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femmedem

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70. I don't know her but it's clear from interviews that she isn't conservative.

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 09:32 PM

Feb 2021

I mean, she said that of course she would vote for Biden, that she opposes family separation of children at the border which, she reminded the interviewer, was a mainstay of slavery, and she was horrified when Kavanaugh was confirmed.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/politics/anita-hill-2020-democratic-candidates-brett-kavanaugh/index.html

And I do believe you know her. Sorry you are getting some push back, but thank you for persevering.

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Anita Hill is exactly who we need right now at SCOTUS [View all] Always Randy Feb 2021 OP

Hill is a conservative Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #1

Not to my knowledge. Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #4

Well now you know Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #12

I actually know her. nt Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #15

And I'm best friends with Beyonc Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #17

That is what I thought. Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #19

Whatever you say Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #20

dont be a jerk. mopinko Feb 2021 #40

I'm not the one Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #43

would you make that crack mopinko Feb 2021 #47

Yes I would Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #51

good to know. mopinko Feb 2021 #54

Buh bye Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #60

Thank you for this post. femmedem Feb 2021 #69

yeah, but i've been there. mopinko Feb 2021 #71

Ten bucks says you fail to see the irony in your having said that. LanternWaste Feb 2021 #46

So there were political parties in 1700? Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #52

Britain had a Parliament. They had politics. They had political parties. Hekate Feb 2021 #57

Yes in Britain Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #61

Most of settled America was British then. People here ... Whiskeytide Feb 2021 #63

So all that "no taxation without representation" stuff Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #65

welcome to du mopinko Feb 2021 #32

Is she a conservative? A right wing conservative or a moderate conservative? OregonBlue Feb 2021 #35

Neither. nt Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #37

I don't know her but it's clear from interviews that she isn't conservative. femmedem Feb 2021 #70

I am actually shocked at the number of lies Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #73

Never heard she was s conservative. SharonClark Feb 2021 #28

That was common knowledge StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #29

Her testimony was compelling because she worked SharonClark Feb 2021 #62

Let me explain again StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #72

She worked for the Reagan administration Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #38

She had a federal job during the Reagan years. SharonClark Feb 2021 #53

She had multiple jobs in the Reagan administration Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #59

Bill C is a self-declared conservative and there are SharonClark Feb 2021 #64

Her background and Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #66

Anita Hill is 64 years old and a conservative StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #2

She's 64. She was born in 1956. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #3

well Always Randy Feb 2021 #6

Wasn't your point supposed to be that she's fairly young? StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #7

No! I didn't know that! rsdsharp Feb 2021 #11

Exactly. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #23

Kagan was also Solicitor General ... StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #31

That's true. She is the rare exception to the general trend The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #36

Hill joined the faculty at Brandeis in the late 90's. SharonClark Feb 2021 #67

Anita Hill isn't 56, she's 64. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #5

Thank you StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #8

That was suggested almost thirty years ago csziggy Feb 2021 #9

I remember that; they had "He did it" and "She lied" t-shirts :D LongtimeAZDem Feb 2021 #22

I'm not sure anything can "make Thomas step down"... regnaD kciN Feb 2021 #10

Even assuming she's more qualified for the Supreme Court than others, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #13

I think you have her age wrong. cwydro Feb 2021 #14

She is a conservative and that is why she worked for Thomas...and she worked for Conservatives Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #26

She worked for the EEOC not Thomas. nt Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #42

Brandeis University is conservative? SharonClark Feb 2021 #68

I love the idea leftieNanner Feb 2021 #16

Nope. We need to follow the Mitch McConnel plan and confirm flamin lib Feb 2021 #18

Merrick Garland sarcasmo Feb 2021 #21

Garland is about to become USAG, quite the professional prize The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #30

Supreme Court is a lifetime appointment. sarcasmo Feb 2021 #41

NO, too old krawhitham Feb 2021 #24

No, Anita Hill is conservative and has worked for conservatives and is too old...we need to put Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #25

What conservatives did she work for? nt Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #34

There you go. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #48

Her longest employer was Brandeis and UC Berkley. Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #50

She was a conservative that is why she worked for Thomas when he worked for Reagan... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #56

Don't you know that a few years at Oral Roberts SharonClark Feb 2021 #58

Not Hill, not Garland, not Obama. Move. On. tman Feb 2021 #27

Thank you! StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #33

The best candidates for most positions are often people we've never heard of. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #44

Some people think the Supreme Court is a popularity contest StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #75

Exactly right. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #76

What about Stacey Abrams? Yale educated attorney ecstatic Feb 2021 #39

She wants to run for governor of GA again. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #45

Gonna scroll on by this one. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #49

I'm rooting for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson In It to Win It Feb 2021 #55

Why would she want to work along side the guy that she accused? Rice4VP Feb 2021 #74

Anita Hill has virtually no courtroom experience Tarc Feb 2021 #77