Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) told men to “shut up and step up” when it comes to Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual assault accusation. Asked whether her being one of four women on the Senate Judiciary Committee impacts the Kavanaugh confirmation proceedings, Senator Hirono says, “I just want to say to the men of this country: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change.”
“Not only do women like Dr. Ford, who bravely comes forward, need to be heard, but they need to be believed. They need to be believed,” Hirono said. “We cannot continue the victimization and the smearing of someone like Dr. Ford.”
Just replace Dr Ford with Dr Tyson. Let's give.the Democrats a taste of their own medicine shall we?
> After that it comes down to credibility.
It should be “after that, it comes down to the lack of physical evidence”, and the accusation should be dismissed. Lack of credibility of the accusation is established to the required degree by the lack of evidence.
Any other standard is an extortionist’s paradise. No other standard can work, which is why this kind of evidence-free accusation is so insidious in the way it makes its emotional appeal.
> Let’s give.the Democrats a taste of their own medicine shall we?
It could well be that the true intent here is to get Republicans on the record validating this character assassination tactic.
Fairfax is every bit as expendable as Al Franken and others have been.