Now that we're stuck with Brett Kavanaugh for the rest of his sometimes unnatural life we should probably ask the question, why did so many people think Dr. Christine Blasey Ford flat out lie under oath?
Let's face it, one of them did, unless you believe the utterly unbelievable--that Ford mistook Kavanaugh for someone else. Of course there is plenty of that going around lately. Just ask the followers of the mysterious online cult known as Q, or QAnon. If you do the Q junkies will immediately start jabbering about an international ring of pedophiles led by prominent democrats and Hollywood elites including, Tom Hanks.
So, here is a clue when it comes to those who don't believe the woman was sexually assaulted by that entitled and thoroughly besotted preppy son of a bitch.
It seems for many, if something shows up on the internet and it fits their world view then it must be true. And now days it isn't even a cabal of Russians out there spreading what is charitably called, disinformation about Donald Trump's perceived enemies. Not to mention planting lurid rumors about them which instantly go viral among the feeble minded.
The New York Times reported, within hours after Dr. Ford's name became public knowledge, a website called, Right Wing News began publishing a series of lies about her and her legal team. The site, run by a blogger named, John Hawkins, claimed, among other things, her lawyers were being bribed by the democrats. He had no evidence, he just wrote it. The Times notes Hawkins used a network of Facebook and other social media accounts--many of them owned by non-existent people--to spread the, that's right, fake news.
He wasn't the only one.
Another website called, Grabien claimed Blasey Ford had been savaged by her students on a place called, RateMyProfessors.com. According to Grabien, students had called Blasey Ford things like, "unprofessional, and said she had, "a dark personality." The Grabien story was immediately picked up by FOX News host Laura Ingraham and the Drudge Report, who plastered it on their home page. The only problem was those poor reviews were for a Christine A. Ford, who teaches human resources at Cal State-Fullerton. Christine Blasey Ford teaches psychology at Palo Alto University.
A Twitter account attributed to a guy named Jacob Wohl accused Dr. Ford of a revenge motive. Wohl asserted 20 plus years ago her parents lost their home in a bankruptcy proceeding overseen by Brett Kavanaugh's mother, who is also a judge. Kinda, sorta. Her parents did go through a bankruptcy, but settled with the bank out of court. Kavanaugh's mother dismissed the case without the Blaseys ever appearing before her and the ruling actually enabled them to keep their house.
One of those slap happy Q freaks, Josh Cornett tweeted Blasey Ford was, in fact, a serial accuser. In his world Dianne Feinstein held onto her letter accusing Kavanaugh of misdeeds for as long as she could because a year earlier she had received another letter from Ford accusing then nominee, Neil Gorsuch of an almost identical sexual attack. No such letter exists. In a later tweet Cornett admitted he didn't know if the alleged letter was real, or not, but said his, "source," had always been accurate in the past. His original post was retweeted over 7,000 times.
The Liberty Counsel, a pro right legal group, claimed Dr. Ford's brother, Ralph once worked for a law firm who has its fingers in the Russian collusion case against Don Trump. The implication was her family is deeply involved in the plot to bring down El Don and she was just doing her part. Ralph Blasey did work there once, but he quit the firm in 2004 more than ten years before anyone ever dreamed we'd go down the rabbit hole known as the Trump presidency.
A Facebook page titled, "Concerned Citizens of America" went so far as to show a photograph of a woman it claimed was Blasey Ford standing next to that bugaboo of all things right wing, George Soros. It was Soros alright, but the woman was Lyudmyla Kozlovska, a Ukrainian human rights activist who barely resembles the Doctor. It was as if someone thought, Look, the woman is a blonde, she must be Christine Ford. Not surprisingly the page also carried a hashtag which is linked to the QAnon wankers. The Times reports that within hours of its appearance the entry was shared 35,000 times all over Facebook..
Yes, who needs the fucking Russians to screw with the minds of trailer park fascists everywhere? They seem to be doing it quite successfully all on their own. Well, why not? Self medicating is, as we know, all the rage these days.
Ladies and gentlemen, given the circumstances, the bar is most definitely open. I'd order a double if I were you. I know I certainly am.
10-12-18
Kavanaugh, it is a stretch to assume that everyone who has spoken publicly on this is telling the truth, as best they know or remember it. Sharply conflicting testimony from a number of sources. If The Donald and Mitch want to keep the investigators in job security, this is a fine issue to do it with.
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