Anita Hill testified in 1991.
Bill Clinton’s rape and abuse took place long before that with few exceptions.
The most ridiculous part of Dowd’s analysis was that Justice Thomas’ 1991 confirmation somehow “empowered” Clinton’s alleged rape of Juanita Broaddrick in the mid-1970’s. Clinton didn’t need to be empowered because he had a long history of preying on women. His comments effectively covered for Clinton’s sexual assault allegations, so he has no place to stand when he wants to claim to have a moral high ground.