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In reply to the discussion: Thomas asks question for second time in a decade at Supreme Court [View all]MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)5. Actually
He's said why he seldom speaks: (1) he prefers to listen; (2) he thinks oral arguments add little to the briefs and are an outdated tradition; and (3) he grew up embarrassed by his accent, because he was repeatedly belittled for it both at Holy Cross and Yale, so he remains a very reluctant public speaker.
I get that; I have a Yiddish/German accent and was repeatedly made fun of most of my life for it. I just got louder as my defense mechanism. But I could see how someone could also withdraw.
I don't care for Thomas or his legal reasoning, but he is a sharp guy, and many of the attacks on his intelligence smack of white racism.
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We are calling a man who is a justice on the SCOTUS stupid because he is stupid
Gothmog
Mar 2019
#27
The other four bad SCOTUS justices made this list because they were racists or corrupt
Gothmog
Mar 2019
#35
For those who don't recall, Anita Hill swore that one of Clarence's attempts to sexually
Evolve Dammit
Mar 2019
#8
I an't forget any of the testimony that was too bizarre to make up. He is scum.
Evolve Dammit
Mar 2019
#26
Al Franken had to resign but Clarence Thomas gets to determine the way we all live.
yardwork
Mar 2019
#31