HAVE THE DEMOCRATS CREATED AN EMERGING BACKLASH AGAINST #MeToo? By William J. Dodwell September 24, 2018 Even some
liberals think Dr. Christine Baisley Ford’s flimsy claim against Judge Kavanaugh
hurts the movement for its transparent lack of substance and the obvious delay
tactics of her Democrat operatives. After
all, the #MeToo crusade is largely about seizing upon a woman’s allegation as a
substitute for a determination by trial based on the law. As such, a claim must have at least some
semblance of credibility to sustain duped public support for the movement. The Kavanugh case
could erode that trust. Now it gets
worse with his former classmate Deborah Ramirez’s claim that Kavanaugh exposed
himself to her at a party 35 years ago.
These much ado about nothings make #MeToo look bad, and that is good.
But there is
more at play. According to Fox’s Tucker
Carlson, Democrats and the accusers’ lawyers might be trying to trigger a
certain arcane Senate procedure that could derail the nomination even past the
2020 presidential election if a vote is not taken soon. To do this, I fear Democrats could feign
outrage at some comment in Ford’s, or even Kavanaugh’s, testimony on Thursday
as a pretext for again demanding a special investigation. Conceivably, Senator Grassley might have to
agree on political grounds. Accordingly,
Ford’s lawyers, in cahoots with corrupt Democrats, could order, or pay, her to
fabricate any kind of concoction. At
this point Ford’s claim has the backing of the entire liberal establishment as
it exploits the popular #MeToo mindset to block a conservative from the Supreme
Court. Indeed, the movement is not just
about feminism. It’s about buttressing
the left’s agenda writ large.
Ford’s claim has
little credibility as there is no evidence, no corroborating witness, and no complainant
memory of basic details. As to the seriousness
of the charge, Ford seems to construe an alleged incident of adolescent horseplay
as attempted rape. Hey, any 17 year-old
guy who hasn’t tried to cop a feel as Kavanaugh allegedly did is probably an
eventual candidate for the gay mafia.
Also, consider Ford’s initial legal representative, sexual harassment and
anti-Trump activist Debra Katz, who orchestrated the claimant’s coming forward. She is the very image of the far-left,
clip-haired, man-hating lesbian on which #MeToo depends for particular impetus,
as has the longstanding NOW movement. At
bottom, the case is primarily about combating a potential blow to abortion
rights through the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the greatest threat to women’s
equality, liberals believe. But liberals
also hold that the entire progressive agenda is at risk if another conservative
ascends to the Court.
Will the
Democrats keep drudging up more claimants to delay the vote beyond that
supposed procedural deadline? Senator
Feinstein already has called for suspending hearings again to investigate
Ramirez’s innocuous claim. The mind
boggles at the lies, innuendos, and exaggerations the Democrats could conjure
from any number of planted complainants to sway a few Republican votes to
derail the nomination, or even force Kavanaugh to withdraw. Committee Chairman Grassley must stand firm
and take a vote this week. The fear of a
voter backlash in the midterm elections for not further accommodating the
Democrats is unfounded. The left’s subversion
of justice will galvanize the Republican base more than ever, and win over many
sympathetic independents in the very defense of the republic.
Meantime, the #MeToo
spirit underlying the faux Democratic outrage in the hearings may be losing
ground. That definitely would be an added victory for
justice. ©2018 William J. Dodwell
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