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pnwmom

(109,025 posts)
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 08:57 PM Nov 2017

Angela Wright was willing and able to testify for Anita Hill at the Clarence Thomas hearing.

She would have confirmed that she had also suffered from sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas. But the Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Joe Biden, failed to call her.

This was from an interview in 2007.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15113601

First of all, I would like to ask, why didn't you testify? You were subpoenaed to come to Washington. You were interviewed. Your interview was placed in the record, but you were never called. Now, [former] Republican [Senator] Alan Simpson, at the time, said you got cold feet. Did you get cold feet?

No, absolutely not, Michel. I was fully prepared to testify. I realized it was not going to be easy, but I was – once I was there, I was committed to going through with the process. The only reason I didn't testify is because I wasn't called to testify. I was there for three days, waiting with my attorneys for the Judiciary Committee to call me, and it was their decision...
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Angela Wright was willing and able to testify for Anita Hill at the Clarence Thomas hearing. (Original Post) pnwmom Nov 2017 OP
One of the reasons I'm not on the Biden 2020 bandwagon. EffieBlack Nov 2017 #1
Me, neither. His performance as the Chairman of the Committee -- where he had real power pnwmom Nov 2017 #2
This is little known montanacowboy Nov 2017 #3
I'd like to Homeoutside Nov 2017 #4
His memory NOW is that she changed her mind at the last minute. But I believe HER pnwmom Nov 2017 #5
Biden screwed up royally on this one. Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #6

pnwmom

(109,025 posts)
2. Me, neither. His performance as the Chairman of the Committee -- where he had real power
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 09:06 PM
Nov 2017

to affect the outcome -- was extremely disappointing.

He also allowed in some very creepy testimony -- like that claiming that she had some psychological condition that made her obsessed about sex. It felt like a witch trial.

http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,167355,00.html

Republicans dredged up the infamous John Doggett 3d, a lawyer who testified that Hill was an erotomaniac for thinking he would ever condescend to date her.

montanacowboy

(6,115 posts)
3. This is little known
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 09:07 PM
Nov 2017

If she had testified I think Thomas would have gone down.Biden was in charge
I remember those hearings, it was disgraceful what they did to her

High Tech Lynching my ass

Thanks Joe I won't forget it

pnwmom

(109,025 posts)
5. His memory NOW is that she changed her mind at the last minute. But I believe HER
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 09:15 PM
Nov 2017

and she has consistently said that she'd been willing to testify.

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