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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI would love to see President Biden nominate Anita Hill to the Supreme Court, just to see Clarence
Thomas crap his robe.
DURHAM D
(32,603 posts)krawhitham
(4,637 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,780 posts)LaMouffette
(2,017 posts)But to have her name floated and to have Clarence (and his vile wife) see the media go nuts and replay the whole Anita Hill testimony news story again . . . ! Might just put him over the edge.
MichMan
(11,864 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,780 posts)I think Sotomayor and Kagan should come to work every day with a bottle of coca cola - just to let him know they are onto him.
dchill
(38,432 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,780 posts)A can of coke - just to let him know . . .
Joinfortmill
(14,378 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,304 posts)with. Nominated to the bench by the man who grilled her in a public hearing and then forced to sit next to her harasser? Christ.
LaMouffette
(2,017 posts)I consider Anita Hill a hero and wouldn't dream of putting her through that.
lapucelle
(18,187 posts)I also don't remember her being seated next to Clarence Thomas.
It was long ago, though, so perhaps I've forgotten. Do you have a link?
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,304 posts)her, famously asking her, among other things, what was the "most embarrassing" thing Thomas ever did to her.
And no, she wasn't seated next to Thomas. My comment was referencing where she might have to sit, were she to be seated on the Supreme Court.
lapucelle
(18,187 posts)I found some footage in a story WaPo ran during the general election 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/11/24/rewatching-joe-bidens-disastrous-anita-hill-hearing-a-sexual-harassment-inquistion/
Ocelot II
(115,576 posts)who is not nearly as qualified as the excellent sitting judges who are said to be on Biden's short list. He will nominate the person who is best able to perform the duties of a Supreme Court justice, not someone selected only for the purpose of pissing off someone else.
What a dumb idea.
JohnSJ
(92,060 posts)experience
Srkdqltr
(6,224 posts)To be involved in.
msfiddlestix
(7,270 posts)Absolutely.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)Stop with all these stunt suggestions for the supreme court.
Not just you, but everyone suggesting her, or Merrick Garland, or Barack/Michelle Obama.
Just stop.
Ocelot II
(115,576 posts)presidential/vice presidential nominees, cabinet positions, whatever - inevitably there are posts suggesting the latest shiny-object liberal celebrity or some famous, well-liked but completely unqualified person, like Oprah or, insanely, recently-disbarred shyster Michael Avenatti (just because he sued TFG and flapped his gums all over MSNBC, which should have known better). While I am nnot privy to such decisions, I can pretty much guarantee that Biden will not nominate Anita Hill, Hillary Clinton, either of the Obamas, Oprah, AOC, Elizabeth Warren, Whoopi Goldberg, or any of the other famous people who are not sitting federal judges. He will especially not nominate someone because it would piss off someone else.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,864 posts)have made a good judge.
budkin
(6,698 posts)But I agree it would be funny.
PJMcK
(21,988 posts)A Supreme Court seat is too important to fool around with. I certain President Biden will nominate someone of superior ability for Justice Breyers seat.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,301 posts)so that Biden could appoint yet another justice..