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DirtEdonE

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16. What smacked of racism was bush's appointment of thomas
Wed Mar 20, 2019, 10:59 PM
Mar 2019

A crass, cynical appointment by none other than george hw bush in an attempt to claim some moral high ground by appointing a black man to the Supreme Court even though clarence thomas was among the least qualified black candidates available and least qualified to ever to be appointed. He was quite credibly accused by Anita Hill of sexual abuse in his office.

But being a repubican none of that mattered. All bush wanted was a reliable, if not qualified, voice on the Supreme Court.

clarence thomas and brett kavanaugh belong together but certainly NOT on the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

Perhaps they'd be more at home sharing a jail cell. thomas should have been impeached years ago for his behavior while on the court.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/02/the-case-for-impeaching-clarence-thomas.html

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/29/barbara-litalien-clarence-thomas-impeachment-801680

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/04/22/why-clarence-thomas-still-supreme-court/JbfBaClpmBcPKy16TmhHAL/story.html



Clarence Thomas is in over his head... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #1
Actually MosheFeingold Mar 2019 #5
I'm pretty sure he had to speak plenty of times to get through law school. llmart Mar 2019 #6
Also if he had a soul he'd be far more ashamed of his actions than his voice. JudyM Mar 2019 #10
Kinda off subject but Quackers Mar 2019 #17
"Smacks of racism." ehrnst Mar 2019 #11
Smacks of intelligence and insight. Thomas Hortensis Mar 2019 #38
What smacked of racism was bush's appointment of thomas DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #16
The Five Worst Supreme Court Justices In American History, Ranked Gothmog Mar 2019 #19
I don't disagree with anything posted MosheFeingold Mar 2019 #20
As a member of the bar, I disagree Gothmog Mar 2019 #21
Objection MosheFeingold Mar 2019 #23
Again, your analysis is simply wrong Gothmog Mar 2019 #24
Objection MosheFeingold Mar 2019 #25
We are calling a man who is a justice on the SCOTUS stupid because he is stupid Gothmog Mar 2019 #27
Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #30
The NAACP Position on Clarence Thomas NurseJackie Mar 2019 #33
I am aware of the NAACP's opinion of Thomas Gothmog Mar 2019 #36
I do. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #34
I only passed the bar 35+ years ago Gothmog Mar 2019 #37
The other four bad SCOTUS justices made this list because they were racists or corrupt Gothmog Mar 2019 #35
I always thought MurrayDelph Mar 2019 #12
Bingo! yardwork Mar 2019 #32
Time to retire, Clarence IronLionZion Mar 2019 #2
Not yet Polybius Mar 2019 #15
Pathetic nonentity. Paladin Mar 2019 #3
He's been on the court how long? 1991. 28 years. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #4
Long Dong Silver is alive! He's alive! Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #7
For those who don't recall, Anita Hill swore that one of Clarence's attempts to sexually Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #8
Don't forget about the pubic hair on the Coke can. llmart Mar 2019 #14
I an't forget any of the testimony that was too bizarre to make up. He is scum. Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #39
Al Franken had to resign but Clarence Thomas gets to determine the way we all live. yardwork Mar 2019 #31
Wow. BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #9
Was it "Are we there yet?" tclambert Mar 2019 #13
Good to see him earning his pay. Capt. America Mar 2019 #18
"Can we break for lunch yet?" nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2019 #22
Such an inquisitive mind Yeehah Mar 2019 #28
What time is lunch?.............nt Hotler Mar 2019 #29
5-Year Periodical Cicada Emerges in U.S. Supreme Court dalton99a Mar 2019 #40
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