Good News: The Smear Machine Looks Less Effective (So Far)

Good News: The Smear Machine Looks Less Effective (So Far)
Posted at 8:37 pm on September 18, 2018 by Sarah Lee

https://www.redstate.com/slee/2018/09/18/good-news-smear-machine-looks-less-effective-far/

As word comes down from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, that she wants the FBI to investigate her allegations before she testifies before the Senate Committee — a hearing she’s been invited to scheduled for next Monday — it becomes clearer she’s uncomfortable being asked to defend her allegations in person.

In a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and obtained by CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys argue that “a full investigation by law enforcement officials will ensure that the crucial facts and witnesses in this matter are assessed in a non-partisan manner, and that the Committee is fully informed before conducting any hearing or making any decisions.”
The letter from Ford’s lawyers notes that despite receiving a “stunning amount of support from her community,” Ford has also “been the target of vicious harassment and even death threats” and has been forced to leave her home.
“We would welcome the opportunity to talk with you and Ranking Member Feinstein to discuss reasonable steps as to how Dr. Ford can cooperate while also taking care of her own health and security,” the letter from Ford’s lawyers said.
Meanwhile, Kavanaugh does not seem to have such reservations, expressing an almost immediate desire to take part in a hearing — after several grueling days of marathon confirmation hearings — to defend his innocence.

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Ford’s call for an investigation by the federal police force looks to be an even stronger indication that she simply does not want to appear and speak (if you’ll forgive the expression) her truth. The Department of Justice has already issued a statement saying that it’s not their job to ascertain the credibility of allegations, particularly ones that don’t pertain to a federal crime.

The Justice Department says the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “does not involve any potential federal crime” for the FBI to investigate.

The department said in a statement Monday night that the FBI’s role during background investigations is to evaluate whether the nominee could pose a national security risk and then provide that information “for the use of the decision makers.”

The department says it’s not the job of the FBI to judge the significance or the credibility of an accusation.

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But Ford and her lawyer continue to ask for one. Which seems to indicate the smear machine — the one of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas — doesn’t seem to be quite as effective this go round. And Ford and her supporters have never really answered, or even tried to answer, why she, with allegations of an assault that she can’t really remember and never clearly connected Kavanaugh to by name, is more credible than he is in his denial. Or why her word is to be believed over the 60 plus other women who have defended Kavanaugh as a man of impeccable character.

Of course, should Kavanaugh be confirmed, he’ll have to deal with petty little whispers for the rest of his career, and maybe that’s really what this has all been about and will be enough to sate progressives who have been terrified of his nomination since it was announced.

But if Ford doesn’t show up to the hearing, and continues to request an investigation when the rationale for not having one is reasonable and has been appropriately explained, Kavanaugh may survive his gauntlet through the hail-mary attempt to keep him off the court.

Which is more evidence that the progressive hold over the way our government functions is slipping. And that’s good news.

I thought the FBI already took a pass on this mess.

The FBI received it and immediately passed it on to the white house.
Mike

mla2ofus said:

The FBI received it and immediately passed it on to the white house.
Mike

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..and supposedly it's going to be dealt with.

Protesters arrested at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing are being organized by Democrat-linked groups and their legal bills are reportedly paid by activists funded by billionaire liberal financier George Soros.

Photos circulated two weeks ago purported to show activists being paid in cash after disrupting judge Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings. The photos raised speculation over whether the disruptions were grassroots liberal activism or an example of astroturfed ‘manufactured dissent,’ funded by Democrats.

The latter has now been confirmed, according to conservative news outlet The Daily Caller, which reported that a coalition of left-wing organizations is scheduling interruptions and ponying up the post-and-forfeit bills – a small cash payment of around $50 to resolve the offense and avoid jail time – of those arrested. The organizations named include Women’s March, the Center for Popular Democracy, and Housing Works.

The groups revealed the payments in a conference call on Monday that Daily Caller journalists said they listened in on. Any disruptors arriving at the hearings without cash could pick it up from activists outside before entering, and at least one lawyer would be present to provide free legal advice if necessary, representatives said during the call.

At least one of the groups represented in the call is funded by George Soros: the Center for Popular Democracy, which bills itself as promoting “powerful and democratic people’s organizations,” and a “pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.”

While the CPD aims to “build on the power of communities” to achieve its goals, a vast chunk of the organization’s funding comes from Democracy Alliance, a network of progressive donors founded by George Soros and fellow liberal billionaire donor Tom Steyer. The CPD is largely staffed by former members of ACORN, another Soros-funded organization that closed after being stripped of its federal funding in 2010, following a tax scandal.

Funding progressive causes is nothing new for Soros. Along with championing mass immigration and open borders policies in his native Europe, Soros has kicked in multiple six-figure donations for Democrats' Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum ahead of November’s election.

The Hungarian-born currency speculator most notorious for making a fortune by shorting the British pound in 1991 has also focused his ‘philanthropy’ on small-time district attorney races across the country, in a bid to reshape the US justice system in his own, ultra-progressive image.

Back in Washington DC, activists have planned to disrupt Kavanaugh’s hearing scheduled for Monday. It is already guaranteed to be a contentious affair, after Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) revealed a previously withheld letter from a woman claiming Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school.

Kavanaugh vehemently denies the allegations, and Republicans have slammed Feinstein for her apparent eleventh-hour attempt to derail the judge’s confirmation. A public hearing has been schedule for Monday to address the allegations.

Soros’ fingerprints can seemingly be found here too. Kavanaugh’s accuser, a college professor named Christine Blasey Ford, is being represented by attorney Debra Katz. As well as handling Ford’s legal case, Katz is the vice chair of the Project on Government Oversight, an organization funded by Soros’ Open Society Foundations NGO.

POGO signed a letter to Feinstein and Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) demanding the committee stall Kavanaugh’s nomination until further records could be released. Katz herself has made multiple donations to Democratic politicians and causes.


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Just how is this allowed to happen!! Paying people to cause and create disturbances in a provoking attempt to create violence should be a jail-able offense for everyone involved including the person cutting the check to pay for it. This is tea total bullshit....

She now won't testify until there is a "full" investigation by the FBI.

Clearly this sounds like a delaying tactic and nothing more than that. I'd have to guess that this is even obvious to a partisan Democrat.

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..and supposedly it's going to be dealt with.

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I believe, at least the way I interpreted the article that I read, when the FBI saw it they passed it on as protocol but also had already done 6 compressive investigations and found nothing. I interpreted that, perhaps incorrectly, as the FBI basically saying that the allegations are not worth further investigation since none of the prior investigations would support it.

I doubt she'll testify. She's got nothing and will come off looking like the fool she is. And just before elections so will the party of fools.

It's all about the stall. The Democrats hope for a Senate swing. Problem is that the stupider they look, the less chance of a swing. And most people see this for what it is. Just another liberal dirty trick.