Dems to GOP Kavanaugh Facebook Jokers: Get Sexual Harassment Training
The fallout over jokes in reference to the woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault while in high school posted by several Colorado Republican officials on Facebook has taken a bizarre turn.
Democrats in the Colorado General Assembly have authored a letter asking that the individuals in question submit to mandatory sexual-harassment and diversity training to address their alleged biases — something, presumably, that they'd have to do under any circumstances. Meanwhile, Republicans point to the fact that one of the missive's signatories, Senator Daniel Kagan, was the subject of a workplace-harassment investigation that found he'd used the women's restroom in the Colorado State Capitol on numerous occasions.
The letter is on view below; also accessible is the Kagan inquiry's final report, obtained by CBS4. The station aired a package based on that report on September 20, in an ideal bit of timing from the GOP perspective, since it provides an opportunity to distract voters from an embarrassing episode involving powerful Republicans mere weeks before election day.
The Facebook comments pertain to "Exclusive Report: Kavanaugh May Have Cheated While Playing 'The Floor Is Lava' as a Child," a story from the Babylon Bee, which describes itself as "your trusted source in Christian news satire." The piece plays off an assertion by Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party more than thirty years ago.
Read more: https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-republican-brett-kavanaugh-facebook-jokers-told-to-get-sexual-harassment-training-10814378
