suddenly the tables turned on clarence thomas and there was a public spectacle.that to happen? >> absolutely, i expected some reaction. and i knew that there would be a lot of negative reaction. but let me just go back and correct one thing. remember, there was controversy even early on in the confirmation process. the american bar association had looked at his record and gave him one of the lowest ratings that it had ever given. there were a number of individuals from civil rights organizations who had come forward to testify that this was not a good nomination, that this was a nomination that was going to set us all back as a country. so that was there. but then, as you say, nothing really like what happened once my testimony took place. and i stand by that testimony. it was the right thing to do. and i'll tell you why. people say, well, it was a sexual harassment claim against him. but really it was testimony about the integrity of the individual who was going to be appointed for a lifetime position. >> what was interesting to me at the time was the way in whi

even though thurgood marshall and clarence thomas were ideologically opposite. there was trepidation among both. if you go back and look at the transcript of what people were saying in support of lactose and clarence thomas, they can be role models for the black community. you know, he would be supportive on criminal justice issues and he gave in a single that they would do this. every time i see prisoners, for the grace of god. and then the high-tech lynching comment he made, it consolidated black support around him. it is the winks and nods. you know what you're doing. this is a disaster. in the chronicles of the history of black politics in the country. to suffer the consequences of this decision that we are living with. >> similarly, we have talked about your central and most controversial events about barack obama. your argument is that there's wink and nod that he had with the black community, made it difficult for him to think about and target black legislation that will directly benefit the black community? >> it is a twofold process. it is difficult for

. >> and anita hill challenged clarence thomas. >> which one lied? the senate committee can't tell.ver know. >> was it 1989, 1990 or 1991? we'll be right back with the answer. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. [ dramatic soundtrack plays ] whether it's showing competitors' rates or striving to be number one, we're always up for a little competition. zap! [ sparking ] now, that's progressive. >>> so, what year was it? when did the soviet union disappear and anita confront clarence thomas, 21 years ago, 1991. >>> now, we honor our fellow americans who serve and sacrifice. this week, the pentagon released the names of 12 soldiers and marines killed in afghanistan. >>> and finally, your voice this w

when did the soviet union disappear and anita confronted clarence thomas?ago, 1991. >>> and now, we honor our fellow americans who serve and sacrifice. this week, the pentagon released the names of 12 soldiers and marines killed in afghanistan. entagon released the names of 12 soldiers and marines killed in afghanistan. >>> and finally, "your voice this week," today's question comes from kelly harper collins who asked, do you and ali agree or disagree on politics? do you discuss, debate or avoid the subject? how do you explain those negative ads to your children our house is mostly politics-free zone. although the campaigns have given ali plenty of fodder for her comedy. the ads, new york is not a battleground state. my kids' tv is mostly for disney channel. but my 9-year-old checked out some of the debates and she decided that she would be an excellent moderator. that's all for us today. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news" with david muir tonight and i'll see you tomorrow on "good morning america." knowing what to make an

includes alan greenspan, rand paul, barry goldwater, justice clarence thomas. omas goes so far as to invite new clerks to his home every summer to a screening of the fountain head. now, paul ryan, who has long embraced the philosophy, but now that some other ideas are proving to be an embarrassment for a politician who needs support of evangelical christians, paul ryan is running away from his muse. joining me now -- robert, isn't the answer here that it is poison? she was an atheist and now, he wants nothing to do with her. >> michael, i have spoken with paul ryan at length about his past history with rand and he told me he had rand during college. that does not make him an objectivist. he is a roman catholic. objectivist. that he was inspired by rand because she believes in the free market. that's when he identified with her back in college and still today. that doesn't mean he believes fully in everything she ever said or wrote. >> all right. but i don't think it was only back in college. i mean, when paul ryan spoke to a group of rand devotees he credited th

three words of our constitution they did not mean we the corporations no matter what john roberts clarence thomas and antonin scalia say this is no way to run a country and one of the many reasons why the right wing takeover of this country that started with reagan needs to be reversed and we all need to come back to our senses. after the break today nearly fifty million. kings live in poverty the most ever recorded in our nation's history so why is bill clinton to blame for all this and what needs to be done to fix it. pepper spray that just burns your eyes right right i mean it's like a derivative of actual pepper it's a food product essentially. this is much stronger than anything it's used by a lot of sort of loses thousands of times we're stronger than any kind of the body of ever put you know. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harvey welcome to the big picture. into that only military mechanisms that do

three words of our constitution they did not mean we the corporations no matter what john roberts clarence thomas and antonin scalia say this is no way to run a country and one of the many reasons why the right wing takeover of this country that started with reagan needs to be reversed and we all need to come back to our senses. after the break today nearly fifty million americans. live in poverty the most ever recorded in our nation's history so why is bill clinton to blame for all this and what needs to be done to fix it. download the official publication. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's l.t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device to watch our team any time. in iraq. coming up. more news today violence has once again fled out. these are the images. from the streets and candy that. for asians are. one thousand nine hundred six president bill clinton ended welfare as we know it this mantling the last remnants of lyndon johnson's great society legislation passed in the one nine hundred sixty s. it was responsible for cutt

barry goldwater, clarence thomas and jack kemp. or a viewing of the fountain head. paul ryan has long embraced rand's policy. now that her other socially liberal ideas are proving to be an embarrassment for a candidate who needs support, ryan is running away from his muse. joining me now is robert costa and ron reagan. robert, isn't the answer here that atheism is poison? she was an atheist and consequently now he wants nothing to do with her. >> michael, i've spoken with paul ryan at length about his past history with rand. and he told me that he read rand during college. he rat atlas shrug and was inspired by the story of john gall. he believes in thomas more than rand of all people. and that he was inspired by rand because she believed in the free market. and that's where he really identified with her back when he was doesn't mean he belie believbeliev believes fully inch everything she said or wrote. >> i don't think it was only back in college. when he spoke to a group of rand devotees in 2005, he credited the russian american

he was a personal friend of rand and clarence thomas.he movie version of rand's novel "the fountain head" each year to the new law clerks who work for him. playboy founder hugh hefner as well. not all of these men buy into rand's philosophy lock, stock and barrel. her social views get in the way, particularly for republicans like ryan. but beyond her whole exist only for yourself mantra, many have a hard time getting past rand being an atheist. steven moore is a fan of her work. i can't believe how much we keep talking about this woman and her work and the fact that r book sales are still so strong after "atlas strugged" was written in 1957. paul ryan, another reason we're hearing so much about this. he told the atlas society that she inspired his interest in public service. then a few days ago he told fox news this -- >> i really enjoy her novels. it triggered my interest in economics. that's where i got into studying economics and wanted to study the whole field of economics. i later in life learned about what her philosophy is. someth

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bush a loser and a liar, alan greenspan a hack, clarence thomas an embarrassment, the warin iraq losttourists smelly and his aides fat. he accused hiss presidential nominee too busy on the campaign trail to do his day job. he decided to go after romney without consulting the obama campaign, though the indications i get from chicago is that the campaign is pleased with reid's attack. >> john meacham, we're a long way even from the senate of bob dole or george mitchell, aren't we? >> yeah. it's the coarsening -- you can notice how coarse this is without being overly sentimental about the past. senator dole is a good example of how quite a falling off there. >> and, al, bob dole used to aggravate republicans like us in the house when we were younger and more hot headed but you realize now how critically important it is that you have a senate that can work together, that sort of cools the coffee down and we just don't have that anymore. >> with bob dole it was howard baker, george mitchell, all of whom had their partisan side but all of whom cared most about the institution and about the