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MyNameIsKhan

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 05:40 PM Sep 2018

Vox : Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/28/17914308/kavanaugh-ford-question-dodge-hearing-chart


There were several noticeable differences between the Senate testimony of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford.

The most obvious was the tone each took. Ford was polite and quiet in recounting her accusation against Kavanaugh; he was angry and loud in his denials of the allegations against him.

Beyond the style of their testimonies, there was a striking difference in the content of their words. Both Ford and Kavanaugh fielded questions from senators and the prosecutor hired by Republicans, Rachel Mitchell.

But only Ford made an effort to answer every single question.

Kavanaugh actively dodged questions. He often repeated the same non-answer over and over. Other times, he insisted on answering a question with “context” — which inevitably was a long story about his childhood — but never actually answered the question.



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Vox : Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart (Original Post) MyNameIsKhan Sep 2018 OP
Wow, that graphic kind of says it all, doesn't it? NorCen_CT Sep 2018 #1
Doesnt it? Lair Lair ... a copy of trump MyNameIsKhan Sep 2018 #2
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