Wouldn’t calling someone who is black an Uncle Tom be guilty of bringing race into the conversation? Just saying.
Clarence Thomas
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I don’t have anyone on ignore, if for no other reason than the entertainment from seeing posters sometimes make fools of themselves (as I’m sure I do on occasion)Your mistake is not having that moron on ignore like I do.
thats part of the point to be fair (11th sign of the apocalypse-I’m even partially agreeing with you), but Torbee clearly isn’t viewing the use of “Uncle Tom” in the same way as others do. I wouldn’t have said it, because him doing so simply led to a pointless side debate about what saying that truly meant vs discussing the issue at hand.
and for the record, if thomas had any respect for the office he holds and the institution he is a part of, he’d resign. Quite frankly, if House republicans had any integrity, they’d at least open an investigation into this - if everything is as bad as it sounds, imo this is potentially impeachment-worthy. If roberts and co on the court had any remaining self-awareness, they’d see this and realize they have to create a formal code of conduct that justices have to abide by going forward to try and restore legitimacy to the court.
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So interestingly, I actually do sometimes take criticism from here seriously and seek out second-opinions.
Every Friday, a former newspaper colleague and I meet up for beers at a bar in Rock Island that has a very diverse clientele. Last Friday, we were at a table with several other ex-colleagues, two of whom are Black.
So I reiterated the debate we'd had from here, and showed them my post that started the entire argument. Both of them said it was a proper and accurate use of the term. They did say, however, that in the Black community, it is sort of a "nuclear option" insult and that it should only be used in extreme cases, which they said this one was. Now, note these folks are also VERY progressive and align with me politically, so I fully admit that is a factor in their opinion.
But I did feel better after hearing it from them verbatim, as I work hard to NOT be racially insenstive.
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Fair enough - I just see that as opening the door for people to deflect away from the main issue.
Not dissimilar from how Fox News, conservatives have attacked the NYC AG and everything around the case…but rarely debate the actual case. We’ll see the same thing if/when charge come out of Georgia or DC.
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Huh...a "1/3 interest" in a property valued at "$15,000 or less"
That Harlan Crow bought for >$130,000???
Either Harlan Crow is just a horrible horrible real-estate business guy, or this was really really illegal!!!!
It’s funny because this is probably what she’s telling her Q buddies, and her best friend.
2 black friends? Not on Facebook, either, huh?Look at you bragging and being progressive!
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I didn't say they were friends. I said ex-newspaper colleagues
But seriously, my acquaintance group would probably be considered exceptionally diverse, for Iowa. I think it's a product of the professions I've been in.
Clarence let his mother life in a shack essentially. I know Clarence isn't a billionaire but he has to be able to afford something s bit better for her.
Huh...a "1/3 interest" in a property valued at "$15,000 or less"
That Harlan Crow bought for >$130,000???
Either Harlan Crow is just a horrible horrible real-estate business guy, or this was really really illegal!!!!
Calling a successful black man an Uncle Tom is an insult to their entire race. It implies wanting to keep them down or implies that being successful is uppity.
I don’t buy anyone’s excuses for calling an African American an Uncle Tom. It reeks of blatant racism.
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This is a great idea:
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If not them, I hope some people are looking at any transactions liked to Crow and Ginni, or Clarence’s son, Jamal. People who aren’t good at corruption often go the one degree of separation route.
They uncovered kickback payments from Burisma of $3.4 million dollars to the Morgan Stanley account of Rosemon Seneca Bohai LLC, a company controlled by Hunter Biden. That was only part of the payments made to Hunter Biden who was the conduit and front-man for Joe Biden.
General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (GPO) Chart Showing the Flow of Illegal
Yes....but like Clayton Bigsby......once he sat down and thought about it, he realized she was a ******-lover....
They uncovered kickback payments from Burisma of $3.4 million dollars to the Morgan Stanley account of Rosemon Seneca Bohai LLC, a company controlled by Hunter Biden. That was only part of the payments made to Hunter Biden who was the conduit and front-man for Joe Biden.
General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (GPO) Chart Showing the Flow of Illegal
Better get this to Chris Wray.....FAST!!!!!
(Nvr mind....it's just "Q" bullshit and Wray already passed on it)
It's funny how there are always excuses for the Bidens and any Democrat really. You people couldn't be more delusional. I like it though. It makes me chuckle.
"Many amicus briefs"
So Thomas' buddies tell him EXACTLY what they want, in broad daylight!
Wunderbar!
Tell me you’re surprised without being surprised. “… in broad daylight!”
Not really going to be a difficult exercise, to go back and review every case that the AEI filed an amicus, and track how Thomas voted. OR to identify elements in his decisions and his Court comments which match things they wrote.
That's pretty much child's play to link "what they wanted" to "what he did".
...and this piece doesn't even delve into the fact that his "benefactor" was CEO of one of the leading organizations filing amicus briefs before the Court.
Hopefully this will help to “force” some ethical oversight of the SC.
That guy is friggin unbelievable. Not really tho, he is what was obvious for a long time.
Hopefully, Roberts will recognize HE has to be the one stepping up and doing something, if he wants his Court to have any legitimacy, at all.
He cannot "step back" and expect Democrats to fix this, because he knows full well the GOP isn't going to do shit.
If he doesn’t he’s going to go down in history as one of the worst Chief Justices in history; and he’s made clear that he cares a great deal about his legacy.
2011 article about Harlan Crow giving his boy's wife Ginni money to start the Tea Party, and buying a local cannery to create a museum about him and his hometown.
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Bought and paid for.
Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics (Published 2011)
A Georgia project has thrown a spotlight on an unusual, and ethically sensitive, friendship between Justice Clarence Thomas and a wealthy supporter.
Bought and paid for.
Can Thomas be shamed enough to resign? That's the only question that matters. The GOP will not impeach him...period. They will not cede that seat to Biden. Thomas could be convicted of felonies and sentenced to jail time and he would still hold his seat. I'm squarely on the side of the fence that says Thomas will refuse to resign...and that refusal will have the full-throated support of the GOP.
He won’t resign.
He won’t be impeached much less convicted.
If the situation was reversed, the cons would have subpoenaed Kagan to appear this week. Schumer won’t do that.
Hope I’m wrong - don’t think I am.
You can’t make this crap up.2011 article about Harlan Crow giving his boy's wife Ginni money to start the Tea Party, and buying a local cannery to create a museum about him and his hometown.
Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics (Published 2011)
A Georgia project has thrown a spotlight on an unusual, and ethically sensitive, friendship between Justice Clarence Thomas and a wealthy supporter.
Bought and paid for.
Depends. Is Harlan Crow also a Jew?
(The collecting Nazi swag part of it leads me to believe he’s not…)
No one hates a “model day lynch” as much as I do, whatever that is, but you’re really outdoing yourself with this lunacy. Throwing Caitlyn Clark in your post was a nice touch.
The stench is going to become so strong that the Senate...I hope...will HAVE to hold hearings. They won't come to anything other than to lay out in the starkest terms exactly what happened. Let the "moderates" chew on that and challenge them to vote accordingly. There really isn't anything else that can be done.
To be fair, near impossible for the senate judiciary committee to do much until the Feinstein situation gets sorted - they don’t have the votes to issue a subpoena until she returns/steps down or a republican crosses the line.
They won't be able to do squat if she steps down and the GOP wants to bring its work to a halt. They need 60 votes for a new organizing resolution to replace her...even temporarily.
Agreed. I have zero confidence in Thomas’ integrity and that means the Court’s reputation is now tainted (for me). That’s a shame.
