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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:49 PM
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Anita Hill was a remarkable woman back then. A role model. A hero, in many ways.
She remains so to this day.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:50 PM
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1. this episode is fascinating...why and why now?
and why leave a voice message? it's pretty insane.

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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:52 PM
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6. Im guessing
Anita Hill is probably CONSTANTLY fending off insane phone calls, probably a lot are pornographic. She has probably been instructed by the authorities to always turn over crank calls to them.
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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:51 PM
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2. Recommended!
At least Howard Fineman had the balls to admit that Thomas's wife is "tied up with the Tea Party".
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drmeow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:52 PM
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3. DU roses for Anita Hill? n/t
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:52 PM
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4. And she told the truth
n/t
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:52 PM
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5. Many think she was instrumental in the sexual harassment rule in
the workplace being implemented. I didn't follow this stuff then but when I went back to work part of the "new job" hires spent many an hour sitting through these classes. Bless you Anita, you're handling this like a real pro and the classy woman you are.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 06:53 PM
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7. Couldn't agree more!
She will always be one of my hero's. If she wouldn't have been attacked and listend to Clarence Thomas would not have been put on the Supreme Court.
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tilsammans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 07:00 PM
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8. Anita Hill = courage personified
She'll always be one of my heros.
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 07:11 PM
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10. amen.... she didn't want to testify. she was forced. then they vilified her, smeared her, accused
HER of perjury, when anyone with half a brain could see Thomas was lying harder than a dead mackerel on a pine board

the media, as always, was the real culprit in this, ignoring the myriad instances of Thomas' own highly misleading (when not obviously ludicrously false) testimony, and also ignoring many people who volunteered what a sleazy perv Thomas was

there were many instances of Thomas renting porn (and ignored by most media), which put the lie to his TESTIMONY that he never did, just for starters

speaking of starting, don't get me

SO FURiOUS now....

buh bye
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 07:08 PM
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9. My guess?
With Mr. Thomas' wife in the news about her activities within the tea party they needed to shunt the spotlight elsewhere. Just my guess.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 07:11 PM
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11. I have always admired her.
"Classy" isn't a classy enough word to describe her.
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jimlup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 09:24 PM
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12. Absolutely Agreed
I wish she could be named to replace Thomas.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 09:26 PM
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13. I love a woman who doesn't apologize....
:evilgrin:
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