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47. There were 4 or 5 women

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 10:15 PM

Aug 2015

who were willing to testify, told they would be able to testify, and flew into DC, waiting to be called to the senate floor. But Biden never let them come.

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HBO film about Clarence Thomas confirmation (Greg Kinnear is Biden, Kerry Washington is Anita Hill) [View all] wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 OP

Joe Biden, during the trial, was an extra-ordinay sexist pig. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #1

Isn't news about a movie wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #2

It is. And your commentary turns it into a comment about a possible candidate. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #4

Hosts can only judge the first post in a thread and the first post says nothing about MADem Aug 2015 #31

My original post (I'm the thread starter) wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #33

Well, you're safe now--and since he's not a candidate, he's not participating in any primaries...yet MADem Aug 2015 #34

He is an actual Vice President and so far his candidacy is just rumors. pnwmom Aug 2015 #57

I was in my 20s and actually watched the hearings from gavel to gavel underthematrix Aug 2015 #17

So did I. So tell me. Why did he not call the other women who were willing to testify to similar Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #19

I recall other victim-witnesses were mentioned but I thought they were underthematrix Aug 2015 #40

There were 4 or 5 women wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #47

That was a good decision on Biden's part. I love Kerry Washington so I underthematrix Aug 2015 #50

Why? wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #53

Your outrage is noted. I think it was a good decision because underthematrix Aug 2015 #55

You still have't said why you think it was the right call. wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #65

He was horrible. He coddled Thomas, and he didn't call MADem Aug 2015 #32

I watched the hearings and then Sen Biden did the absolute right thing. underthematrix Aug 2015 #42

maybe the part about Cosby admitting to rape, that is what sex without consent is, not what we call dsc Aug 2015 #45

She recanted after she cashed the check CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #63

Yes, I remember it well MaggieD Aug 2015 #61

Yes he was... KoKo Aug 2015 #75

He prevented several other women from testifying to corroborate Anita Hill's claims. pnwmom Aug 2015 #58

Yup. If he decides to run, this film will be a reminder of the whole sorry mess. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #22

Joe Biden is NOT A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATE....yet. Anyway. MADem Aug 2015 #26

DReam on. I can't wait to vote for him. He's underthematrix Aug 2015 #43

I didn't say anything that wasn't factual so I'm MADem Aug 2015 #44

BS RandySF Aug 2015 #51

Biden isn't a candidate yet -- if ever. And he is Vice President. Why doesn't this belong here? n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #56

Why then did Biden allow Ms. Hill to speak? Sunlei Aug 2015 #62

"Allow?" Good grief, at least have some knowledge before you opine--she was MADem Aug 2015 #79

I believe Clarence Thomas was the pig. What sexual harassment suits have valerief Aug 2015 #3

Biden's reverent treatment of Thomas. His clear disdain of Hill and his refusal Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #5

prelude to the crime of the next century reddread Aug 2015 #6

Yep. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #7

I remember that too BuelahWitch Aug 2015 #9

You are right. He let the other Senators trash and trash her DURHAM D Aug 2015 #11

I agree with everything you say. Metatron Aug 2015 #24

Thanks. I only vaguely remember those hearings. nt valerief Aug 2015 #60

Sorry, Biden won't come off well in the film if it's historically accurate . . . brush Aug 2015 #14

Assisted by Biden, who kept saying they had to give Thomas the benefit of the doubt. pnwmom Aug 2015 #23

Biden acquitted himself poorly. He was not the only one, but that was NOT his finest hour by a long MADem Aug 2015 #28

This is the one pol event in Biden's career that will keep him from ever being President. Sympathy kelliekat44 Aug 2015 #8

This white woman won't forget it either BuelahWitch Aug 2015 #10

Neither will this white woman. nt DURHAM D Aug 2015 #12

Nor this one. blue neen Aug 2015 #15

Nor this one. kath Aug 2015 #25

This white woman won't forget it. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #21

This white woman will never forget either. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #27

This white woman has never forgotten Small Accumulates Aug 2015 #39

Neither will this white woman MsLeopard Aug 2015 #48

That travesty also cost Al (the pal) Dixon his Illinois Senate seat Doctor_J Aug 2015 #77

Well, this will kill Biden's bid for the Dem nomination brush Aug 2015 #13

It is painful to even look at the picture of Anita. DURHAM D Aug 2015 #16

She's teaching at Brandeis, IIRC. MADem Aug 2015 #30

Who the hell is playing Clarence Thomas? kwassa Aug 2015 #18

To answer my own question, the wonderful Wendell Pierce. kwassa Aug 2015 #20

He could read the phone book and sell it--SUPERB actor. MADem Aug 2015 #29

+1000 Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #49

Bunk!!! (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #36

They shoulda picked Cosby. Scuba Aug 2015 #38

. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #41

While you wait, there's an excellent documentary from 2013 called "Anita" Recursion Aug 2015 #35

Written by Susannah Grant, she wrote Erin Brockavitch, directed by Rick Famuyiwa who directed Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #37

Of course, they've known he was going to be the 2016 candidate for 7 years now. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #46

If that was true, why didn't they use it against him when he was running for VP? pnwmom Aug 2015 #59

They seriously thought attacking Obama was the better plan, because you're right cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #64

He doesn't have a better shot than Hillary, Bernie, or Martin. pnwmom Aug 2015 #66

Actually, statistically, he is the only person who has a chance of beating the Repubes. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #68

When in history has a FEMALE Secretary of State and Senator ever run? pnwmom Aug 2015 #69

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When the goal is to place your bets with the cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #71

How will your statistical analysis predict anything about the first woman heading the ticket pnwmom Aug 2015 #72

I'm 99.9% sure her gender isn't going to be a factor on whether she wins or loses. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #73

Based on your male gut, right? pnwmom Aug 2015 #76

It's all in the statistical analysis. I've already said I would come back and eat crow if I'm wrong. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #78

The question isn't possible to answer because only one Democrat will run in the general. pnwmom Aug 2015 #81

I watched every minute of those hearings. RandySF Aug 2015 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #54

We expected him to let the other women testify. The ones who were willing to testify pnwmom Aug 2015 #70

Wendell Pierce from Treme! He is good. bettyellen Aug 2015 #67

PLEASE. Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #74

It will likely be THE news story, if there isn't a national disaster. MADem Aug 2015 #80