Blog 5B Table of Contents

Return to Blog #5B: Keyser suspect memory fail helped Kavanaugh & hurt Ford

• The collective memory failures of all the witnesses on July 1, 1982, are not believable – Ms. Keyser’s suspect blank memory
  • How did we get to this point?
  • Ms. Keyser was at the July 1, 1982, house-party
    • Dr. Ford’s credibility is established, and she had no reason to lie about Ms. Keyser
    • Justice Kavanaugh had a reason to hide the fact that Ms. Keyser was at the July 1 event
    • The evidence supports the conclusion that Ms. Keyser was at the July 1 house-party
  • Several questions about Ms. Keyser’s honesty arise from the fact that she was at the house-party
  • The news media gave weight to Ms. Keyser’s claimed lack of memory after it was clearly irrelevant
    • Ms. Keyser’s lack of any memory became irrelevant after the September 27 hearing
      • Dr. Ford was provably at the July 1 house-party
    • The media reporting failed to evolve as it should have with the factual developments
  • Is it fair for me to attribute the flawed viewpoint to the media broadly?
  • The weight given to Ms. Keyser’s claimed non-recollection appears to be one cause of an inexcusable news media reporting failure
  • A closer look at the honesty and impacts of Ms. Keyser’s non-recollection claim
    • Based on her reported comments, the house-party would have stood out for Ms. Keyser
    • The Republican plan depended on convincing observers that either Ms. Keyser or Dr. Ford was lying
      • They used the alternative perspective to create the impression that Dr. Ford is delusional
    • Ms. Keyser was the fulcrum of the Republican defense of Justice Kavanaugh
      • How could Justice Kavanaugh have relied on Ms. Keyser not to blow up the plan?
    • The Republicans successfully used Ms. Keyser’s non-recollection, even after it was provably irrelevant
  • Ms. Keyser’s actions strangely undermined Dr. Ford
    • Her actions that undermined Ford were characterized in the press as heroic
    • Ms. Keyser’s expression of suspicion about Dr. Ford’s account doesn’t ring true
  • There are two scenarios for Dr. Ford’s departure from the July 1 house-party
    • Ms. Keyser would have remembered if she remained at the house-party
    • Both girls should remember if they were the only girl at the house-party
    • Dr. Ford knows for sure if Ms. Keyser was there and had no reason to lie
    • Ms. Keyser may have given Dr. Ford a ride home
    • Under either scenario, Ms. Keyser should remember having been at the house-party and should know if she wasn’t there
  • There are four reasons why it was critical to Justice Kavanaugh that Ms. Keyser does not recall the July 1, 1982 event
    • They couldn’t have claimed the house-party didn’t occur
    • They couldn’t overcome the implication that Kavanaugh and Judge were in the bedroom with Ford
      • That could have subjected Justice Kavanaugh to criminal prosecution and judicial sanction
    • Kavanaugh’s omission of both Ford and Keyser from his calendar would have been an obvious admission of guilt
    • The existence of a conspiracy against Dr. Ford would have become apparent
  • Justice Kavanaugh’s conduct would be inexplicable unless Ms. Keyser is conspiring with him
  • Looking forward