Haven Monahan to testify in Kavanaugh hearings (That's "Haven"...NOT "Have")

But accuse the elitist white male Duke lacrosse team, Haven Monahan or a Republican nominee to the Supreme Court, and you can upgrade to a much better university and spend the rest of your life being showered with awards, fellowships, honorary degrees, media appearances and so on. Look up "Anita Hill." 

Ann Coulter  "If this is what the left pulls against a sweet nerd like Brett Kavanaugh, I can't wait for the hearings to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

Monahan

" Observers of the passing scene were not surprised that the same lunatics screaming that Kavanaugh is going to impose "The Handmaid's Tale" on America also announced that he had committed attempted rape and murder in high school. 

"His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, remembered this in a therapy session 30-plus years after the alleged incident — coincidentally, at the exact moment Kavanaugh was all over the news as Mitt Romney's likely Supreme Court nominee.

" She doesn't remember the time or place of the assault, told no one for 30 years and has no evidence or corroboration. Maybe the party was at Haven Monahan's house. (He was the instigator of the fraternity gang rape reported in Rolling Stone, which never happened and — luckily for Monahan! — who doesn't exist. Otherwise, he was in BIG trouble.) 

"But the psychology professor at Palo Alto University — who recently signed a letter denouncing President Trump's border policies (thank you, Attorney General Sessions!) — says a teenaged Kavanaugh threw her on a bed at a party and began groping her, trying to take off her clothes. 

"Here's the kicker: "I thought he might inadvertently kill me." 

" 'We went pretty quickly from drunken teenaged groping to manslaughter. 

"This is always my favorite part of any feminist claim: The leap from "he used a bad word" to "HE ADMITTED COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT!" (That's what the media lyingly said about Trump's remarks on the "Access Hollywood" tape, as detailed in Chapter Two of my new book, "Resistance Is Futile! How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind.")

Brit Hume’s Daughter Breaks Silence About Letter From Women in Support of Kavanaugh

Now, where will Judge Kavanaugh go to get his reputation back?

America the Awesome  "Virginia Hume, daughter of Fox News commentator and former anchor Brit Hume, wrote an article for The Weekly Standard on Friday explaining the motivation and circumstances of the letter she signed along with 64 other women in support of Brett Kavanaugh.

"After an anonymous woman accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to force himself onto her at a party in the 1980s when both were in high school, 65 women — including Virginia Hume — who knew Kavanaugh during those years released a letter supporting the character of the Supreme Court nominee.

“Brett attended Georgetown Prep, an all-boys high school in Rockville, Maryland,” the letter reads. “He was an outstanding student and athlete with a wide circle of friends. Almost all of us attended all-girls high schools in the area. We knew Brett well through social events, sports, church and various other activities. Many of us have remained close friends with him and his family over the years. Through the more than 35 years we have known him, Brett has stood out for his friendship, character and integrity. In particular, he has always treated women with decency and respect. That was true when he was in high school, and it has remained true to this day.”

"Hume’s Weekly Standard article disputes the theory that the letter had somehow been prepared in advance by those who knew the anonymous allegation against the Supreme Court nominee was about to be made public.

“ 'This, from my daughter, on how the letter for Kavanaugh came about,” tweeted Fox News’ Brit Hume. “So much for the idea it had been prepared ahead of time because those who signed it knew the allegation was coming.”

About That Letter From Women in Support of Brett KavanaughI signed it. Hume's article began. Here's how it went down.

“I signed it,” Virginia Hume began. “Here’s how it went down.”

'On Friday, a group of women who knew Brett in high school sent a letter in support of him to Senators Grassley and Feinstein. I am one of those 65 women. Having seen some of the reaction to the letter, I’d like to clear up a few things:

"The letter was conceived and drafted by friends of Brett’s, and it was drafted after allegations came out on Thursday. I learned about the letter from a friend and fellow signatory. Others learned about it the same way. Those surprised at the speed with which it came together should see it as yet another testament to Brett’s excellent reputation.

"Hume went on to explain that, though both she and Kavanaugh went to single-sex schools, they were “permitted upon occasion” to interact with those of the opposite sex."

Kavanaugh accuser forced out of her home over threats, lawyers say

We Trump supporters must condemn these harassments of Dr. Ford unequivocally, without a Maxine Waters "we do not condone this" response. These attacks on Dr. Ford are what one expects from the left and we must be better than them.
The attacks could well be coming from the left to shame Kavanaugh supporters, but we must be quick to condemn them publicly and loudly, no matter the source. TD

The Hill  "The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has been forced out of her home due to death threats, her lawyers said Tuesday.

"Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in a letter that the Palo Alto University professor has been effectively forced into hiding after receiving violent messages targeting her and her family.

" 'In the 36 hours since her name became public, Dr. Ford has received a stunning amount of support from her community and from fellow citizens across our country. At the same time, however, her worst fears have materialized," her lawyers wrote in the letter.

" 'She has been the target of vicious harassment and even death threats. As a result of these kind of threats, her family was forced to relocate out of their home. Her email has been hacked, and she has been impersonated online," the letter continued." . . .

Grassley: No reason to delay Kavanaugh hearing

The Hill  "Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing forward with a hearing scheduled for Monday after a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct called for the FBI to investigate her claims before she testifies. 

"Grassley on Tuesday evening said there was "no reason" to delay the hearing. Republicans have invited both Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser, to testify publicly. 

“ 'Dr. Ford’s testimony would reflect her personal knowledge and memory of events. Nothing the FBI or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what Dr. Ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay," Grassley said. 

"He added that Ford's claims that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school are "serious allegations and Dr. Ford deserves to be heard. ... The invitation for Monday still stands."

"Grassley's statement comes hours after Ford's lawyer released a letter calling for an FBI investigation into her allegation. Ford says that while at a party Kavanaugh pinned her down on a bed, groped her, tried to remove her clothes and covered her mouth when she tried to protest. " . . .

Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins alumnae of Kavanaugh accuser's high school supporting her

Judge Kavanaugh’s Denial

National Review  "Judge Kavanaugh is not defending himself by saying (as some supporters of his nomination are) that he was just a kid back then, or that people can sometimes have differing memories of long-ago encounters, especially when they were drinking. He has instead made a categorical denial, going so far as to say, according to Senator Hatch, that he did not go to any party meeting Professor Ford’s description.

"The emergence of any evidence that contradicts that denial would end his nomination and probably his current judgeship. Assuming Hatch is right about what Kavanaugh is saying, all it would take is another person’s saying, I remember being at a party with Kavanaugh that sounds like the one Ford is talking about, and it’s over.

"And it should be over at that point. As Lyman Stone points out, Kavanaugh’s defense destroys whatever force the he-was-just-a-kid argument ever had: He’s an adult now, and evidence disproving his blanket denial would mean that he is lying — and thus smearing Ford — now.

"Even Kavanaugh’s most contemptuous critics have to concede that he is a smart lawyer. Even Paul Krugman, here being his worst self, would have to concede that. The judge has to know the implications of what he’s saying. A possible explanation for that tack: He is very confident that no evidence to undermine his categorical denial will come out."

Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review, a columnist for Bloomberg View, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.

John Kerry: A Traitor for the Ages

Kerry's candidacy raised a fundamental issue that the American people couldn't help but notice, "If you lack moral standards, you can't enforce the Uniform Code of Military Justice. If you've committed treason against your country, you can't be the commander in chief." 

American Thinker  "We had news this past week that John Kerry is undermining the United States once again, working with her enemies, this time the Iranian mullahs trying to salvage his deeply flawed Iran nuclear deal.
"Kerry's notorious 2015 nuclear deal featured the transfer of billions of dollars (1.7 billion of it on pallets stacked with cash) to the world's leading exporter of Islamic terrorism. Iran's fanatical mullahs were essentially put on a pathway to acquire nuclear weapons at the end of 10 years.  What was even crazier about the deal is that compliance and inspections were to be handled by Iran itself.
"As President Trump canceled the deal and slammed Iran with further sanctions, Kerry has once again gone back to his arrogant old tricks -- meeting with the enemy in direct opposition to official American policy. He refuses to deny that told the Iranians to hang on until Trump leaves office, once again giving aid and comfort to a leading American enemy.
"Yes, we have seen this movie before." . . .

. . . "John Kerry is a man who has instinctively sided with America's enemies his entire career. He was one of the reasons America lost the war in Vietnam. But in the liberal state of Massachusetts, he went on to become lieutenant governor and a US Senator. With sweet justice, Kerry's vicious and malicious slander of American veterans and his disgusting behavior came back to haunt him when he "reported for duty" to run for president in 2004 with his Vietnam medals proudly displayed in his office." . . .

Color pictures added, typos corrected by TD;
Frank Hawkins is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer, Associated Press foreign correspondent, international businessman, senior newspaper company executive, founder and owner of several marketing companies, and published novelist.  He currently lives in retirement in North Carolina.

Why is the press outside the Kavanaugh Home?

Ashley Kavanaugh's response — treating the press with a dignity they arguably do not deserve in this context — was spot on. She extended grace and hospitality and showed the girls that their family will not be bullied by this hostile mob. She also lived out a key lesson from Romans 12:17-21: "Do not repay evil for evil ... If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

How much damage have the Democrats and their press done to these people?

PJ Media

Brett Kavanaugh's Wife Hands Out Cupcakes to Reporters Besieging Her House

. . . "Indeed, a media stakeout seems unlikely to generate real news. It is likely, however, to traumatize Kavanaugh's children: 10-year-old Elizabeth and 13-year-old Margaret. That's why Ashley Kavanaugh's bravery is such an important part of this story.

"A constant media stakeout in front of the house may put the girls on edge, as it seems their every step is being watched by a hostile press ready to jump on any horrible story about their father it can find.

"In this context, Ashley Estes Kavanaugh went out with cupcakes. This showed the girls — and the world — that the Kavanaughs are not afraid of the besieging hostile press. Instead, the mother of the house extended hospitality to them, bringing them cupcakes — and iconic cupcakes at that.

"CBS News reporters think they're the heroes of the story, ready to pounce on the latest news and willing to sustain a lengthy media stakeout to get the truth. In reality, they're the villains, adding yet more disruption to a family that had to watch more than 200 protesters so angry at their father that they were willing to get arrested, one after another. The press is not afraid to traumatize two young girls whose father has been accused of everything from racism to misogyny to Trump-Russia collusion." . . .

The Problem With All Those Liberal Professors

Bloomberg

The paucity of Republicans at many top schools hurts everyone.

"A Democrat Bastion"

 . . ."Democrats dominate most fields. In religion, Langbert’s survey found that the ratio of Democrats to Republicans is 70 to 1. In music, it is 33 to 1. In biology, it is 21 to 1. In philosophy, history and psychology, it is 17 to 1. In political science, it is 8 to 1.

. . . The first involves potential discrimination on the part of educational institutions. Some departments might be disinclined to hire potential faculty members based on their political convictions.

Such discrimination might take the form of unconscious devaluation of people whose views do not fit with the dominant perspective. For example, young historians who cast Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal in a terrible light might not get a lot of job offers. And talented people might not pursue academic careers at all, because they expect that their potential professors will not appreciate their work.

The second reason is that students are less likely to get a good education, and faculty members are likely to learn less from one another, if there is a prevailing political orthodoxy. Students and faculty might end up in a kind of information cocoon. If a political-science department consists of 24 Democrats and 2 Republicans, we have reason to doubt that students will exposed to an adequate range of views." . . .

"Nonetheless, the current numbers make two points unmistakably clear."First, those who teach in departments lacking ideological diversity have an obligation to offer competing views and to present them fairly and with respect. A political philosopher who leans left should be willing and able to ask students to think about the force of the argument for free markets, even if they produce a lot of inequality."Second, those who run departments lacking ideological diversity have an obligation to find people who will represent competing views — visiting speakers, visiting professors and new hires. Faculties need not be expected to mirror their societies, but students and teachers ought not live in information cocoons." . . .

More commentary on Kavanaugh-Ford-Feinstein

But the conservative base also remembers the slander of Judge Robert Bork and has no appetite to surrender to such tactics ever again. If the White House or Senate Republicans do surrender, the populist rage from the right will be terrifying. So congratulations, Sen. Feinstein, you've done the unimaginable: You've made our politics even uglier. Jonah Goldberg

Stilton's Place

Kavanaugh cleared for landing on the Supreme Court  "Welcome to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
"Democrats threw in the towel on their Anita Hill Revival.
"Christine Blasey Ford falsely accused of attempting to rape her sometime in the 1980s. She doesn't know the time. Or the place. But she said she started remember it in 2012.
"While the political press corps carried the water for Democrats on this one, the bag broke.
"Nobody is buying it -- outside of foaming-at-the-mouth liberals.
"Ford threw in the towel." . . .

Another Potential Witness Named By Kavanaugh Accuser Denies Claims  . . . "Kavanaugh and Judge have both denied the allegation. Now a second potential witness who Ford says was at the party, Patrick J. Smyth, has likewise denied any knowledge of the party or alleged incident.
"Smyth, who graduated with Kavanaugh from Georgetown Prep back in 1983, gave his response in a letter sent by his attorney Eric Bruce to the Senate Judiciary Committee obtained by CNN." . . .

Senate Judiciary Chairman Grassley Suggests No Last-Minute Hearing Without Accuser Testimony… "Senator Chuck Grassley scheduled a hearing for Monday September 24th, to hear testimony from Christine Blasey Ford who has made sketchy accusations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 36-years-ago in high school.

"Today Chairman Grassley suggested if Ms. Blasey-Ford does not agree to give testimony he will cancel the hearing:" . . . 

Additionally, Ms. Blasey-Ford is a registered democrat; a political activist, and a member of the resistance to the administration of President Trump. Included in her activism is attendance during rallies in opposition to President Trump.
Casting further suspicion on her claims, all of Ms. Blasey-Ford’s supportive evidence for her claims was assembled in the past several months prior to the nomination and generally appears to have been timed to derail the supreme court nomination at the last minute.

Jonah Goldberg: Feinstein's Handling of Kavanaugh Accusation Has Made Our Politics Even Uglier  . . . "And what if the truth is somewhere in the middle? Do the actions, as described, tell us an enormous amount about the husband, father and judge? The man has been through six FBI background checks. No one has ever unearthed similar incidents, never mind a pattern of them. If anything, the well-documented patterns of his life and career suggest that the Kavanaugh of Ford's memory is not the Kavanaugh he became -- or perhaps ever was." . . .

But the conservative base also remembers the slander of Judge Robert Bork and has no appetite to surrender to such tactics ever again. If the White House or Senate Republicans do surrender, the populist rage from the right will be terrifying. So congratulations, Sen. Feinstein, you've done the unimaginable: You've made our politics even uglier.

David French at NR: Christine Blasey Ford Must Agree to Testify  . . . "Then, today, Dianne Feinstein called for a “full” FBI investigation before a committee hearing. Keep in mind, this is the same person who knew about Ford’s claims for weeks before they were made public on Sunday. Did her staff investigate the claims? If so, what was the result of that investigation?" . . .

National Review editors call this an "eleventh-hour ambush"

The hearing will probably degenerate into a political circus, given the theatrics at the first round of hearings even before a charge of sexual assault was on the table. The Democrats have conducted themselves disgracefully throughout this process, with their handling of this charge a new low and new depths sure to follow.

In contrast to all the above, Bloomberg News is blatantly anti-Kavanaugh.  They want the Republicans to run up the white flag, to show the white feather, to subjugate themselves to Democrats.

The credibility of Kavanaugh's accuser and the character of today's Democrats

Ford's Accusation against Kavanaugh Is Not Credible  . . . First, why, if this happened, didn't this 15-year-old girl immediately tell her parents that she was attacked and then report to the police?  The police could then have questioned everyone at the "gathering."  She says she thought Kavanaugh would inadvertently kill her, yet she does not report this to her parents and the police?  This isn't credible.  According to the Post, her explanation is as follows:

My biggest fear was, do I look like someone just attacked me?  I'm not ever telling anyone this.  This is nothing, it didn't happen, and he didn't rape me.

"Her parents would not believe her because she didn't look as though someone had attacked her?  What parents will not believe their 15-year-old daughter who runs home to tell them drunken boys tried to rape her?

"Second, Kavanaugh has been investigated by the FBI for appointments to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, White House counsel, and other federal jobs.  Why didn't Ford call the FBI so the FBI could investigate Kavanaugh?

"Third, Mark Judge has denied the accusation.

"Fourth, according to her husband, the motivation for telling the therapist in 2012 was that Kavanaugh might be appointed to the Supreme Court.  This shows political motivation: she does not want Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, although she did not care that he was on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Fifth, why write to a "local government representative" on July 6, 2018 and then Feinstein on July 30, 2018 instead of contacting the FBI?  The "local" Democrat and Feinstein should have immediately referred this to the FBI for investigation.  Feinstein should have immediately shared the letter with the entire Judiciary Committee so members could question Kavanaugh.  Instead, Feinstein played a political game to wait for an ambush." . . .

Thomas Lifson asks: Is the Democrats’ Ford gambit falling apart already?  "Senator Dianne Feinstein, the very solon who made public the accusation of a juvenile assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh three-and-half decades ago, yesterday admitted doubt as to the “truthfulness” of the accuser, and may have doomed the effort to stall Senate confirmation.

“[Ford] is a woman that has been, I think, profoundly impacted. On this . . . I can’t say that everything is truthful. I don’t know,” Feinstein told reporters on Capitol Hill when asked if she believed the allegation.

"Note the distinction between “truthful” and “truth.”

“Being truthful” means we are honestly expressing how we perceive or feel about something.

“Telling the truth” means we are accurately defining or describing the way things REALLY are.

"Senator Feinstein, consciously or not, has just impugned the honesty of Professor Ford, and no amount of attempted backtracking can un-ring that bell, with this video in existence.

Democrats’ smash and smear agenda reaches new heights (depths?)

Ian Macfarlane

"In this one, Trump is the only defense against the left’s smash and smear agenda. It’s either him or the deluge."

Michael Goodwin  "A nation gawks as Washington sinks deeper into the muck, but put aside your disgust long enough to digest what we’re seeing. Three big things are on display.

"First, Democrats are proving again that their force multiplier is a win-or-die zealotry. They were on a mission to kill anybody President Trump chose to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and, within minutes of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he would fight Kavanaugh “with everything I have.” All 10 Dems on the Judiciary Committee pledged to vote no.

"They looked silly given the nominee’s impeccable credentials, and worse when leftist legal luminaries lined up to praise Kavanaugh as a brilliant jurist and sterling father, husband and mentor.

"One feminist supporter of Hillary Clinton called him “a superstar” and urged his confirmation by saying, “He is the most qualified conservative for the job.” . . .
. . . 

Which brings us to the third reason why the kangaroo court is worth watching. It reminds once again why Trump was elected and why his presidency is so important.

The Goal is Delay: Kavanaugh Accuser Demands FBI Investigation Prior to Testimony….  "Debra Katz is the lawyer for the accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.  She writes a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley today demanding an FBI investigation prior to any testimony from her client.  The drama-filled motive here continues to be transparent:" . . .
REX‏ @_ImperatorRex_ Tweeted:

Something very strange is going on.
Holton-Arms, the exclusive girls school of fraud #ChristineBlaseyFord Blasey (class of '84), has WIPED all their online yearbooks, within the last 24 hours.https://issuu.com/holtonarmsschool/docs/1984_scribe …

What about the victims of Bill and Hillary Clinton?

Rap Sheet: The Women Who Claim to Be Victims of Bill and Hillary Clinton  "While Bill Cosby is finally doing a long overdue perp walk for an alleged sexual assault some 10 years ago, and I say “long overdue” because dozens of woman claim he did the same to them over the decades, the dozen or so women who claim to be victims of Bill and Hillary Clinton are being victimized once again by a DC Media circling the wagons to protect Hillary, a woman they are desperate to see become president." . . .

. . . "And according to more than one of these alleged victims, Hillary Clinton is Bill’s enabler and the chief protector of their abuser:

The Clintons’ “systematically abuse women and others – sexually, physically, and psychologically – in their scramble for power and wealth,” says [“The Clintons’ War On Women”] press release.

Hillary Clinton’s core agenda is a quest for power, even while she presents herself as champion of women’s issues, [Roger]Stone says.

“If Hillary intends to build her campaign around an appeal to women, her campaign is built on quicksand,” said Stone. But “Hillary is a life-time abuser of women and her advocacy on women issues rings hollow,” he said.

"Nevertheless, Bill Clinton is the man the DC Media wants as America’s very first First Gentleman, and other than Donald Trump, no one in the Republican Party has the stomach to make this the issue it deserves to be." . . .

Read the stories of these women:

Juanita isn't the only one: Bill Clinton's long history of sexual violence against women dates back some 30 years

"I wasn't raped, but I was trapped in a hotel room for a brief moment by a boorish man," she said. "I got away. He tried calling me several times after that, but I didn't take his phone calls. Then he stopped. I guess he moved on."
But Miss James also retreated from public view this week after other news organizations contacted her.
The former Miss Moffet, the legal secretary who says Clinton tried to force her into oral sex in 1979, has since married and left the state. She says that when she told her boyfriend, who was a lawyer and supporter of Clinton, about the incident, he told her to keep her mouth shut."

. . .
UK Daily Mail:   Hillary Clinton says all female sexual-assault accusers 'have the right to be believed' but skips over accused child rapist she defended in the 1970s – and what of Bill's 'bimbo eruptions'?

• She also defended a child rapist during the 1970s when she was a lawyer in private practice, later laughing about the experience 

• The 12-year-old victim in the case said last year that Clinton 'took me through hell' with false court filings that painted her as a liar 

Update:  'I'm sorry, but you don't have a case'  "The quote is by Debra Katz, a Washington lawyer specializing in sexual harassment cases.  Katz gained notoriety in the '90s by attempting to dismiss the validity of the Paula Jones sexual harassment case against Bill Clinton.  According to court transcripts, Jones claimed that in 1991, then-governor Clinton, after inviting Jones to his hotel room, had "put his hand on her leg, started sliding it toward her pelvic area, and bent down to attempt to kiss her on the neck, all without her consent."  Jones alleges that Clinton then dropped his pants and exposed himself to her and asked her to kiss his exposed self." . . .