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drray23

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6. That's exactly what I was about to post.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 09:19 PM

Sep 2018

What the hell was wrong with Biden with his line of questions? He was asking for totally unnecessary salacious details making professor Hill uncomfortable and subjecting her family to it. I had never seen it before and had no idea how mysoginistic men were then. Even Democrats. If Biden was that rude, I shudder to think what repubs were back then.

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Anita Hill was treated really badly by all those men including [View all] malaise Sep 2018 OP

Yes. As I have said before Evergreen Emerald Sep 2018 #1

Yea because people dont make mistakes from which they learn and grow Fullduplexxx Sep 2018 #10

This was a demeaning, ugly, life changing event for Evergreen Emerald Sep 2018 #14

I feel the same way and have for a long time. vsrazdem Sep 2018 #16

Yes, as I recall, JenniferJuniper Sep 2018 #2

And the best thing that Biden could do now is to explain his actions (or lack thereof.) erronis Sep 2018 #3

He has no excuse for the way he treated Anita and DURHAM D Sep 2018 #17

I will never support him because of it. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #4

Same here. nt DURHAM D Sep 2018 #18

Biden has apologized and has said he is embarrassed madaboutharry Sep 2018 #5

It was a crappy apology and Hill herself wasn't impressed. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #7

That's exactly what I was about to post. drray23 Sep 2018 #6

I Was Watching And Thought...He's Done Me. Sep 2018 #8

It was infuriating. nt BootinUp Sep 2018 #9

It's so upsetting to watch, I can hardly bear to think of Ms Hill *living* it. 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2018 #11

I was in college RandySF Sep 2018 #12

This was excruciating to watch. I can't believe what they put her through-- Mrs. Overall Sep 2018 #13

I watched the hearing back in 1991 malaise Sep 2018 #15