Books : Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas
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by: Jane Mayer, Jill Abramson
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 347.732634
EAN: 9780395633182
ISBN: 0395633184
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 406
Publication Date: November 03, 1994
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Sales Rank: 834596
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Product Description:
An instant sensation and a National Book Award finalist on publication, Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas reveals that there was in fact much to doubt about the character of Clarence Thomas and his denial of Anita Hill's accusations during the riveting and fractious Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and scores of documents never seen before, Mayer and Abramson demonstrate that the political machinations that assured Thomas's ascension to the Court went far beyond what was revealed to the public: Several witnesses were prepared but not allowed to testify in support of Anita Hill's specific allegations about Thomas's pronounced interest in sexually explicit materials.; Republican Judiciary Committee members manipulated the FBI and misled the American public into believing that Hill was fabricating testimony during the televised hearings.; Clarence Thomas mythologized certain elements of his upbringing and career to draw attention away fr
Amazon.com Review:
The falsehoods and distortions involved in the selling of Clarence Thomas to the American people neither started nor ended with the treatment of Anita Hill's accusations. From the beginning, the placement of Thomas on the high court was seen as a political end justifying almost any means. The full story of his confirmation thus raises questions not only about who lied and why, but, more important, about what happens when politics becomes total war and the truth--and those who tell it--are merely unfortunate sacrifices on the way to winning.
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Rating:  - Hit Job
Disgusting hit job on one of America's most reasoned and intelligent justice's. Sen. Harry Reid, said he wasn't as literate as Scalia but gave no examples. Gee Harry, its not because Justice Thomas is black?
Rating:  - Now more than ever!
When re-reading this marvelously researched, reported, and written account of Clarence Thomas's life and his controversial battle for confirmation as an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, it was breathtaking to revisit a time and place in the nation's capital not so long ago in which George W. Bush appears NOWHERE in the text or in its index.
As we enter election season, this book is well worth reading (or re-reading) as a cautionary tale about what kind of Supreme Court justices ... Read More
Rating: - Finally the truth
Before you read this book, I would reccomend you read David Brock's "Blinded by the Right". Brock wrote "The Real Anita Hill" which was a right wing smear account of Anita Hill when he was in the throes of right wing idealogy and also per his account in "Blinded by the Right", his mouth was firmly attached to the Right Wing teat, "American Spectator" which was funded by right wing fanatic Richard Mellon Scaife. The funny thing about this book is, when you finish reading this book you will probably feel ... Read More
Rating:  - Terrible Journalism
Don't waste your money! This book is beneath the prestige of two Wall Street Journal reporters.
For example, the authors wrote "Hill was Professor of Law at Oklahoma State University in Norman."
Hill was Professor of Law at The University of Oklahoma in Norman.
Oklahoma State University is in Stillwater.
The Wall Street Journal's Al Hunt disparaged David Brock but his book got it right. Not surprisingly, Hunt praised this book to high heaven.
I predict history will vindicate Hill ... Read More
Rating:  - read it again now
with bill keller's elevation of jill abramson to new york times managing editor for newsgathering last week, this early-90's recounting of the fateful thomas nomination should move up a notch with all who wish to acquaint themselves more closely with abramson's journalism.
the book has its supporters and detractors. if you believed hill and thought the democrats didn't "get it," then you will most likely think this book tells the needed story. if you believed thomas and thought president bush ... Read More
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