When I first heard of Joe Biden’s apology to Anita Hill, I immediately marveled that he decided to reopen old wounds like that.
When I heard his statement on the radio, I more than marveled; I went incandescent. This is what triggered me, if you will:
“A brave lawyer, a really notable woman, Anita Hill, a professor, showed the courage of a lifetime talking about her experience [of] being harassed by Clarence Thomas…”
This assumes, in an important public statement, that Thomas harassed Anita Hill. I watched those hearings and surrounding analysis closely back in 1991, and I thought and still think it far more likely that Hill was a weaponized liar. The evidence against Thomas was weak at best. But, for political gain, Biden smeared Justice Thomas anyway.
He could have just said Hill deserved a better hearing. I disagree, but I would probably let it pass. Instead, he smeared Justice Thomas as a sexual harasser all over again. This is despicable.
Clarence Thomas’ statement back in 1991 speaks to this far better than I can.
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