(09-24-2018, 12:29 PM)TJBender Wrote:

(09-24-2018, 11:31 AM)jj82284 Wrote: I wouldn't QUITE put those two possibilities on equal footing

After talking through it with friends, I'd say there is a good chance of either. Ford has been essentially forced into hiding by death threats, her career is destroyed, her reputation is ruined...that takes some serious dedication to the cause if she's making it all up. Same with the other accusers who've come forward. It's entirely possible that she's telling the truth, either as she sees it or as it factually is. The real people to blame here are the Democrats that knew about this since July, but chose to question Kavanaugh on Hawaiian history rather than ask even indirectly about the allegations. Just had to ask:

"Have you ever attempted to initiate sexual contact with another person against their will?"

Seems like a much more valuable line of questioning than:

“In the piece you wrote, the Native Hawaiian community was not indigenous because, as you say, after all, they came from Polynesia. It might interest you to know that Hawaii is part of Polynesia so it's not that they came from Polynesia, they were a part of Polynesia."