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Kelvin Mace

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10. He was chosen, in my opinion, because

Reply to Nitram (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 12:26 PM

Jul 2015

1) He was black and would make it hard for Dems to stop

2) He was a lazy jurist

3) He was not very good at his job

4) He was pliable and sympathetic to conservatism.

5) He was a religious nut

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"Slaves did not lose their dignity...because the government allowed them to be enslaved" [View all] Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 OP

I'm beginning to wonder if the man is senile. Nitram Jul 2015 #1

I think he's always been stupid. LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #2

He was chosen, in my opinion, because Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #10

Ceiling Cat willing, he'll retire before too long shenmue Jul 2015 #3

Not likely, Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #11

Clarence Thomas is a really bad SCOTUS justice Gothmog Jul 2015 #4

I'm with George Takei. Clarence Thomas is a clown in blackface. backscatter712 Jul 2015 #5

That was a very poor choice of words Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #15

Oh, NOW the Breitheads are howling "RACISM!" backscatter712 Jul 2015 #18

Agreed, Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #19

Yeah, the right-wing's in a spastic rage right now. backscatter712 Jul 2015 #20

Bork was not filibustered dsc Jul 2015 #6

Oops, sorry you are correct Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #12

Clarence Thomas is criminally insane. Octafish Jul 2015 #7

How about his wife working for the Koch brothers vinny9698 Jul 2015 #16

That couple is crazy about money. Octafish Jul 2015 #17

thomas needs to retire to a nice, secluded room with vulcanized accessories. niyad Jul 2015 #8

To allow someone to do something, means they were given a choice to begin with. Rex Jul 2015 #9

But a vicious person/institution can still insult that dignity and violate the rights that tblue37 Jul 2015 #13

Long Dong Silver would have made a better jurist than Thomas. LeftinOH Jul 2015 #14

he has done everything in his power to distance himself from black people Skittles Jul 2015 #21