I remember watching the Congressional hearings where Clarence Thomas was a candidate for the Supreme Court. I remember particularly the unnecessarily abusive way in which Arlen Specter questioned Anita Hill. I remember hearing Thomas’ life story, his accomplishments and the help he got from institutions and people along the way. I remember the meanness of the “ABC” taunt he heard as a child. It was clear that given his education and experience he was clearly not a viable candidate for the Supreme Court. And sadly that has been clearly proven in the past 19 years. The color of his skin was why he was there. Sadly the inappropriate telephone message left on Anita Hill’s telephone by his wife Ginni has helped no one. We know there was another potential witness at the time of the hearing, Lillian McEwen, who, because of that phone call decided to “end her 19-year silence about Justice Clarence Thomas.” Now there is talk demanding that Thomas be impeached for perjuring himself before the committee. (...
