatred of the agenda of Presidente Trump. EVEN if it were true...... trying to take off a swim suit hardly compares to the rape allegations Bill Clinton has had and HE WAS THE PRESIDENT.
Maybe Leland Keyser is the ONLY Democrat in this story that has a conscience?
I wouldn’t be surprised if she did. Once her lawyer got involved she may have backed out.
Because it wasnt her that wrote the letter or did the contacting
It was someone who thought “Leyland” was a boy
Bob Beckel’s exwife
Smart enought to stay out of a lie and potential lawsuits
This TRAMP is LYIN HERAZZOV
C’mon Hirono, Feinstein, you STUPID BIGOTED IDIOTS
Well, good question.
Assuming everyone tells the truth, there should theoretically be no reason to coordinate stories or anything like that. Assuming too that everything happened as miss swimsuit sunglasses said.
Why is it, that the only ohoto of Ford on any news report on any channel, is the one with her in sunglasses? There are no other photos of her in existence?
Wouldn’t surprise me if her lifelong friend was her lesbian lover. Just sayin.
Is this story starting to fall apart on the liberals?
The whole story this woman has told is COMPLETE BS.
She figured her friend would have her six, and didn’t countenance the idea of her not backing it up.
If you’re going to tell a whopper and expect your lifelong friend to cover, you would have at least firmed that up before you went public.
She may have assumed her friend would lie for her but I think all the attention, all the women coming out for Kavanaugh gave her pause. Telling a little white lie is one thing, destroying a good man is quite another.
She probably knows Ford is a whack job and doesn’t want any part of her.
At the beginning of all this I thought she said total of 4 boys and 2 girls, and the therapist was wrong to write down she was assaulted by 4 boys.
Then it became 3 boys in attendance?
Now it’s 3 boys and 2 girls?
A+
Bump
Ford is at the age of menopause. Midlife crisis. She is a crazy psycho.
You can bet all these inconsistencies are being hashed out and rehearsed between her lawyers.
If Democrats are going to delve into BK’s teenage drinking then it is fair game to question her teenage drinking and promiscuity.
Let the games begin!
Leland is speaking under penalty of perjury.
Ford, as of yet, is not locked into any of her allegations.
Yes but...
Ford is sending a letter to a Congresswoman and it’s a serious allegation.
Why not call hohthe lifelong friend to discuss it and make sure you are remembering it correctly?
I get my wife to remind me things all the time just to make sure I’m not misremembering or leaving out important facts.
You wouldn’t do this trying to derail a Supreme Court Justice?
Seems odd.
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