The justice’s wife described her call to Hill as “extending an olive branch.”Fair enough to quote the proud Nebraskan*. But neither fair nor balanced not to print the transcript of the message. Which might have indicated to the reader that Mrs. Thomas's idea of an olive branch is not quite like the ancient concept of olive branch extension.
But there was something revealed in the item that makes us wonder even more about the maturity (if not mental health) of this power couple: Their predilection for prank calling. Apparently when they know no one will be answering the 'phone.“Good morning Anita Hill, it’s Ginni Thomas. 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. So give it some thought. And certainly pray about this and hope that one day you will help us understand why you did what you did. O.K., have a good day.”
If the justice has been bothered by his wife’s activism, he has not expressed it publicly. In 1996, after a lawmaker pointedly criticized Virginia Thomas at a hearing and identified her as “Mrs. Clarence Thomas in that bright blue dress,” her husband reportedly left her a teasing phone message in which he sang parts of “Devil With a Blue Dress On.”"Teasing" message? Opinions reined in? Constrained? Maybe Justice Thomas should follow his Supreme Court policy & keep his mouth shut 24/7, not just when he's napping on the bench.
Shortly after he joined the Supreme Court, Thomas told the court’s in-house newsletter that his wife had had to rein in her political opinions because of his new job.
“It has interfered with her freedom to express herself the way she really wants to,” Thomas said. “She has had to learn to live with that and be more constrained. Because she has strong opinions on things.”
The post-literate may reduce the strain of reading by watching & listening.Silly foam headgear info:
*From Liberty Central:
With 30 years of experience within the Washington beltway working alongside esteemed politicians like Dick Armey and for institutions like Hillsdale College, the Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Ginni is committed to serving as a clearinghouse for new and more effective online activism. Ginni, the ‘proud’ Nebraskan, is a fan of Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham and other talk radio hosts. She is intrigued by Glenn Beck and listening carefully. She also enjoys motor homing and watching “24″.
Although the photo does indicate a certain fashion & hair-style connection to the Nebraska of
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