>>Not in the court of law (this is not a trial) but in the court of reason I kept asking myself why anyone with her life history would possibly want to make this up and I couldn't come up with an answer.
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>I have a problem with someone who says, "I ask myself this...why would anyone want to make this up?" I've never accepted the, "person XYZ has no reason to lie"....there can usually be a reason.
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Yes, there can be a reason and often is.
That's why we have police, grand juries, district attorneys, investigators, etc.
However, when person A says that X is true and B says that it isn't and you can't get corroborating facts one way or the other, common sense is our only tool.
There is no common sense explanation for her lying, but there are lots to explain his.







>Now - I tend to believe her story more than his. And I've said many times I wouldn't vote for him. I thought Amy Coney Barrett was a better pick.
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>Consider this - many people on the left have said, "If Kavanaugh makes it to SCOTUS, he will kill millions of women. Millions of women will suffer and die".
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>If there are people saying this, certainly some will go to any lengths to stop it.
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>I remember a NY congresswoman about 10-15 years ago (and I wish I could find the quote) who once said that abortion always be legal, right up to the day before birth. She once told a rally, "If you're in the 8th month and you want to end the pregnancy, then lie....lie and say you were raped....it's your body, you should be able to" If an elected official for a major party will say that, then I absolutely believe others would lie as well
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>But again, I believe Ford's story in this case more than I believe Kavanaugh.