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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInteresting piece by Mark Lippman on DailyKos re Platner
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/5/800050593/community/layers-and-layers-of-irony-platners-accuser-co-founded-ladies-for-kavanaugh/]The morning after Brett Kavanaughs confirmation for a seat on the Supreme Court, the New York Post, (a disgusting right-wing tabloid), wanted its readers to know what women think about the accusations of sexual assault that came up during the hearings. From the story: https://archive.is/kUiES
Inez Stepman and Lindsey Fifield are two millennial women who co-founded the group Ladies for Kavanaugh to show their support for the nominee when they felt that view was being left out of the public discourse. Their day jobs are in conservative politics, Stepman at Independent Womens Forum and Fifield at the Heritage Foundation. (Their pro-Kavanaugh group was formed on their own time.)
Fifeld and her pro-Kavanaugh friends had stayed quiet during the original hearings while liberal women raged in the streets and on social media. But in the wake of the baseless, 11th-hour accusations orchestrated to stop Kavanaughs confirmation, we couldnt stay silent anymore, Fifield said.
Yes, its 110% understandable for people to be outraged about Platners racism and misogyny.
But its not understandable how any Democrat, at this time, after all weve been through, could take the word of somebody like Lyndsey Fifield.
Anyone in the fight against racism and misogyny has to know that Lyndsey Fifield isnt going to take you there where you want to go.
Heres a sample from her blog at the right-wing Independent Womens Forum.
Every time I bought Seventh Generation laundry soap, I supported a brand that smeared law enforcement and funded the extremely-corrupt and racially divisive BLM. https://www.independentwomen.com/2023/07/24/how-boycotting-woke-corporate-restored-my-dignity/
Etc.
Oh, and IWF talked about how proud they were for designing the talking points in support of Kavanaugh for Susan Collins. I would post the video but the last time I did that it was alerted and removed as using right wing smears. Go figure!
AloeVera
(4,504 posts)Can't make this stuff up.
And she worked for the Heritage Foundation to boot.
AND she helped Ms Concern lie her way to why she supported Kavanaugh.
Too bad about the video. People need to see who and what she is.
Nanjeanne
(6,737 posts)If shes the only one allegeding these things, it doesnt make them true.
One thing Ive wondered since she reported he knew about his tattoo - she made him seem quite open and proud of it. Yet not a single other woman hes been with mentioned it. I mean did no one else say whats that when they were lying naked together. And why wouldnt he say oh its my little Nazi tattoo like he did to her?
I have lots of theories particularly since shes close friends of 15 years with her fellow conservative pal Bethany Mandel - but posting about Bethany here would send out the bat signal! Theres a video of ethanys husband, Seth, on conservative pos, John Podhoretz, discussing how Bethany has been helping to coach Fifield through all this. Id post it but you know that wont work here. But you can find it.
leftstreet
(41,321 posts)It's hard to know whether or laugh, or throw up
Nanjeanne
(6,737 posts)Boo1
(556 posts)women were only raped because they drank too much.
No wonder these two dated.