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I well remember Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. And very soon after that, Bob Packwood. I do not believe the allegations that were leveled against Thomas. What was he alleged to have done? If you take them at face value, he 1) asked a subordinate out (he was unmarried at the time), 2) he told off-color jokes and 3) he put a 'pubic' hair on top of a Coke can (it was never ascertained to be an actual pubic hair). Bob Packwood forced a kiss in in elevator. For these crime, we were LECTURED ad nauseum about sexual harassment from NOW, the Democrats, and other leftists. Unwanted sexual advances, or even jokes, from men in positions of power were WRONG, and don't even try to make excuses for them.

Then, a very short while later, Bill Clinton came on the scene and literally blew even the worst accusations against Thomas out of the water. The same people who wanted to crucify Clarence Thomas circled the wagons around Bill Clinton. It was breathtaking.

1) asked a subordinate out (he was unmarried at the time), 2) he told off-color jokes and 3) he put a 'pubic' hair on top of a Coke can (it was never ascertained to be an actual pubic hair).

He wasn't alleged to have put the pubic hair in question anywhere. He was alleged to have asked who it was that put it there. This falls under allegation 2.

We also all got to see his Blockbuster account and found out that, like virtually every other single man in the 1980's, he occasionally watched pornographic videos.

It still IS! People still think Anita Hill was some kind of Saint and they disbelieve Juanita Broadderick. Are you kidding me? One woman gets hit on and hears some slightly off color jokes?????? Oh, play me a violin!!!!!!!!

The other woman is called to meet the Attorney General and has no reason to believe there is anything untoward, he says we need a quieter place to discuss her senior living homes, and he ATTACKS her out of the blue, raping her through her torn clothing, biting her lip through, and libs are that hypocritical?!?!

“Bob Packwood forced a kiss in in elevator. For these crime, we were LECTURED ad nauseum about sexual harassment from NOW, the Democrats, and other leftists. Unwanted sexual advances, or even jokes, from men in positions of power were WRONG, and don’t even try to make excuses for them.”

Your Packwood summary is what I recall as well . . . with the addition of (1) it happened before the BJ Clinton Blue Dress affair became public; (2) Paula Jones’ accusations were already public; (3) Packwood was forced to give up his seat in the Senate (4) No prominent elected Republican pointed out this disparate treatment of the accused perpetrator of female harassment and abuse as another reason for Clinton to resign.

I also recall many people were not excited about Al Gore, seen as (a dunce, a Forest Gump) not one they wanted as President and were willing to overlook Clintons’ lies, crimes (e.g. perjury) and abuse of women - excusing it all as it’s his “personal life / consenting adults” rationalization being made public by Starr the out of control, political vendetta prosecutor.