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Remembering the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas story: PBS, of all outlets, broadcasts a great documentary about Justice Clarence Thomas.
American Thinker ^ | 05/20/2020 | Silvio Canto Jr.

Posted on 05/20/2020 5:46:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

On Monday night, our local PBS station showed "Created Equal.....Clarence Thomas in his own words."    

It was a great documentary and I learned a few things about his early days and marriage.  

Like some of you, I recall the day that President Bush nominated him.  I happened to be with my father that day and he seemed very happy with the choice.  He told me that Thomas would make a great justice because he faced a lot of adverisity coming up in life.  (On a personal note, "overcoming adversity" was a theme that my late father would always go back to. It made people tougher and better, he would say)

Then came Anita Hill and the documentary became very intense.  It was interesting to watch then Senator Joe Biden and the late Senator Ted Kennedy sitting next to him.  Am I the only person watching who thought that Biden made a fool of himself talking about "natural law"?  Clarence Thomas couldn't understand what he was saying either.

Two things really struck me about the documentary:

First, Justice Thomas reminded his opponents that the "Tarring and feathering" would eventually come back to get them.  He must have been thinking about now candidate for president Joe Biden who faces a 1993 sexual misconduct allegation a lot more credible than Anita Hill's.  I wonder if Mrs. Biden understands the pain that Mrs. Thomas went through?  

Second, the media and the Democrats had no trouble believing Hill.  You can see in the documentary how they all lined up to support a woman who had absolutely no proof of anything.  It all looked so eerily similar to the effort to get Judge Brett Kavanaugh.  


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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: anitahill; clarencethomas; documentary; pbs

1 posted on 05/20/2020 5:46:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I watched the entire hearing live. When I watched “In His Own Words” I got angry at those scum senators, Leahy, Kennedy, Heflin, and especially that sanctimonious jerk Biden.

Near the end, Thomas said something that resonates strongly today in light of all of these governors playing dictator.

“Good policy can be unconstitutional, good policy can be Constitutional. That’s why we have to go to the text.”

In Maryland, our Governor/tyrant has broken many aspects of the Maryland and US Constitutions. I’ve helped support and fund a lawsuit against him but sadly, the sheep in this state would rather just wear a mask and sit home while their lively hoods crash to the ground and their rights are destroyed. I actually got into an argument with some idiot the other day when I said I wouldn’t participate with a contact tracer.


2 posted on 05/20/2020 5:55:23 AM PDT by cyclotic (The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
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To: SeekAndFind

I have a book called, “The Real Anita Hill”.

My take was that after she left his employ, when shy applied for her new job under “reason for leaving old job”, she just made up “sexual harassment” to hide that she was let go because she was not performing. And then everything was fine.

Until Thomas was nominated, at which point the MSM went in to full witch hunt mode and found an ex employee that claimed on a job application to have been sexually harrassed.

This explains why Anita did not want to come forward. Unfortunately, the MSM told her they were doing it with or without her, so she had no choice but to continue and embellish the lie. And probably earn some extra bucks in the process.

But I could be wrong...


3 posted on 05/20/2020 5:58:20 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: SeekAndFind

I watched the documentary. It was really good. Clarence Thomas has always been one of my favorite public figures. He and Antonin Scalia were inspirations for many years, even when they were greatly outnumbered.


4 posted on 05/20/2020 5:59:16 AM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: cuban leaf
I have a book called, “The Real Anita Hill”.

Didn't the author come out as a gay liberal after writing that?

5 posted on 05/20/2020 5:59:19 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

I don’t know. I didn’t finish it. It was the last “political” book I ever read, btw.


6 posted on 05/20/2020 6:07:56 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: SeekAndFind

My wife and I actually went into a movie theater to see this when it first came out. Great movie. The house was probably 25% full and when it was over there was a standing ovation. Watch this if you get the chance.


7 posted on 05/20/2020 6:12:57 AM PDT by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: SeekAndFind

pfl


8 posted on 05/20/2020 6:20:53 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: SeekAndFind

I read his memoir, “My Grandfather’s Son”........I have nothing but the utmost respect for this man and complete disgust at and for how he was treated by democrats....


9 posted on 05/20/2020 6:24:08 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: SeekAndFind
I've always thought that if they ever did a movie about him, James Earl Jones would be perfect for the part.

In his memoir, he mentioned that every summer he and his wife hop in their mobile home and tour the country.

I thought how cool would it be if you pulled into a campground campsite and found yourself parked next to Judge Thomas....

10 posted on 05/20/2020 6:38:11 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: SeekAndFind

Folks, this is now available on-demand in the PBS Roku app.


11 posted on 05/20/2020 6:39:19 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“He must have been thinking about now candidate for president Joe Biden who faces a 1993 sexual misconduct allegation a lot more credible than Anita Hill’s”

Yes. I’m assuming Nina Totenberg was not in this documentary.


12 posted on 05/20/2020 6:41:42 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: dfwgator

Yes, the author switched all sides: David Brock, “founded” Media Matters.


13 posted on 05/20/2020 6:42:04 AM PDT by PsyCon
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To: SeekAndFind

Wife and I watched “Created Equal” and it was excellent! Please watch and recommend to your friends.


14 posted on 05/20/2020 6:56:02 AM PDT by bboise
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To: SeekAndFind

This could be a Babylon Bee story.
Headline: PBS Discovers Clarence Thomas is Black, Begins Praising Him


15 posted on 05/20/2020 7:07:07 AM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: SeekAndFind

I looked for it. All I could find was the Antique Roadshow.


16 posted on 05/20/2020 8:33:06 AM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: Tai_Chung

https://www.pbs.org/video/created-equal-clarence-thomas-in-his-own-words-rymp6z/ Will be available until June 1


17 posted on 05/20/2020 9:31:55 AM PDT by Maudeen (OUR ONLY HOPE IS JESUS)
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To: cyclotic
I watched the entire hearing live.

I remember at the end after Thomas had called them all out on their lies and innuendo that Biden had to admit the presumption was with Thomas.

That meant to me that they had no real evidence against Thomas, only lies and innuendo.

18 posted on 05/20/2020 10:13:50 AM PDT by rllngrk33 (The only thing government does effieciently is waste taxpayer money.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I watched it and was astounded at how humble this man remains, given all he has accomplished, and what it took. He barely mentions his good grades except to allude to a drive to excel simply because he was the only black in his seminary, and one of the very few blacks at Yale Law.

His concluding speech (”high-tech lynching”) to the Senate panel of scoundrels including Biden and Ted Kennedy was one for the ages. They looked absolutely gobsmacked. Every time he confounded them by simply telling the truth, Biden would gavel for a 15-minute break.

Justice Thomas’s explanation of his judicial philosophy was simple, clear and fundamentally aligned with the Founders’ vision.

So glad I watched it, and will watch it again.


19 posted on 05/20/2020 10:41:09 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Some of these people, I met them -- zero interest, Okay? Like zero." -- Donald J. Trump)
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Biden at the confirmation hearings was a smarmy piece of shit then (too).

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20 posted on 05/20/2020 12:05:43 PM PDT by elbook
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