If you know the name Christine Blasey Ford but not Karen Monahan, you must ask yourself, “Why?”
In the past few weeks, the nation has been transfixed on nearly every detail surrounding the confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The week after the contentious hearings, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, indicated that she possessed a letter charging the nominee with sexual misconduct while a teenager in the early 1980s. Since then, and especially now that we know the accuser’s name, it’s been a literal he said/she said.
While the mainstream media is focused on what comes next in the ongoing D.C. drama, Democrats remain suspiciously quiet concerning allegations about Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The claims of abuse against the current congressman, deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, and candidate for Minnesota Attorney General are serious and most importantly, documented. If we just compare the two situations, the strength of the claims against Ellison overtake the assertions directed at Kavanaugh. In fact, if Kavanaugh were facing claims similar to those of Ellison, his time on the national stage would be in immediate and serious jeopardy.
Ellison’s accuser took to social media on Monday morning with claims against her own party, the Democrats. But with the makeup of the Supreme Court currently hanging in the balance, who has time to listen to a woman 1,000 miles away from the Washington Beltway? Her story isn’t politically convenient.
According to Monahan, the #MeToo allies within the Democratic Party don’t seem to care about her documented story.
No, they don’t. I’ve been smeared, threatened, isolated from my own party. I provided medical records from 2017, stating on two different Dr. Visits, I told them about the abuse and who did it. My therapist released records stating I have been dealing and healing from the abuse
— Karen Monahan (@KarenMonahan01) September 17, 2018
And the powerful aspect of contemporaneous corroboration? It seems to hold no weight.
Four people, including my supervisor at the time, stated that I came to them after and shared the exact story I shared publicly, I shared multiple text between me and Keith, where I discuss the abuse with him and much more. As I said before, I knew I wouldn’t be believed
— Karen Monahan (@KarenMonahan01) September 17, 2018
Though the alleged domestic assault, which includes being dragged out of bed by her feet, is said to have been caught on video, it is readily apparent that the Democratic machine just doesn’t really care.
“Going through the steps.”
Perhaps Monahan’s greatest mistake is that she is accusing one of her own of egregious behavior that would not be tolerated if Ellison were a member of the Republican Party. While some leftist women’s groups have called Ellison out, there is no strong showing from Democratic leadership of the state or national variety. In the #MeToo era, this lack of concern is obvious.
[Dianne Feinstein weaponizes the #MeToo movement, making a mockery of true victims]
With the current information available to us, it appears that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s greatest sin is being President Trump’s second nominee to the highest court in the land. He doesn’t represent a threat because of his supposed behavior toward a peer 36 years ago. His character isn’t considered questionable because of what he may have done as a drunk, dumb high schooler. Instead of being a danger to one woman, he is seen by the minority party as an ideological danger to all females. The nation has already been informed of his purported disinterest in protecting the rights of women.
However, that fear does not appear to have been palpable enough. This is why eleventh-hour allegations involving uncorroborated, unspecified claims of decades-old assault are increasingly suspect.
The party usually clamoring for the basics of equality shy away from applying the standards they demand to both Ford and Monahan. The vocal consideration so carefully applied to a situation involving a Supreme Court nominee is barely a murmur when it involves individuals connected by ideological ties. And Karen Monahan is rightly frustrated:
My grand baby deserves a world where human dignity is not a political tool for your parties interest. #metoo pic.twitter.com/ElxzPAaNJp
— Karen Monahan (@KarenMonahan01) September 18, 2018
But there will be no national focus on Minnesota once the spotlight on Kavanaugh and Ford is eventually turned off. Though Ellison is currently a candidate for a high-profile state office, full attention won’t go his direction. It just doesn’t matter.
This is further proof that the #MeToo movement has become fully politicized. There is no broad, sober support and concern for women on all sides. Incidents are not weighted according to their veracity, but how they will help or hurt a party’s agenda.
That is why Karen Monahan’s name is missing from the lips of most in the media and why many in a D.C.-focused electorate may not have heard of her. Democrats are just too busy talking about Christine Ford’s paper-thin claims to be bothered with substantive accusations against one of their own.
Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) is contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog and a senior contributor at RedState.com.
