Shapiro At 'Newsweek': Two Believable Testimonies, No Corroborating Evidence

Shapiro At 'Newsweek': Two Believable Testimonies, No Corroborating Evidence

ByBen Shapiro

@benshapiro

September 28, 2018

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This week, we watched as a shocking and historic hearing took place before the Senate Judiciary Committee. At that hearing, only two witnesses testified: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and a woman accusing him of sexual assault some 36 years ago, Christine Blasey Ford. Ford’s testimony was compelling and credible; despite numerous memory lapses, Ford appeared to believe her story, and spoke emotionally about the impact of that alleged event on her life. Kavanaugh was just as compelling and just as credible; reacting with righteous indignation, Kavanaugh slammed the process as a joke.

So, with two believable stories, who should we believe?

To answer that question, we must first answer a separate question: what standard should we use in determining who we believe? Are men inherently less reliable than women? Should we simply “believe all women”?

Some feminists and leftist activists say yes. They say that Ford’s credible account is all we require to end Kavanaugh’s professional and personal life.

This week, protesters accosted Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and demanded that he “believe survivors.” Kavanaugh’s denials mean nothing. Ford’s lack of corroborative evidence means nothing. The inconsistencies in her account mean nothing.

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