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People Will Talk: The Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Edition
By Nancy Ford
 “It is not my responsibility to determine whether Mr. Kavanaugh deserves to sit on the Supreme Court. My responsibility is to tell you the truth.… Thousands and thousands of people who have had their lives dramatically altered by sexual violence have reached out to share their experience and have thanked me for coming forward.â€
—Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Via MarieClaire.com
“The first thing that struck me from your statement this morning was that you are terrified. And I just wanted to let you know I’m very sorry. That’s not right.â€
—Special prosecutor Rachel Mitchell. Via MarieClaire.com
“Bravery is contagious. Indeed, that’s a driving force behind the #MeToo movement. And you sharing your story is going to have a lasting, positive impact on so many survivors in our country. We owe you a debt of gratitude for that, Doctor.â€
—Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat from Vermont. Via Yahoo.com
“I think we’re at a place where we need to begin thinking about the credibility and integrity of our institutions.â€
—Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska. Via NYTimes.com
“I voted for Justice Neil Gorsuch because I felt his legal ability and temperament qualified him to serve on the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh is different. If this were a political decision for me I certainly would be deciding the other way. History will judge you, but most importantly you will judge yourself.”
—Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat of North Dakota. Via CNBC.com
“Next time the National Anthem is played, every woman and girl in this country should take a knee.â€
—A viral meme. Via Facebook.com
“If you listened to that opening statement by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and it did not break your heart, please go see a cardiologist because you have no heart.â€
—Political commentator, Ana Navarro. Via Twitter.com
“No matter what your political opinion/affiliation might be, we must admit that these decisions are not made by ‘the voice of the people.’ Kavanaugh was nominated by a candidate who lost the popular vote by 3 million+ votes. The 49 Senators who voted ‘No’ on Kavanaugh represent 181.8 million Americans. The 51 Senators who voted ‘Yes’ represent 143.2 million. Our political system is broken.â€
—Actor Johnny Galecki. Via Instagram.com
“Interesting about Brett Kavanaugh, he was nominated to the D.C. Circuit in
2003 by George W. Bush. His nomination stalled for three years amid intense, intense controversy. At the time, the liberal lion of the Senate, Senator Ted Kennedy, called Brett Kavanaugh, quote, the youngest least experienced and most partisan appointee to the court in decades. He was nominated in 2003. He didn’t actually have his successful confirmation hearing until 2006.â€
—News anchor Rachel Maddow. Via MSNBC.com
“Today is hard. Tomorrow will be harder. And we will likely have even harder days ahead. Please remember this: while we fight for ourselves and our friends, we also fight for our kids, and their kids, and theirs.â€
—Pantsuit Nation administrator Cortney Tunis. Via Facebook.com
“I sighed a big sigh yesterday evening and my 11-year old asked what was wrong. I told her about the vote and that Kavanaugh would be confirmed. Her reply: I want to grow up to be a lawyer and then run for senate. But, first I will start with student council next year.â€
—A mother. Via Facebook
“I am a sexual assault survivor. Trump the other day was speaking at a rally, and he said, ‘She has no memory of how she got to the party. Should we trust that she remembers the assault?’ The answer is ‘yes.’â€
—Lady Gaga. Via Esquire.com
“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound to any laws in which we have no voice or representation.â€
—Former First Lady Abigail Adams, writing in 1776. Via Facebook.com
“Keep your head up. We can’t heal what we don’t feel. As a nation, we have needed to see all of this in order to do what it necessary to heal and correct it. Don’t become dis-engaged, become more determined. The arch of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Let’s lean on it and help it bend a little faster!â€
—The Rev. Deborah L. Johnson. Via Facebook
“(Kavanaugh) was able to express a real anger, an aggression, as well as a lot of emotion. (No female Supreme Court candidate) would ever have the license to express (herself) in that way.…We still have so far to go in terms of the power that he had and the license that he had … to cry or to be angry….At the end of the day, I certainly believed her.â€
—Brandeis Professor Anita Hill, who accused Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment when he was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1991. Via BusinessInsider.com
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