The point of the first cartoon is to show the GOP trying to stifle Ford (and perhaps
by extension every other woman) from speaking about her alleged assault -- and
nothing could be further from the truth.
- The GOP controlled the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The GOP delayed the vote on Kavanaugh and invited Ford to testify. (They didn't
have to do that.)
- They held Ford's hearing in open session including live cameras and microphones
(they didn't have to do that either). The cameras weren't shut down if Ford said something
they didn't like. I even watched some of the replay that evening on C-SPAN.
- The GOP did not attempt to silence Ford. To the contrary,
the cartoon would more accurately show the GOP handing Ford a HUGE megaphone.
The undeniable reality is, Ford was given a live, non-preapproved, unrestricted, unedited
and worldwide platform to say whatever she wanted -- and she did.
- So, for a cartoonist to draw the GOP with their hand over Ford's mouth is indefensible.
In what alternate universe is this remotely accurate? I looked at that cartoon, tilted my head
sideways, made a face and said: "Huh?"
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Equally as frustrating is the second cartoon. No, Ford did not say she used her cell phone after her alleged assault.
It was a deliberate attempt by someone desperate to discredit Ford that the author either made it up
or used a rumor as a sufficient source. As my siblings used to say: "Cheato cheatare, chatchi failum."
What these two powerful cartoons have in common is that they are both
- intentionally deceiving
- and powerfully wrong.
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