https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/melissa_carone_michigan_election_witness_becomes_a_star.html
Election witness Melissa Carone has had the courage to testify, and as a result, she is being held up to ridicule.
The Michigan House Oversight Committee hearings have provided some interesting information. Contrary to what Attorney General Bill Barr has stated (“to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”) and what the Associated Press has reported (“Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims”), there appears to be overwhelming evidence of fraud. It is repeatedly asserted, “Claims of widespread voter fraud and accusations that Democrats engaged in a coordinated scheme to steal the election have been repeatedly debunked.” The repetition does not necessarily make it true.
An extremely effective witness was Melissa Carone.
Carone has been pilloried because she was not sufficiently obsequious when responding to our elite legislators. It is claimed that she must have been drunk. She appeared to be “slurring her words.” Her past has been gone over with a fine-tooth comb. She has a criminal history. Everything is being done to discredit her except for an analysis of what she is alleging. Her testimony is just dismissed.
In defense of Carone’s critics, she does sound like a “valley girl.” This is a dialect that frequently reveals a lack of seriousness. However, a close review of her testimony does not suggest that she lacks intelligence. It also does not reveal any slurred speech. At the 6:49 point of the video Carone had to assist Rep. Cynthia Johnson find the word “oath.” Perhaps Rep. Johnson had been drinking. Carone’s major failing was that she was not sufficiently humble.
The chair of the committee, Matt Hall, asked her, “But why is that we’re not having more people come forward?” Her response explains why so few people have come forward: “I’ll tell you why. My life has been destroyed. My life has been completely destroyed because of this. I’ve lost family. I’ve lost friends. I’ve been threatened. My kids have been threatened. I’ve had to move. I’ve had to change my phone number. I’ve had to get rid of social media. Nobody wants to come forward. They’re getting threatened. Their lives are getting ruined. I can’t even get an actual job anymore because Democrats like to ruin your lives.” She is not the only person to allege intimidation.