New Book On Clarence Thomas

Clyde DeWitt writes:

The Senate heard about Thomas’ college interest in pornography; but it didn’t hear how regular a fan he was, particularly the potential testimony of former D.C. corporation counsel Fred Cooke, who saw Thomas rent the XXX video, The Adventures of Bad Mamma Jamma at the Graffiti Video Store in Washington, during the late 1980s, when Thomas was an EEOC Chairman.

Moreover, the Senate (and everyone) heard the testimony of Anita Hill, and Thomas’ impassioned denial of her allegations. But the Senate did not hear about Angela Wright, whom Thomas had unceremoniously discharged from the EEOC by taping a note to her chair: "You’re fired." Thomas was alleged to have pressured her to date him, including appearing uninvited at her apartment, where he inquired as to her breast size; and commenting "about other women’s anatomies in her presence"; that a staffer had a "big ass."