Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Solnit: Unconscious Bias is Running for President [View all]bloom
(11,635 posts)"...While every lawmaker on the committee had his own dedicated time to ask questions, Hill supporters noted that Biden was the one overseeing all of the proceedings and could have used his authority to step in. The Republicans metaphorically stoned Anita Hill, while the Democrats, Biden being the gatekeeper, let it happen, Angela Wright Shannon, an EEOC employee who also raised allegations against Thomas, told Roll Call.
Hills camp also notes that Biden contributed to the hostile tone of the hearing himself. I was shocked and dismayed that Joe Biden was asking questions that didnt seem appropriate and was not in her corner as a Democrat, Charles Ogletree, a Harvard law professor who served as Hills attorney, told Politico. The point is that hes supposed to be neutral, but his questions to Anita Hill were as piercing as anyones.
Biden has previously argued that the rules governing the committee limited how much he was able to intervene, especially when questions were being asked by other lawmakers."
...Biden has also been criticized for not calling more witnesses who could have helped corroborate Hills account. Sukari Hardnett and Wright Shannon were both EEOC employees who said they could speak to the culture of the office. Both were not ultimately called to testify, nor was at least one other woman who said she could back Hills allegations.
I did expect that the chair would be fair and gather the testimony from the relevant witnesses, like the three women who were not called in to testify, like the experts on sexual harassment that could have helped inform the committee about how the problem manifests itself, Hill told Time in 2016....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/27/18262482/joe-biden-anita-hill-2020-christine-blasey-ford-brett-kavanaugh
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided