i think the woman (thomas) knew EXACTLY what she was doing

extending an olive branch? hardly or should i say, my big fat arse she was. she was keeping herself in the limelight. 

asking for apology and then claiming she was EXTENDING AN OLIVE BRANCH? what, you've been out of the news for 2 days and you need to generate some publicity? tsk tsk tsk

Justice’s wife asks Anita Hill for apology

Brandeis professor stands by testimony

By Bryan Bender

WASHINGTON — When Anita Hill arrived at her Brandeis University office on Columbus Day, she had an unexpected phone message waiting.

“Initially, I thought this might be a prank,’’ said the woman who became a household name in 1991 when she accused then-US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and ignited a fierce national debate about gender relations in the workplace.

On Hill’s voice mail was a message from Justice Thomas’s wife, Virginia.

“Good morning, Anita Hill, it’s Ginni Thomas,’’ according to the message, a transcript of which was provided to the Globe and confirmed by Hill. “I just wanted to reach across the airwaves and the years and ask you to consider something. I would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband.’’...........