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WASHINGTON, DC FEED WITNESS CAMERA COVERAGE OF THE SECOND DAY OF SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION HEARING SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS. 09:59:30 THOMAS ENTERS THE HEARING CHAMBER WITH SENATORS STROM THURMOND (R-SC) AND JOHN DANFORTH (R-MO) WALKS TO THE COMMITTEE PANEL TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SENATORS ALAN SIMPSON (R-WYO) AND ARLEN SPECTOR (R-PA) THEN TAKES A SEAT AT THE WITNESS TABLE. MS OF THOMAS WIFE VIRGINIA, SON JAMAL, MOTHER LEOLA WILLIAMS AND SISTER EMMA MAY MARTIN SEATED BEHIND THE TABLE. THOMAS FIELDS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR HOWARD METZENBAUM (D-OH). 10:11:12 THOMAS DEFENDS HIS SPEECHES AND WRITING ON NATURAL LAW, QUIPS THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER WAS THE STEALTH NOMINEE, HE IS BIGFOOT, ARGUES THAT STATING THE VIEWS ON ABORTION WOULD UNDERMINE HIS ABILITY TO BE IMPARTIAL, DENIES HE CARRIES AN IDOLOGY TO THE COURT AND DECLARES, I BELIEVE THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 10:20:12 THOMAS CLAIMS HE IS VERY, VERY PAINED BY THE PROSPECT THAT POOR WOMEN WILL BE FORCED TO SEEK UNSANITARY BACK ALLEY ABORTIONS IF ABORTION RIGHTS ARE WITHDRAWN AND DEFENDS HIS WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL LESS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. 10:33:13 THOMAS CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT A WHITE HOUSE REPORT TO WHICH HE CONTRIBUTED RECOMMENDED THE REVERSAL OF THE ROE VERSUS WADE ABORTION RIGHTS RULING. THOMAS LAUGHS AS SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN (D-DEL) JOKES ABOUT THE ON GOING PROFESSIONAL FRICTION BETWEEN METZENBAUM AND SIMPSON, THEN ANSWERS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SIMPSON. 10:52:46 THOMAS FURTHER EXPLAINS HIS FASCINATION WITH NATURAL LAW. CI: PERSONALITIES: BIDEN, JOSEPH. PERSONALITIES: DANFORTH, JOHN. PERSONALITIES: MARTIN, EMMA MAY. PERSONALITIES: METZENBAUM, HOWARD (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SIMPSON, ALAN. PERSONALITIES: SOUTER, DAVID (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SPECTER, ARLEN. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, CLARENCE. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, JAMAL. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, VIRGINIA. PERSONALITIES: THURMOND, STROM. PERSONALITIES: WILLIAMS, LEOLA. GOVERNMENT: HEARING, SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

Source ABCNEWS VideoSource
Title: CLARENCE THOMAS NOMINATION HEARING
Date: 09/11/1991
Library: ABC
Tape Number: DCPB48594A
Content: WASHINGTON, DC FEED WITNESS CAMERA COVERAGE OF THE SECOND DAY OF SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION HEARING SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS. 09:59:30 THOMAS ENTERS THE HEARING CHAMBER WITH SENATORS STROM THURMOND (R-SC) AND JOHN DANFORTH (R-MO) WALKS TO THE COMMITTEE PANEL TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SENATORS ALAN SIMPSON (R-WYO) AND ARLEN SPECTOR (R-PA) THEN TAKES A SEAT AT THE WITNESS TABLE. MS OF THOMAS WIFE VIRGINIA, SON JAMAL, MOTHER LEOLA WILLIAMS AND SISTER EMMA MAY MARTIN SEATED BEHIND THE TABLE. THOMAS FIELDS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR HOWARD METZENBAUM (D-OH). 10:11:12 THOMAS DEFENDS HIS SPEECHES AND WRITING ON NATURAL LAW, QUIPS THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER WAS THE STEALTH NOMINEE, HE IS BIGFOOT, ARGUES THAT STATING THE VIEWS ON ABORTION WOULD UNDERMINE HIS ABILITY TO BE IMPARTIAL, DENIES HE CARRIES AN IDOLOGY TO THE COURT AND DECLARES, I BELIEVE THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 10:20:12 THOMAS CLAIMS HE IS VERY, VERY PAINED BY THE PROSPECT THAT POOR WOMEN WILL BE FORCED TO SEEK UNSANITARY BACK ALLEY ABORTIONS IF ABORTION RIGHTS ARE WITHDRAWN AND DEFENDS HIS WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL LESS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. 10:33:13 THOMAS CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT A WHITE HOUSE REPORT TO WHICH HE CONTRIBUTED RECOMMENDED THE REVERSAL OF THE ROE VERSUS WADE ABORTION RIGHTS RULING. THOMAS LAUGHS AS SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN (D-DEL) JOKES ABOUT THE ON GOING PROFESSIONAL FRICTION BETWEEN METZENBAUM AND SIMPSON, THEN ANSWERS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SIMPSON. 10:52:46 THOMAS FURTHER EXPLAINS HIS FASCINATION WITH NATURAL LAW. CI: PERSONALITIES: BIDEN, JOSEPH. PERSONALITIES: DANFORTH, JOHN. PERSONALITIES: MARTIN, EMMA MAY. PERSONALITIES: METZENBAUM, HOWARD (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SIMPSON, ALAN. PERSONALITIES: SOUTER, DAVID (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SPECTER, ARLEN. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, CLARENCE. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, JAMAL. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, VIRGINIA. PERSONALITIES: THURMOND, STROM. PERSONALITIES: WILLIAMS, LEOLA. GOVERNMENT: HEARING, SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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