Not according to Ford. Funny how people, in their rush to attack Kavanaugh, just don't even care at all that a survivor of sexual assault was completely exploited to be used as a political weapon.
Let's go over some key facts from the testimony of Dr. Ford herself. I don't know about any of you, but I cared enough to actually watch the whole thing and I am outraged at how she has been treated.
1) She explicitly stated that she never authorized the release of that letter publicly. Twice. First was a kind of vague "I don't think anyone authorized for me" referring to her counsels might have, but the second time was an explicit no she did not give permission to release that letter publicly.... the letter where she literally pleaded for confidentiality.
2) Even after this blew up the Senate offered to do hearings in California and privately. Dr. Ford states she would have preferred this. Dr. Ford also states she was never advised this was an option. Why did her counsel not tell her of this option to their client who they claim was afraid of flying and whom we all know wanted and deserved privacy through this horrid affair?
3) Dr. Ford stated that her counsel was recommended by Senator Feinstein. The same counsel who did not advise her of options she would have preferred. The same Senator Fienstein who publicly broadcasted Dr. Ford's confidential letter without permission. Hmmm.
4) Dr. Ford never once mentioned she was ever consulted on the release of that letter or a time line for its release. Again, she specifically stated she did not authorize its public release. If fogdog maintains it was the appropriate time to release the letter, will he admit that it was appropriate for the objectives of the DNC Senator who did so and not for the sexual assault survivor whose wishes it went against?
5) Not part of Ford's testimony but in that days hearing it was asked of the Chairman if there was a process where people like Dr. Ford could come forward with her information in a confidential matter who her and and her families life's didn't get totally destroyed in the process. The answer was a clear yes, and it's likely a fairly common process for a body that regularly deals with confidential materials. But Ford was never afforded that opportunity by the Democratic senators she confided in even though it was what the sexual assault survivor wanted and even though it was what even a fool would know was best for her and her family. But it wouldn't have made national headlines that are great for the DNC right before the midterms and they felt it might not scuttle the nomination unless it was public. That made it worth destroying the life of a sexual assault victim and her family who literally are in hiding with security, and the people who made it public knew full well this would be the result. It's not right, but it was predictable as the sun rising in the morning and they did it anyways.
6) Dr. Ford testified she came forward to the media days after the unauthorized release of her letter because they were already stalking her. She stated she sent the letter in the first place because she didn't want to go the media route. Sorry Dr. Ford, in 2018 after the #MeToo movement, victims of sexual assault don't get to control their deeply emotional and traumatic stories when they can be used for political gain by the party who respects women and believes all survivors.
Brett Kavanaugh may very well have created a sexual assault victim 36 years ago but with no evidence and witnesses saying it didn't happen, we will truly never know beyond a reasonable doubt.
What we know beyond a reasonable doubt is that prominent members of the Senate of the Democratic Party ruthlessly and knowingly exploited a survivor of sexual assault against their explicit wishes the minute it became politically expedient to do so..... and then they have the audacity to talk about respecting women and survivors. It's sickening. Brett Kavanaugh might fail his job interview, but others in this process have shown they are not fit for their offices but American politics are so sick right now that they'll likely be applauded instead.
Here's the thing, this isn't an if or but situation. Nothing Kavanaugh did over 3 decades ago justifies the disgraceful way Dr. Ford has been exploited over the past few months. These are separate issues and if you find you can't condemn the exploitation of a sexual assault victim because it suited your politics, you need a long hard look in the mirror. You literally do not even get a millimetre of moral high ground to stand on anymore because you're wallowing in a cesspool of putrid false morality.
Almost all acts of evil in politics isn't people who think they are doing the right thing, or that their purpose is so morally just that they can justifiably engage in immoral/evil acts to bring it about.
I'd say exploiting victims of sexual assault for political gain falls into that category. I'm curious to see who will agree with me even though it suited their politics.