[PeterParker]

For the second time in the last year, a writer fails to get his/her facts straight, except this time its in the first person and is a gross error about the writer's own past.

The veracity of her story notwithstanding (I wasn't there so I reserve any definitive opinion on whether Clarence lofted a few comments her way back in the day), I can say that one's credibility takes a hit when you don't get your facts straight in a story, especially when it is your own. (English 101...make sure to check your facts so you don't negate your credibility among the readers...)

Anita Baker writes about Thomas' New Book:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/opini ... ll.html?hp

In a particularly nasty blow, Justice Thomas attacked my religious conviction, telling “60 Minutes” this weekend, “She was not the demure, religious, conservative person that they portrayed.” Perhaps he conveniently forgot that he wrote a letter of recommendation for me to work at the law school at Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa. I remained at that evangelical Christian university for three years, until the law school was sold to Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Va., another Christian college. Along with other faculty members, I was asked to consider a position there, but I decided to remain near my family in Oklahoma.

**This same error was made in countless stories written about the Regent Grad, Monica Goodling, the person on Bush's staff who came under fire for the Justice Department firings.

So in light of Gore's Internet and Google...Lame.

[El Scorcho]

That's a pretty nasty error. You should let someone in the law school know of that.

[LUconn]

does that even make sense?

[BJWilliams]

This is the sort of thing that we call in my Radio News Production class "error of fact". Not something you could turn into a lawsuit but definitely something that would get you in a whole heap of trouble (although there might be grounds for a lawsuit)

[ALUmnus]

I'm sure the law school could also respond to her claim that she was "asked to consider a position there".....right, Anita, every conservative law school in the country wants you on their payroll.

[PeterParker]

The problem is that many in the media have made the mistake between the two institutions, Liberty & Regent.

From what I understand to be true, Oral Roberts sold it's Law School in the late 80's/early 90's (essentially the Law Library, et al) to Regent which then became the Regent Law School.

Several publications have made this gaffe in the past. But I guess they rhyme, Liberty and Regent, so it's easy to see where the confusion lies.

[mrmacphisto]

Anita Baker?

[PeterParker]

Yep, that's the intended irony...if she can't get it right in the NY Times, why should I bother to get it right on li'l ol' Flamefans.

[Fumblerooskies]

Since this is an hpps article (and a press release), I posted the entire thing:
https://www.liberty.edu/media/1616/pdf/ ... N=13805843

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, VA 24502
law.liberty.edu
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Mathew Staver – 434-592-5300
DATE: October 02, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Anita Hill Was Never Asked To Join the Faculty At Liberty University School Of Law
As She Claimed In Her New York Times Op-Ed
Lynchburg, VA - In an October 2 Op-Ed in The New York Times, Anita Hill made incorrect statements
regarding the Liberty University School of Law.
Ms. Hill stated that she wrote the Op-Ed to prevent U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
from “reinventing” her in his new book, “My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir.” However, Ms. Hill’s Op-Ed
contained erroneous information, specifically that she was once considered for employment at the Liberty
University School of Law, following the closure of the Oral Roberts University (ORU) School of Law.
In her Op-Ed, titled “The Smear This Time,” Ms. Hill wrote that the ORU School of Law was sold to Liberty
University. This is untrue. It was sold to Regent University.
Liberty University School of Law was opened in August 2004, with no aid from Oral Roberts University.
Further, Ms. Hill wrote in the Op-Ed, “I was asked to consider a position there (at Liberty), but I decided to
remain near my family in Oklahoma.” This is also false. The Liberty University School of Law has never
received an application for employment from Ms. Hill, nor has the school ever had cause for considering her
hiring.
“Ms. Hill’s Op-Ed was apparently written in order to deflect attention from the highly anticipated release of
Justice Thomas’s new book,” said Liberty School of Law Dean and Professor of Law Mathew D. Staver.
“Ms. Hill’s memory is faulty, as she incorrectly claimed that Liberty once considered her hiring and that the
school was started through the help of ORU.”
Dean Staver added, “Neither Liberty University nor the Liberty University School of Law has ever asked
Anita Hill to ‘consider a position’ at the university, as she claims in her Op-Ed.”
Justice Thomas spoke at Liberty University’s commencement ceremony in May 1996.

[El Scorcho]

[phoenix]

It's been changed online.

Perhaps he conveniently forgot that he wrote a letter of recommendation for me to work at the law school at Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa. I remained at that evangelical Christian university for three years, until the law school was sold to CBN University (later Regent University) in Virginia Beach, Va., another Christian college.

[TallyW]

LOL.

I haven't been on here in a few days but I also saw this error and though to myself "There is going to be a field day at LU over this."

I love Staver's press release. He knew what the mistake was but he set it in a tone to make it look like a purposeful error. It isn't his job however to help her fix her mistake. He's just there to set the record straight and that he did

[PeterParker]

Score another one for Flamefans. (See this site does have some redeeming value. )