In just one hour, Sotomayor asked more questions than Thomas has in years.
By on Oct 6th, 2009 at 9:55 am
In just one hour, Sotomayor asked more questions than Thomas has in years.
Yesterday was the Supreme Court’s opening day, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor took an active role in oral arguments. Sotomayor “displayed no reticence on the first day of her first term on the court; in the two cases on the docket, she asked as many questions and made as many comments as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.,” reported the Washington Post. “The only sign of her newness was that she at times forgot to turn on her microphone before posing a question.” McClatchy also observed that in just an hour, she actually asked “more questions than Justice Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years.” Thomas has gone three years straight without posing a question during oral arguments.
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And this is surprising?
October 6th, 2009 at 9:58 amThis is more a condemnation of Thomas than a praise of Sotomayor. Of course a rookie is going to go out there swinging.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:01 amI’m sure the wingnuts are thinking “What an uppity Latina!”
October 6th, 2009 at 10:02 amThat’s cuz Unca Thomas ALWAYS has his mind made up BEFORE arguments.
If you already know how you’ll rule, there’s no point in demonstrating your abyssmal ignorance by opening your feculent gob…
October 6th, 2009 at 10:02 amthomas=steel=condie=powell
If these people had any conscience they would not be republicans. Period
They are in it for personal glory and wealth and nothing more.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:03 amGotta feel bad for Clarence. He doesn’t want to say anything, cause people will discover how vacuous his body of legal thinking is.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:03 amHe’s still thinking about the ‘pubic option’ on the Coke can…
October 6th, 2009 at 10:04 am..but what case were they hearing? Corporate personship yet? I hope they all ask a ton of questions in that case.. as we all should be aware of what is going on.. Has any media group even mentioned this extremely serious attempt at a complete take over of our democracy by the corporations?
October 6th, 2009 at 10:06 amSymbolic of the difference between the right and the left.
The right already know the answer and are incurious, even intolerant of facts that challenge their preconceived result.
The left are curious and willing to let facts and logic determine the conclusion.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:08 amThat crazy Latina — she talks too much! lol
http://www.political-buzz.com/
October 6th, 2009 at 10:08 amThomas is the SCOTUS speed bump, no surprises here.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:10 amClancy Thomas – more of the Bush legacy for America. Thanks Daddy Bush. We sure have gotten a lot of judicial brilliance and introspection out of your selection of this neanderthal.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:12 amPhilMcRoin says: Agreed.
Corporate citizenship cannot be allowed. Period.
They’ve quietly set this up to take advantage of the Right leaning SCOTUS. They want unlimited campaign donation rights.
Can you imagine corporations deciding who will be the next President by controlling the funding? I can, and it scares the crap out of me.
Corporate interests and individual rights collide violently every time they meet. When American citizens’ rights are superceded by corporate rights, we all lose.
Sotomayor may be a bit too conservative for my social beliefs, but she has to be an improvement over ‘RATS’, Roberts, Alito, Thomas & Scalia.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:13 amThe solution for the Supreme Court “problem” is to increase the size of the court at least by 2 Justices. This will dilute the impact of the radical right court members. As the court starts to impact the ability of country to recover from the disaster Bush years, it will be obvious that this is needed. Of course this will make the Republican heads explode.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:13 amclarence “it’s the real thing” thomas, the benchmark for all slackers to emulate.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:14 amClancy is a dullard. Don’t ever expect him to actually participate in the work of the Court. He’s just keeping a seat warm as far as I can tell.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:14 ama woman asking tons of questions? i would have never seen THAT coming.
lol
October 6th, 2009 at 10:15 amAs Mark Twain said
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
October 6th, 2009 at 10:16 amThe dangerous of an ideologue on the SCOTUS … He is predetermined to rule for the conserative ruling on every issue.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:17 amHit the ground running, Sonia.
If one intends to hear all the facts, apply all knowledge and experience, interpret the law, and make the best judgment, questions must be asked.
Clarence?? Is your mind already made up on all matters?
October 6th, 2009 at 10:24 amIronic, isn’t it, that the reichwing has called Obama an “angry black man”…when the reichwing has a real “angry black man” sitting on the Supreme Court…?
October 6th, 2009 at 10:25 amThomas has indicated in recent interviews that he is weary of his job.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:26 amOMG!! Dylan just mopped the floor with With that Right-Wing Bi*ch!! Watch MSNBC!
October 6th, 2009 at 10:28 amO.T.
The death panel lady is getting her as* handed to her on Monrning Meeting and she’s getting upset. I don’t think she’ll be doing many more shows that arent on FOX.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:29 amRich@24, Wiener kicked her A*s!
October 6th, 2009 at 10:30 amWow, we finally discovered someone who hates being black more than Darryl.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:30 amDon’t be too hard on the guy, Clarence Thomas is still mulling the punch line of a joke he heard about a pubic hair and a female employee.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:30 amWhat’s the over/under on when the first troll wioll show up to accuse TP of being racist for criticizing the actions (or lack of action) of a black man?
October 6th, 2009 at 10:30 amnoseeum says: Thomas has indicated in recent interviews that he is weary of his job.
It shows, doesn’t it? Of course, he has few ‘hot babes’ to harass or chase around the chambers nowadays, so his job interest wanes accordingly.
The reason he doesn’t question anything about pending cases is that he hasn’t read them, doesn’t understand them or just…isn’t…interested.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:31 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
This is understandable; Thomas is still consumed by the thought of Anita Hill; he can think of nothing else.
Thanks to Arlen Specter who I hope is trounced in the PA primary by Joe Sestak.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:34 amRalph,
I was going to say 3 minutes, but Stormtrooper took just a minute.
Stormtrooper, are you ready to disclose what you’re getting paid per post and who’s funding you?
…I didn’t think so.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:36 amThe only storm is the brown stain in your underpants.
Of course TP is racist, they helped ELECT a black POTUS, thus, they are anti-white?
October 6th, 2009 at 10:36 amDamn. STORMfront didn’t even give me enough time to get my bet down.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:37 amI love the well thought out arguments that the right makes to support thier twisted logic.
How late must the troll have stayed up last night to come up with such hard hitting commentary?
I just don’t know how we can continue against the STORM of rhetoric that comes from the right these days.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:38 amcaption…
“What was I thinking?”
October 6th, 2009 at 10:40 amJake Dogman beat me to it.
As Mark Twain said
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
That picture of Clarence looks like me when my wife starts talking.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:43 amClarence Thomas = POTTED PLANT!!
Claim to Fame: Officiated at Limpballs 3rd marriage . .
October 6th, 2009 at 10:46 amOne has to be engaged and have an active mind to pose questions.
The picture pretty well sums up Thomas’ enthusiastic mental state.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:46 amThat picture of Clarence looks like me when my wife starts talking.
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Interesting…
Whilst I don’t see any racism is TP’s thread about Thomas…
… there is an undeniable undercurrent of SEXISM in this comment…
But… hey… I wouldn’t expect a troll to understand that subtle yet important distinction…
You go on, Li’l Feller… do tell!!!
October 6th, 2009 at 10:48 amAh. Clarence Thomas.
For as much as the right gripes about Affirmative Action, they sure do like their own AA justice.
We expect the most qualified people to sit on the court that acts as the final arbiter of American law. Not someone who received a mediocre grade of “qualified” from the American Bar Association.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:51 amWhat a surprise the most unqualified man says nothing and the most qualified star shines brightly.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:51 amFred says:
thomas=steel=condie=powell
Actually Thomas is especially awful because he doesn’t even bother to do his job. He’s gone on record as stating that he doesn’t even believe in judicial precedent, he hardly ever writes opinions and he doesn’t particularly care what the lawyers of either side have to say. I have much less respect incompetence combined with wrongness than I do for people who are merely wrong.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:52 amPoor Clarence! I’m sure he had to promise his KKKonservanazi masters that he’d sit there and be their token.
So, Clarence, the mental giant he is, obliges.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag carrying a cross.” Sinclair Lewis
October 6th, 2009 at 10:52 amLizCoro says:
Clarence Thomas = POTTED PLANT!!
Claim to Fame: Officiated at Limpballs 3rd marriage . .
Another failed marriage for limpballs. Is it the drug he ingests causing this problem? Or is it the fact that he’s just a giant annus?
I got to know. Please let me know.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:55 am(druggie limpballs could blame the failure of his marital bliss on the fact that front house Clarence officiated. ;)
If storm thinks TP is “just racist”,
then storm must be seeing Clarence Thomas as “just black”.
Research and reason before you judge, troll.
You “just” displayed your own prejudice.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:56 amSTORM says:
TP is just racist!
This exposes one of the biggest problems that the right wing has. They literally cannot tell the difference between disagreeing with a black person and making bigoted, racist comments. That’s why they accuse us of blaming them for the latter when they think they’re doing the former. They have no idea when they’re crossing the line, no matter how many times we point out where it’s drawn for them. Just as they think bigotry is mere disagreement when they do it, they think disagreement is bigotry when we do that.
BTW, that inability to distinguish real racism is a well-known symptom of being a racist.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:56 amNo, Antonin Scalia has Thomas’ mind made up for him.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:01 amFor our frequent trolls—Always expect a racist to screamer louder than anyone else when he/she is actually the one who is guilty of being a racist.
I’m AA, and I detest having Thomas on the SC. There were many better qualified minority lawyers/judges that GWHB could have appointed. Thomas’ appointment was meant to make the RP look inclusive and not like a bastion of racism, but it backfired. Same thing with Michael Steele. It’s as if the RP thinks that all it has to do is throw the AAs a bone, and they’ll flock to the party in droves. Uh,uh. NO.
Most AAs I talk to do not think very highly of Thomas as an AA, a SC justice, or as an American.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:02 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Lets hope that Thomas or one of the other radical members of the court decide to retire soon, otherwise we will witness the dismantling of the recovery process.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:03 amI wonder if one of Storm’s best friends is black?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:03 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
aaronk, there is no such thing as a latino woman, you ignorant bigot.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:06 amTrust erronk to revive a cherished simplistic smear that relies on a deliberate misinterpretation for its very life.
It’s all erronk has these days.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:07 amReady to cop to your disgusting racism yet, aaronk?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:07 amSTORM says:
TP is just racist!
October 6th, 2009 at 10:31 am
October 6th, 2009 at 11:08 am
aaronk says:
She’s doing such a good job because latino women are so much smarter than white men…don’t you guys remember?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:03 am
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Well it’s true, isn’t it?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:09 amWow! This thread is not only outing the racists, but also the misogynist racisits. You guys really suck.
flag@whitehouse.gov
aaronk
I should tell your mothers on you.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:10 amThe link to the April NYT article is very interesting.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:10 amHe seems very burnt-out. He even refers to his position as a “job”, even as an “ordeal”.
He derides the Bill of Rights claiming that there is a “proliferation of rights.”
He does a lot of reminiscing about “flags & crucifixes” in every classroom, the miracle of the dishwasher, etc.
Wow. He needs to retire and fast!
That’s conservative trolls for you. Only two posts by our usual suspects and they’re both racist remarks.
Hey trolls: here’s another explanation – she has more experience on the bench than any of them. Nobody on the court has spent more hours judging cases from the bench than Sonia Sotomajor.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:10 amTrollspotter, so aaronkie donk appears to be just a run of the mill paid troll and an out in the open bigot to boot.
Wow, you would think that a man that had a dozen employees to take care of would be too busy, eh?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:14 amI’m sure he would, but Scalia won’t let him. Antonin isn’t going to free his slave.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:14 amIt’s a puzzler, Fred. Maybe he’s just a college student with no employees to speak of whatsoever. That would certainly give him more time to troll.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:17 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
it isn’t and we already knew that about you.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:21 amHere’s a Supreme Court story from Alternet that will likely cause me some sleepless nights:
http://www.alternet.org/story/143100/conservative_majority_in_supreme_court_threatens_our_politics_and_most_basic_freedoms?page=1
October 6th, 2009 at 11:22 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
aaronk is arguing that the aaronk who went on an unhinged racist rant when Barack Obama became President is not actually him. He alleges it’s a case of mistaken identity.
We have already established a number of coincidences: “both” aaronks claim to live in blue states, our aaronk has talked of visiting a location within easy driving distance of the other aaronk, each has made a number of very strange, debunkable far right claims, etc.
Here is further proof that our aaronk troll is the same violent, racist wingnut.
In his attempts to convince us that he is a reasonable person and not a far right whack job, our aaronk has repeatedly made a point of insisting that he disagrees with conservatives on the issue of gay marriage:
Wouldn’t you know it? The openly racist aaronk (who our aaronk claims he’s not) also breaks from conservatives on this particular issue.
Because both aaronks believe in civil unions. Here’s the openly racist aaronk:
And here is our aaronk, trying to “compromise” with a proponent of gay marriage, X4Progress. Instead of gay marriage, he offers a civil union.
Now here’s the openly racist aaronk, agreeing with another poster that government should “get out of the marriage business altogether.”
And here’s our aaronk:
Look familiar? That’s no coincidence. It’s the same wingnut.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:23 amCrazy Person with Legs: “Sniff, sob…. this.. is so…. racist! And after we’ve been….so… nice to Obama over this race thing! Blubber, sniff, choke, sob.”
You know what, a-hole? This is about competence. Clarence Thomas has shown himself over the years to be incompetent. The American Bar Association gave him their lowest rating of anyone ever nominated to the Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomajor, by contrast, has more judicial bench experience than anyone on the court. But, you want to make it about race. Because you are a racist.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:24 amOopsie…my bad @ #70…Alternet is attributing it to Think Progress. DOINK!!!
October 6th, 2009 at 11:25 amShoeless: “aaronk, there is no such thing as a latino woman, you ignorant bigot.”
Crazy person with legs: “LOL! Really? What are they? DF.”
God, you’re just butt-ugly stupid, aren’t you. What are they? They’re Latinas, dumbass.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:26 amHere is another ignorant bigot. You white-wingers are ignorant of the entire world outside your own trailer parks. Try educating yourself before you open your stupid mouth and make a fool of yourself, you scumbag racist chauvinist pig.
Dumbass redneck.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:27 amSTORM says:
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TP is just racist!
STFU! I’M DRINKING MY COFFEE!!
October 6th, 2009 at 11:27 amFred, in a way it’s understandable that a troll like STORMfront or Crazy Legs would assume any post critical of Clarence Thomas was racist.
Since they identify Thomas solely as a black man, they naturally attribute all criticisms to his race.
There’s a word for that kind of attitude…
On the other hand, they think that when right-wingers hold up signs of the President as an African witch doctor or send around postcards of a giant watermelon patch on the White House lawn, they think they’re criticizing policy or, in the words of b-cup, “commenting on race”.
See, they don’t understand racism or recognize it in themselves, but they know it’s bad, so they instinctively disavow it.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:27 amif this isn’t a racist/sexist hit piece then I don’t know what is……
This is the first time I have ever agreed with crazy legs, he is correct when he says he doesn’t know what it is.
Crazy, have you asked that pussy Rick Martinez (Twajie) why he is too cowardly to debate me one on one?
Do you think it has something to do with his drinking problem?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:28 amIt was hilarious to see him get pwned last night by a college girl, poor ricky retardo was defenseless in his drunken stupor.
Maybe Clarence Thomas is a deaf mute. Or maybe someone should stick a mirror under his nose just to make sure he’s actually still with us.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:28 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
trollspotter, aaronk has also been caught many times here in outright lies.
Nice expose on the troll. He is trying to pretend that you have the wrong guy but we see the same crap from both forums from the troll with the same name. ie, he is the same troll. No doubt.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:29 amI’m sure he/she is referring to a typo…Latina.
Look down at your keyboard, aaronk.
Then tell me how you typed ‘O’ when you meant ‘A’
Osshale.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:30 amNice work, Trollspotter. You live up to your moniker for sure.
Another point to consider (which I’m sure you have) is the similarity in the voice both aaronks employ. They sound very much the same when they post.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:31 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
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aaronk: “I’m sure he/she is referring to a typo…Latina. When running out of substance, the progressive argument usually goes to spelling, grammar, or just general typos.”
That’s a strong point for a girl like you to make. Oh, I’m sorry. That was a typo. I meant for a guy like you to make.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:33 amI suspect that this is right on the money Ralph. It explains a lot, including thier inability to recognize thier own racism.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:33 amThanks, Fred. There are far too many similarities between “each” aaronk for a reasonable person to conclude anything other than it’s the same wingnut.
Looking at aaronk’s previous posts, the reason why he consistently defends Glenn Beck openly fantasizing about murdering Democrats is now clear:
October 6th, 2009 at 11:35 am
On top of being a misogynist racist, you are also a liar. That was not a typo. God, you white-wingers are disgusting little turds.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:35 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Thanks, Ralph. You’re right, there are many similarities in posting style.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:38 amLiar and fraud. You are proven to be both.
Now you want to pretend to be an internet tough guy, pshaw.
No one takes you seriously fool. You are a known commodity.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:39 amAfter what we’ve seen in the last six months, I don’t really want any conservative coming around with this “racism” thing. The level of projection is just getting crazy and pathetic. They’ve stunk up the country with their raging racism and now they’re going to come here and accuse liberals of racism??!!
Give me a fricking break.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:39 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
erronk, we already know how much your wagers are worth around here.
Nada.
You have a history with this sort of thing. Did you think we’d forget and fall for it again?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:40 amthen why are you being so defensive about it? Real humor should stand on it’s own and not have to be explained.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:40 amThat is the main problem with these fools. Just like racism,they cannot recognize hypocrisy, so they are constantly hypocritial. The do not understand irony, so they are always saying and doing things which are ironic.
It would really suck, to be them, but they don’t even understand how much they suck.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:41 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
when the whole world is wrong and you are right………you know the rest.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:43 amYou don’t have $100,000. If you did, you wouldn’t offer it in a bet over the internet. You’re a college student, up to your elbows in loans.
You’re a violent, racist homophobic wingnut liar and now everyone knows.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:43 amCrazy Legs really doesn’t get this “building an argument using quotes with attribution” thing, does he?
Plagiarism is so much more convenient. It’s not very effective the way Crazy Legs practices it, but it sure does earn him that nickel in a hurry.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:43 amflag@whitehouse.gov says:
Why do you have the White House’s healthcare alert address as your screen name?
Do you really think we’re going to flood the White House with angry e-mails due to your Trolling?
Are you afraid to post anything with your own moniker or address?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:44 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
This is how aaronk disagreed with a black President on election night:
October 6th, 2009 at 11:45 am
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It doesn’t matter. Aaronk is an a-hole, period. Why argue about identities. He’s an a-hole!
All these little snits do is hijack the conversation. The conversation should be about how competent the judges Democrats nominate are compared to the ideological nut-cases Repubs nominate.
Sotomajor is one of the most qualified and experienced Supreme Court judges in history. Clarence Thomas barely had a judicial resume compared to her and again, received the lowest rating in history from the Bar association. The Thomas nomination was a cynical and destructive thing for the court. The point was to nominate the most insanely conservative ideological black man to take Thurgood Marshall’s place. Every potential nominee was an African American. I don’t remember any Republicans complaining that race was a determining factor.
And, we ended up with a Justice who just sits there like a stone taking orders from Antonin Scalia. Scalia and Thomas are exactly what conservatives say they don’t want – judicial activists. They have “legislated from the bench” to a greater degree than any Court for decades.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:47 amerronk, pretty much every House Republican disagrees with the President on the issue of health care reform. But only one — from South Carolina — felt free to disgrace the chamber with a rude outburst interrupting a major speech from the first African American President in our nation’s history.
You’re right. Probably a coincidence.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:47 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
NinerFan says:
Dead on, NinerFan… dead on.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:48 amThe repubs on the bench entered with a mind set that isn’t open to facts. They have an agenda and no amount of questioning will ever alter their predetermined decision.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:48 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Ah… Crazy Legs is now admitting that he plagiarized anonymous blog comments from newshounds.
You still don’t get the whole concept of building a compelling argument, do ya?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:49 amHere’s Crazy Legs yesterday:
October 6th, 2009 at 11:50 am
aaronk: “Let me ask you a question…if those were my feelings, why would I hide them from you idiots?”
That’s easy, brain trust. Maybe you are trying to appear reasonable. Doesn’t fool me for a second.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:50 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Makes sense. he’s tried that gambit before, too. Didn’t last long, but he still gives it a shot now and then.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:51 amPer a few other comments, Justice Thomas does look “burnt-out”, especially in the photo in the lead post. And from comments he’s made over the years, he is not a happy camper. I’d say he ought to check in with Representative Broun about that ER where he can be treated for depression.
Re: Justice Sotomayor. Glad to read that we have a new justice who is engaged and questioning. I hope her decisions come up to progressive and liberal, but particularly rational expectations.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:53 amIt is irony about the current administration asking people to snitch out other people when they threw fits over warrantless wiretaps in the last administration. I find both to be despicable.
Okay.
So you have no ability to see the difference between a tip line and a warrant-less wiretap?
Let me help… one is legal and a good tool for fighting both smears and terrorism (see your moniker or https://tips.fbi.gov/ )
One is ILLEGAL and INEFFECTIVE (see http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/politics/17spy.html)
I do find something despicable here…
October 6th, 2009 at 11:54 amMore time wasted on your worthless lying ass.
People with money don’t go around bragging about it. You are an exposed fool and nothing more.
and a racist.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:54 amaaronk says:
Yes! More of my tax dollars can be *stolen* donated to poor *Shaniqua and Arnell*, deserving Americans who can use my money for *their drug, cigarette, alcohol fund* necessary items needed for their survival! I can’t wait to have my money *stolen* donated to poor *undeserving* deserving *crack-whores* people who were screwed by the system!
This is extremely offensive, and I would never say anything like that. Let me ask you a question…if those were my feelings, why would I hide them from you idiots?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:48 am
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If it’s so offensive and you would never say anything like that, why did you just say it?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:55 amaaronk: “so, you think because he is from SC, he is a racist?”
Well, there IS that little issue of belonging to The Sons of the Confederacy, but I’m guessing you see absolutely NO racism in their policies.
And, it IS true that over 50% of repubs in SC don’t think Obama was born in Africa.
Maybe Will Rogers can help: “It’s not true that all conservatives are stupid, but it’s pretty clear that most stupid people are conservatives.”
October 6th, 2009 at 11:55 amDid I say that?
No.
Here’s what I think: I think growing up in a culture with deep-seated historical attitudes about race, and representing a constituency that responds well to racist rhetoric, Addison “Joe” Wilson (R-SC) felt a little bit more free to express derision of a black President with whom he disagreed than he might have with a white one.
I don’t know if Addison “Joe” Wilson (R-SC) is a racist or not. But I suspect that his outburst would not have happened if Bill Clinton had been standing before him as President.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:56 amYou’re not the first extremist who’s wanted to pass himself off as a moderate.
Since coming here, you have repeatedly tried to hide your wingnuttery behind a mask of respectability. Unfortunately for you, your deranged hatred of the left keeps poking out from behind the mask…..
It’s why you viciously attacked Ted Kennedy not 24 hours after the man died.
It’s why you defend Glenn Beck’s statements about murdering Democrats by poison, by choking, by beating them to death with a shovel.
It’s why you tried to claim that Adolf Hitler was a leftist.
Etc.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:56 amCrazy Legs says:
belaccifer lacca says:
Can’t you hear your boss yelling for coffee?
Hey Pat… can’t you answer direct questions?
October 6th, 2009 at 11:57 amFred: “People with money don’t go around bragging about it.”
Exactly.
Around here, he’s the boss; an employer; a rich man, a very principled conservative.
Around there, he’s in the basement with his robe on eating Cheetos.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:57 amLet’s get back to the issue instead of playing cards here.
What does being active in oral arguments say about a judge? What does being inactive in them say about a judge?
What has Thomas brought to the table as a Supreme Court judge, outside of his lack of participation in oral arguments?
Let’s get back to discussion and the topic at hand.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:00 pmObama’s lips have been rendered in such unnatural tints, and at such dimensions, that somewhere, even R. Crumb would blush.
And of course, this physical area of caricature — unlike, say, Obama’s ears — comes freighted with a legacy of ugly racism and cruel, blackface-era mockery.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/01/read_his_lips_cartoonists_go_b.html
October 6th, 2009 at 12:01 pmWhat has Thomas brought to the table as a Supreme Court judge, outside of his lack of participation in oral arguments?
A reliable conservative, pro-business vote… which is what was asked of him.
That’s what Conservative’s seek in their justices… a reliable, unwavering vote…
In that sense, Thomas has been a successful Justice… in almost every other sense, however…
October 6th, 2009 at 12:03 pmHey Crazy person with legs, do you really want to get into a pissing match on who can make the most racially disgusting posts? Cause there’s a big steaming pile of those things at places like Free Republic that anyone around here is free to copy and paste in your face. You know as well as we do that the right wing is the party of racism and has been since the months leading up to the 1968 presidential election. It was called the “Southern Strategy.” It’s part of the reason why the Repubs can enjoy support from less than 5% of African Americans and an ever-decaying support from the Latino community – down to about 20% lately.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:03 pmYou’d like me to give my personal information to a violent, racist, wingnut who believes “we need a lot more dead liberals?”
What do I have to lose indeed.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:04 pmPurple State: “What has Thomas brought to the table as a Supreme Court judge, outside of his lack of participation in oral arguments?”
He is a judicial activist. He favors overturning laws passed by peoples’ representatives and imposing the court’s view of what the law should be.
He’s exactly what conservatives always say they don’t want.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm#140, bela,
I suppose I meant to ask what his talents are as a judge. I mean, Sotomayor may be demonstrating participation in oral arguments, but as a judge, what are Thomas’s strong points?
Asking this in seriousness, as his forte may not be in oral arguments. It could be in other aspects of court cases.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:06 pmI’ll let you go ahead and prove those comments were written by actual progressives and not false flag conservative stalkers from a J$ hate site.
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Look, Tyler Perry’s movies aren’t funny, Tyra Banks is obnoxious, Kanye West is an asshat, and Clarence Thomas is incompetent.
Facts of life.
That says nothing about John Singleton, Oprah, Tupac Shakur or Thurgood Marshall.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:09 pmAsking this in seriousness, as his forte may not be in oral arguments. It could be in other aspects of court cases.
Truth be told… I don’t know. I hope that he does have talents but from what I’ve heard from attorneys and other judges his record is far from impressive… and I certainly not been impressed with his history on the SCOTUS…
October 6th, 2009 at 12:09 pmWell, Trollspotter, we can do that, or we can give Crazy Train an option: we could harvest racist, hateful and anti-American comments from “conservatives” at places like Red State, Freepers or even Stormfront, and let those stand for “what nice folk” people on the Right are.
How about it, Crazy Legs?
Sound fair? Are you willing to judge each side by the same standard?
October 6th, 2009 at 12:10 pmClarence Thomas is like the kid who hangs out with the cool kids, never speaking, but agreeing and acquiescing to the group.
In other words, he’s an incurious, pseudo-intellectual who votes with the conservatives, never considering any virtue in thinking for himself.
Might as well be a rubber stamp.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:15 pmcrazy eric odom troll:
Hey crazy, isn’t Newshounds one of the progressive blogs that Twajie bragged about terrorizing and bringing down to it’s knees?
How do we know it wasn’t twajie or another of Eric Odom’s minions who planted those racist comments to discredit the site?
October 6th, 2009 at 12:17 pmCrazy Legs says:
Have anything to say in defense of Clarance Thomas, Pat? What are his skills and talents as a jurist that make him uniquely qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice… I anxiously await your answer!
October 6th, 2009 at 12:17 pmWhen Thomas was selected to be a SC judge, the idea was that he would replace Thurgood Marshall–being a black man and all…
He’s certainly failed in that regard.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:18 pmThomas is simply the ditto Supreme. He’s there to ditto everything Scalila does. I wonder what is going to happen when Scalila is gone?
October 6th, 2009 at 12:18 pmOpen note to trolls:
TP is just, racists.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:18 pmOMG, he’s George W. Bush!
October 6th, 2009 at 12:19 pmFrom what I can see, bela, Thomas has always had this approach towards being one of the quieter judges during oral arguments, and while that had ruffled feathers during the 90’s, in which the other justices were more active than Thomas, I don’t want to judge Thomas from just his approach in oral arguments.
I tend to be the same way when making my own judgments and let people explain their case fully, but I do approach with questions if I am the only person judging others from evidence. If I were to make a decision, however, I tend to stay on the quiet side, let my colleagues ask questions, then provide my input “in chambers” if you will.
I don’t want to judge Thomas, Sotomayor, or any judge on their oral argument abilities. I want to judge them more on their decisions and not their approaches.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:20 pmRUCerious says:
Don’t dazzle them with punctuation, RU! That’s not fair! After all, most cant tell the difference between an ‘A’ and an ‘O’ even though someone went to all the trouble of putting them on opposite sides of the keyboard.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pmWell duh. You don’t need to ask question when your decisions are made by rigid ideology. The only question Scalia, Thomas, Alieto and Robert ask themselves is “What does the Pope/Corporations/Bible Humpers want?”
October 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pmAhhh, Jeffy “500 socks and I’ve gotten my ass handed to me with all of em” Bovine must be talking about himself in the third person again.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pmFred,
Still kicking aaron? I know he’s too stupid to stay down.
I’d recommend just voting him down – don’t waste the effort on reading – and move on.
We already know he’s a welcher and a liar.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pmHe will be free at last.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pmI don’t want to judge Thomas, Sotomayor, or any judge on their oral argument abilities. I want to judge them more on their decisions and not their approaches.
I agree, purple state… Unfortunately, all I’ve seen of Thomas’s decisions is a rubber-stamp of Scalia’s positions… exactly as gully said… and I’m none to fond of Scalia’s ‘reasoning’ to begin with.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pmSo Crazy Legs, you’ve scoffed at Trollspotter’s call for objective proof — not surprising that you would consider objective proof a “gimick” since you’re so unacquainted with the concept.
Does that mean you’re cool with judging each side by the same standard?
You’re comfortable with our copying-and-pasting anonymous comments from right-wing blogs as evidence of what “nice folk” right-wingers are?
You’re cool with that?
Or would you rather hold the Left to standard to which you’re unwilling to submit your own side?
October 6th, 2009 at 12:24 pmThree years and not a single question….time to step down and let somebody else do the JOB.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:25 pmCrazy Legs says:
If this isn’t a racist/sexist hit piece then I don’t know what is……
My point at #47 exactly: you don’t know what is.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:26 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Exactly, bela. That’s what I would rather see TP focus on in this case. I want to see Sotomayor’s results and overall ability as a Supreme Court justice and not just one part that shows she’s more like other justices than one conservative justice in the Court.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:26 pmIt hasn’t been all racism. They also hate women.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:27 pmFreeloader Clarence, he’s there just for a free ride.
Repug moto – Ask not what you can do to your country…
…ask how you can profit from it.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:27 pmNot even one single question in three years. His rulings, his actions or lack of it and that photo speak for themselves.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:34 pmClaiming he is wrong because he doesn’t help lawyers present their case, is a little harsh of a judgement.
And I’d agree Tundra, if Thomas had significant legal opinions to his name that showed his reasoning to be deep and well reasoned… I don’t find that to be the case here.
Before his nomination he had served 18 months on the Judicial Court of Appeals and argued NO major cases and he issued NO major decisions during those 18 months.
He follows Scalia and is ‘Active’ in the sense that he of votes in favor of overturning laws with little or no legal reasoning or explanation… his argument for throwing out section 5 of the voting rights act this year is a prime example… more African American’s are voting in the South than the national average so we don’t ‘need’ it anymore seemed to be the thrust of his argument, to me…
October 6th, 2009 at 12:37 pm#165 belaccifer lacca says
“Scalia’s ‘reasoning’…”
What ‘reasoning‘? I wouldn’t even accuse the man of using any kind of reasoning other than disliking anything that smacks of liberalism.
If it doesn’t benefit the wealthy, as Scalia’s reasoning goes, it’s not worth hearing.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:39 pmthe irony is that your claim is a lie.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:46 pmHey Tundra:
You’re not too far away from your troll cousin aareek, you two should meet half way at a bagel shop and swap war stories.
How’s the weather were you’re at, are you having a cloudy day?
BTW: your blog sucks royally.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:46 pmYeah, that’s like saying we don’t need stop signs because people aren’t running them.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Yeah, that’s like saying we don’t need stop signs because people aren’t running them.
Worse… it’s like saying we don’t need Driver’s licences anymore because most people who are driving are now properly licensed.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:53 pmHey, where’d Crazy Legs go?
I thought maybe we had reached some common ground when I proposed that we both judge the other side by anonymous blog comments…
October 6th, 2009 at 12:53 pmTundra says:
Agreed.
However…
not the fact he doesn’t get into conversations with the people who are supposed to “present to the court”.
… his reason’s for ‘not getting into conversations’ also leave a lot to be desired, in my opinion.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/11/29/this-is-not-perry-mason.html
The Surgery analogy is incredibly flawed, in my opinion…
October 6th, 2009 at 12:56 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
The coach pulled crazy and sent Tundra in cold off the bench.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:01 pmThat’s because the conservatives who are confused tend to lump all disparate evidence into one big ball and take that as Truth, rather than considering the individual arguments about the issue.
So when liberals accuse teabaggers whose accusations against the President’s policies border on the incoherent or the surreal of thinly disguising racism, conservatives of the type I mentioned seem to wipe away that reasons for the cried of racism, as if legitimate disagreements were part of the same phenomenon as the incoherent ones.
It’s not that difficult to erect a curtain of plausible deniability to hide racism, or to hide any socially unacceptable attitude. It doesn’t necessarily hide it effectively; it doesn’t even NEED to hide it effectively. All it needs to do is give the racist some argument, however flimsy, to use to justify his stance as “policy-based”.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:06 pmThree years with no questions? Christ, that’s embarrassing. That picture is also revealing. He looks bored and disgusted. Reportedly, he’s a very bitter man. He should quit if it bothers him so much.
Thomas just waits for Scalia to vote and he agrees with him.
Did Thomas ever write an opinion in all his years on the court?
The man had hardly any experience when he was nominated, which was just fine for the GOP.
Let’s not forget that the Dems caved and capitulated to the Bush I White House by confirming him. The Dems controlled the Senate in 1992, and yet, acted like a bunch of cowards with Thomas until the sordid Anita Hill stuff. They could have easily thrwarted this guy in committee. Did they do that? No, that would have upset the Republicans.
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In this case, it is a result of stupidity and ignorance, as well as racism.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:30 pmAn argument can be made for the virtues of Justice Thomas.
Go ahead… I’ve asked two people, now.
What is that argument, exactly?
October 6th, 2009 at 1:31 pminteresting that not one of you is willing to put your money where your bull$hit accusations come from
Interesting that you have no argument about Thomas’s ‘merits’ as a justice… grow up, aaronk.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:32 pmYeah, interesting… given that you’ve pulled this stunt once before and when your bluff was called, you tried to pretend that you didn’t agree to what we all witnessed you agreeing to.
This trick has run out of gas for you, erronk.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:32 pmYeah, how bad is it when he can’t even think up a lie to defend Thomas?
October 6th, 2009 at 1:38 pmYes, it can. But there is much evidence that an undercurrent of racism infects the most virulent strains of anti-Obama fervor, as Jimmy Carter noted.
The real problem that you identify — the perception that ANY criticism of this President is evidence of racism — is the result, as I noted, of confusing legitimate criticism (oh which there is plenty) with the irrational fear-based criticism (of which there is also plenty) and assuming that a) there is no difference between the two and b) claims of racism are leveled at all critics regardless of the substance of their critiques.
This amalgamation is useful to the Right, of course, because it gives them license to dismiss all charges of racism without assessing their validity.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:39 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
backup, the problem I usually have with these kinds of comparisons is false equivalency. Here’s one example: Moveon.org organized a contest in which people sent in videos for possible commercials. The videos were, more or less, automatically put up on-line similar to YouTube action. One person sent a video comparing Bush to Hitler and it was up for a few hours before Moveon.org got it together to take it down and apologize.
On the other hand, hundreds of conservative posters have been photographed and taped carrying signs comparing Obama to Hitler and Nazis.
Now, conservatives will say “liberals called Bush “Hitler” too.” I don’t think they’re equivalent.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:41 pmThere, fixed it for you.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:44 pmbackup: “If you’re a conservative and Thomas makes conservative rulings, that would be the virtue.”
I think you need to re-check the definition of “virtue.” Conservatives always say they don’t want “activist” judges. They always say they don’t want judges to “legislate from the bench.” Why would a conservative approve of the most activist judge in memory on the court? When conservatives say these things, are they lying? Don’t conservatives agree that the legislative branch should be making law and not the court? You want it both ways.
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Poor backup, with his never ending crusade to argue that bigotted white Republican right-wing extremists are not racist. That is some task you have taken on there.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:47 pmIf you’re a conservative and Thomas makes conservative rulings, that would be the virtue.
So you can’t come up with anything other than, ‘If you like the way he votes, you’ll think he’s good?’
My argument is that you could accomplish almost the same thing by allowing Scalia to vote twice and that hardly speaks well of Thomas’s qualities as a jurist… in my opinion the legal equivalent of ‘What he said’ is not evidence of a great legal mind at work…
October 6th, 2009 at 1:47 pmMr.Duke says:
So. Maybe she doesn’t understand.
Maybe she’s doing her job. What do you consider to be Thomas’s greatest opinions so far, Mr. Duke?
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The article at top on TP doesn’t draw any conclusions. It’s just a “here’s something you might find interesting…” post.
Of course we can’t judge Thomas solely on his reticence in open court. Personally though, I view it as symptomatic of a larger problem of him sleepwalking through the job, to the extent that it makes me question if he was ever qualified at all.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:50 pmHe’s trying to tell us that conservative ideology is not political. It’s something else, but we don’t know what that is.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:52 pmralph. I see both sides as you describe it.
My problem stems for the idea that I can see merit in some of the opposition to the administration.
Although I side with the President, the objections don’t seem crazy to me. Because those objections are plausible to me, it doesn’t make sense to me that they are racially motivated.
But, I get the progressive charges. Conservatives have gotten themselves into this situation, by ignoring the racists they allow on the platform.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:52 pmaaronk says:
So nothing to say on topic then, aaronk?
Or was the last post another ‘typo?’
October 6th, 2009 at 1:52 pmAt least he’s got himself some job security.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:53 pmMr.Duke says:
So. Maybe she doesn’t understand.
Probably not a smart argument to make, considering it is the judge’s job to learn about the case through evidence, so questioning appears necessary right off the bat. Also probably not good to bring up, considering Thomas was known to not ask questions in the 90’s when all of his other colleagues did.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:53 pmerronk, you don’t seem to understand: no one here believes you.
Your reputation as a liar and a creep is well established.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:54 pmHow many sock puppets do you now employ at your business.
Remember the night last week when you were getting your butt kicked and you made the stupid comment about having board of director’s meetings for your company? What color socks do the directors wear at the meetings?
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There are racists that oppose President Obama because he is black.
That’s evident.
There is also an impression born of progressive rhetoric that anyone that voted for John McCain or anyone that opposes stimulus spending is a racist.
I disagree with that suggestion.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:00 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
There is also an impression born of progressive rhetoric that anyone that voted for John McCain or anyone that opposes stimulus spending is a racist.
That impression is false.
There is an impression born of his decisions and writings (or lack there of) that Clarence Thomas is sleep-walking through his judicial life…
Discuss.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:02 pmaaronk says:
You have yet to answer the questions I’ve posed to you about Thomas’s judicial career, aaronk.
Who’s a joke? You really don’t understand humor, do you?
October 6th, 2009 at 2:04 pmWhat do accusations about “aaronk”’s true identity have to do with anything? We know all we need to know about aaronk whether he’s a small businessman or the Queen of Sheeba.
This discussion is not about aaronk. I think it’s supposed to be about Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomajor.
Aaronk, when Thomas decision is your favorite? Have you read any of his opinions? Before he was on the court, did he write or do anything of note that you admire?
My point is that he’s a dud. He’s the worst Justice I’ve ever seen on the court. He’s a joke. And, the fact that he replaced a giant like Thurgood Marshall just makes it more outrageous.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:06 pmSorry for the typo. I meant “what Thomas decision…”
October 6th, 2009 at 2:06 pmClarence Thomas – SC Bench Warmer of the Millennium
October 6th, 2009 at 2:07 pmAnd again, NinerFan hits it out of the park.
What has he done? nada.
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aaronk: “after that posted a blatently false story yesterday about Glenn Beck and MUSE”
Right! That video of the woman putting Vicks under Beck’s eyes to make him cry was a damn lie!
October 6th, 2009 at 2:08 pmYou really are thick, aren’t you?
Your reputation for challenging others to accept wagers and then backing out of them is well established too.
It’s a waste of time to take you seriously, on anything you say.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:09 pmI know you won’t believe me, backup… but the answer is the second one…
I would be HAPPIER with the first but I would find them an embarrassment. As I find Thomas, regardless of how he ends up voting…
Scalia is an idiot. But you can see his reasoning in his many opinions… I just find the reasoning to be the incredibly flawed and circuitous logic of a mind trained in the Jesuit school… but you can argue with that… it’s something to be discussed, how do you argue with your fictional Ginsberg clone or our actual Scalia clone, Thomas?
You can’t.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:12 pmAs Belac said quite plainly, that impression is false.
It is born of the right-wing propensity to avoid nuance and create large categories of black or white into which to divide data.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:12 pmAh yes, b-cup has moved on to the “Let’s Pretend” portion of the program…
always a god time…
October 6th, 2009 at 2:14 pmWow, it looks like this thread is completely infested with trolls.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:16 pmIt’s time to flag, report, SPRAY , and then ignore the pesky little buggers.
because the truth is, backup… I believe in the strength of most ‘liberal’ arguments before the Supreme Court.
And I believe that if we ACTUALLY had ‘a diligent justice that exhaustively questioned all circumstances…’ they would more often than not vote like Ginsberg and not like Scalia…
October 6th, 2009 at 2:17 pmThomas has gone three years straight without posing a question during oral arguments.
If you have a closed mind and already know how you are gonna decide, there is no need to ask any questions.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:18 pmWould any of our Trolls care to discuss Justice Thomas’s Dissent in Haywood v. Drown?
Justice Thomas sees no constitutional problem whatsoever with states deciding for themselves whether — and with what conditions — federal question lawsuits can proceed in their courts, even when the same state courts are open to comparable claims under state law.
The man is completely incompetent in the field of law.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:22 pmBackup: King of the Strawman.
Ralphthewonderllama: Keeper of the Matches.
Again…
October 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pmbelaccifer lacca.
I agree with you, but you have to understand that a conservative would believe that if someone pursued an enlightened exhaustive search for the truth, they would come to conservative conclusions.
Additionally, neither ideology has a monopoly on industry. There are Democrats that go through the motions as well as Republicans. There are also individuals in both parties that work like crazy.
A conservative would see Thomas’s relative silence as having core principles that required less examination and Sotomayer’s questioning as the lack of a similar core.
I don’t think that.
I think Sotomayer is right to ask the questions. I think it’s encouraging, because it’s a signal that she’s deliberative and has an open mind.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pmHitting the ground running. Way to go Judge Sotomayor! Thomas is useless. I pay him no mind because he sees dead people. This is not surprising that Judge Sotomayor is asking more questions. Her actions speak louder than the words. She walk the walk and not talk the talk. As far as Thomas, Thomas can’t open his mouth to speak because it will show why this judge is sitting on the Supreme Court. Thomas certainly doesn’t come close to the late Justice Thurgood Marshall.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pmbackup says:
But we are discussing Thomas in particular, backup.
Thomas and his lack of industry.
Not which party or ideology has more workaholics… just Thomas.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:35 pmReggie says:
“Wow, it looks like this thread is completely infested with trolls.”
About all they have anymore to latch on to is the race issue.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:38 pmTheir frothing attacks belie their underlying bigotry.
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Lady Edith, may god bless you and keep you.
October 6th, 2009 at 3:02 pmJustice Clarence Thomas… a waste of tax dollars and a wasted seat on the Supreme Court of the US. If Specter had shown respect for Anita Hill, Thomas might not have been appointed.
October 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pmThe courts are not supposed to be political. They are supposed to interpret the laws as they were written and make a judgement based on those facts.
I am sure the judges are briefed on the cases and are aware of most of the facts before an actual hearing. They would then study the laws pertaining to the facts and make a judgement. While I am sure some questions might arise during a hearing about things not put in the briefing or not explained to their satisfaction, I would expect them not to have many questions.
Not defending Thomas or condemning him. I have not studied his record.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:04 pmVegabond: The Supreme Court decisions most of the time are political. I don’t think you need to look at Clarence Thomas any closer to realize he’s lazy. Sr. Shrub made one of the poorest choices in the history of the Supreme Court.
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Wow. “Conservative guy” got something almost right! Take out the word “black” and you’re completely correct.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:33 pmconservative guy just confirmed that liberals disapproval of Clarence Thomas has nothing to do with his race.
Thanks, conservative guy!
October 6th, 2009 at 4:47 pmConservaTROLL
Just go kill yourself. You are a liar and a fool and waste oxygen a higher lifeform could be using
October 6th, 2009 at 4:47 pmFor a bunch of tolerant and forward thinking progressives you all sure seem full of hate and spite. Can’t hide class can you?
October 6th, 2009 at 4:59 pm253, Well here you are!
October 6th, 2009 at 5:17 pmI’ve been married to a Puerto Rican woman since 1992, and this doesn’t surprise me one bit.
October 6th, 2009 at 5:23 pmHellinawhatever
Cant hide your STUPID either. I know you ignorant wingnuts WISH us liberals would just go back to TAKING the rightwing abuse without returning serve. Not going to happen snivel about it somewhere else.
October 6th, 2009 at 5:36 pmIf your decisions are predetermined by your politics, there is no need for questions.
October 6th, 2009 at 5:54 pmhellinabucket66 says:
For a bunch of tolerant and forward thinking progressives you all sure seem full of hate and spite.
Goddammit, not this again…
Listen wingnut, we did’t sign some kind of hippie pledge to be nice to you. The days of progressives rolling over and taking whatever you care to dish out are over. So pointing out that we despise you scum isn’t exactly the same thing as making a point. We already knew that we despise those who are working tirelessly to bring down America. Now go die in a ditch.
October 6th, 2009 at 5:56 pmElBruce, when the hell were those roll over days? Ever since I remember or woke up and left the democrat party I have noticed nothing but condescension and contempt for anyone with an opposing vie from the “progressive” side. Abstaining from making personal and hate filled attacks does not equal rolling over. Sure there are those on all sides that embarrass the rest, but from what I noticed for many years, you all own that angle. Good luck with that my friend.
October 6th, 2009 at 6:32 pmI wouldn’t use the word “all”, h66. You would be proven incorrect if one of us was not filled with hate and spite.
That being said, it’s good to see you, sir.
October 6th, 2009 at 6:46 pmHi aaronk!
I’m in the mood for a pussy and a welcher – can you help me out?
Love you!
October 6th, 2009 at 6:49 pmWow. Nice bullying, Trollspotter. You do realize your “discovery” is so full of holes and poor circumstantial evidence that not even a jury would convict – at least not the one I just served on, and there were some seriously smart people there.
Sad day when I actually feel sorry for aaronk.
Wiz says:
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The solution for the Supreme Court “problem” is to increase the size of the court at least by 2 Justices. This will dilute the impact of the radical right court members. As the court starts to impact the ability of country to recover from the disaster Bush years, it will be obvious that this is needed. Of course this will make the Republican heads explode.
Of course, that was FDR’s thought too, and quite rightly caused *everyone’s* head to explode.
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I’m sure he/she is referring to a typo…Latina. When running out of substance, the progressive argument usually goes to spelling, grammar, or just general typos.
I hate to tell you this, but that tactic is in no way limited to “progressives”. It’s a universal tactic taken by ANYONE who simply has no real argument, so they try and throw you off the track.
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of course it is absolutely crazy….just as crazy as accusing Joe Wilson, or any other conservative of being a racist just because they disagree with a black President on an ISSUE!
It’s a good thing then, that people don’t do that. They do it because there’s more to the story than you’ve let out:
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so, you think because he is from SC, he is a racist?
No, I think because in the past Wilson has clearly shown other racist tendencies is why I think he’s a racist.
But yeah, I can see how knowing that little fact can put a damper on your claim it’s crazy to call him a racist “simply” because he “merely” disagrees with a black President.
October 6th, 2009 at 7:27 pmHellinabucket YOU are a liar. You are also clearly a brainwashed moron. Since you are so stupid you dont even know the NAME of the largest political party in America its a sinch you never belonged to it. You are an ignorant PUNK. The left just TOOK the unhinged attacks of the Limbaughs and Coulters for a couple of decades then decided they had enough and began to fight back. We used to just ignore the stupid lying pieces of garbage like you now we call you out. You can LIE as much as you want but it just makes you look stupid. You can TRY to rewrite history but I REMEMBER it. So bite you sack sucking moron
October 8th, 2009 at 11:20 amThank you for your sharing.!
October 11th, 2009 at 4:39 pmIf I remember correctly, did not the US Bar Assoc, say he was unqualified, or something to this effect? gögüs büyütme
October 13th, 2009 at 5:50 am