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HBO's Confirmation revisits the Thomas-Hill Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Before the O.J. Simpson trial came the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings, which also received heavy live TV coverage and were notable for the “race card” being very effectively played. HBO’s Confirmation, which premieres on Saturday, April 16th, re-dramatizes those times while also depicting Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Joe Biden as a weak-kneed ringmaster. Our review is here.
Ed Bark