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>> sean: after those lies and spear tactics, democrats were able to block bork's nomination and that is how we ended up with the term being bork. that's not all, in 1991, george herbert walker bush nominated clarence thomas to the u.s. supreme court and democrats used similar dirty tactics. they had his former colleague anita hill testify and make unfounded sexual harassment claims against him. justice thomas referred to this as a high-tech lynching. watch this powerful moment from clarence thomas. >> from my standpoint, as a black american -- as far as i'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynchin...

Senate confirmation, democrats brought out his former employee, anita hill. he referred to the process as a high-tech lynching, it was so bad. take a look at this. >> this is a circus. a national disgrace. and from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i'm concerned, it is a high tech lynching for uppity blacks. who in any way dame to think for themselves, who had different ideas, it is a message that unless you count how to an old order, this is what will happen to you. you will be lynched, destroyed, caricatured, by a committee of the u.s. senate rather than hung from a tree. >> sean...

It was just stuff that she said happened in a room that he denied. and other senators and lawmakers came out and said reopen the confirmation hearings which they were forced to do to vet these claims which were not supported. and in which clarence thomas responded to in part as follows, listen here. >> this is a circus. it is a national disgrace. and from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i'm concerned it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks. >> ebony, your thoughts. >> yeah, also as a black american, i don't care if you're from the left or right, as a woman, i want to see bil...