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Other pundits have been less generous than Robinson in speculating why Ginni Thomas might have picked up the phone. This was all political. She wanted 15 minutes of fame. She knew that Hill told the truth, how many books have been written about the back room deals that went on behind the scenes? The guy that railroaded Hill came out with a book, saying he was sorry. Thomas wants recognition for Tea Party and thought she would use Hill again, hoping the voters were stupid enough not to have read all those books on Clarence Thomas porn charges. Sorry Ginny, I did read the books.
October 25 2010 at 10:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI for one remember Anita Hill sitting in that HOT SEAT. I do not believe she would have put herself in that situation, if her former boss had not said those things. I commend her for standing up for women all over the world. I have always believed her. I truly wish these (TEA PARTY) women would stop trying to push women's rights back to past. MOVE FORWARD NOT BACKWARDS! Mrs. Thomas needs to appoligize for her harrassment.
October 24 2010 at 11:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyClarence Thomas. Other than me, is anyone else old enough to remember when Supreme Court justices were brilliant jurists and kept their private lives and opinions discreet? Now, we have the likes of Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia. While Scalia is bright, he makes no secret of his political and personal views. Both appointees were to reward the know-nothing wing of the Republican Party. As a result, the reputation and effectiveness of the Supreme Court is compromised.
October 22 2010 at 4:59 PM Report abuse Permalink +7 rate up rate down ReplyNineteen years!!!!!! Anita appologise its the proper thing to do, since he won you lost it means the folks who listened did not believe you.... You can stick to your gun all you want, you are always going to be seen as the one who tried to tint an "honest man" Her burdens are many, you are only a tiny part of it.... Do it and move on
October 21 2010 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink -17 rate up rate down ReplyIt is clearly time, after two decades, to let things go and get on with life. We cannot control other people's perspective as Anita Hill considered Clarence Thomas's actions as sexual harrassment, while others would not. I wonder what Mrs. Thomas's motives are for dragging this unpleasant piece of history back into the forefront again. Are her old wounds not healing, or is she seeking some free publicity for a book, or a reality show? Makes you wonder.
October 21 2010 at 5:32 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyWell, this is just one more reason so many people are so disenchanted with our political process. Many people at the time thought that Thomas' confirmation glossed over serious issues. And now this? Mrs. Thomas' "extension of an olive branch" was so clearly NOT this, I personally wondered how she could even entertain such a notion. And, she listens to Limbaugh and his ilk? Frightening! Ms. Hill's actions at the time showed extraordinary courage. Both the Thomas' actions suggest something else entirely...in my opinion.
October 21 2010 at 4:09 PM Report abuse Permalink +10 rate up rate down ReplyApparently Ginni Thomas is concerned that her political activities and receipt of contributions is becoming a problem so to distract attention she called Anita Hill as a distraction. I don't think that is going to work.
October 21 2010 at 3:16 PM Report abuse Permalink +12 rate up rate down ReplyI'm glad Anita Hill called security and the FBI got involved. She doesn't need to be harrassed by this woman, especially if Ginni has an ulterior motive!
October 21 2010 at 2:49 PM Report abuse Permalink +10 rate up rate down ReplyThis seems like a cry for attention or publicity on the part of Mrs. Thomas. If between the two of them the need for an apology exists , the request should be registered by the Justice. Why not let the two parties who are involved workout these matters. It appears that the Justice is incapable of speaking and that he is sending his wife out to do his dirty work .This is similar to the days of slavery when the the Master would require the Slave women to deliver punishment on their behalf to the Master's wife . The reference that the now Justice made to a high tech lynching during the confirmation hearings indicates that his mentality is that of a current day black who suffers from the worst form of what has been coined as post traumatic slave sydrome. My heart goes out to his wife , who in this instance is showing just how impacted one can become by simply being intimately involved with one who is so traumatized. I hope that the Thomas's can get the help that they both so desperately are crying out for.
October 21 2010 at 2:41 PM Report abuse Permalink -6 rate up rate down ReplyGinni Thomas is essentially accusing Anita Hill of lying and is demanding that she confess to same. An accusation of lying is an olive branch?
October 21 2010 at 2:35 PM Report abuse Permalink +16 rate up rate down ReplyFollow Politics Daily
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