Meme Alleges Clarence Thomas's Wife Got $1.5M From Healthcare Act Foes

[MindMover]

A new meme is making its way around the Internet, showing a photo of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with the caption: "This [man's] family received $1.5 million from health care opponents... And is about to rule on health care reform."

The meme by Frank Chi, a digital strategist who advises Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations, has reintroduced the allegation just as anticipation is peaking over the Supreme Court's coming decision on the fate of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

But while there have been a number of questions about Thomas's possible conflict of interest, the $1.5 million number may be a conflation of several different figures.

The number seems to have first been circulated this time last year by Democratic lawmaker Andrei Cherny, a candidate for Arizona's 9th Congressional District and former aide and adviser to presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/06/22/meme-alleges-clarence-thomass-wife-got-15m-from-healthcare-act-foes

[Turbineguy]

1. OK, let's do the math:

30 million people are covered who were not covered before. Therefore it follows that Virginia Thomas is willing to screw people out of healthcare for a nickel each.