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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:05 PM Sep 2018

Ford vs Kavanaugh in a nutshell:

Dr. Ford alleges Kavanaugh forcibly attempted to rape her at a party when they were both in high school and while his friend, Mark Judge, encouraged him and watched.
Mr. K denies the accusation and, in fact, denies he was present at the party.

In corroboration of Dr. Ford's account, there is the following:
-some of her schoolmates recall that the incident related by her was talked about at school for several days after the event.
-she related the event to her husband and therapist in 2012 during couples therapy, naming Kavanaugh as her attacker BEFORE he was nominated by Trump to the SCOTUS and before Trump had even entered the presidential race.
-she attempted to bring the attack to the attention of a major newspaper when it was first made public he was "under consideration" for the SCOTUS nomination.
-she is the one who placed Mr. Judge, Mr. Kavanaugh's good friend, in the room as a potential witness rather than "fabricate" a one on one "he said she said" situation.
-she voluntarily underwent a polygraph exam, administered by a former FBI agent, and PASSED.
-she has requested---pleaded for---an FBI investigation of her accusation.
-hundreds of people have attested to her decency and honesty.

In corroboration of Mr. Kavanaugh's denial, there is the following:
-within an hour of the attempted rape accusation breaking in the New York Times, a letter vouching for his respect of women and signed by 65 women who knew him since high school was released by Sen. Grassley.
-Orrin Hatch---and other Republicans---believe him because he is just such an all-around great guy.
-Trump says he "has never had even a small blemish" on his reputation.

Close call?

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Ford vs Kavanaugh in a nutshell: (Original Post) Atticus Sep 2018 OP
Add one more Jarqui Sep 2018 #1
That list of 65 was produced awfully quickly to be a coincidence MustLoveBeagles Sep 2018 #2
Name a long time friend from high school who, if he was wrongfully accused of attempted rape MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #3
Kavanaugh's letter was produced by the JCN which is Botany Sep 2018 #4
bet the letter was ready & waiting. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #5

Jarqui

(10,122 posts)
1. Add one more
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:10 PM
Sep 2018

She also mentioned the attempted rape to her individual therapist in 2013

I'd also add his friend in the room, Mark Judge, has written about volume drinking, made derogatory remarks about the treatment of women, etc. And his Kavanaugh's yearbook seems to back that up.

and one other tidbit:
one of her friends reports that she must have a second exit in her bedroom because of this experience

and she did not want her name to be publicized.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,587 posts)
2. That list of 65 was produced awfully quickly to be a coincidence
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:11 PM
Sep 2018

Of course 63 of them just as quickly recanted.

MaryMagdaline

(6,853 posts)
3. Name a long time friend from high school who, if he was wrongfully accused of attempted rape
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:18 PM
Sep 2018

In your presence, you would not jump on the next plane to go and defend.

Even his scum bag co-conspirator doesn’t like him.

Botany

(70,480 posts)
4. Kavanaugh's letter was produced by the JCN which is
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:21 PM
Sep 2018

... a right wing organization funded by the Koch brothers in order to pack the courts with "true believers" and it was ready to go from the jump.

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