tailgater wrote:I haven't heard anyone say that she made this up from scratch. I certainly don't.
But the partisan divide on this has amazing powers.
So many on her side believe that her testimony was proof positive. The smoking gun, albeit just verbal testimony.
I've seen it, and I see a woman who was coached.
Demure child-like mumbling, to a suddenly stoic "100%" answer?
But it's one line in particular: "I thought he was going to accidentally kill me".
If she feared for her life, it wasn't because she thought he would "accidentally" do it.
People don't think like that in times of duress.
But they do use words like that when coached.
So, something happened. Kavanaugh likely was involved in an overly aggressive advance. To extrapolate that out to he would have raped her or accidentally kill her is speculation, and weak speculation at that.
If it's my daughter I might have a "conversation" with him and that conversation might result in some blood loss from his nose.
But it's not enough to be labeled a sexual predator. Not from anything I've seen or read.
This is an extreme over reaction by the #metoo crowd.
FBI?
To determine what? If it happened exactly as Ford claims it really isn't a punishable crime. And it's not a crime for anyone to misremember events from 36 years ago. On either side.
The best the democrats could hope for was a plethora of other victims coming out in the wake of these allegations. So far the only ones I've seen have been proven to be bogus.
She was very believable. And deserves her chance to relate an event that she claims changed the course of her life.
She has actually said that she's afraid to enter rooms with only one way in and out. This incident fkd her up. You cant give that to her? Ok, so it wasn't a a crime, maybe not even that big of a deal to most of us, but who determines what injustices deserve our attention even if they're not covered by some law? You?
And these days everything is partisan. Partisanship isn't especially amazing in this situation.
The fact that a few reps have moved to her 'side' is amazing.
I was also 'struck' by her comment "I thought he was going to accidentally kill me". She had been describing how drunk he was...and was afraid he might kill her. Seemed clear to me. That's hardly a thought. It's a survival instinct kicking in.
She personally, had nothing to gain by lying or even coming forward. There's no doubt that this public admission is embarrasing to her. Just look at her! Coached, eh?
Please.
Both sides were coached! And she still looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
And you can't fake that.
Kavanaugh has everything to gain by lying. And he's terrible at it. A terrible actor. She gains nothing by lying.
You're right. Even if it happened it's not a punishable crime. But it does go to his character.
He shouldn't be a scotus. Find another candidate.
Maybe one who hasn't written and stated publically that a sitting potus can't be indicted.
Did you know that McConnell pleaded with Trump to NOT select Kavanaugh because of the volume of documents he wrote in his 12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals. He knew Kavanaugh would not get confirmed easily because of his roles as White House staff secretary under W. and assistant to Ken Starr investigating Clinton.
McConnell wanted Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman as they presented the fewest obvious obstacles. Dems wouldn't have a post to hitch their ponies...
BUT Kavanaugh was the only one who was most likely a get out of jail free card for Trump.
Trump.
So we have a week off/FBI investigation.
If they learn he did the deed folks like you won't care. Because it's not a crime.
But does he deserve the Job? No! **** him.