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New letter from Dr. Ford to Judiciary Cmte. Chairman Grassley: (Original Post)
Gothmog
Sep 2018
OP
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)1. Nevertheless...
Dr. Ford is persisting.
superpatriotman
(6,247 posts)2. Classic smear campaign tactic
Maeve
(42,279 posts)3. I kindly ask you to use your best discretion regarding this personal letter"
Good luck with that....
MaryMagdaline
(6,853 posts)4. Well said
Very respectful of the process and of the Senators. Also good advocacy, letting it be known that she is frightened.
oasis
(49,376 posts)5. Prediction: Dr. Ford will shine like a new penny at Thursday's hearing.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)6. She's taking a gigantic personal hit for this country.
One that will be in the history books forever.
My respect for her courage and sacrifice is off the charts.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)7. Thank you, G - notable excerpt:
"I have one motivation in coming forward to tell the truth about what Mr. Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge did to me . . . my fear will not hold me back from testifying and you will be provided with answers to all of your questions."
japple
(9,821 posts)8. I don't use twitter, but I read some of the comments from your post.
There are plenty of ignorant dumb fucks in this country and it appears that all of them are on this twitter thread.
mikeysnot
(4,756 posts)9. attacking the messenger is all they got.
standard operating procedures of the wrong wing.
JohnnyRingo
(18,624 posts)10. They don't want to hear what she has to say.
Republicans just want to go through the motions and quickly proceed to the confirmation vote. McConnell said as much today.