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Anita Hill showed up to the second screening of the Sundance documentary "Anita' Monday night at the Salt Lake City Library, and the same brave spirit that she showed during Supreme Court Justice's confirmation hearings two decades ago showed up during the Q-and-A afterwards.Hill was asked about Vice President Joe Biden, who led the hearings when Hill was called to the Hill to talk about Thomas' alleged sexual harassment. In the film, Biden is shown to at best, overwhelmed by the media firestorm, and at worst, dismissive to Hill's complaints."I do criticize his leadership in those hearings," Hill said on the same day Biden was sworn in for his second term as Vice President. "I feel the public wasn't served ... [He showed] an unwillingness to call expert witnesses ,,, I'm hopeful that Joe Biden has grown."Hill was asked by an audience member how it felt to be a hero. "Tonight, it feels pretty good," she said.In the film, our very own Sen. Orrin Hatch is depicted as helping shift the discussion from sexual harassment to race when Thomas was called to testify after Hill made her complaints known. In the film, Thomas is accused on playing the race card when he refers to his hearing as a "high-tech lynching." Hill was asked about her feelings about Hatch, and she astutely responded, "You've known Orrin Hatch longer than I have." Although she didn't say it, her vibe seemed to suggest the question, "Why do you guys keep electing him?"
— David Burger
To read Tribune writer Ben Fulton's one-on-one interview with Hill, go to http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55672432-223/anita-aundance-hill-http.html.csp