Phil Bredesen, the Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee being vacated by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), is still equivocating on how he would vote if he were in the U.S. Senate now and required to vote on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, nominated by President Trump to serve on the Supreme Court.
In contrast to Bredesen, his Republican opponent, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07) remains fully in support of confirming Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Late Wednesday, Bredesen told the Associated Press that Professor Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of attempting to sexually assault her more than 35 years ago but has provided no corroborating evidence or witnesses, “has a very credible story .”
“But he said the Judiciary Committee should consider proceeding with a vote if she does not testify under oath,” the Associated Press reported, adding:
“She has put herself out there,” Bredesen said of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her while they were both in high school. “If she decided at this point to not do something, I guess the committee has to go ahead and say, ‘Well, we were willing to listen, but if she’s not willing to talk, we need to go forward.’” . . .
Bredesen has avoided saying whether he would vote to confirm Kavanaugh for the high court if he were in the Senate. In an interview with The Associated Press, he said the allegation against Kavanaugh, if true, is “close to being disqualifying, if not disqualifying.”
But Bredesen said hearing directly from Ford would have significant sway over his decision.
Bredesen said Ford’s uncorroborated allegations about an alleged incident that took place more than 35 years ago, which Ford did not mention to anyone until six years ago, and in which she did not identify Kavanaugh as the alleged perpetrator until just a few months ago, have already influenced his thinking about Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications to serve on the Supreme Court.
“Even what she’s done so far would impact my thinking, but not nearly as much as if she sat there and I had a chance to question her,” Bredesen told the Associated Press.
Bredesen did not offer any comment on the news that his fellow Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has failed to provide her Republican colleagues on that committee with the original, unredacted letter sent to her by Professor Ford in July that outlined the allegations against Kavanaugh, as the Senate Judiciary Committee majority tweeted late Wednesday:
Committee Majority has yet to see original, unredacted letter from Dr. Blasey Ford to Sen. Feinstein https://t.co/c7S1Nk5WSZ pic.twitter.com/2mJ23XL35Y
— Senate Judiciary (@senjudiciary) September 19, 2018
Ford initially said she would testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but after Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) invited her tmo testify before the committee this coming Monday, Ford, through her attorney, said she would only testify before the committee after the FBI conducted an investigation into her allegations against Kavanaugh.
The FBI has repeatedly said it would not investigate those recent allegations into an incident that allegedly took place more than 35 years ago.
Judge Kavanaugh has accepted Grassley’s invitiation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, but it is now unclear whether those hearings will be held, in the event Ford fails to show up.
[…] Late Wednesday, Bredesen told the Associated Press that Professor Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of attempting to sexually assault her more than 35 years ago but has provided no corroborating evidence or witnesses, “has a very credible story,” The Tennessee Star reported. […]
[…] Late Wednesday, Bredesen told the Associated Press that Professor Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of attempting to sexually assault her more than 35 years ago but has provided no corroborating evidence or witnesses, “has a very credible story,” The Tennessee Star reported. […]
So anything anyone might say constitutes a credible story? Possum, possum, possum. You just don’t get it do you. You liberal idiots haven’t gotten the news letter yet have you. Trump has exposed the fake news for what it is. Save your breath, we don’t believe in your hypocrisy or manipulations via the press. What we are seeing is Ellison get away with abuse and yet where’s the credible story there stupid? Oh yeah, fake news protects you guys.
Phil seems to know something about these things. I guess he has ascertained Kavanaugh’s accuser not to be a “loose woman” :
https://freebeacon.com/politics/bredesen-compared-lucrative-public-speaking-career-loose-woman/
Think of it, for the next six years regarding every key vote in the Senate in addition to all our other concerns there will be the question of “will he or won’t he” regarding how Bredesen will vote and following all the other “moderate” Democrats he will vote liberal about 75% or more of the time. All this could be avoided, of course, if we only elect Marsha.
Barry Trotz had an expression when he coached the Predators, “No Passengers” meaning he expects everyone on the team to exert maximum effort to bring the team to victory. That is exactly the attitude we conservatives must have from now until election day regarding our efforts to elect Marsha Blackburn. I suggest we forget what mama told us regarding never discuss politics or religion, at least so far as it refers to politics. Every friend or relative that we know to be reasonably conservative, especially those who voted for Trump, should receive our personal appeal to go vote and enough information from us so they know why it is so important. NO PASSENGERS!!!!