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In reply to the discussion: This is a post which I have wanted to write for a very long time, [View all]Hekate
(91,321 posts)10. Yes it was painful. And then we got Christine Blasey Ford vs Boof Boy. Her life was threatened...
She couldn't go to work, her kids lives were disrupted, and she had to move more than once.
Nobody does this for a lark. Both women were extraordinarily brave and self-composed, and the end result was two unqualified male Justices appointed for life.
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By the way, I don't know if you knew, but the entire transcripts are available. Might make finding
hlthe2b
Mar 2022
#5
CSPAN actually has all the hearings recorded and available in their Video Library
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2022
#27
I suspect that resentment runs in his veins. That's why he harassed women in the first place.
Gaugamela
Mar 2022
#3
As someone in an interracial marriage I want to see Clarence and Gianni respond to
Dustlawyer
Mar 2022
#49
I only saw bits and pieces of the hearings but it was a deeply depressing episode to me
hlthe2b
Mar 2022
#4
Interesting. I did not notice his expression then, only Anita Hill's & the way she was treated...
Hekate
Mar 2022
#6
Yes it was painful. And then we got Christine Blasey Ford vs Boof Boy. Her life was threatened...
Hekate
Mar 2022
#10
I remember how it was played up for publicity among ordinary black men as an attack.
halfulglas
Mar 2022
#18
I did the same thing when we went to war to get Iraq out of Kuwait. Now my daughter is a medical
Pepsidog
Mar 2022
#13
Weren't there other women after Anita Hill to testify against him, but Biden didn't call on them?
Karadeniz
Mar 2022
#16
Yes. They were not allowed to testify. NObody makes up pubic hair in Coke, Long Dong Silver, etc.
Evolve Dammit
Mar 2022
#21
Sickening. I was unhappy with sacrificing ethics for getting along. Hasn't stood the test of time.
Karadeniz
Mar 2022
#26
It would be hard to find anyone that's been around that hasn't worked with a guy like Clarence.
brewens
Mar 2022
#17
I remember reading at the time, whether in some column or hinted at in some...
thenelm1
Mar 2022
#30
I think Clarence Thomas was already a piece-of-work when he went into that hearing.
erronis
Mar 2022
#25
If he is wise, he will retire, however I have my doubts. Either way, this isn't going away.
Joinfortmill
Mar 2022
#32
it was a slap in the face to thurgood marshall's legacy, and to black america
noiretextatique
Mar 2022
#64
I think he was already who he is now -- being caught just made him more of that.
live love laugh
Mar 2022
#42
Their rage was fueled by indignation at the prize they were "entitled to" was in jeopardy.
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2022
#61