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Excerpted from “Lillian McEwen breaks her 19-year silence about Justice Clarence Thomas” By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer, The Washington Post, Friday, October 22, 2010
[SIZE="+2"]W[/SIZE]hen Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his explosive 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Thomas vehemently denied the allegations and his handlers cited his steady relationship with another woman in an effort to deflect Hill's allegations.
Lillian McEwen was that woman. …
She has written a memoir, which she is now shopping to publishers. News broke that the justice's wife, Virginia Thomas, left a voice mail on Hill's office phone at Brandeis University, seeking an apology -- a request that Hill declined in a statement. After that, McEwen changed her mind and decided to talk about her relationship with Thomas.
"I have nothing to be afraid of," she said, adding that she hopes the attention stokes interest in her manuscript.
Still, McEwen, a Democrat, acknowledges growing increasingly irritated with Thomas's conservative jurisprudence and his penchant for casting himself as a victim in the Hill controversy.
Don't like the testimony? Discredit the witness. You're all too predictable.
I point out some very obvious reasons to doubt her claims and you pretend that they don't exist because you desperately want to believe what she's saying. Yea, I'm the one who's predictable.
"He was always actively watching the women he worked with to see if they could be potential partners," McEwen said matter-of-factly. "It was a hobby of his."
If you're a Justice Thomas supporter, you have to be sick at heart over this. It is now clear that Anita Hill was telling the truth and he was an abuser.
Yes, you're predictable. Just like the lawyer you are. We all love you lawyers for your predictability. This is just a case to be argued for you
you could care less about the beating hearts of the women Thomas has victimized in his career.
Heaven forbid you address the substance of the accusation.
No! Your sole goal is just to strip this woman of her credibility, her dignity. Thanks for that. Be proud of yourself.
She has written a memoir, which she is now shopping to publishers.
Yes, that's generally how I look at things, as I don't simply believe everything that I hear. Your approach may vary.
lawllllll
Er, I did. This woman defended Thomas in the past. She never once said anything about this before. However, 19 years later, she's taking this opportunity to promote her book by making these claims about his past actions. The fact that she openly admits that, as well as the fact that she's also disgruntled with his judicial decisions, indicates that she may have other motives.
Let's not pretend you give a **** about her either - the only reason you care is because she's accusing a conservative.
Let's play a game: Remember when a woman accused Al Gore of sexual assault? Despite the fact that her claim was on its face more credible than this woman's claim, I pointed out several of the flaws in her story and expressed uncertainty about what actually happened. You, on the other hand, immediately asked whether "Tipper's legal team was trying to knock Al down a peg before the divorce."
http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...ct-2006-authorities-say-4.html#post1058821756
It sounds like your sole goal was to strip that woman of her credibility and her dignity, and you just couldn't care less about the beating hearts of the women that Gore assaulted.
Hypocrisy, plain and simple.
Let's cut the crap and the ****ing games.
Lillian McEwen says Clarence Thomas had a thing for pornography and soliciting women working in his office. This aligns precisely with the 1991 testimony of Anita Hill.
You challenge Lillian McEwen motivations in coming forward at this time.
I don't.
There are enough women in this country who know all too well how these things happen and resent it.
People forget that these alleged incidents occurred when Thomas and Hill both worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, precisely the government institution charged with protecting women from such injurious employment environments.
The hypocrisy was entirely Thomas'.
This story is about justice finally served. Thomas is discredited.
Let's cut the crap and the ****ing games.
Lillian McEwen says Clarence Thomas had a thing for pornography and soliciting women working in his office. This aligns precisely with the 1991 testimony of Anita Hill.
You challenge Lillian McEwen motivations in coming forward at this time.
I don't.
There are enough women in this country who know all too well how these things happen and resent it.
People forget that these alleged incidents occurred when Thomas and Hill both worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, precisely the government institution charged with protecting women from such injurious employment environments.
The hypocrisy was entirely Thomas'.
This story is about justice finally served. Thomas is discredited.
This story is about justice finally served. Thomas is discredited.
Let's cut the crap and the ****ing games.
Lillian McEwen says Clarence Thomas had a thing for pornography and soliciting women working in his office. This aligns precisely with the 1991 testimony of Anita Hill.
You challenge Lillian McEwen motivations in coming forward at this time.
I don't.
There are enough women in this country who know all too well how these things happen and resent it.
People forget that these alleged incidents occurred when Thomas and Hill both worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, precisely the government institution charged with protecting women from such injurious employment environments.
The hypocrisy was entirely Thomas'.
Can We then assume that in 1998/99 that you had a dim view of Bill Clinton and the Campaign began by Hillary and James Carville to discredit & destroy anyone accusing him (??)
Wow, Gore and Clinton were accused of sexual advances, so it's okay for Thomas? Really? Everybody does it? Is that your excuse for Thomas?
Wow, Gore and Clinton were accused of sexual advances, so it's okay for Thomas? Really? Everybody does it? Is that your excuse for Thomas?
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