jedrider wrote: I just read an opinion piece in USATODAY that refutes her testimony. I have to admit, it reminds me of climate denying, as the conclusions are not commensurate with the evidence. COMMENSURATE. Very important.
jedrider wrote:I see a lot of bloviating here and I am surprised. If Ford's testimony is thoroughly refuted, then, of course, Kavanault will get the shoe-in, I have no doubt. However, I would like to see real attempts at refuting her testimony, and not phony attempts to do so. I just read an opinion piece in USATODAY that refutes her testimony. I have to admit, it reminds me of climate denying, as the conclusions are not commensurate with the evidence. COMMENSURATE. Very important. Considering the extent of the attempts at denying the validity of her testimony, I think that her testimony should be utterly destroyed OR considered valid for the purposes of Kavaault's confirmation.
For instance, I read "But the problem for Ford is not that she doesn’t remember everything: It is that everything she remembers changes at her convenience." A statement like this presupposes that she is utterly unreliable. So, now you have to prove that what she is saying is complete bullshit. That's a high bar one sets for one's argument
Cog wrote:jedrider wrote: I read "But the problem for Ford is not that she doesn’t remember everything: It is that everything she remembers changes at her convenience." A statement like this presupposes that she is utterly unreliable.
Cog wrote:Newfie this ex boyfriend statement was to the senate judiciary committe. Not to fox news. Jeez guy do some research. Grassley released the emails that he sent Ford's attorney which includes the letter. If you don't trust fox news the new York times has a whole story on the ex boyfriend.
Oh I forgot an allegation must be believed from a woman. Ask the Duke lacrosse team how that attitude worked out. Or better yet asked the prosecutor who got disbarred over it.
Newfie wrote:Cog wrote:Newfie this ex boyfriend statement was to the senate judiciary committe. Not to fox news. Jeez guy do some research. Grassley released the emails that he sent Ford's attorney which includes the letter. If you don't trust fox news the new York times has a whole story on the ex boyfriend.
Oh I forgot an allegation must be believed from a woman. Ask the Duke lacrosse team how that attitude worked out. Or better yet asked the prosecutor who got disbarred over it.
I don’t care who it was sent to, the addressee does not change the validity.
Has he been interviewed by the FBI? Has his story been cooberatted?
Jez Cog, just basic freedoms here. Innocent until proven guilty works both ways. Which means you must verify any story, not just accept it at face vale.
Cog wrote:Just like the two year witch hunt into Russian collusion, all the Dems have accomplished is to get Kavanaugh confirmed and Republicans pissed off enough to vote in November. Congrats I guess.
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