| | The Kavanaugh smear is reminiscent of the 1991 Democrat-concocted [[Anita Hill]] smears against an [[African-American]] nominee to the Supreme Court by a Republican president.<ref>The [[U.S. Senate]] ultimately determined Hill was lying. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20thomas.html</ref> Democrats were fearful of a [[conservative]] Black becoming a role model for youth,<ref>www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-09-20-9103110450-story.html</ref> and attacked the nominee with the most vicious, vile, and racist smears.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/what_democrats_fear_most_is_a_black_conservative.html What Democrats Fear Most Is A Black Conservative], By Patricia L. Dickson, ''American Thinker'', August 11, 2014</ref> Ricki Seidman, who orchestrated the [[Clarence Thomas]] smear and acted as a Blasey Ford adviser, mapped out the plan to defame Kavanaugh in July 2018.<ref>"Over the coming days and weeks there will be a strategy that will emerge, and I think it’s possible that that strategy might ultimately defeat the nominee." Begins at 3:20. https://youtu.be/zRttpJxj59A</ref> Like the attack on Justice Thomas, outrageous last-minute personal smears were intended to force the hearings into extra innings. | | The Kavanaugh smear is reminiscent of the 1991 Democrat-concocted [[Anita Hill]] smears against an [[African-American]] nominee to the Supreme Court by a Republican president.<ref>The [[U.S. Senate]] ultimately determined Hill was lying. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20thomas.html</ref> Democrats were fearful of a [[conservative]] Black becoming a role model for youth,<ref>www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-09-20-9103110450-story.html</ref> and attacked the nominee with the most vicious, vile, and racist smears.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/what_democrats_fear_most_is_a_black_conservative.html What Democrats Fear Most Is A Black Conservative], By Patricia L. Dickson, ''American Thinker'', August 11, 2014</ref> Ricki Seidman, who orchestrated the [[Clarence Thomas]] smear and acted as a Blasey Ford adviser, mapped out the plan to defame Kavanaugh in July 2018.<ref>"Over the coming days and weeks there will be a strategy that will emerge, and I think it’s possible that that strategy might ultimately defeat the nominee." Begins at 3:20. https://youtu.be/zRttpJxj59A</ref> Like the attack on Justice Thomas, outrageous last-minute personal smears were intended to force the hearings into extra innings. |
| | + | Blasey Ford testified she contacted the ''Washington Post'' only after reporters from several other news organizations had shown up at her home and work. In Blasey Ford's letter to Feinstein of July 30, 2018 she had requested confidentiality. Thanks appears Feinstein and her staff did not respect Ms. Ford's confidence. Feinstein held the letter with allegations for six weeks, never turned it over to the Committee for FBI vetting as the process requires, violated Blasey Ford's trust by pressuring her to go public ''after'' the regular hearings were completed and was ready for a Committee vote to send the nomination to the floor for confirmation. |