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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Thomas And Anita Hill About Them

The comments are coming in fast and furious on our post from this morning on Ginny Thomas’s call to Anita Hill.

It’s not surprising. The story is as strange as any we can remember. As of now, no further explanation has come from Ginny Thomas or her husband. But that hasn’t stopped other tidbits from coming out and the chattering classes from weighing in.

According to the folks at NPR’s On Point, Ginni Thomas canceled an interview shortly after news broke of her call. She cited “scheduling conflicts.” Wrote Andrew Phelps on the site: “We had planned to talk to Thomas about her major role in the Tea Party movement. The interview was scheduled a week ago, but Thomas’ publicist abruptly canceled, citing a “scheduling conflict.” Read More


The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called Anita Hill to ask her to apologize for accusing the justice of sexually harassing her, 19 years after Thomas' confirmation hearing spawned a national debate about harassment in the workplace. Virginia Thomas said in a statement Tuesday that she was "extending an olive branch" to Hill, now a Brandeis University professor, in a voicemail message left over the weekend. Read More

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