Avenatti: Christine Ford needs to tell her story to the Amerian people before Monday.

[triron]

Link to tweet

[wcmagumba]

1. I hope she does....

I've been thinking the dems need to get out ahead of the bullshit planned for
Monday and this might be the way...

[Grasswire2]

2. She could take it to television sooner.

Any network would do anything to get that.

Who is the perfect person to interview her?

[qazplm135]

5. Maddow

Is the best person

[Grasswire2]

7. someone softer, I think

Someone who gets out of the way of the story and just prompts. Maddow's strength is analysis and conclusions.

[Funtatlaguy]

26. Diane Sawyer or Oprah

[qazplm135]

45. I don't want a softer person

I just want someone respectful.

[BigmanPigman]

12. I already wrote an email to Rachel this afternoon about this very idea.

Have her do an interview on her show. I also added for her to look into the gambling problem and huge debt that the GOP is afraid will come out about Kavavaugh's past.

[Grasswire2]

32. Rachel is the wrong person.

She attracts critics and haters because of her strong personality. A very gentle sympathetic figure is needed here. I was thinking about Tulsi Gabbard or someone of that nature. Someone who is not the story.

[qazplm135]

46. Tulsi Gabbard??

Huh? You don't think she would attract critics and haters??

[MrsCoffee]

60. Yeah, just no.

[bdamomma]

50. May be someone should e mail Sheldon Whitehouse

he was working on the gambling issue while questioning.

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon


I along with many others here on DU think she should bypass the committee and go right to an interview. Didn't Stormy Daniels do this with 60 Minutes? It may help. Get the American people involved in this. We have a lot at stake right now.

[triron]

55. Perfect!

Rachel is #1

[FM123]

38. Someone who the republican voting women watch....

[bdamomma]

51. hmm...

Megan Kelly?????? just a suggestion. She interviewed Putin. Too soft no substance?

[leftynyc]

57. Uh - no

She's busy going back to her putrid fox news roots and trashing all Democrats today. Fuck her.

[Dem_4_Life]

49. Lester Holt would be great

Or any non-cable news show Dateline, 20/20 or 60 Min.

[oberliner]

3. She has already done that

[pnwmom]

8. Not face to face. She might benefit from doing the same thing Stormy did.

Since they're trying to box her in, she could instead set her own terms.

They're acting in an unfair manner, and she's not bound to any secrecy agreement. I assume her lawyer is giving thoughtful consideration to getting out ahead of them on this.

[oberliner]

15. She presented everything in the Washington Post interview

That was already more than she had wanted to do.

[pnwmom]

19. Nothing in writing has the same impact as face to face. Did you see her friend on TV today?

She was very persuasive.

[OnDoutside]

34. 100% agree.

[oberliner]

39. At first, she had hoped to remain anonymous

I just would hate to see what the fallout could be from going on television. It seems like the RW will attack her relentlessly (even worse than they are doing now) and her appearance will be cast in the most negative light possible by that crowd - and they are vicious. I just don't feel like it is fair to ask to her to go through that.

[LanternWaste]

58. I don't think 'fair' is either relevant or subject to interpretation by anyone other than Ms. Ford.

[oberliner]

64. This is more meant in response to Avenatti saying she needs to tell her story

I don't think it's fair for him (or others) to say that she needs to do that.

[Anon-C]

4. Agree. Preferably post-game day Sunday evening...

...then every Senator voting against Big Hands should simply not be present for any further votes.

[dalton99a]

6. I hope she follows this advice.

[roamer65]

9. Yes. I agree.

A prime time television interview.

[pamela]

10. Said that to my husband today.

She should hold a press conference and tell her story directly to the people.

[madaboutharry]

11. Michael Avenatti has been reading DU.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211154131

I really do believe she needs to do this. It is her story and she should tell it on her terms.

There has been suggestions of going Monday under protest, but she should tell it first on her own.

[bdamomma]

53. Avenatti reads DU

hmm.... he would be good too, and he's not a stranger to these situations either. We can give all the suggestions we want, but the bottom line is Dr. Ford's decision. But if she does this women will rally big time.

[JCMach1]

13. This guy needs to be elected to something... just saying

[oberliner]

16. Well the only office he has discussed running for is President of the United States

[LanternWaste]

59. More accurately, 'discussed with your knowledge..."

What he has or has not actually discussed is not really within the scope of our responses, merely that which he discussed publicly and within the parameters of available news content.

[oberliner]

65. Good point

[world wide wally]

18. Attorney General?

[Funtatlaguy]

29. DNC Chair. Would be great attack dog 🐕.

[JI7]

14. 60 Minutes ?

[Elwood P Dowd]

17. That's what I was thinking.

Comes on after the late afternoon NFL games end Sunday. Perfect timing.

[Silver Gaia]

21. That might be too late, too. There's very little time for public outrage to build by Monday morning.

There's so little time left at all, though. Tomorrow or Friday might be better? I agree with Rachel doing it, though, because she is trusted.

[lamp_shade]

25. Yes I agree - tomorrow night (Fri) with Rachel for the full hour.

The word would spread like wild fire and record millions would watch.

[Silver Gaia]

33. Yep.

Rachel, are you hearing us?

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Second Tweet:

Link to tweet

[PaulX2]

22. Avenatti Knows How To Fight With Knives - FFS Listen To Him - Republicans Winning Right Now

Republicans slamming Kavanaugh through, damn the torpedoes. Well lets unload a whole fleet of U-Boats worth of torpedoes starting immediately.

Avenatti has done more to push back on the Trump Train than anyone.

He even bagged Cohen, single handedly (well let's count Stormy too, sorry Stormy).

Republicans control the narrative right now and something needs to be done.

Having another anti-choice pro corporation fascist who tries to rape girls on the Supreme Court can't happen.

[malaise]

43. + 1,000 n/t

[ecstatic]

62. +1000.nt

[Garrett78]

23. I'm not comfortable telling a sexual assault victim what to do.

It would be to our advantage politically, but that isn't what matters most.

[Meadowoak]

30. If Ford doesn't speak up now, women will be silenced for generations.

[JHan]

54. I agree... what I really feel about it all was summed up in these tweets

Link to tweet

[Hamlette]

24. I've been thinking the same thing all day. Hope she does.

[ancianita]

27. He's righteous. Courts of public opinion have consequences. Avenatti should team up with Ford.

[Hoyt]

28. Good advice, although I get why she might not.

[TheBlackAdder]

31. I believe she is able to file criminal assault charges against him. That will start an investigation

[flibbitygiblets]

35. I hope she does this. Seeing that's she's a real person

will make it harder to dismiss her

[malaise]

36. Yes! Yes! Yes!

And he needs to join her legal team.

[Meowmee]

37. Good idea

I hope she does.

[beachbum bob]

40. This has all been ill planned and executed by Ford and the democrats in the Senate

the bottom line, any failure by Ford to tell her story in front of the american people either in the senate hearing or on TV will damage all future efforts by women who have gone thru similar situations.

[DeminPennswoods]

41. Dr Phil would be my choice

They'd do an interview 1 on 1 with no audience and Dr Phil would be an empathetic questioner. Also, his show is taped in LA, so she wouldn't have to leave CA.

60 Minutes would work and is gets a lot of viewers. There's also 20/20, Dateline and 48 Hours, all of which will cover breaking stories and they run Friday/Sat.

[Grasswire2]

42. Isn't he a Repug? nt

[BannonsLiver]

44. Probably. He's definitely a crank.

[DeminPennswoods]

48. He's taken some pretty liberal positions

on his show. IIRC, back in 2004, he and Robin interviewed John and Teresa (I think) Kerry and it was very positive.

[Dem_4_Life]

52. I believe he is but more middle of the road.

He is very anti-abuse though he would be a good interviewer however I don't think he would get that on the air before Monday.

[ecstatic]

63. He'd be my last choice. 60 Minutes with Oprah interviewing. nt

[Johnny2X2X]

47. He makes a great point

The committee is not going to treat her fairly, there is no longer any privacy for her anyway, take this story to the American people Sunday night where you can control the narrative yourself.

[OnDoutside]

56. Looks like his advice may have hit home. Good.

[ecstatic]

61. I agree, but I hate that so much pressure is being placed on her.

It sucks but we're behind you 100% Dr. Ford!!