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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI would love to see President Biden nominate Anita Hill to the Supreme Court, just to see Clarence
Thomas crap his robe.
DURHAM D
(32,622 posts)krawhitham
(4,651 posts)JustAnotherGen
(32,171 posts)LaMouffette
(2,044 posts)But to have her name floated and to have Clarence (and his vile wife) see the media go nuts and replay the whole Anita Hill testimony news story again . . . ! Might just put him over the edge.
MichMan
(12,031 posts)JustAnotherGen
(32,171 posts)I think Sotomayor and Kagan should come to work every day with a bottle of coca cola - just to let him know they are onto him.
dchill
(38,680 posts)JustAnotherGen
(32,171 posts)A can of coke - just to let him know . . .
Joinfortmill
(14,611 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,601 posts)with. Nominated to the bench by the man who grilled her in a public hearing and then forced to sit next to her harasser? Christ.
LaMouffette
(2,044 posts)I consider Anita Hill a hero and wouldn't dream of putting her through that.
lapucelle
(18,438 posts)I also don't remember her being seated next to Clarence Thomas.
It was long ago, though, so perhaps I've forgotten. Do you have a link?
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,601 posts)her, famously asking her, among other things, what was the "most embarrassing" thing Thomas ever did to her.
And no, she wasn't seated next to Thomas. My comment was referencing where she might have to sit, were she to be seated on the Supreme Court.
lapucelle
(18,438 posts)I found some footage in a story WaPo ran during the general election 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/11/24/rewatching-joe-bidens-disastrous-anita-hill-hearing-a-sexual-harassment-inquistion/
Ocelot II
(116,188 posts)who is not nearly as qualified as the excellent sitting judges who are said to be on Biden's short list. He will nominate the person who is best able to perform the duties of a Supreme Court justice, not someone selected only for the purpose of pissing off someone else.
What a dumb idea.
JohnSJ
(92,617 posts)experience
Srkdqltr
(6,473 posts)To be involved in.
msfiddlestix
(7,292 posts)Absolutely.
Salviati
(6,010 posts)Stop with all these stunt suggestions for the supreme court.
Not just you, but everyone suggesting her, or Merrick Garland, or Barack/Michelle Obama.
Just stop.
Ocelot II
(116,188 posts)presidential/vice presidential nominees, cabinet positions, whatever - inevitably there are posts suggesting the latest shiny-object liberal celebrity or some famous, well-liked but completely unqualified person, like Oprah or, insanely, recently-disbarred shyster Michael Avenatti (just because he sued TFG and flapped his gums all over MSNBC, which should have known better). While I am nnot privy to such decisions, I can pretty much guarantee that Biden will not nominate Anita Hill, Hillary Clinton, either of the Obamas, Oprah, AOC, Elizabeth Warren, Whoopi Goldberg, or any of the other famous people who are not sitting federal judges. He will especially not nominate someone because it would piss off someone else.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,884 posts)have made a good judge.
budkin
(6,757 posts)But I agree it would be funny.
PJMcK
(22,127 posts)A Supreme Court seat is too important to fool around with. I certain President Biden will nominate someone of superior ability for Justice Breyers seat.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,574 posts)so that Biden could appoint yet another justice..