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36. What was most odious

Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:16 PM

Mar 2022

to me at least, was why the GOP decided to foist him to the nomination. They had to have known in their vetting the sexual allegations in his past, so it seems a cynical ploy, baiting Democrats with their version of an "affirmative action" candidate, so anyone declaring him unqualified could be immediately pigeonholed as a racist. But he really wasn't qualified for the job.

Thomas was quick to play the race card in all his blustering "high tech lynching" schtick, which really had no bearing on the accusation against him. Like he had that card already stuffed up his sleeve and was just waiting to play it.

When the truth was, and still is, that the only real consideration was his adherence to the cause of destroying all things FDR, as the poster has said.

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This is a post which I have wanted to write for a very long time, [View all] PCIntern Mar 2022 OP

Just curious: Have you ever shown those tapes to your daughter? FakeNoose Mar 2022 #1

Yes...limited, PCIntern Mar 2022 #2

By the way, I don't know if you knew, but the entire transcripts are available. Might make finding hlthe2b Mar 2022 #5

I did not think of that... PCIntern Mar 2022 #7

CSPAN actually has all the hearings recorded and available in their Video Library BumRushDaShow Mar 2022 #27

Great info! CrispyQ Mar 2022 #48

You're welcome! BumRushDaShow Mar 2022 #54

You could also get the VHS transferred to CD for a minimal fee. PatrickforB Mar 2022 #33

Thumb drive. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2022 #37

I am an old fogie, I admit. Maybe the cloud? PatrickforB Mar 2022 #41

I suspect that resentment runs in his veins. That's why he harassed women in the first place. Gaugamela Mar 2022 #3

As someone in an interracial marriage I want to see Clarence and Gianni respond to Dustlawyer Mar 2022 #49

I only saw bits and pieces of the hearings but it was a deeply depressing episode to me hlthe2b Mar 2022 #4

Interesting. I did not notice his expression then, only Anita Hill's & the way she was treated... Hekate Mar 2022 #6

It was extraordinarily painful to watch PCIntern Mar 2022 #9

Yes it was painful. And then we got Christine Blasey Ford vs Boof Boy. Her life was threatened... Hekate Mar 2022 #10

I believe both Hill and Ford for numerous reasons. yardwork Mar 2022 #56

I remember how it was played up for publicity among ordinary black men as an attack. halfulglas Mar 2022 #18

I remember people saying horrible things about Anita Hill. yardwork Mar 2022 #57

It's All One Piece Beetwasher. Mar 2022 #8

You are correct, sir. dchill Mar 2022 #11

Now look for some Long Dong Silver tapes multigraincracker Mar 2022 #12

Great shot! Bobstandard Mar 2022 #29

I did the same thing when we went to war to get Iraq out of Kuwait. Now my daughter is a medical Pepsidog Mar 2022 #13

Dear PCIntern, love you! Cozmo Mar 2022 #14

Me too PCI Intern. Like to get a recommendation from you for honest Pepsidog Mar 2022 #20

Resentment and vengeance would explain a great deal. crickets Mar 2022 #15

Weren't there other women after Anita Hill to testify against him, but Biden didn't call on them? Karadeniz Mar 2022 #16

Yes. They were not allowed to testify. NObody makes up pubic hair in Coke, Long Dong Silver, etc. Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #21

Sickening. I was unhappy with sacrificing ethics for getting along. Hasn't stood the test of time. Karadeniz Mar 2022 #26

That's what I don't understand. Guys who act wnylib Mar 2022 #31

No idea. Human sexuality can be a very bizarre thing. Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #44

Ginni obviously doesn't have an elevator that goes to the top floor. BComplex Mar 2022 #39

I don't think Ginni digs it. I think she was horrified. yardwork Mar 2022 #58

It would be hard to find anyone that's been around that hasn't worked with a guy like Clarence. brewens Mar 2022 #17

I listened to the entire hearings at the time. enough Mar 2022 #19

And he and his wife never forgave this vote malaise Mar 2022 #22

Dear PC you have put into words what Quakerfriend Mar 2022 #23

I think he would have been awful anyway Meowmee Mar 2022 #24

I remember reading at the time, whether in some column or hinted at in some... thenelm1 Mar 2022 #30

The push was for a reliable conservative minority nominee for the Supreme Court. haele Mar 2022 #51

Yes that was definitely a factor as well... Meowmee Mar 2022 #65

I think Clarence Thomas was already a piece-of-work when he went into that hearing. erronis Mar 2022 #25

The curse of the family Bush mountain grammy Mar 2022 #28

If he is wise, he will retire, however I have my doubts. Either way, this isn't going away. Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #32

I so hope Joe gets a chance to replace him jcgoldie Mar 2022 #34

I've been wishing for that so hard! BComplex Mar 2022 #40

I hope Thom Hartmann reads this post and covers it on his program. Talitha Mar 2022 #35

What was most odious ymetca Mar 2022 #36

it was a slap in the face to thurgood marshall's legacy, and to black america noiretextatique Mar 2022 #64

I agree with you that he's resented Democrats since. But wait ... Whiskeytide Mar 2022 #38

I don't know if Kavanaugh will last. LisaM Mar 2022 #66

I think he was already who he is now -- being caught just made him more of that. live love laugh Mar 2022 #42

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #43

KNR. I think that you are completely correct. Bookmarking for links and memory. niyad Mar 2022 #45

Payback is a bitch. hay rick Mar 2022 #46

K&R Duppers Mar 2022 #47

I was telling a younger friend about those hearings yesterday. milestogo Mar 2022 #50

I've Always Wondered RobinA Mar 2022 #52

For anyone to carry hate around for a lifetime, Jetheels Mar 2022 #53

Coincidentally, I watched the Thomas hearings holding my newborn son. yardwork Mar 2022 #55

I remember when Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell to the Court DFW Mar 2022 #59

Valuable insight Wild blueberry Mar 2022 #60

Their rage was fueled by indignation at the prize they were "entitled to" was in jeopardy. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #61

I haven't had a can of coke since. NT usonian Mar 2022 #62

The Coca Cola Company was not too happy... PCIntern Mar 2022 #63

I remember enduring those hearings Warpy Mar 2022 #67