Posted on 09/21/2018 4:35:26 PM PDT by mandaladon
Earlier today Allahpundit looked at the negotiations taking place between Christina Blasey Ford and the Judiciary Committee. The GOP agreed to push the date to Wednesday but is requiring that Ford testify first. A Politico story published today points to one additional factor which is apparently motivating Ford to push the date of the hearing back as far as possible: She plans to drive cross country to the hearing in Washington, DC.
The GOP has been told that Ford does not want to fly from her California home to Washington, according to the Republican senator, which means she may need to drive across the country to make the hearing. Ford has reportedly told friends she is uncomfortable in confined spaces, indicating a physical difficulty in making the trip by plane.
At first blush, this really sounds like a stunt. There are already people flying banners of support behind airplanes in northern California. Now Blasey is going to drive cross-country in what sounds an awful lot like a politician’s bus tour. No doubt we’ll be seeing excited tweets from people who encounter her at every gas stop along the way and probably a map showing her current location on
But last night, CNN published a story saying Ford’s claustrophobia has been known to her friends for years though they only recently learned she blamed it on her alleged assault at age fifteen:
So DeVarney and another friend have known about her discomfort in confined spaces but Ford only connected that to the alleged assault when she told her friend about it for the first time last month.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Planes are smaller than cars??
This is digressing into a SNL skit. Take the fricking vote on Tuesday if not Monday. Ford is a psychopath.
A drunken boy trying to touch her drunken body somehow made her claustrophobic?
I call BS.
Will she be driving a white Bronco? LOL.
She won't testify and certainly not under oath.
She’s running out the clock.
As I posted before, I believe there is an unwritten rule or policy, an understanding among members of Congress that in the 30 days preceding an election, no business is concluded that could sway or influence voters.
The midterm election is Tuesday, November 6, and the 30-day window would start October 6 and end November 5. Given that she is indeed following a plan to run out the clock, I expect she will start traveling by car on Monday and drive slow or for short periods each day so that she will arrive Friday. Once she arrives say the weekend before Monday, October 1, she will likely be assisted by Democrats who may take all week to question her and then there will also be time for Kavanaugh’s response. I expect to see delay and drama unfold in such a manner to allow Democrats to go home for the election to campaign explaining that the matter of Kavanaugh can be taken up when they get back.
The above scenario would put off the confirmation of Kavanaughuntil after the Midterms.
As Q posted in #1825:
Midterms.
>>>Their entire future depends on winning majority in the House<<<
Q
I understand that the committee has scheduled a hearing for her on Wednesday. This would leave two days for deliberations and then a vote on Friday but I don’t see that happening as the narrative continues to build that she is a victim who needs to be treated with sensitivity. To me, if the Republicans would just scrap a hearing with her and hold a vote on Kavanaugh, confirm him, I see very little downside to their prospects in the Midterms. Actually, there could be an upside to it. The problem is there are Republican members that are likely in cahoots with Democrats to run out the clock or at least not give an appearance of brutality to female victims of assault and attempted rape.
She will be slow driving across the country and the Republicans will expect her on Wednesday, and she will not be there. They won’t have the courage to scrap a hearing for a poor rape victim who is trying her best to get to Washington to meet with them. Once again, Republicans are stupid. They fell into the trap. Had they stuck to their original deadline, they would likely see poll numbers go up because like any judge in any courtroom, a party that is late to the proceedings without good reason will most likely find the judge has already ruled and disposed of the case.
The above is perhaps too pessimistic. If Grassley scraps her hearing Wednesday because she’s not there, voters will know he gave her several chances and went well beyond necessary to accommodate her testimony.
To get past this utter duplicitous scheming, blatant manipulation, subversion, it will take Trump’s base to keep their passions high and to grab ten others to go with them to rain thunder at the polls.
Subpoena her passport. Has she ever been overseas? If so, did she go by boat or did she fly?
I still think that certain lefties, who know the details of the letter, would find her more valuable as a martyr to ‘the cause’, than as a ‘witness’ to an obvious fiction. If I were her, I would certainly fear driving all the way from CA to Washington. Of course, she is likely not bright enough to believe that ‘fellow travelers’ would ever sacrifice one of their own ‘for the cause’. Best of luck to her.
my thoughts exactly ... how’d she get from Boston and the north east to California? And has she attended any seminars or professional association events? Inquiring minds want to know!
Skype it.
“Breakdancing program for Inner City Youth”. Wonder what that’s Code for? LOL
In other words, she wants to keep those Darkies Dancing to keep their Minds right, what a Gal.
I posted this on another thread:
Kirstjen Nielsen could get info on CBF’s flight history. Isn’t Homeland Security over the TSA? DO IT!
The woman is nuts.
I forgot to omit certain mentions.
Here is a repost without the forbidden reference:
She’s running out the clock.
As I posted before, I believe there is an unwritten rule or policy, an understanding among members of Congress that in the 30 days preceding an election, no business is concluded that could sway or influence voters.
The midterm election is Tuesday, November 6, and the 30-day window would start October 6 and end November 5. Given that she is indeed following a plan to run out the clock, I expect she will start traveling by car on Monday and drive slow or for short periods each day so that she will arrive Friday. Once she arrives say the weekend before Monday, October 1, she will likely be assisted by Democrats who may take all week to question her and then there will also be time for Kavanaugh’s response. I expect to see delay and drama unfold in such a manner to allow Democrats to go home for the election to campaign explaining that the matter of Kavanaugh can be taken up when they get back.
The above scenario would put off the confirmation of Kavanaughuntil after the Midterms.
As posted by a popular focus leader whose branded ‘nom de plume’ shall not be mentioned:
Midterms.
>>>Their entire future depends on winning majority in the House<<<
I understand that the committee has scheduled a hearing for her on Wednesday. This would leave two days for deliberations and then a vote on Friday but I don’t see that happening as the narrative continues to build that she is a victim who needs to be treated with sensitivity. To me, if the Republicans would just scrap a hearing with her and hold a vote on Kavanaugh, confirm him, I see very little downside to their prospects in the Midterms. Actually, there could be an upside to it. The problem is there are Republican members that are likely in cahoots with Democrats to run out the clock or at least not give an appearance of brutality to female victims of assault and attempted rape.
She will be slow driving across the country and the Republicans will expect her on Wednesday, and she will not be there. They won’t have the courage to scrap a hearing for a poor rape victim who is trying her best to get to Washington to meet with them. Once again, Republicans are stupid. They fell into the trap. Had they stuck to their original deadline, they would likely see poll numbers go up because like any judge in any courtroom, a party that is late to the proceedings without good reason will most likely find the judge has already ruled and disposed of the case.
The above is perhaps too pessimistic. If Grassley scraps her hearing Wednesday because she’s not there, voters will know he gave her several chances and went well beyond necessary to accommodate her testimony.
To get past this utter duplicitous scheming, blatant manipulation, subversion, it will take Trump’s base to keep their passions high and to grab ten others to go with them to rain thunder at the polls.
Tucker Carlson just explained the Senate rules on the Kavanaugh vote date.
If they delay the vote and not vote Until after Thursday, it is over totally. Kavanaugh will not be seated at all.
No one in media is talking about this, because the Democrats know the rules and know they will not have to worry about another Trump pick being seated.
Driving allows for hotel vibrating beds and liquor in the mini fridge. Maybe that will remind of what really happened at the HS party.
If she can’t fly how will she use the Senate elevators, or will Di ChiSpy carry her up on her back?
they don’t need to subpoena her passport recoirds are available in homeland security computers i minute job.
Send Air Force one and allow obama to have a ride as escort.the Dems would love that.
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