It hasn't been long since Dr. Ford was identified as the woman who claims she was the victim of a sex attack from Bret Kavanaugh while in high school. At first, she got support from all the people who say that we have to believe the woman in these cases. She has rapidly managed to undermine that support, however, and reveal herself as part of an effort to block Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Here's what we know that really undermines her story:
1. Dr. Ford sent a letter to a congressman in July outlining her story. The Congressman sent that letter to senator Feinstein also in July but she just sat on the story. Dr. Ford, you see, did not want her identity disclosed or for the story to become public.
2. Through the rest of July, all of August and the first third of September, there was no mention of this story. Dr. Ford's wishes were honored by senator Feinstein.
3. In mid August, Dr. Ford hired a high powered Democrat lawyer in Washington, DC. Ford lives in California, but she got a DC lawyer. That lawyer is someone who has been involved in sexual abuse and harassment cases in the past. She was outspoken in her defense of Democrats and her condemnation of Republicans when those people were accused of sexual abuse. A few weeks later, the lawyer supposedly arranged for Dr. Ford to take a lie detector test. Although we don't know who administered this test, we have all been told by Dr. Ford's lawyer that Ford passed.
4. That leads to the first big question: if Dr. Ford asked for her name to be withheld and senator Feinstein was honoring that wish, why did Dr. Ford need a big shot lawyer in DC and why did she need to take a lie detector test? It certainly seems as if Ford was planning to go public in an ambush right at the end of the confirmation process, doesn't it?
5. But let's move on. When Ford's story was made public, we were told that Ford doesn't remember:
a. where the supposed sexual attack took place.
b. when the supposed attack took place.
c. how she (Ford) got to the party where the attack supposedly took place.
d. how she got home from the party where the attack supposedly took place.
6. Ford says she never told anyone that the supposed attack had occurred until she told a therapist six years ago. The notes taken by the therapist, however, do not agree with the few details of the supposed attack that Ford now claims to be what happened. For example, Ford told the therapist that there were four boys there; now she says that there were only two. One was Kavanaugh, but he denies that any of this ever happened. The other boy was a man named Judge who says he has no memory of any of this ever happening either.
7. Dr. Ford said when the story first broke that she would be ready to tell her story. Almost immediately, however, she pulled back. First, her lawyer wanted there to be a hearing behind closed doors. That was odd. Why would Dr. Ford still want to keep her story private after she had splashed it across the airwaves.
8. The Senate Judiciary Committee tried to set up a phone call with Dr. Ford and her attorney. Ford did not participate and even the Democrats on the committee refused to participate. That's another red flag. Why would they want to keep the full story from being discussed.
9. The committee set up a hearing in DC on Monday and asked Ford to come testify under oath in public or private session. Kavanaugh said he would be there to answer questions. Dr. Ford, however, has now said that she won't be there unless there is a full FBI investigation first. This is a giant red flag. There is nothing to investigate. Dr. Ford can't say where or when this happened. She claims that she told no one until 30 years later, so there is no way to get corroboration by statements made at the time. The two people who Ford puts in the room say that the event never happened and they certainly have no memory of it ever happening. What would the FBI investigate? There are no witnesses to interview. There is no supposed crime scene to check 36 years later; the FBI doesn't even know where this all supposedly happened.
10. It certainly seems as if Dr. Ford doesn't want to testify about all this under oath. After all, if these charges are a lie, she could open herself up to perjury charges.
11. Fortunately, senator Grassley, the chair of the committee is not going along with the circus that Dr. Ford and the Democrats are trying to create. Grassley says the hearings will proceed on Monday. If Ford wants to testify, she is welcome. If she chooses not to testify, the committee will move on to a vote. Right now, it seems a 50-50 proposition whether or not Ford will show on Monday. If she doesn't, her position collapses. After all, it's really hard to believe the word of a woman who won't even come forward and tell her story under oath.
Here's what we know that really undermines her story:
1. Dr. Ford sent a letter to a congressman in July outlining her story. The Congressman sent that letter to senator Feinstein also in July but she just sat on the story. Dr. Ford, you see, did not want her identity disclosed or for the story to become public.
2. Through the rest of July, all of August and the first third of September, there was no mention of this story. Dr. Ford's wishes were honored by senator Feinstein.
3. In mid August, Dr. Ford hired a high powered Democrat lawyer in Washington, DC. Ford lives in California, but she got a DC lawyer. That lawyer is someone who has been involved in sexual abuse and harassment cases in the past. She was outspoken in her defense of Democrats and her condemnation of Republicans when those people were accused of sexual abuse. A few weeks later, the lawyer supposedly arranged for Dr. Ford to take a lie detector test. Although we don't know who administered this test, we have all been told by Dr. Ford's lawyer that Ford passed.
4. That leads to the first big question: if Dr. Ford asked for her name to be withheld and senator Feinstein was honoring that wish, why did Dr. Ford need a big shot lawyer in DC and why did she need to take a lie detector test? It certainly seems as if Ford was planning to go public in an ambush right at the end of the confirmation process, doesn't it?
5. But let's move on. When Ford's story was made public, we were told that Ford doesn't remember:
a. where the supposed sexual attack took place.
b. when the supposed attack took place.
c. how she (Ford) got to the party where the attack supposedly took place.
d. how she got home from the party where the attack supposedly took place.
6. Ford says she never told anyone that the supposed attack had occurred until she told a therapist six years ago. The notes taken by the therapist, however, do not agree with the few details of the supposed attack that Ford now claims to be what happened. For example, Ford told the therapist that there were four boys there; now she says that there were only two. One was Kavanaugh, but he denies that any of this ever happened. The other boy was a man named Judge who says he has no memory of any of this ever happening either.
7. Dr. Ford said when the story first broke that she would be ready to tell her story. Almost immediately, however, she pulled back. First, her lawyer wanted there to be a hearing behind closed doors. That was odd. Why would Dr. Ford still want to keep her story private after she had splashed it across the airwaves.
8. The Senate Judiciary Committee tried to set up a phone call with Dr. Ford and her attorney. Ford did not participate and even the Democrats on the committee refused to participate. That's another red flag. Why would they want to keep the full story from being discussed.
9. The committee set up a hearing in DC on Monday and asked Ford to come testify under oath in public or private session. Kavanaugh said he would be there to answer questions. Dr. Ford, however, has now said that she won't be there unless there is a full FBI investigation first. This is a giant red flag. There is nothing to investigate. Dr. Ford can't say where or when this happened. She claims that she told no one until 30 years later, so there is no way to get corroboration by statements made at the time. The two people who Ford puts in the room say that the event never happened and they certainly have no memory of it ever happening. What would the FBI investigate? There are no witnesses to interview. There is no supposed crime scene to check 36 years later; the FBI doesn't even know where this all supposedly happened.
10. It certainly seems as if Dr. Ford doesn't want to testify about all this under oath. After all, if these charges are a lie, she could open herself up to perjury charges.
11. Fortunately, senator Grassley, the chair of the committee is not going along with the circus that Dr. Ford and the Democrats are trying to create. Grassley says the hearings will proceed on Monday. If Ford wants to testify, she is welcome. If she chooses not to testify, the committee will move on to a vote. Right now, it seems a 50-50 proposition whether or not Ford will show on Monday. If she doesn't, her position collapses. After all, it's really hard to believe the word of a woman who won't even come forward and tell her story under oath.
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