So, she’s talking about what Fox and the like do to her.
I don’t think Ford coming forward about Kavanaugh started out as a smear. In fact, Diane Feinstein (to some people’s disappointment actually, because they misunderstood) kept Ford’s report confidential initially because senators have a duty to respect their constituents confidentiality wishes - especially with a subject as personally sensitive as sexual assault. I don’t know, but I suspect that Ford probably was urged to talk about it publicly- but not as a political ploy...hmm...I mean, I suppose that could’ve been part of it from Dem politicians perspectives, that they just don’t want Kavanaugh on the SC and they want the seat open until they can fill it - political games, yes, I think the career Dem politicians play games too. But from an ordinary citizen’s perspective, a woman’s perspective, and a survivor’s perspective, and anyone who is concerned about the ability of a judge to be impartial and balanced and not abusing power when making decisions that affect all Americans, not just Trump supporters...she had to say something. She clearly had alarm bells going off about Kavanaugh (just imagine someone seeing their assailant being appointed to the highest judicial seat in the country, and knowing she didn’t say anything, and how she’d feel then) ...and that is totally understandable. I believe Ford and understood why she said something when she did, and why it was left to what seemed like the last minute. She may have prefered not to ever go public if Kavanaugh wasn’t a SC nominee. From Ford, I don’t think it was a political smear. I think it was the truth, even if the Dems politicized it. Even if they did...he should not have made it that high up. Neither should he if he happened to be a Democrat. It’s just not the job he should be doing.... and maybe Pelosi’s not so great herself, or any of the career neo-lib/ conservatives. This, and everything that has happened since Trump was elected, definitely has many questioning what ‘entitles’ people to power.