Ms. Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh testimony to the Senate
Statement Analysis
I will use just a few of the statements of Dr. Ford's and Judge Kavanaugh's below I will give you my analysis below their statements.
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont asked what she most remembers from that incident.
"Well, then let's go back to the incident," Leahy sad. "What is the strongest memory you have, the strongest memory of the incident? Something that you cannot forget," Leahy asked. "Take whatever time you need."
"Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter," Ford replied. "The uproarious laughter between the two, and their having fun at my expense."
She recalled they were "laughing with each other."
During this assault, Mark came over and jumped on the bed twice while Brett was on top of me. And the last time that he did this, we toppled over and Brett was no longer on top of me. I was able to get up and run out of the room.
Directly across from the bedroom was a small bathroom. I ran inside the bathroom and locked the door. I waited until I heard Brett and Mark leave the bedroom, laughing and loudly walk down the narrow stairway, pin balling off the walls on the way down.
I waited, and when I did not hear them come back up the stairs, I left the bathroom, went down the same stairwell through the living room, and left the house.
I remember being on the street and feeling this enormous sense of relief that I had escaped that house and that Brett and Mark were not coming outside after me.
Brett's assault on me drastically altered my life. For a very long time, I was too afraid and ashamed to tell anyone these details. I did not want to tell my parents that I, at age 15, was in a house without any parents present, drinking beer with boys.
I convinced myself that because Brett did not rape me, I should just move on and just pretend that it didn't happen.
My Analysis
In Dr. Fords statements yesterday. There were a few glaring statements that popped right up at me. The use of "we" after the attack began. There are two non-normative uses of "we" after the beginning of the "attack. "This is a red flag, the use of "we" should not be used during the incident portion of an attack or rape. Victims do not pair up with their attackers. This is an indication of deception. She is either making up the story or was a willing participant. A more believable statement "I fell off the bed."
When asked by Senator Klobuchar: "Can you tell us what you don't forget about that night?"
Dr. Ford: "The stairwell, the living room, the bedroom, the bed on the right side of the room. As you walk into the room there was a bed to the right. Um, the bathroom in close proximity, the laughter, the uproarious laughter and the multiple attempts to escape and the final ability to do so." What she remembers the most about the sexual assault is she remembers the laughter and not the sexual attack. She never stated she remembers Judge Kavanaugh being on top of her, putting his hands over her mouth. She forgot to mention those actions. Something may have happened to Dr. Ford in her life, it was not Judge Kavanaugh.
Dr. Fords use of the word "left" is an indication she is leaving out information in that portion of her story.
When she asked about what she remembered the most about this alleged attack, she talked about laughter and not the sexual assault itself. She went into how brain chemicals anchor these painful memories into long term memory. This is true, strong emotions anchor these traumatic events in our long term memory. Yet she does not mention the "attack" only the "laughter." I found that very strange. She should have stated the attack is what I remember the most, the "fear, the terror, the possibility of being raped. The "fear" she felt. That is what you would remember. The laughter she remembered was not enough to cause her life long PTSD.
Her fear of flying yet she flew everywhere under the sun. So when she was on holiday or vacation her fear of flying seemed to dissipate. The part of her statement that red flagged me was her stating that she was fearful of her parents finding out she was at a party drinking at fifteen.
Was this the reason for this alleged sexual assault. I believe she is weaving a lie within a truthful statement. I do believe something happened to Dr. Ford at some point in her life was this alleged sexual assault the reason for her life long PTSD, no. Her emotions were all over the map, crying, smiling, laughing, back to crying at the right times during her statements. I did not find her emotions to be true felt emotions as you would when you describe a true auto biographical memory of a sexual assault.
My analysis of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
I was troubled with his use of the words "never" and "deny." You cannot use the word "never" as "no." One time he did state "I did not do this." That is what I wanted to hear. It was still an expanded contraction, the shortest sentence is the best sentence, I would liked to have heard " No, I didn't do this" instead.
I watched his body language he was angry as hell as one would expect. The innocent go forward not backward. His micro expressions of "disgust and contempt" towards the Democrats when talking to them was over the top. I asked myself why was he using these words. I need to check. I believe he was asked these questions before about these allegations and he may have been asked "did you ever" and he answered I "never" and is it possible he using that same language now.
I also wondered why he was so against the FBI investigation again. I believe, I know why. He is not stupid, he knew what they were up to. They want to delay the vote, he knows that if the Dems take over the house or the senate in November he will never get appointed. That is why the Democrats waited to the last minute to bring all these allegations up, they were sitting on them for two months. He was not going to play into their hands. So I can understand why he did not answer their questions about another FBI investigation. It did made him look bad, yet they are also asking him to investigate himself. He is an Attorney and knows the law and the games they are playing. They have investigated him six times already and found nothing. Lets be honest the way the FBI handled the Clinton investigation and the Trump Russian connection I would not want the FBI involved with me again either. They are not looking very good right now. Judge Kavanaugh went from a sexual misconduct allegation to being a serial rapist over night.
Judge Kavanaugh should have stated: Yes, I drank beer in high school, yes I got drunk, yes I probably puked all over myself, who didn't when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. I am not seventeen years old now.
Both Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh are both being deceptive. Dr. Ford is lying about the sexual assault and is weaving a lie within a truthful statement. Dr. Ford's use of the word "we" in a sexual assault case, her changing language from "sexual assault" to "event" is a change in her internal language. This is an indication of deception.
Judge Kavanaugh is being deceptive about his drinking in high school.
Every sexual assault should be taken seriously, it should be investigated and the people involved and found guilty should be held accountable. This alleged sexual assault is not one of them.
