Here's a rundown of the key facts you should want to keep in mind during the hearings tomorrow regarding Dr. Ford and Bret Kavanaugh:
1. The hearings are supposed to be only about Dr. Ford's claims against Kavanaugh. If you see the Democrats on the committee asking about the other claims made against the judge, that tells you that Dr. Ford's story is falling apart and the Democrats know it.
2. Ford has consistently said that she cannot recall when the alleged assault happened. If she comes up with a date or even a narrow range of dates tomorrow, you will know that she is not telling the truth.
3. Ford has consistently said she cannot remember where the alleged assault happened. Again, if she suddenly remembers where this took place, you will know that she is not telling the truth.
4. Ford has varied in her story as to how many others were at the "party" where the assault allegedly happened. She has gone from "four boys and one other girl" that she told her therapist six years ago, to "two other boys" that she told senator Feinstein, to three boys and a girl that was her story as of ten days ago, etc. There will surely be questioning about this. Since three men and a woman who Ford identified have stated under oath that Ford's story is wrong and that they have no memory of the events or even the party she describes ever happening, Ford's view of those present becomes doubly important.
5. It will be interesting to see who Ford blames for leaking her name to the media. Hopefully they will ask her if she ever agreed to her name being released to the media.
6. It will be important to see how credible Ford seems. Her story falls apart, and one wonders whether or not her credibility will collapse as the questions mount up.
7. It will also be important to see how Kavanuagh holds up under the questioning from the Democrats on the panel. If they are overly harsh, they will set up Kavanaugh as a sympathetic figure.
1. The hearings are supposed to be only about Dr. Ford's claims against Kavanaugh. If you see the Democrats on the committee asking about the other claims made against the judge, that tells you that Dr. Ford's story is falling apart and the Democrats know it.
2. Ford has consistently said that she cannot recall when the alleged assault happened. If she comes up with a date or even a narrow range of dates tomorrow, you will know that she is not telling the truth.
3. Ford has consistently said she cannot remember where the alleged assault happened. Again, if she suddenly remembers where this took place, you will know that she is not telling the truth.
4. Ford has varied in her story as to how many others were at the "party" where the assault allegedly happened. She has gone from "four boys and one other girl" that she told her therapist six years ago, to "two other boys" that she told senator Feinstein, to three boys and a girl that was her story as of ten days ago, etc. There will surely be questioning about this. Since three men and a woman who Ford identified have stated under oath that Ford's story is wrong and that they have no memory of the events or even the party she describes ever happening, Ford's view of those present becomes doubly important.
5. It will be interesting to see who Ford blames for leaking her name to the media. Hopefully they will ask her if she ever agreed to her name being released to the media.
6. It will be important to see how credible Ford seems. Her story falls apart, and one wonders whether or not her credibility will collapse as the questions mount up.
7. It will also be important to see how Kavanuagh holds up under the questioning from the Democrats on the panel. If they are overly harsh, they will set up Kavanaugh as a sympathetic figure.
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