Maybe Dr. Ford should just go on television and tell her story directly to the American people.

[madaboutharry]

She could go on television and speak right into the camera about what happened, taking away the opportunity for the republicans on the Judiciary Committee to abuse her.

There is nothing they can do to stop her. It's her first amendment right. Kavanaugh isn't going to be able to do a thing about it. Suing her for defamation doesn't seem like it would be an option.

Then let the republicans vote for Kavanaugh, which they were going to do all along, and pay at the polls in November.

[alwaysinasnit]

1. I like your reasoning. Dr. Ford can then get out in front of this and lead the narrative.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Except she is not a politician and public speaker and scared for her life. How many women

make credible allegations against powerful men and are then shunned and scorned and much worse? Lives ruined for speaking out knowing that man with that power will use every ounce of it against you?

Dr. Ford needs to do what is right for her.

Her lawyer can do the job for her...release of another statement from Dr. Ford perhaps?

Doing nothing is also an option...seems Republicans are caught in the hypocrisy trap of their own making. Let them writhe in the political winds for a few more news cycles dominated by this topic.

Al Franken...they can not run away from Al doing the right thing, while the nation sees republicans do not.

[alwaysinasnit]

4. I have no doubt that she is scared and rightfully so, given the number of RWNJs with guns.

But my thought was that she is already being savaged. If she is interviewed accompanied by her lawyer by a friendly, or even neutral, interviewer, then she can tell her story in her own words. (Rachel Maddow's show would be a great venue.)

[Fred Sanders]

7. Perhaps. If she is capable of doing that given the circumstances. But Republicans would not

see it as neutral, will propagandize and twist every word she says...not sure the potential political damage is worth the potential cost.

Due process and common sense and logic demands an investigation. Sticking to that, no need for more, is the respecting the rule of law, not the rule of politics and media.

[malaise]

16. Most university and college professors/lecturers are very good at public speaking

You'd be surprised. Throw in that private all girls high school and there's that added confidence.

[at140]

27. I agree with that..

Every college professor I have listened to in class, had a smooth and non-stuttering speech delivery. And I have sat through a lot of them during my 7 years in college.

[Fred Sanders]

36. Were they examined and cross examined by Eleven Republican Men before an audience of millions!?

I am guessing, not.

[malaise]

37. Let me put it this way

She survived the PhD viva.

[Fred Sanders]

38. Not even close to the same thing.

[at140]

39. Obviously not but those mostly old and all white men

Those 11 republican senators do not impress me much at all.
If Trey Gowdy like experienced prosecutor was among the 11,
Then may be I would be a bit nervous, but only if I was trying to
make up something which was not true.

[Fred Sanders]

33. Seems her lawyer sent a letter today with terms and conditions, as any good lawyer would.

Not accepting the arbitrary he said/she said offer...that will NOT be accepted.

I also see the Eleven Aging Republican Men are searching for a lawyer to do the questioning...as I have said the optics of that would destroy the Republican Party.

[DeminPennswoods]

23. She's a college professor

She should be familiar with able to speak in front of a group of people.

[Fred Sanders]

34. In front of tens of millions while under death threats, grilled by Eleven Men....not so much!?

Being smart equals great public speaking skills? Only maybe.

The events of today seems to bear out that there will no Ford testimony without conditions...no just showing up on command.

If the Eleven Republican Men want to gag her with their arbitrary command to show up and just lob softballs at Brett...I dare them as do all American women voters, I would think.

Real problem for Republicans, hoisted on their own petard of hypocrisy.

[greymattermom]

2. Maybe Rachel would interview her.

Or someone else, female, that is.

[snowybirdie]

6. My thoughts

Exactly!

[maddiemom]

13. YES! (Rachel, are you listening?)

Maddow's show would be a great forum for Dr. Ford.

[More_Cowbell]

14. Yeah, a Sunday night prime time interview with Rachel was my idea

But the GOP would say she was obstructing justice, which they know all about. Maybe a Monday night prime time interview, after the "hearing," would be better.

Of course Dr. Blasey will do what she needs to for herself and her family.

I'm hoping that the rumored other victims, from Kavanaugh's law school clerking days, will come forward. At least that might silence some of the "high-school highjinks" cretins.

[BigmanPigman]

15. I just emailed your idea to her.

[at140]

28. That will work very well, but

that is not how how SCOTUS nominees get confirmed. It has been only the US Senators who have the sole decision making authority. The House Reps have no say, the president & VP have no say, and neither the other SOCTUS justices can confirm the nominee.

[KWR65]

5. Then the R's will say she just doing this for publicity.

She should go to MD to file a police report then let the investigation take it's course.

[FiveGoodMen]

10. Investigations get pre-empted by public pressure

Just ask Al Franken

[riverwalker]

8. Absolutely

Get the right interviewer, like Rachel Maddow.

[malaise]

9. Yes

I'd love that

[AlexSFCA]

12. at this point going all in publicly maybe the safest choice for her

One can only imagine how she and her family getting slammed by alt right extremists. Raising public profile may help her to bring law enforcement being more proactive.

[SCVDem]

17. Tick, tick, tick, tick...

Tonight on 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper interviews. ....

[California_Republic]

18. Yes !

[TNNurse]

19. I feel sure whomever was scheduled on Rachel

Thursday or Friday would defer. And if Rachel was planning to not be on Friday, she would reconsider.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. She should not have to do that to be believed.

[madaboutharry]

21. Actually, David Gergen has a good suggestion

On CNN, he said she should go on Monday and read a statement that she was there under protest. State her complained about the irregular process and then go on to tell her story.

[UTUSN]

22. K&R

[bdamomma]

24. this just popped up on my alerts.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford-willing-testify-next-week-congress-can-ensure-safety/?utm_source=push_notification


title of article:
Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford willing to testify next week if Congress can ‘ensure her safety’

[bettyellen]

29. Oh good!

[TryLogic]

25. Sounds like an excellent idea to me !!

We know the Republicans will twist and turn and intimidate. There will be innuendo, veiled insults, maybe not even veiled. There will be "have you stopped beating you wife?" type questions. She will be asked how much she had been drinking, or was hallucinating on something. How she got in the bedroom in the first place, why she was at that party, why the incident was not reported to authorities at the time. They will destroy her.

Please have her do a TV interview with a well known (non- FOX!) journalist.

[lark]

26. Yeah baby!

She should definitely do it and bring corroborating witnesses, don't let those turds push her around, and repugs will pay the price at the polls.

[steve2470]

30. I changed my mind, I agree with you now

She needs to go on Rachel first and then other sympathetic outlets. Grassley has been a total idiot about this.

[bdamomma]

31. So are all those

GOP perverts on the Committee.

[steve2470]

32. true nt

[milestogo]

35. Lets get OPRAH to interview her for a full hour on sixty minutes.