Opinion: Joe Biden doesn’t owe me an apology. Clarence Thomas does.
By Angela Wright-Shannon May 1 at 6:37 PM Angela Wright-Shannon is a freelance writer and editor living in Charlotte and a senior facilitator with the OpEd Project.
As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee 28 years ago, Biden performed poorly; his lack of support for Hill was appalling. Hill says Biden promised her that she would be allowed to testify first. Everyone knows now that didn’t happen, a turn that allowed Thomas to frame the hearings to his advantage. Biden could have done more — or at least tried — to moderate the heartless grilling of Hill by his Senate colleagues.
I disagree with those who say only Biden is to blame for the way the hearing unfolded. More condemnable are Sen. Charles E. Grassley and former senators Orrin Hatch and Alan Simpson , who interrogated Hill and challenged her credibility. But none of them are running for president, and all are members of a party that cares little about how men treat women, as evidenced by whom it nominated for the White House.
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