Perjury ? Looks like it
Christine Balsey Ford ex-boyfriend says she helped friend prep for potential polygraph; Grassley sounds alarmIn a written declaration released Tuesday and obtained by Fox News, an ex-boyfriend of Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor accusing Brett Kavanaugh of s*xual assault, directly contradicts her testimony under oath last week that she had never helped anyone prepare for a polygraph examination.
The former boyfriend, whose name was redacted in the declaration, also said Ford neither mentioned Kavanaugh nor mentioned she was a victim of s*xual misconduct during the time they were dating from about 1992 to 1998. He said he saw Ford going to great lengths to help a woman he believed was her "life-long best friend" prepare for a potential polygraph test. He added that the woman, Monica McLean, had been interviewing for jobs with the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office.
He further claimed that Ford never voiced any fear of flying (even while aboard a propeller plane) and seemingly had no problem living in a "very small," 500 sq. ft. apartment with one door -- apparently contradicting her claims that she could not testify promptly in D.C. because she felt uncomfortable traveling on planes, as well as her suggestion that her memories of Kavanuagh's alleged assault prompted her to feel unsafe living in a closed space or one without a second front door.
Ford "never expressed a fear of closed quarters, tight spaces, or places with only one exit," the former boyfriend wrote.
However, on Thursday, Ford testified, "I was hoping to avoid getting on an airplane. But I eventually was able to get up the gumption with the help of some friends and get on the plane." She also acknowledged regularly -- and, in her words, "unfortunately" -- traveling on planes for work and hobbies.
And Ford explicitly told Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Thursday that she had a second front door installed in her home because of "anxiety, phobia and PTSD-like symptoms" that she purportedly suffered in the wake of Kavanaugh's alleged attack at a house party in the 1980s -- "more especially, claustrophobia, panic and that type of thing."
In a pointed, no-holds-barred letter Tuesday evening that referenced the ex-boyfriend's declaration, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley demanded that attorneys for Ford turn over her therapist notes and other key materials, and suggested she was intentionally less than truthful about her experience with polygraph examinations during Thursday's dramatic Senate hearing.
"Your continued withholding of material evidence despite multiple requests is unacceptable as the Senate exercises its constitutional responsibility of advice and consent for a judicial nomination," Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote.
Under questioning from experienced sex-crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell last week, Ford said that she had "never" had "any discussions with anyone ... on how to take a polygraph" or "given any tips or advice to anyone who was looking to take a polygraph test." She repeatedly said the process of taking her own polygraph in August was stressful and uncomfortable, although she testified she could not remember if she took the test on the same day as her grandmother's funeral, or the next day.
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"The code does provide an exemption that would cover Ford as a university researcher, however.
California Board of Psychology assistant executive officer Jeffrey Thomas told us that the title “psychologist” is indeed protected, meaning that it is against the law to falsely represent oneself as a psychologist without proper certification. But the law does allow those who work at research institutions to state their professional role so long as they note that it is specific to the facility at which they are employed."
So she didn't lie or misrepresent herself.
Timeline:
2008-date of the permit adding door
2012-first tells her husband why a second door is needed.
Reality: She rents a room to Google employees. Door is for second income.
Jenny
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...again.
Someone referred to Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg as such in a paper or something.
Someone brought it to her attention; she thought it was cool & ran with it.
She had a bunch of T-shirts printed up with that on them along with her pic.
She gives 'em out to friends
If you can lay hands on one - with provenance that it came from her - that's a collector's item, you betcha
[Your an ignorant bigot.]
Correction: You're an ignorant bigot.
So gentle and kind and understanding, tolerant of all, never a bad word........... oh yeah?
Are you really a nurse or did you get your license in India perhaps Lou ?
Makes you wonder how many so called profesionals have bought their degree
Ahh-mennn
This from uber-lib Secular Talk guy, Kyle Kulinski...
As noted by Secular Talk guy, it ain't all just optics, y'all!
#Walkaway Movement
The Wreck called Hillary Clinton
Shame on you...we are better than that...a disagreement is one thing....think about it.,
RIGHT ON, GOOD OL' BOY BRANDONSKY - YOU DA MAN
#Walkaway Movement
Er... I meant BRANDON, of course. He is NOT a Russian bot
Neither am I. Really.