believe09
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this is jmvho, so I will jump right in.
Virginia Thomas is married to Clarence Thomas, a Justice on the SJC. For those of you too young to remember, Anita Hill was an employee of Thomas' who accused him of sexual harrassment during the hearings to determine his fitness for his nomination. She almost suceeded in preventing his nomination, and she sparked a serious debate concerning sexual harrassment in this country. Many view her as a hero and martyr, many view her as an embittered tool of those opposed to the Thomas appointment. Thomas' defense to some of her allegations was that "everyone was doing it at the time."
Just after the Thomas' wrote a book about the experience, they both publicly requested that Hill apologize. Hill, a Brandeis University Professor, declined and stands behind her testimony.
So, on October 9, Virginia left what can only be charecterized as a, umm, self serving message on Hill's answering machine. There is a transcript at the link.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_anita...3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA3Rob21hc3dpZmVzZQ--
Given the details of her party affiliations in the AP story, I have to believe she is attempting to draw attention in some fashion to herself and her beliefs. Or, perhaps the book is scheduled to come out in paperback sometime soon. Not sure. But this is my take on it. :waitasec:
Virginia Thomas is married to Clarence Thomas, a Justice on the SJC. For those of you too young to remember, Anita Hill was an employee of Thomas' who accused him of sexual harrassment during the hearings to determine his fitness for his nomination. She almost suceeded in preventing his nomination, and she sparked a serious debate concerning sexual harrassment in this country. Many view her as a hero and martyr, many view her as an embittered tool of those opposed to the Thomas appointment. Thomas' defense to some of her allegations was that "everyone was doing it at the time."
Just after the Thomas' wrote a book about the experience, they both publicly requested that Hill apologize. Hill, a Brandeis University Professor, declined and stands behind her testimony.
So, on October 9, Virginia left what can only be charecterized as a, umm, self serving message on Hill's answering machine. There is a transcript at the link.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_anita...3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA3Rob21hc3dpZmVzZQ--
Given the details of her party affiliations in the AP story, I have to believe she is attempting to draw attention in some fashion to herself and her beliefs. Or, perhaps the book is scheduled to come out in paperback sometime soon. Not sure. But this is my take on it. :waitasec: