Why not speak up?

Dear editor:

I read the articles about Judge Brett Kavanaugh and I am confused. This woman claiming the abuse of 35 years ago, had to go to counseling to rediscover that the abuse took place, but she wasn’t in counseling for that incident. And the congresswoman she sent the letter to, held on to it for months before making it known to the committee, and that was only because a vote was going to be made on his election to the Supreme Court. We are told the FBI did not one, but six background checks on the judge and this accusation of abuse never came up during those six checks.

I am amazed that all these “Me Too” women have held on to their accusations of abuse for years, why? Especially if it is the truth, why are you not speaking up at the time of the incident? Fear of public humiliation or ridicule? Maybe it was to get the job, as I am supposing to be the response to all the actresses and news people. But yet you keep your mouth shut for years and then you want us to give you credibility for speaking up after five, 10, 15 and now 35 years later. I’m sorry, I just simply don’t get it.

Maybe I am just one of those “too ugly to want to touch women” or “I had to gnaw off my arm not to wake her up after last night’s partying.” I mean, even Ted Kennedy went home and went to bed before talking about the car and woman in the lake. But he was elected anyway and stayed for years.

No disrespect ladies, but if you want to get the dirty rotten rascal, ruin his life early, stop him from going to a great college versus a community college. And then if a woman wants him, let her have him. Not to mention keeps him out of the public offices, because he can’t afford the garbage to come out about his past behavior. Or even worse, it stops him from abusing other women while in office. This should have been learned with President Bill Clinton. Just my thoughts, L.J. Gibson Hot Springs