virginia should have let her sleeping dog (continue to) lie

out of the blue, virginia thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, left a voicemail for anita hill seeking an apology for hill’s claims of harassment by her husband 19 years prior. thanks to the digital world we live in, the voicemail was forwarded to the authorities. it has also rekindled interest in the story, and brought supporting witnesses out of the woodwork.

one of those who has come forward is lillian mcewan, former assistant u.s. attorney and senate judiciary committee counsel, and thomas girlfriend, who corroborated much of what hill initially reported. it also turns out that other corroborating testimony was ignored by the senate all those years ago. imagine that.

so… on one hand, we have a woman who was willing to risk her career and the glare of a hostile, public spotlight to report harassment, and a man who to this day denies inappropriate behavior… and was protected by other men.

what percentage of women falsely accuse men of harassment? (answer: very small)

what percentage of men lie and deny when accused of harassing women? (answer: just about all of them)

i’d like to think that virginia thomas is not an idiot, or a deluded believer just trying to protect her man (albeit a little late). maybe she and clarence had a fight. maybe she’s always known about his extracurricular interests. maybe on some level she WANTED us to re-visit the discussion.

well, it worked… you go, girl!

this, by the way, is one of those times you’ve just got to love the internet. how are you sleeping these days, clarence?