9-30-2018

Tie Goes to the Runner

In the world of baseball there is a rule that gives the benefit to the runner in case of a tie. In movies you see it accentuated when the runner slides into home plate and the umpire gives the sign and yells, “SAFE”.

In the real world of courtroom drama the burden of proof is for the state to provide beyond a shadow of doubt that the person charged is shown to be guilty with enough evidence to sway the jury. Sometimes on television you will hear the lawyer ask the person on the witness stand an odd or incriminating question. The attorney on the other side will object. The judge will instruct the jury to disregard that question and the answer.

That’s like taking a selfie that you don’t like and erasing it but continue thinking, “What an ugly picture that was”. It continues to bounce around in your mind and like a bad commercial you can’t get it out of your head.

As I wrote yesterday about jumping to conclusions over the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford who gave a compelling account of her sexual assault in which she was 100% sure it was Brett Kavanaugh that assaulted her. She even named 4 individuals, including her best friend at the time, as being at the house and could reinforce her account of what happened. She even said the most memorable thing she remembers about that incident was the people laughing as she left the house and ran down the street.

So convincing was her testimony that every the Democrat and several Republican committee members believed her unwaveringly and I believe her. From a circumstantial point of view she brought the house down in support of her allegations, and even obtained unsolicited financial support by the attorney who is representing her Pro Bono and with over $900,000 in several GoFundMe accounts online. I’ll bet she even gets recommended an Emmy or Academy Award for her performance.

Do I sound a little bit jaded? I am and here’s why.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh has adamantly denied the allegations. Until 2 weeks ago there have never been any complaints of misconduct surface in his past and extensive background checks during his legal career. His denial was that of an innocent man being denied the benefit of the rule of law that states everyone is innocent until proven guilty and particularly in a court of law.

Accusations are just that and are designed to destroy the credibility of the accused, whether proven to be true or not. Politicians use this tactic many times successfully and because of the skeletons in most everyone closet the accused often folds and disappears from public life. Innocent men such as Judge Clarence Thomas and Judge Brett Kavanaugh do not fold under pressure, in particularly when the allegations are not proven to be true.

In this case the individuals named by Doctor Ford have each responded in writing to committee investigators claiming either they were not at the house or party described by Dr. Ford; or they did not see Brett Kavanaugh at the house; or they have never seen Brett Kavanaugh acting in the manner described by Dr. Ford. Evidentiary evidence is just not there.

When shown a map of the area in question it was shown to be more than 6 miles from the place of the alleged assault and Dr. Ford’s family residence at that time. By her admission in her testimony she was 15 years old and did not drive herself to or from the house, which was in close proximity to the country club swimming pool where she went daily. She did not say whether she had or rode a bicycle to and from the pool either.

Dr. Ford stated that she drank one beer, went upstairs to use the bathroom and was pushed into a room where she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh with Mark Judge in the room. She managed to wrestle free, escape to the bathroom until she heard them leave the upstairs area. She then ran downstairs and down the street and ran the 6+ miles home, but said nothing about what had transpired to her parents because she knew they would not have consented to her being there. It is inconceivable to me that a 15 year old girl who had drank a beer could run anywhere or for that duration and not raise suspicion of her parents.

What came across loud and clear were the accusations made along party lines blaming the president and committee members from “across the aisle” for not believing her or taking her seriously and for not asking for an FBI investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. They ridiculed and at the time made fun of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s passionate denial claiming he was just too angry.

And yes everyone was condescending and heaped praise upon praise on Dr. Ford for “coming forward” as a testament to all other survivors of sexual abuse trauma, even without any physical evidence corroborating her story. The prosecutor who questioned Dr. Ford was very gentile and thorough but came to the conclusion that there was no evidence to have brought charges against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

My personal conclusion is that although Dr. Ford’s accusations seemed plausible and very well could have happened, the lack of evidence and her witness statements run contrary to her claim. Judge Brett Kavanaugh denied this and other recent accusations and his story did not waiver. He has said that at times he sometimes had drunk in excess and treated women improperly, but did not do what Dr. Ford accused him of doing.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is highly qualified for the nomination to the SCOTUS. President Trump directed the FBI to conduct an investigation into this accusation under a limited scope and time restriction. It is up to the Senate to conduct a standup “Call to Gavel” vote and confirm Judge Kavanaugh.

The American people can clearly see the ridiculousness of the tactics being employed by the politicians in Washington as they attempt to thwart President Trump and his administration. The actions of these members of Congress are clearly in violation of US Law and the Constitution they are sworn to uphold and have the power to amend through lawful legislation.

Americans deserve and expect better from our government representatives in Congress – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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9-29-2018

Jumping to Conclusions with Dr. Ford

The first week of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing of SCOTUS nominee in front of the Senate Judicial Committee had become nothing more than a 3-ring circus by the antics of Congressional Black Caucus members Senator Cory Booker and Senator Kamala Harris and others of both political parties. Their outlandish conduct reduced the hearings to nothing more than a character assassination of President Trump’s nominee and a tactic of delay until after the mid-term elections.

These tactics were aided by leaking of personal information leading to personal attacks on him, his family and were spotlighted in the press and on social media while placing blame on the president for his selection of a well-qualified candidate for SCOTUS.

What happened next is entirely the creation of leakers who seized upon new and crucial information about an alleged sexual assault involving the nominee and a yet to be identified accuser from 36 years ago. What should have been confidential information was made public in such a manner that it would appear to be entirely politically motivated.

Once the name of the accuser was made known, without the “facts” of the incident being made public there were certain portions of private family information from both the accuser and the accused that gave credence to the fact that it was about extenuating circumstances leading to a “motive” for this last minute attack on the nominee.

Once it was made public that the accuser would appear before the Judiciary Committee on live television I set my DVR and recorded the 10-27-2018 testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford so that I could skip any and all distracts and hear what she had to say about her sexual assault. I wanted to separate her truth from the fiction of what the press had been publishing.

At the beginning of Dr. Ford’s testimony Chairman Grassley summarized the efforts of the committee to thoroughly investigate Judge Kavanaugh and take seriously any accusations of misconduct and were met with resistance from several members of the committee and even from Dr. Ford. Cooperation could have kept her testimony out of the public forum and prevented much of the public spectacle she has been experiencing.

Also Senator Feinstein summarized Dr. Ford’s educational background and acknowledged receiving Dr. Ford’s letter from another legislator (Representative Anna Eshoo) and was asked to keep the letter confidential.

Up to this point there had been no formal statement from Dr. Ford, only accusations of an alleged sexual assault fueled by the press and the antics of Democrat Party legislators using disrupt and delay tactics to prevent the confirmation of this presidential SCOTUS nominee.

Dr. Ford read from her handwritten letter to the committee about her efforts to inform the president and congress about the sexual misconduct of Judge Brett Kavanaugh once his name had come out on the president’s short list; and again once he became the presidential nominee. She did not get immediate response until she notified the Washington Post on a confidential email tip line and only then after the nomination.

Listening to Dr. Ford’s opening statement leads me to believe the credibility of her account and nothing like what had been released by the media. Her description contained enough details for me to believe that the assault did in fact happen and left no doubt that she did in fact recognize her attacker as Brett Kavanaugh.

I do not feel that this was politically motivated, but the method of its handling, leaking to the press and promotion through social media was a disservice to Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump, members of Congress and to the American people who have been manipulated toward an ultimate goal of presidential impeachment by any means necessary to justify the end.

Throughout the Ford testimony several committee members placed the blame on the president, the director of the FBI and other party members of the committee, without taking responsibility for THEIR actions during these proceedings.

That being said I too take full responsibility for my postings and articles which blasted Dr. Ford based upon the same misconceptions and misinformation that were given publicly.

I stand behind Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a well-qualified nominee for SCOTUS and recognize that like everyone he made pour choices during his youthful years, such as indulging in alcohol consumption which in this case may have led to an attempted rape or sexual assault while intoxicated.

It was Dr. Ford who as a high school student made a youthful mistake and a poor choice by going to a house where she expected to meet a friendly boy or two and instead came across two boys who came across as drunk and disorderly. She did not tell her parents because of her going somewhere she would not have been allowed to go, particularly in that type of setting.

This is not a “boys will be boys” justification, but a fact that none of us are perfect, yet in our youth we all feel that we are “know it all’s” who have all the answers, when we don’t even have the questions.

I dare say that at some point in our lives we too have made a poor choice or two and it is reasonable to assume that we learn from those poor choices and strive to make better decisions as a result.

Christine Blasey Ford went on to become a Doctor PHD, a university professor, married and a mother who has struggled to overcome the memory of this event and suffers today from what we call PTSD. She is not a bad person, nor the monster she has been made out to be by the misinformation and character assassination tactics which caused her to flee her home, and become even more fearful of the personal attacks on her person and her family.

Brett Kavanaugh also moved on to become an outstanding judge and a presidential nominee for SCOTUS. He too has been made out to be some sort of monster due to misinformation and character assassination tactics which are bent at destroying his credibility, with threats to his professional career, his family and his potential membership on the SCOTUS.

The only ones who do not seem to learn from their mistakes are the ones who use petty politics and personal attacks on those who have a different political perspective.

As an aside, President Trump has ordered an FBI investigation of limited scope and duration to gather information based on these allegations. The results will be made known to the Judiciary Committee who will then assess the information gathered and make a recommendation of whether or not to confirm or deny the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to SCOTUS. I stand with Judge Kavanaugh! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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9-28-2018

Exposed Lies and Lying Liars

Like many of you I watched only a portion of the Kavanaugh hearings before the Senate Judicial Committee. I listened as Chairman Grassley spoke about the seriousness of the allegations and the manner in which the committee investigated and questioned key figures under threat of prison for answering falsely. Senator Grassley read a 1991 statement by then Senator Joe Biden whereby he clearly states that the FBI does not investigate these allegations as it is not their job.

Then it was time for Senator Feinstein to speak and that she did. She admitted that she received the letter by Dr. Ford from another legislator who asked that it be kept in confidence, which she did for a time, revealing it prior to Dr. Ford coming forward to testify. Senator Feinstein made deliberate mention of the educational qualifications of Dr. Ford, touting her many degrees (more than a compass) and doctorates.

I was able to keep up with the proceedings via Twitter and Facebook postings throughout the day. One item caught my attention. It was a video clip of Senator Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) who was caught passing a folded piece of paper to Dr. Ford’s attorney during the proceedings. It was at that moment that I suspected that Dr. Ford’s letter may have also passed through Senator Lee’s hands as well, and that the paper she gave to the attorney may have had the questions and answers from Democrat members of the committee?

There were a number of inconsistencies from Dr. Ford during the hearing. I wondered then as I do now why such an educated person such as Dr. Ford would go to such lengths to not only embarrass herself, but to tear apart the lives of so many in the Kavanaugh household without so much as providing evidence proving her allegations?  Even when two witnesses came forward stating that they were the ones who assaulted her at that party, not Brett Kavanaugh.

One thing remains perfectly clear that Judge Kavanaugh did not change his story, flinch or falter as he adamantly denied these baseless accusations.

What is also clear is that several members of the Judiciary Committee Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Senator Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) are all vocally active members of the Congressional Black Caucus and along with many Democrat members of the committee are committed to disrupting the administration of President Trump at any cost. They are so full of themselves and the righteousness of their self-appointed purpose that they have either forgotten or are ignorant of the rule of law based on the Constitution which they have each sworn to protect and uphold as members of Congress.

It is time for Americans to wake up to the artificial reality of the criminal leftist elements in our society and inside our government and demand they be held accountable for their actions both legally and at the ballot boxes in the mid-term elections and again in 2020. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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9-27-2018

Accusations of Sexual Assault

Sexual assault is a crime that affects the victim for a lifetime. Sexual assault is morally wrong and must be taken seriously. False accusations of sexual assault are also a crime that affects its victim for a lifetime and is virtually impossible to reverse. The family members of the victims of sexual assault are also affected for a lifetime.

Anyone who has been accused falsely of sexual abuse or assault can tell you that the accuser made a conscious decision because of anger, jealousy or financial gain. Once it has been found that their charges are baseless they are suddenly sorry, but the damage is irreversible. There is no place in the public forum for accusations.

What is being played out today with Judge Brett Kavanaugh is purely politically motivated in an attempt to extort and manipulate the administration of government by corrupt legislative officials. This tactic has been played out many times before during the confirmation hearings of other male SCOTUS nominees.

It is hard to believe that a college or university professor holding a doctorate degree would be foolish enough to come forward without evidence of previously filed criminal charges or police reports in light of the fact that her father was a prominent attorney at the time of the alleged event. It is also hard to believe that an ulterior motive could stem from the mother of the accused having been a prominent judge who presided over a foreclosure proceeding of the accuser’s parents.

What is also unbelievable is that Doctor Ford would have to obtain help from the university where she works to draft up these alleged charges because she could no longer remember critical details which were not seared into her brain after her “traumatic” event.

(I can tell you this that on a day in August or September 1974 I was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight on the streets of Colon, Panama by two men who left me lying on the ground after relieving me of my wallet. I could not identify them to the police officer who was one block away from the assault at the time. The event is still very much a part of my memory, although the exact date escapes me.)

What is possible is that the accuser was in fact sexually assaulted at a party when she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs by a man or men she could not identify at the time.

Some 36  years later when this political opportunity presented itself, her motivation could have been financial gain or her reaction to the infamous “Trump Derangement Syndrome” she suffered by the loss of Hillary Clinton to President Donald Trump.

In the past 2 weeks there have been several politically motivated copycat false reports coming forth and it is easy to see them for what they are.

When someone is sexually assaulted they must be able to report it without fear of retribution or humiliation at the time. There must be accountability through verbal, written, medical and legal reports that form the basis of evidence so the judicial process can begin. Without the evidence it is foolish to think that coming forward during a political process can be seen for the political stunt that it is.

Full accountability is required. Sexual assault is a serious crime and falsely accusing someone is also a serious crime that must be taken just as seriously. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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