To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (6801 ) 10/1/1999 9:17:00 PM From: jlallen Respond to
Speaking of lady police, where is the liberal outrage?mediaresearch.org Niedermaier's a bimbo. No. Before heading Baucus's staff, she was a lawyer and two-time Democratic House candidate in Connecticut. It's a partisan conspiracy. No. See above. While Hill was painted as a conservative, everything she's said since then shows the opposite. These are just unproven rumors. Yes, so far. And so are Hill's charges, even now, after drawing million-dollar book deals and big speaking fees. Baucus's staff supports him. En masse, they signed a declaration that Niedermaier was a nightmare of a boss, and they believe him. But Clarence Thomas's staff stood by him in press conferences and even in congressional testimony, yet it didn't restrain Anita's story. Even if true, he didn't touch her. Niedermeier says Baucus asked about boyfriends, commented on her outfits, compared her to his wife, and implored her to go away for the weekend with him. This may seem timid after Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, and Juanita Broaddrick, but Hill never claimed Thomas (then single) had touched her. No network newscast has covered these allegations, and neither has Newsweek or U.S. News. National Public Radio and Newsday, who took pride in breaking Hill's unproven rumors, have done nothing. Margaret Carlson wondered in Time if she had to care. Despite repeated stories by Roll Call and the Associated Press, most national newspapers filed just one story in September. noted foes of Thomas and Sen. Bob Packwood like Sens. Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray have defended Baucus, and "The National Organization for Women did not return repeated phone calls for this article."
