with them through my whole life and it's ateman a consistent pattern all the way through, 65 women who knew me more than 35 years ago signed a letter to support me after the allegation was made because they know me and they were with me and we grew up together. we talked on the phone together and we went to events together. that is who i am. what they've said, what the people who worked with me in the bush white house, the women there, look at what sara day said in centralmain.com and look at what the law clerks, i have sent more women law clerks to the supreme court than any other federal judge in the country. >> i only have a few seconds left and ask you a direct question. did you watch dr. ford's testimony? >> i did not. i planned to but i did not.