About 10 days ago, Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas called Anita Hill and left a rather bizarre message on her answering machine. She called at 7:30 am on a Saturday morning so it sounds like she wanted to leave a message and deliberately called when she didn’t think she would get Ms. Hill live.
Those of us who remember Anita Hill’s role in the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings knew at the time that there was something going on that wasn’t quite what it should be. Word around Washington travels fast and without mercy and the word on the street wasn’t good for old Clarence. Washington, however, isn’t known for its right or wrong as much as it is for its can you prove it or not. Thomas was confirmed by a 52 to 48 vote and the rest was history, or so we thought.
