Twitter Comments on Grilling of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford: "One of the Ugliest and Most Shameful Things I've Ever Seen"

Right now, the @GOP is willingly injuring all sexual assault victims a second time.

May we remember this in November.

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) September 27, 2018

Here is some real-time commentary as the crucifixion grilling of Dr. Ford takes place today — tweets that (for the most part: some have come into my feed today, but were tweeted earlier) are commenting in real time on what's happening, which I think are valuable to share:

From a journalist with a deep sense of the justice system. https://t.co/R4CRZq8nIk

— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) September 27, 2018

Optics:

They're going through Ford's statements sentence by sentence trying to find inconsistencies.

Thousands of documents about Kavanaugh's record still remain concealed from the public.

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) September 27, 2018

Leaders of evangelicals urged prayers this morning for Brett Kavanaugh -- and not for Christine Blasey Ford, the victim, nor for justice to be served. How can this be possible? It's so ugly as to be unimaginable.

— Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) September 27, 2018

Grassley’s diatribe, with Dr. Ford sitting there captive, is clearly designed to rattle her. It’s a powerful man trying to diminish a far less powerful woman. It’s a capsule summary of everything that’s going on here.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 27, 2018

This is basically obscene. He has used Catholicism as a shield since the very first night when he stood next to Donald Trump—TRUMP!!! And now he wants to use what is left of Catholicism’s reputation to rescue him? https://t.co/jdsntQ01HZ

— David Gibson (@GibsonWrites) September 26, 2018

Today is the day when 11 men force a sexual assault survivor to relive her trauma on national television because they can’t be bothered to swap out Brett Kavanaugh with a different, equally conservative nominee.

— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 27, 2018

A good day to remember that 76% of U.S. senators and congressmen and 85% of Supreme Court justices have been in fraternities, while only 2% of America's population have been fraternity members.

— Ben Kesslen (@benkesslen) September 26, 2018

The hypocrisy of right wing Catholics in the US is breathtaking. These people, who publicly attack and seek to undermine Pope Francis, turn a deliberate blind eye to John Paul II’s appalling record in relation to sex abuse. They are driving people from the church. #CatholicChurch

— gerard moloney (@GerardRMoloney) September 27, 2018

This format, where an Aunt Lydia character alternates with intelligent, compassionate Democratic senators, is a disaster for the GOP.

— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) September 27, 2018

Listen to Ford’s testimony (if you are able). Then consider that @LibertyU bussed students to DC to call her a liar and take Kavanaugh’s side. The message conservative evangelicals are sending their boys & girls is clear. Kicking the dust off my shoes and never EVER going back. https://t.co/EQ285JYQOQ

— Rachel Held Evans (@rachelheldevans) September 27, 2018

“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”

— Madeleine L'Engle (@MadeleineLEngle) September 27, 2018