Democratic Primaries
Showing Original Post only (View all)Joe Biden Declines to Directly Apologize to Anita Hill for His Handling of 1991 Hearing. [View all]
on The View. (NYT)
'In his first sit-down interview of his presidential campaign, Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday repeatedly declined to directly apologize to Anita Hill for his handling of the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings, instead delivering a broad statement of remorse for how she was treated during the combative questioning she faced from an all-male Senate committee that he led.
Appearing on ABCs The View, which is heavily watched by women, Mr. Biden was asked by one of its hosts, Joy Behar, about his reluctance in recent months to offer a straightforward apology to Ms. Hill for his own judgment and leadership during the hearings. Ms. Behar suggested that Mr. Biden should say, Im sorry for the way I treated you, not for the way you were treated.
Im sorry for the way she got treated, Mr. Biden responded. If you go back to what I said, and didnt say, I dont think I treated her badly.
[Read our analysis of Mr. Bidens appearance on The View]
The former vice president also declined to pledge that he would serve only one term if elected president, spoke about his relationship with former President Barack Obama, and addressed his past treatment of women who have said his touching and his conduct made them uncomfortable. . .
On Friday, Mr. Biden spoke largely in passive voice about how Ms. Hill was treated, despite the fact that he led the Senate committee when she testified before it.
Describing their phone call, he said, I said privately what Ive said publicly. Im sorry she was treated the way she was treated. I wish we could have figured out a better way to get this done. I did everything in my power to do what I thought was within the rules to be able to stop things.
I dont know why it took you so long to call her, Ana Navarro, another host, said. I wish it had happened earlier.
Since I had publicly apologized for the way she was treated, Mr. Biden said, I didnt want to, quote, invade her space, by calling her privately.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/anita-hill-biden-clarence-thomas.html?
(I listened/watched the show @ the laundromat, so was able to give it less than my full attention. Sadly, I was not moved or very impressed.)
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided