Ep. 299: The Kavanaugh Accusation and the Future of #MeToo

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🗓️ 19 September 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Daily Signal's Kelsey Harkness joins us to discuss how the politicization of the #MeToo movement has been so concerning, and the importance of due process. Plus: We discuss the low ratings of the Emmys, and the politics of the show.We also cover these stories:-- Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said of Christine Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh, “The problem is, Dr. Ford can’t remember when it was, where it was, or how it came to be.”--Two women who dated Brett Kavanaugh said they don’t believe his accuser.--Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the U.S. will cut the number of refugees it will admit in 2019 by one-third.-- Los Angeles could become the largest city in the world to ban fur.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, September 19th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.4	And I'm Daniel Davis. Well, the already contentious fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is about to get a whole
0:15.9	lot uglier.
0:17.3	At the heart of the controversy is a last-minute sexual assault allegation, which Kavanaugh
0:21.8	vehemently denies.
0:23.5	Today we'll sit down with Kelsey Harkness to discuss the latest developments in what they
0:27.2	tell us about where the Me Too movement is headed.
0:30.7	Plus, the Emmy Awards go political and get a lot less popular.
0:35.0	But first we'll cover a few of the top headlines.
0:40.0	The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing Monday to hear
0:43.8	Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford.
0:48.0	There's just one catch. Ford isn't responding to request to RSVP. In a radio interview Tuesday with
0:54.4	Hugh Hewitt, Senator Chuck Grassley, who shares the Senate Judiciary Committee,
0:58.0	said, quote, we have reached out to her in the last 36 hours hours three or four times by email and we have not heard from them.
1:06.2	So it kind of raises the question, do they want to come to the public hearing or not?
1:11.8	Well Senator Susan Collins, a key Republican swing vote, says she wants Ford's lawyer to question
1:17.4	Brett Kavanaugh on Monday and she wants Kavanaugh's lawyer to question Ford.
1:22.2	She said this approach would provide more continuity,
1:25.3	elicit the most information, and allow an in-depth examination of the allegations.
1:30.8	But Senate Democrats want more.
1:33.0	Senator Dianne Feinstein says she wants to hear from Mark Judge, a friend of Brett Kavanaugh that Ford says was in the room during the alleged incident.
1:41.0	She also wants to hear from those who were previously told of the incident. She also wants to hear from those who were previously told of the incident
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