Quote Originally Posted by Lewkowski View Post
Seemed to have worked out well for Anita Hill.
Regardless of what your racist parents may have told you, Anita Hill was probably telling the truth, and congressmen did everything they could to cover that up. She was subjected to atrocious treatment by both legislators, the media and the public. That she has done well despite that is a testament to her abilities.

Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
I think she's trying (and being coached) to delay this process. She's doing as good of a job as she can, but she's overplayed by refusing to testify before an FBI investigation.
Congressmen are neither interested in nor competent to hold a credible investigation into something like this. They weren't a couple of decades ago and they are even less so today. We've already seen ample evidence of the kind of asinine bullshit GOP senators try to pull in hearings. So this should be investigated, by professionals, if not by the FBI then by MD police. If a hearing is held, it should be conducted by professional investigators and attorneys, not by professional snakes.

The FBI doesn't conduct criminal investigations on these matters. The guy has had like six FBI background checks. I've been contacted as part of someone's FBI investigation; it's thorough. This guy has had SIX.
What are you trying to say with this? That the assault did not happen? That the allegations were not made? That the FBI knew and didn't say anything? None of the people involved who might be expected to know about it and have an interest in bringing it up exist in Kavanaugh's life at the moment. They are so far removed from him that it is unreasonable to expect it to have popped up on the FBI:s radar. If it nevertheless did pop up, it is concerning if information about the allegations weren't passed on and the incident wasn't investigated. Regardless, you do not have access to any information that lets you personally evaluate any aspect of Kavanaugh's vetting by the FBI.

She may genuinely believe this happened. And it genuinely may not have happened. These are the sad realities that make actual sexual assaults hard to prosecute.
Yeah, THAT'S what makes sexual assaults hard to prosecute

But there's no pattern of behavior or any other indication to suggest this can or should amount to anything meaningful at all. He's a stellar judge and should move forward. If we allow a single lone person making possibly-libelous accusations to stop the gears of democracy, we're breaking the process.
So many falsehoods and unfounded assumptions in just three sentences.