Left-leaning publication The Atlantic fawned over Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault just prior to his confirmation, ahead of the release of her new memoir.
“Christine Blasey Ford’s new memoir places her Senate testimony in the wider context of her life. And as her story goes on, it ‘comes to read as an indictment—not of one person, but of a form of politics that sees stories as weapons in an endless war,'” the outlet teased the story, written by Megan Garber, in a post on X on Tuesday.
Christine Blasey Ford’s new memoir places her Senate testimony in the wider context of her life. And as her story goes on, it "comes to read as an indictment—not of one person, but of a form of politics that sees stories as weapons in an endless war,” @megangarber writes.… pic.twitter.com/KCTVTs7Jh0
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 19, 2024
Garber’s article painted Ford as a victim of trauma who, despite knowing she would be traumatized all over again by coming forward, was still brave enough to do so for the good of her country and victims everywhere. In contrast, she painted Kavanaugh as an angry reactionary who was prone to emotional outbursts under pressure.
“Kavanaugh spoke after Ford, and the gulf between the two testimonies was, in retrospect, an omen,” Garber wrote. “She offered evidence. He offered grievance. She spoke science. He spoke politics. She was piecing together a story, parts of which she had forgotten. He was controlling the narrative.”
The key points that Garber left out were glaring — in particular, the fact that despite the “evidence” she claimed Ford had offered, none of it included concrete proof that she and Kavanaugh had ever actually met. People she named as witnesses could not remember the events she claimed transpired. And even Ford herself was unable to give any specifics regarding when and where the alleged assault took place.
Critics were quick to point those omissions out in their reactions to the story:
“As I wrote at the time: ‘But the problem for Ford is not that she doesn’t remember everything: It is that everything she remembers changes at her convenience,'” The Federalist’s Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland wrote.
As I wrote at the time: "But the problem for Ford is not that she doesn’t remember everything: It is that everything she remembers changes at her convenience." https://t.co/ZHeocsg3I8
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) March 20, 2024
“She offered ZERO EVIDENCE. This is ridiculous. She accused someone of sexual assault with no proof, no corroboration, can’t remember where or when it took place, and journalists are still carrying water for her. It’s outrageous,” journalist Mark Hemingway added.
She offered ZERO EVIDENCE. This is ridiculous. She accused someone of sexual assault with no proof, no corroboration, can't remember where or when it took place, and journalists are still carrying water for her. It's outrageous. https://t.co/a7Jt0ujiwt
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) March 19, 2024
Radio host Dana Loesch responded, “Christine Blasey Ford is a liar and embarrassment who shamefully tried to character-assassinate a man with zero evidence to prevent him from joining SCOTUS. The progressive matriarchy weaponized for politics, just as described and misattributed here.”
Christine Blakey Ford is a liar and embarrassment who shamefully tried to character-assassinate a man with zero evidence to prevent him from joining SCOTUS. The progressive matriarchy weaponized for politics, just as described and misattributed here. https://t.co/D9DBCO9Vir
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 20, 2024
“This episode disgusts me more than almost anything in my career. Years after the allegations, any intellectual curiosity required for basic elementary beat reporting on this would be more than enough to punt these filth allegations into the sun. But here we are…garbage culture,” podcast co-host Josh Holmes said.
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This episode disgusts me more than almost anything in my career. Years after the allegations, any intellectual curiosity required for basic elementary beat reporting on this would be more than enough to punt these filth allegations into the sun. But here we are…garbage culture. https://t.co/HXdAiMBnth
— Josh Holmes (@HolmesJosh) March 20, 2024
Frank Fleming, a scripted creator at The Daily Wire, added, “‘She spoke science.’ It’s becoming increasingly clear that while the left worships science, they have no clue what it is.”
"She spoke science."
It's becoming increasingly clear that while the left worships science, they have no clue what it is. https://t.co/r3fruULfYt
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) March 19, 2024
“There has never been any evidence anywhere produced by anyone that she even ever met Bret Kavanaugh,” conservative pundit Stephen Miller noted.
There has never been any evidence anywhere produced by anyone that she even ever met Bret Kavanaugh. https://t.co/5CZyBQrHYs
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 19, 2024
“‘She spoke science.’ These people are completely insane. She had no evidence. The FBI investigated and found nothing. But that doesn’t stop the media from pushing lies,” came from the popular X account @ComfortablySmug.
"She spoke science"
These people are completely insane. She had no evidence. The FBI investigated and found nothing. But that doesn't stop the media from pushing lies. https://t.co/WmxFl79avI
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 19, 2024