Clarence Thomas' Wife Virginia Demands Apology from Anita Hill for Sexual Harassment Accusations

I was never a fan of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for a number of reasons, notwithstanding his coldness towards the black community and his buffoonish persona. I was taken aback at the effrontery of his Tea Party activist wife, Virginia Thomas, when she reportedly called Anita Hill, who accused her husband of sexual harassment decades ago, for an apology. Say what? Is she crazy? Why should Anita Hill apologize? What if her accusations were true? Shouldn't Clarence Thomas apologize to Ms. Hill? You will recall the circus the accusations caused at Thomas' confirmation hearings in the Senate in 1991.

"I just wanted to reach across the airwaves and the years and ask you to consider something. I would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband," the wife of Clarence Thomas said in the Saturday morning voice mail, first reported by ABC News. "So give it some thought and certainly pray about this and come to understand why you did what you did. Okay have a good day." Source: NY Daily News

Virginia Thomas thinks she is on a roll. She started an organization to shed light on President Obama's supposed mishandling of the issues facing this country. She even called him a tyrant. But isn't it a little strange and unethical for the wife of a sitting Supreme Court justice to be such a visible force in Washington politics? It is a frightening thought that a woman so radical as Virginia Thomas is married to a man who can effect change on our lives through the US Supreme Court. I could never understand why Anita Hill followed Clarence Thomas to other positions when she said he was sexually harassing her. Maybe she just wanted to build up her resume, but that's not a good enough reason, in my opinion to knowingly work with someone who harasses you repeatedly. Still, that doesn't mean that she made up the allegations, one in which Thomas allegedly called his penis, "long dong silver" and pubic hair on a can of soda. We certainly don't need to revisit that hot mess that unfolded during his confirmation hearings.

I hate to dredge this affair up again, but Ginnie Thomas is wrong to contact this woman. Let it go. Stop holding a grudge. Obviously Ms. Hill has moved on and is doing just fine at Brandeis University as a law professor, who did the right thing by turning over this harassing voice mail message to the FBI. Ginnie Thomas was not with her husband when he was allegedly engaging in crude behavior. She presumed to know the truth and has a lot of nerve to do so. I don't blame Anita Hill to go public with this. I echo her sentiments, Mrs. Thomas' actions are offensive. Thomas' action isn't what I would call extending an olive branch. She's just as crazy as her husband. Well, as they say, birds of a feather flock together. This latest dust-up will only lead to embarrassment for Clarence Thomas, not Anita Hill.