Toledo Blade: Justice Clarence Thomas Still 'Savaging Anita Hill'

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By Jason Aslinger | October 11, 2007 - 22:35 ET

In its October 9 editorial, the Toledo Blade condemns Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for his ongoing "savaging" of Anita Hill.

In a decidedly one-sided article, Hill is hailed as a hero for coming forward with her unsubstantiated sexual harassment allegations in 1991 against then-nominee Thomas. According to the Blade:

The Thomas confirmation hearings were painful to watch, but they were also important because they blew away the veil of complacency over sexual harassment. Women - and even some men - were empowered by Ms. Hill's testimony to step forward and file complaints and lawsuits against sexist practices that permeated the workplace and other areas of society.

The result was positive change, if only because the potential cost of a legal judgment forced corporate America to better police its offices and boardrooms.

But for all the "positive change" brought forth by Hill, the editorial points out that problems still exist. In a shameful leap of faith, the Blade somehow blames Justice Thomas for the sexual harassment committed by New York Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas.

Meanwhile, the $11.6 million jury award to a former New York Knicks executive, who claimed she had been harassed by the basketball team's coach, Isiah Thomas, demonstrates that sexual harassment remains a problem in society.

The reason for this intransigence, we submit, is the persistence of attitudes like those of Justice Thomas, who, in his book and in the TV interview, continues to blame Anita Hill for the accusations that threatened but did not derail his confirmation.

The Blade's main grievance against Justice Thomas is his audacity to continue in his denial of Hill's allegations, particularly now that Justice Thomas has published a book and granted several media interviews.

While there has never been proof of Hill's claims, the Blade has no problem acting as judge and jury of Justice Thomas' guilt (see also prior post of Scott Whitlock), and consequently chastising him for his "same old smear against Ms. Hill."

He also reprises his attacks on Ms. Hill's character, saying she was not the demure, religious, and conservative lawyer she professed to be.

That's a cut below "nutty and slutty," the perjorative Justice Thomas' most virulent defenders used back in 1991, but not by much. It's also a textbook example of how the perpetrators of sexual harassment typically respond to their accusers.

If the commentary here is about Justice Thomas, then why did the editorial board resort to citing the perjorative supposedly uttered by Justice Thomas' "virulent defenders"? And who exactly are these "virulent defenders"? The answer is that the editorial board is committing their own smear, tagging the Justice with a comment he never made.

Of course there is no consdideration at all for the notion that Hill's allegations are false. If the harassment allegations were ever proven false, would the Blade then approve of the questions about Hill's character? Would they cite to Hill's "virulent defenders"? It is doubtful.

—Jason Aslinger is a private practice attorney in Greenville, Ohio.

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}}---> Jason

We're expected to believe Jason never in his employed life, engaged in sexual banter with a man or woman (possibly?) he was sexually attracted to?

Let's all quietly ask ourselves the same question about ourselves.

There being no hands raised, the subject is closed.

~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~

Post edited by management to remove offensive reference.

Cool,

What's up with that comment?

That was very over the top to attack the blogger for reporting a media biased story. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Oh, Sorry Jason

I'm Sorry Jason. 

I read the it wrong.

I retract my stupid error

Jason???

Oh...never mind.  But I'm not Jason. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Toledo Blade

The Blade is owned by long time newspaper owners, the Blocks, who also own the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It is so far left that the building tilts. I know, its my hometown paper and I am ashamed of management, not the paper nor my hometown.

}}---> Jason

I'm Sorry Jason.  I honestly made a foolish mistake in slaughtering your name.

Please delete my post, or leave it as you wish displaying my ignorance for all.

I would delete it, but it has already had attachments made to it.

Again, sorry

~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~

Cool Arrow

Cool Arrow will now be suspended from posting.

Bye all, but I deserve it

Cool,

Looks like it's been fixed.  All's well that ends well.

Sorry...didn't mean to "call you out"...I just thought that your comment was a tad strange. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Cool Arrow

I don't know what prompted your statement - and I don't entirely know what it means. My main point (not specifically stated in my post) is that only Hill and Thomas will ever know what happened between them. Because of that, it's the height of ignorance & bias for the Blade, and Robin Roberts, to conclude that Thomas must be guilty. 

But don't worry Cool Arrow - there are no hard feelings. And for what it's worth, I work by myself so there's nobody for me to harass.

Little Girl Who Cried Coke Can

No one has ever once in public on the left or right actually examined Anita Hill psychologically. Liberals like those of the typical Ohio rag see harassment as all males are beasts and women victims while Conservatives see Thomas being accused by a female........but no one ever looks at Anita Hill.

Since no one was there with a video, the public facts of Hill are necessary to be explored. Arlen Specter in the hearings tripped her up in questioning and exposed her as lying and changing her story. This is a fact as Hill is a legal educated person and yet was caught in a lie.

This backs Thomas statement of Hill being a woman who got caught up in attention and was swept away with the moment.

Since Thomas has never been documented as lying in any of this intense scrutiny, Hill must be examined as a proven liar and Thomas given credit for his observation that Hill was a rather difficult person with a poor attitude.

In knowing this about Anita Hill, it appears her motives in legal terms would be that of jealousy or a woman scorned........not by Thomas rejecting her, but by the heirarchy choosing a Conservative black male over a liberal feminist female.
Notice in Hill the poor attribute of absolutely going nowhere since the hearings and literally being encased in nothingness again. All of this confirms an Affirmative Action minority female, with a grudge against the world for various reasons from race to her rather not beautiful appearance.........and a pschopathy builds of a woman crusading by the instigation of promises of moving on up, if she only stopped Clarence Thomas who was in her mind the anti black.

What needs to be examined thoroughly is Anita Hill and especially the story she told of the "coke can with pubic hair".
Focus upon that aspect as a normal mind would never come up with a metal can ever associated with anything sexual for the simple reason of sharp edges cutting, size, absolute "chilling effect" to the sensual realm and as aluminum cans replaced tin cans in the 70's people would see it impracticle and dangerous.

In Anita Hill's mind, she chose sexual harassment and a sweet inviting beverage which would be defiled by a pubic hair. But reason the source of her "heart" which was effecting this story. She chose metal which could be blunt force and cutting of a pure brutal nature. It is highly probable that Anita Hill psychologically was the coke can, being a dark inviting package with pubic hair, but the male world had inflicted a cold metalic brutalization of her by ignoring her and casting off her as a woman.
It is a sort of Ugly Woman Syndrome which liberal females suffer from in rage. The unattractive like Anita Hill are crushed by it and the semi attractive such as Hillary Clinton in her White House years was continually trying to frump herself down so as to be accepted by the ugly women of her clique.
This is not unique as advertisers choose frumpy models to sell products to a certain class of women who will only buy from Oprah type women.

No one will probably ever examine this for what it is in Anita Hill, but as the years have progressed she is the one who has been proven to fit a type of the woman scorned while Clarence Thomas has been righteous and proven so at every turn in the public eye.

Why did Anita Hill cry coke can? Why did no one up until now actually expose the reasoning why?

 

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LOL!

"Ms. Hill's testimony ...The result was positive change."

I love how these Leftists grandstand over sexual harrassment yet they defended the Rapist in Chief and his enabling 'wife' to the hilt.

See, if you're a black conservative who possibly made a racy joke, you're an evil, no-good scumbag who deserves to be railroaded out of life, but if your a Lib, you can be a womanizing sexual predator and you'll be enabled and insulated from all criticism...

Sigh....

Sadly....(sigh)....I'm from Toledo, The Blade is a huge leftist rag, the owner/editor John R. Block is just slightly left of chairman Mao. Two days before the '04 elections, he sponsored George Soros to speak at The University of Toledo, to try and influence the election.

I guess, what else would you expect from a paper that prints crap like this...

}}---> Jason

Again, I apologize.

A synaptic malfunction confused the messenger with the message.

The gist of my post was to point out that there are very few, if any of us who have never engaged in discussion of a sexual nature in the workplace.

I don't know how I got you confused into it.

I will now step back into my self imposed penalty box.  I am both embarrassed and ashamed of what issued forth from my keyboard.

Cool,

Dude, I think you need to fugetaboutit.

No harm, no foul...Jason's not angry....nor is anyone else.

:) 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive