(September 21, 2018 at 10:17 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: And I'm still waiting on your explanation of what you mean by "unfounded slander," "slander," and "exploitation."
??? I cited the NPR article, here… https://atheistforums.org/thread-56486-p...pid1816605 . It summarized what Anita Hill claimed but did not provide any further evidence to support her claims.
(September 21, 2018 at 10:17 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: Additionally, now that you've claimed that Democrats have unfairly used the Anita Hill charge and the Blasey Ford charge to their advantage, I'd like you to be clear in how you think it is unfair.
Sen. Diane Feinstein sat on Ford’s letter since July. She didn’t care enough give it to the FBI back then. She didn’t share it with the Committee during the confirmation hearings. No. She waited to the last minute after the voluminous document requests, paid protesters, and misrepresentations of his civil rights record didn’t work.
(September 21, 2018 at 10:17 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: Whether the Democrats exploited either Ms. Hill or Ms. Blasey Ford is a claim that you have not supported in any real way.
It’s not a claim. It’s my opinion of Democrat strategy. Exploited is perfectly good term to use when describing someone attempting to leverage gossip for political gain.
(September 21, 2018 at 10:17 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: If the allegations of Hill and Blasey Ford are true, then they aren't really "besmirching" anything except insofar as the accusation alone is itself damaging, but that can't be avoided, can it? So how is bringing these charges unfair or unethical
It is unethical because EVEN IF the allegations are true he would have been a minor. I have already made my view clear that a fair criminal justice system does not allow juvenile crimes to follow individuals for their entire lives.
It is unfair because it was initially presented by the Senator anonymously, does not specify when it supposedly happened, who held the party, where the party was at, or who might have actually been present. The accusation is vague to the point of being unfalsifiable. There is no way for Kavaugh to clear his name and, as you said, the accusation is itself damaging. And that seems to be the reason Democrats are bringing it up in the first place.
Finally, it is unfair to demand an FBI investigation when the FBI has no jurisdiction and Congress has no authority over an executive agency to order an investigation.
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