'A disaster for Republicans': Fox's Chris Wallace says GOP 'prosecutor' failed miserably at Dr. Ford

[DonViejo]

DAVID EDWARDS
27 SEP 2018 AT 11:54 ET

Fox News host Chris Wallace on Thursday reacted to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by calling it a “disaster for Republicans.”

After the first break in Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony about her experience with Kavanaugh, Wallace said that the Republicans had made a mistake by calling in an experience prosecutor, Rachel Mitchell, to question the accuser.

“This was extremely emotional, extremely raw, and extremely credible,” Wallace said of Blasey Ford’s testimony. “And nobody could listen to her deliver those words and talk about the assault and the impact it had on her life and not have your heart go out to her.”

“This is a disaster for for the Republicans,” he continued. “[The GOP prosecutor] is treating this like a deposition, like a court hearing and as a result, we’re now 15 minutes in. If there’s one round of 11 senators, that’s 55 minutes, she’s basically almost a third done and she hasn’t gotten anything from this woman.”

“And meanwhile, the Democrats are landing haymakers,” Wallace added, noting that Blasey Ford had recalled the “laughter” of Kavanaugh when he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

“The Democrats are making their points and building her credibility and Rachel Mitchell hasn’t landed a glove on this witness,” he pointed out.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/disaster-republicans-foxs-chris-wallace-says-gop-prosecutor-failed-miserably-dr-ford-hearing/

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Boom goes the dynamite.

[TheBlackAdder]

23. +1,673,285 The OG Boom Goes The Dynamite from 2005

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[riversedge]

2. The prosecutor's job is to get at the truth. Obviously Foxnews does not like the truth.

[shanny]

6. It's pretty obvious, isn't it?

"...hasn't laid a glove on her."

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. The Orange Puke must be fuming......

That his Favorite news channel is actually being critical of the GOP, rather than covering up for them.

Just wait until it is Kavanaugh turn. See how credible he is.

[smb]

9. Oh, To Be A Fly On The Oval Office Wall!

Heh heh heh....

Link to tweet

Looks like another bad day for 🍄rump....

[sprinkleeninow]

21. 🍊 🍄 having a total sad....😆

[sprinkleeninow]

22. Send * into a total orange fizz tizz.....🍊🌋

[lagomorph777]

24. With a giant orange puddle of excrement sitting at that desk, there are probably many flies in there

[Separation]

30. It is no longer a secret

That the president is getting signal from FOX news/Hannity, he even said as much yesterday during his, "Emporer has no clothes" news conference yesterday.

So to get a feel what the Republicans are going to do, the obvious answer albeit stomach churning answer, is to watch FOX News.

[C_U_L8R]

4. They want fireworks....

instead they are getting the TRUTH.
Boom.

[Fred Sanders]

10. Not landed a glove???? Because beating up on a victim by a professional prosecutor would have not

been a disaster for Republicans?

It was always going to be that way when they refused a full investigation and insisted an accomplished Dr. Ford tesify first. Investigation later....

And in the background I think I see the ghost of Senator Al Franken and Republican hypocrisy's veil being lifted.

[UCmeNdc]

5. Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on the Supreme Court.

[watoos]

25. He doesn't belong in D.C. court.

He needs to be fired.

[ooky]

7. Not sure what he was expecting to happen without

an investigation. Normally there's an investigation and the two sides form their questions and cases from the facts discovered in the investigation. What has the prosecutor got to go on?

I bet the Republicans never try this approach again.

[erronis]

8. I hope there are never any repuglicons in the future. I hope they have committed suicide.

They have tried several times in the past also but this one may be successful. Drive a stake through their tiny hearts.

[OMGWTF]

18. They need to go the way of the Whigs.

I realize the modern Republican party is what followed the Whigs, but these disgusting mofos need to die forever.

[erronis]

19. I'm afraid psycopathy, lack of empathy, greed, lust for power are just too bred into their genes.

Never thought I'd think this, but a bit of genetic engineering might be in order.......

[Honeycombe8]

11. Good. But I think the Repubs don't CARE if it's true. They'll still confirm. "Clarence Thomas."

Maybe, MAYBE, one or two Repubs will pull support for him. Maybe not. But most, in the male bastion of the Senate (which has a long history of being a male-only-and-we-like-it-that-way, boys-will-be-boys body), don't care if it's true. Maybe he did it, and that wasn't nice. But so what? He's a conservative & is married now and will rule the way we want. That's all that matters.

I just hope no Democrat votes for him.

Things haven't changed that much in the Senate vis-a-vis women, since 1991, when 11 Democrats voted to confirm Clarence Thomas.

[nolabear]

12. So did the horse she rode in on.

They can’t blame the employee for their own stupidity in hiring her.

[GarySeven]

13. But what this means is ...

Conservative commentators will turn on her and blame her for their failure. They are going to blame and vilify a woman.

[Perseus]

14. A meme has to be started pointing out the cowardice of the republicans

They did not have the guts to question Dr. Ford personally, they had to hide behind a woman prosecutor who they also had the guts to call "an assistant.

Republicans have confirmed with this farce that they are cowards, like their leader trump, and that they are unpatriotic. The chaos that Kavanaugh will create if confirmed is what every dictator wishes for.

Kavanaugh is the biggest weapon the republicans have presented so far in their war on democracy, make no mistake about it.

[calimary]

15. Yep. Absolutely. Gutless NON-wonders.

[llmart]

16. That needs to be the take away from all this.

The bullies were too afraid to confront her themselves. They'll all be fuming that a woman showed them up.

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving group of smug, pasty men.

[Nitram]

17. The "prosecutor did not "fail miserably" except in the eyes of Republicans who don't understand

what her job is. First of all, she is not acting as a prosecutor in this case. She is questioning an alleged victim of sexual assault to explore the credibility of her story. Secondly, she is doing exactly what an experienced professional sexual assault prosecutor who has written a manual, and given talks, that recommend questioning victims of sexual assault with a "neutral fact-finding attitude" placing "the best interest of the victim" first.

[Ligyron]

32. Right?

I mean, those who prosecute sex offenders? Their sympathies lie with the victim and it sure showed today.

Pfffffft!!

[Nitram]

38. Yes it did. She actually established a certain rapport with Ford.

They disappeared her pretty quickly when she started to question Kavanaugh. He went on and on about beer, nervous as hell and tklking way too much.

[KSNY]

20. Perhaps Ms. Mitchell has a shred of integrity?

It sounded like that during her questioning about "best practices-"She does have to go back to her day job and might not be hired as a Fox News "journalist."

[watoos]

26. You got it.

she was too honest for a Republican. She must be an old fashioned Republican.

[FloridaBlues]

27. I take it the repubs are not going to do anything about the other victims.

Dr Ford proved herself .....not so much the repubs who didn't show up.
Do you think this changes any minds of repub senators?

[Stuart G]

28. I think this is very importaant. Wallace says this in the 3rd paragraph..please read..

“This was extremely emotional, extremely raw, and extremely credible,” Wallace said of Blasey Ford’s testimony. “And nobody could listen to her deliver those words and talk about the assault and the impact it had on her life and not have your heart go out to her.”

[Pope George Ringo II]

29. It bears mentioning: Chris Wallace and Shep Smith are probably the two most honest people at Fox.

By the time Hannity and the rest of the "opinion" crowd get through with it--never mind Limbaugh and Levin--Ford will have confessed to bombing Pearl Harbor. Reality hasn't mattered to the GOP for many years, and I'm not betting on this afternoon being the turning point.

But it's still good to know truth has its day, and I do hope this is just enough to keep Kavanaugh off the Court.

[duforsure]

31. Ms Mitchell

Was a major disaster for trump and his puppets. Dr Ford blew past them after every turn and was very credible throughout her testimony. How long now before its officially over for kavanaugh? I doubt very long, maybe before the day is over they'll admit it by announcing he is no longer a candidate, because he won't be there long if they still pass him onto the bench . He will be removed anyway . He's lied under oath , and will again today by denials. His nomination by trump was a complete failure from the start, like this hearing has been too.

[MadDAsHell]

35. How long before it's over for him?

I wish I had your confidence. I’d say in about 48 hours it’s over for us.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. The shit done hit the fan

[Permanut]

34. If Kavanaugh is confirmed..

Dr. Ford will still stand as a hero for shining the light on these slimy bastards. Time will catch up with them. Thank you Dr. Ford, I don't know if you realize the magnitude of the public service you performed today.

[JCMach1]

36. Why? Because she was pretty fair in a bad/undefined situation...

idiots...

[Cha]

37. Wow! the rethugs must be Furious at their "assistant"!