ABC senior investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky responded to Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis being allowed to stay on Donald Trump’s Georgia prosecution provided her former lover Nathan Wade resigns on Saturday’s Good Morning America by labeling the whole situation as “bizarre” and simply part of her “personal life.” Katersky began his report in studio by declaring that Willis’s “ex-boyfriend is now off the case‚ but the district attorney who is prosecuting Donald Trump in Georgia for election interference remains after a rather bizarre detour through her personal life and a really unflattering report from the judge.”     During his recorded report‚ Katersky reported‚ “This morning‚ Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis survives a two-month attempt by Donald Trump and some of his co-defendants to get her disqualified. They argued her romance with another prosecutor she hired for the case created a conflict of interest. Judge Scott McAfee decided ‘Georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict for simply making bad choices‚’ but made clear he thought Willis dating Nathan Wade showed a ‘tremendous lapse in judgement’ and created such ‘a significant appearance of impropriety’ he required Wade to withdraw if Willis wanted to stay.” Katersky also reported that “Hours later‚ Wade resigned ‘to move this case forward as quickly as possible.’ But there is no trial date set and defense attorney Scott Grubman told ABC affiliate WSB there could be an appeal.” If there is a conflict of interest or a “significant appearance of impropriety‚” then it is not a “bizarre detour” into Willis’s “personal life.” She made her private life public by hiring Wade. The defense didn’t force her to do that‚ she made a choice‚ and if that causes the trial to be delayed‚ then she has nobody to blame but herself. Here is a transcript for the March 16 show: ABC Good Morning America 3/16/2024 7:09 AM ET AARON KATERSKY:  Good morning‚ Whit. Her ex-boyfriend is now off the case‚ but the district attorney who is prosecuting Donald Trump in Georgia for election interference remains after a rather bizarre detour through her personal life and a really unflattering report from the judge.  This morning‚ Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis survives a two-month attempt by Donald Trump and some of his co-defendants to get her disqualified. They argued her romance with another prosecutor she hired for the case created a conflict of interest. Judge Scott McAfee decided “Georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict for simply making bad choices‚” but made clear he thought Willis dating Nathan Wade showed a “tremendous lapse in judgement” and created such “a significant appearance of impropriety” he required Wade to withdraw if Willis wanted to stay.  Hours later‚ Wade resigned “to move this case forward as quickly as possible.” But there is no trial date set and defense attorney Scott Grubman told ABC affiliate WSB there could be an appeal. 

Washington Post “gender columnist” Monica Hesse made a splash on the front page of Friday’s Style section celebrating Christine Blasey Ford’s new memoir. She made a pile of unsubstantiated allegations of attempted teenage rape against Brett Kavanaugh when he was up for the Supreme Court in 2018. With time to reflect‚ Ford still doesn’t have any substance to her charges‚ like a time or a place for her alleged victimization: Readers looking to “One Way Back” for a magic bullet to prove Kavanaugh’s guilt or innocence are out of luck. Ford doesn’t remember anything more than she’s already publicly recalled; there are no new witnesses or unearthed diary entries. What she gives instead is a thoughtful exploration of what it feels like to become a main character in a major American reckoning — a woman tossed out to sea and learning that the water is shark-infested‚ or at the very least blooming with red tide. It's a "reckoning"? Kavanaugh said he never met Ford‚ and he never assaulted a woman. But Hesse began by insisting Ford had nothing to gain (other than being a leftist wanting to ruin a conservative man’s reputation and nomination‚ perhaps): “Can you name all 59 women who came forward against Cosby?” a user named Feminist Next Door posted. “Cool so we agree that women don’t make rape accusations to become famous.” Smearing Kavanaugh – again – by comparing him to an actual rapist is what a Democrat-rag newspaper does. Hesse uncorks an unintentionally laughable sentence about a woman seeking to destroy a man’s nomination without it being an actual legal proceeding‚ that would require real evidence: “One Way Back” is a blisteringly personal memoir of a singular experience. But it was most piercing to me as a memoir of the past half-decade‚ when long-buried wounds were tried in the court of public opinion as much as in the court of law‚ and when sexual assault allegations were treated as though they were about scoring political points more than settling psychic trauma. The Democrats were scoring political points by creating a story of psychic trauma that was never proven. The “long-buried wounds” are allegations. Hesse never mentions the other Kavanaugh accusers‚ and their wild and unproven tales. No‚ only one accuser is still a heroine. Hesse concluded: If you believed Ford in 2018‚ “One Way Back” will give you a deeper appreciation for the woman behind the headlines. If you didn’t — well‚ I don’t know if the book will change your mind. But it might wiggle your mind a little bit. Because it’s impossible to picture why someone would lie to achieve the kind of fame that has been bestowed upon Ford. It’s hard enough to picture why someone would put themself through that nightmare to tell the truth. Feminists just assume Ford is telling the truth -- because she's on the "Right Side of History." Accuse a Democrat of sexual assault? The liberal media paints you as a "Dogpatch Madonna" (Paula Jones).  Hesse highlights all the alleged death threats sent to Ford (and that would be wrong)...but does NOT ever mention the man who showed up in Kavanaugh's neighborhood in 2022 with a plan to murder him and his family. Instead‚ we get this:  From time to time‚ she writes‚ people still asked her whether she thought she ruined Kavanaugh’s life‚ and she reacted with incredulity: “Despite the fact that Brett ultimately got the job. Despite the fact that he sits on the Supreme Court while I still receive death threats.” Hesse mentions that Ford was invited over to Oprah's house‚ and to the widow of Steve Jobs' widow‚ and to backstage at a Metallica concert. She balanced it out with the death-threats stuff. PS: Here are the celebrity blurbs on her memoir:  “I was engrossed [at her testimony]….what I heard in Ford’s voice and choice of words was a commitment to tell the truth.” ―Anita Hill "I applaud the courage of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to come forward to share her story." ―Nancy Pelosi "It was striking to see someone questioned before the Senate that actually answered questions."―Jimmy Kimmel "[Ford's] amazing and a true patriot." ―America Ferrera

Universities across the country have decided to reintroduce requirements for undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. This comes after institutions previously claimed that such tests contributed to inequality in higher education‚ according to Fox News Digital.David D. Schein — a professor and associate dean at the University of St. Thomas in Houston — said that standardized testing is a way for institutions of higher learning to compare students. He went on to say that while individual grades and extracurricular activities are certainly considered in the application process‚ it is also important to have a way to measure a student's success independent of geography.Schein went on to suggest that competition among students has increased due to a downward birth curve and ever-increasing costs to get into a college or university. He speculated that dropping testing could have been viewed as a way to increase the applicant pool‚ per the report.The professor also addressed the notion that some have viewed standardized testing as putting minority students at a disadvantage due to poor schooling or cultural bias on the test itself."Frankly‚ I found this narrative racist and offensive on its face‚" Schein said. "That is because it could be interpreted as ‘certain minorities were too stupid to do well on these demanding standardized tests.’ I have always rejected this narrative. Further‚ schools should still have the data but can make decisions based on the many factors considered in admissions‚ not just the SAT."Bloomberg published a report earlier this month‚ suggesting that schools have reintroduced testing after the Supreme Court decided in June 2023 that institutions could not use race as a component in their admissions process."Admissions officers at Yale‚ Dartmouth and Brown cited studies showing how important standardized tests are in providing context to student performance and said that requiring testing is beneficial in recruiting diverse and low-income students‚" according to the report. However‚ the majority of universities across the country are not going the same route as these Ivy League institutions. The report stated: "According to a survey of about 200 colleges taken by test-prep company Kaplan in the second half of 2023‚ only 1% of test-optional colleges plan to reinstate testing requirements while 14% are considering it. The other 85% plan to keep testing optional. (The University of Michigan‚ for its part‚ announced in February that it wouldn’t require testing.)"Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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