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Luttig played role in destroying Anita Hill's credibility and ensuring Thomas confirmation
The Washington Post Archives | October 15, 1991 | JACK NELSON

Posted on 07/02/2005 3:31:32 PM PDT by nwrep

Judge J. Michael Luttig, conservative of the 4th circuit court and one of the most favored candidates cited by conservatives for promotion to the U.S. Supreme Court, played a crucial role in destroying the credibility of Anita Hill during the Thomas confirmation hearings of 1991:

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Senate Democrats, after persuading Anita Faye Hill to testify about charges of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, offered the University of Oklahoma law professor little protection from a slashing campaign orchestrated by the White House to impugn her character and portray her as a perjurer after she testified Friday.

The Democrats' performance indirectly contributed to the apparent success of the Republican effort to discredit Hill.

Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, blamed senators of both parties for putting on a hearing "that reminded me of a trial where someone accuses someone else of a sexual offense and then an attempt is made to destroy the character of the victim."

The GOP blitz, hastily organized by White House aides after what they considered devastating testimony by Hill last Friday, was judged so successful at the White House that sources who earlier had feared disaster were confidently predicting Monday night that the Senate will confirm Thomas when it votes at 3 p.m. PDT today.

An Administration official confirmed that the hard-line tactics were adopted late Friday. "It was pretty dismal around here," the official said. "She was quite credible. She put on a good show, and it was difficult to come to terms with."

Among those who were hastily recruited to help was J. Michael Luttig, considered one of the brainiest Administration appointees in the Justice Department. It was only two months ago that the Senate confirmed Luttig's nomination as a judge on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Luttig, a former special assistant to former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, has not yet resigned his post as assistant attorney general in charge of legal counsel.


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 4thcircuit; anitahill; conservative; jmichaelluttig; judge; luttig; scotus
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1 posted on 07/02/2005 3:31:32 PM PDT by nwrep
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Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, blamed senators of both parties for putting on a hearing "that reminded me of a trial where someone accuses someone else of a sexual offense and then an attempt is made to destroy the character of the victim."

Does the name Paula Jones ring a bell?

2 posted on 07/02/2005 3:37:56 PM PDT by catpuppy
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To: nwrep
Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, blamed senators of both parties for putting on a hearing "that reminded me of a trial where someone accuses someone else of a sexual offense and then an attempt is made to destroy the character of the victim."

Projectorman.

3 posted on 07/02/2005 3:38:12 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (The Democrats have the right mascot; everyone knows what comes out of an ass)
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To: nwrep
ah, yes, it will all be fair game again.

even though anita hill had no credibility.

at all.

4 posted on 07/02/2005 3:38:19 PM PDT by wildwood
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To: catpuppy

If only one of his women had used her knee to ring his bell.


5 posted on 07/02/2005 3:39:31 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (The Democrats have the right mascot; everyone knows what comes out of an ass)
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To: nwrep
Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, blamed senators of both parties for putting on a hearing "that reminded me of a trial where someone accuses someone else of a sexual offense and then an attempt is made to destroy the character of the victim."

Ironic
6 posted on 07/02/2005 3:39:56 PM PDT by A Balrog of Morgoth (With fire, sword, and stinging whip I drive the RINOs in terror before me.)
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To: nwrep; xsmommy; dubyaismypresident; BlackElk


GREAT research.

I really like Luttig.


7 posted on 07/02/2005 3:40:05 PM PDT by onyx (Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

Shameless is the word that comes to mind.


8 posted on 07/02/2005 3:40:46 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (The Democrats have the right mascot; everyone knows what comes out of an ass)
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To: catpuppy

Isn't that fantastic!! Is it possible to get an online cite for this..Let's get this one around..LOL


9 posted on 07/02/2005 3:41:18 PM PDT by the Real fifi
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To: wildwood

The left would prefer to forget that Anita Hill was not working for Clarence Thomas when she related her sexual harrassment story to her friend.


10 posted on 07/02/2005 3:41:52 PM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: nwrep

Well, Luttwig just shot near the top of my list of prefered candidates for the court. :-)

And I think we all noticed the same B.J. Quote. LOL


11 posted on 07/02/2005 3:47:40 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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or that she followed him from one job to the next.

REALLY felt threatened, eh?

12 posted on 07/02/2005 3:51:40 PM PDT by wildwood
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To: catpuppy

That's unbelievably funny!


13 posted on 07/02/2005 3:54:24 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Remind Liberal Cowards Why America Freed Iraq: http://massgraves.info/)
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To: the Real fifi
Is it possible to get an online cite for this.

Check your freepmail.

14 posted on 07/02/2005 3:54:58 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: newzjunkey

And true ...


15 posted on 07/02/2005 3:55:41 PM PDT by catpuppy
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To: nwrep

Luttig worked with Sen David Boren and others to get that nomination through. Took Sen Boren a short time after Clinton took office to resign and become OU President where he managed to get Anita Hill to quit the OU Legal faculty. He never matched the money for the endowed chair donated by women's groups because of her hatchet job on Clarence Thomas. After he finally got her to resign, he returned the money -- no Anital Hill chair for OU. She left OU in a huff but it sure pleased me to no end.


16 posted on 07/02/2005 3:58:10 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- J.C. for OK Governor in '06; Allen/Watts in 2008)
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To: nwrep
The funny thing is even if the charges against Thomas were true, (and I don't think they were) they pale in comparison to what is known to be a fact about Clinton.

All those who defended Clinton should apologize to Thomas.

17 posted on 07/02/2005 4:02:36 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: catpuppy
Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, blamed senators of both parties for putting on a hearing "that reminded me of a trial where someone accuses someone else of a sexual offense and then an attempt is made to destroy the character of the victim."

It needed repeating..

18 posted on 07/02/2005 4:32:31 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Relocate Guantanamo inmates to Dick "Rhymes with Turban" Durbin's house..)
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To: wildwood

She needed to feel wanted. Sarcasm off


19 posted on 07/02/2005 4:45:50 PM PDT by AliVeritas (Ignorance is a condition. Stupidity is a strategy.)
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To: yarddog

Among all the charges and counter charges surrounding the Thomas-Hill fight, did anyone else but me notice that there wasn't a single person who knew both of them who supported Hill? Every single witness who knew them both supported Thomas.

That clinched it for me that she was lying.


20 posted on 07/02/2005 4:52:43 PM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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