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Kid Berwyn

(14,789 posts)
45. Only the wealthiest can put Clarence Thomas up at Bohemian Grove.
Wed Jan 19, 2022, 12:57 AM
Jan 2022
Justice Thomas reported a wealth of gifts

In the last six years he has accepted free items valued at $42,200, the most on the high court.


December 31, 2004|Richard A. Serrano and David G. Savage | LA Times Staff Writers

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts since joining the high court, including $1,200 worth of tires, valuable historical items and a $5,000 personal check to help pay a relative's education expenses.

SNIP...

He also took a free trip aboard a private jet to the exclusive Bohemian Grove club in Northern California -- arranged by a wealthy Texas real estate investor who helped run an advocacy group that filed briefs with the Supreme Court.

Those and other gifts were disclosed by Thomas under a 1978 federal ethics law that requires high-ranking government officials, including the nine Supreme Court justices, to file a report each year that lists gifts, money and other items they have received.

Thomas has reported accepting much more valuable gifts than his Supreme Court colleagues over the last six years, according to their disclosure forms on file at the court.

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http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/31/nation/na-gifts31

Gee. I wonder what the rich get in return?
Does "done nothing wrong" include... dchill Jan 2022 #1
I believe that was disproven AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2022 #3
I withdraw the specific claim, but agree with her eyeballs! dchill Jan 2022 #7
That story fell off Corporate McPravda's radar PDQ. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #4
Maybe her husband ought to get one too. fwvinson Jan 2022 #16
Maybe he shouldn't get a subpoena..... SergeStorms Jan 2022 #24
AND, a cushy life-time position where you don't really EVER have to speak... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2022 #38
I've heard that it's the hit dog that yelps,... Volaris Jan 2022 #39
she was also wrong to marry a rapist , so there's that. How low can she go? Kittycatkat Jan 2022 #50
How about "backing insurrection low." dchill Jan 2022 #51
they are damnable traitors Kittycatkat Jan 2022 #54
Someone needs to remind the Mrs. Thomas that... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2022 #2
Same for Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #6
McConnell changed the rules Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #11
Thank you. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #18
Kid, you really nailed it....... MyOwnPeace Jan 2022 #20
RBG would only get 48 now. SergeStorms Jan 2022 #25
Because They Literally Could Not... GB_RN Jan 2022 #12
Mitch McConnell, the Gravedigger of American Democracy Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #19
Definitely A Little More Detail There... GB_RN Jan 2022 #33
That would leave 5 justices... ShazzieB Jan 2022 #14
More than "concerning"... Ginni Cha Jan 2022 #5
VRWC Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #8
Yes she was and of course Cha Jan 2022 #9
+1 llmart Jan 2022 #10
Vast right wing conspiracy by the deplorable. wnylib Jan 2022 #40
I would like to see her burned at the staked. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #13
that's called air pollution!! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #17
Her husband thinks torture is OK. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #32
That person is a un-American pos rockfordfile Jan 2022 #15
That is a fact. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #34
Don't we have a system in place, Mrs. Thomas, to address whether wrong was done or not? Mr. Ected Jan 2022 #21
It's an admission of guilt, casting aspersions on a duly appointed body. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #46
Oh Ginni... musette_sf Jan 2022 #22
May the proceedings make noises and sparks like aluminum foil in the radar range. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #47
Pretty much says Clarence should recuse himself. Captain Zero Jan 2022 #23
Should but won't Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 #26
A lot has been said over the years how Thomas rarely speaks. I have a petty good idea why. usaf-vet Jan 2022 #27
Thomas rarely speaks because of the old saying ... aggiesal Jan 2022 #37
Good on! Buts she still is a loud mouth B*T*H. usaf-vet Jan 2022 #49
Good idea. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #48
Kick and rec Kingofalldems Jan 2022 #28
Everything they say is the opposite of reality. CaptainTruth Jan 2022 #29
That name sounds familiar. Didn't he get into trouble over Boomerproud Jan 2022 #30
You could look it up. And you can address the serious concerns he is niyad Jan 2022 #43
Treasonous dissidents bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #31
K&R UTUSN Jan 2022 #35
Somebody owns that guy. C Moon Jan 2022 #36
Only the wealthiest can put Clarence Thomas up at Bohemian Grove. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #45
jesus. :O C Moon Jan 2022 #52
Is she really wearing the thing on her head? ToxMarz Jan 2022 #41
That's for real. PlanetBev Jan 2022 #42
The lady doth protest too much, methinks Takket Jan 2022 #44
Yeah, Thomas should've recused himself ... just ... fuckin wow !!! uponit7771 Jan 2022 #53
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