Wall Street’s New Alphabet Soup (Sept 29, 2018)
Last week, these were the most dangerous words in the English language for Christine Blasey Ford:
“Good morning Dr. Ford. We haven’t met. My name is Rachel Mitchell.”
In her responses to Mitchell’s questioning before the US Senate’s Judicial Committee, Ford was oblivious to the fact that she admitted to fabricating part of her accusation against Judge Brett Kavanaugh and thus admitted to perjury. MSM didn’t report that, so you might have missed it. Here’s a key moment via video wherein Mitchell skillfully stitched up Ford.
That wasn’t the only moment, either. Remember this: if a lawyer flatters you during an interview, it is a set up. Mitchell flattered Ford on her previously displayed expertise. (Mitchell was showing off, talking about the neurobiological effects of trauma. This was an unforced error on Ford’s part.) Ford basked in the flattery until Mitchell continued with questions. As the narrator of the previously linked video put it:
“[Ford] is a psychotherapist…she claims she doesn’t know about victims and memories and the best way to get information from them, nor does she know about polygraphs and the psychology behind that…There’s only so much B.S. I want to watch.”
That is exactly the reaction Mitchell was going for.
BTW, the narrator of the video is incorrect about something. As I mentioned earlier, Mitchell trapped Ford into admitting she fabricated part of the story. (It doesn’t matter how much Ford tried to downplay it.)
Given more time, Mitchell would have asked her why she went upstairs to use a bathroom, whether and how Ford could tell no one else was in any other room upstairs. After Ford was behind a closed door in a bathroom, how could she tell exactly who was going down stairs, and how could Ford be sure who was laughing, and so on. Mitchell would keep at it.
Ford’s lawyers should have stopped this train wreck for Ford right after her testimony, but it seems to me they are merely Ford’s handlers. They have asked for an FBI investigation, which is not in Ford’s best interests, since the FBI might recommend pressing charges against Ford. Ford is on the record with one perjury, having admitted to fabricating part of her story, which she previously testified was accurate.
Now the FBI can dig into everything she said, including her studies, teaching, and research which may provide evidence that she knows about interviewing trauma victims and how polygraphs work, yet lied about that, too, among many other things.
Ford’s sponsors won’t be there to help her when the FBI gives her a thorough interview. By the time the FBI is done, Ford may have to cut a deal and eat her the alphabet soup that she cooked herself.
Meanwhile, Democrats will scour the USA for another “credible” witness to accuse Judge Kavanaugh of a sex crime. |
