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The New York Times Twists Stats To Portray Clarence Thomas As An Unoriginal Thinker
The Daily Caller ^ | 08/28/2015 | Chuck Ross

Posted on 08/28/2015 6:56:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Mr. Justice Thomas does not fit the LIEberal narrative, so he must be taken down!

NY Slimes is happy to oblige.

After all, aren’t all blacks supposed to be LIEberal Democrats? Or at least stay way in the background and pretend?

Prominent black conservatives must not be allowed to gain traction in the modern-day America lest they influence other blacks to turn on their LIEberal masters!

Can’t have that!

Nossiree Bob!


21 posted on 08/28/2015 8:53:15 PM PDT by Taxman (H. L. Mencken correctly observed: Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He definitely got “and” and “the” from one of Earl Warren’s opinions and he used verbs and nouns throughout his opinions just like Justices Burger and Marshal.


22 posted on 08/28/2015 9:02:37 PM PDT by arthurus (It's true.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; xzins; blue-duncan
In the article, Times reporter Adam Liptak cites three studies that used linguistic software to measure what percentage of justices’ opinions use words cribbed from briefs submitted to the court.

Attorneys who file appellate briefs pray all the time that the Judge or Justices will quote them verbatim. The whole purpose of filing a brief is to provide the Judge with what you hope to God are the very words they will use in their opinion.

23 posted on 08/28/2015 9:08:24 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Trump - because sometimes you need a big @$$hole to eliminate all the cr@p.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yet The Slimes ignores the robots appointed by Clinton and Obambi

Their votes are always predictable


24 posted on 08/28/2015 9:11:08 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Eliminate "Sanctuary Cities" and "birthright citizenship" and other immigration scams)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He is still being lynched.


25 posted on 08/28/2015 10:49:01 PM PDT by Slyfox (If I'm ever accused of being a Christian, I'd like there to be enough evidence to convict me)
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To: Yardstick

Agreed re Thomas’ opinions. He is short, to the point, and bases them on the law as is, not as he imagines he would like it to be.

There is absolutely no need to write 150 page opinions unless you are BS’ing and covering it up with a lot of words. The modern trend to long, tendentious opinions by the supreme court is a symptom of a Court at loose ends with the law.


26 posted on 08/28/2015 11:04:17 PM PDT by ModelBreaker (')
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Why? Because they’re bigots.


27 posted on 08/29/2015 12:35:59 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: P-Marlowe; E. Pluribus Unum; blue-duncan
The whole purpose of filing a brief is to provide the Judge with what you hope to God are the very words they will use in their opinion.

Makes sense to me. I'd get a kick out of others using my sermons. I've cribbed from the best. Everyone from Spurgeon to Truett to Graham.

But suppose a hypothetical...that I had gone an extra step and actually FILED my sermons with THEM for their review and approval. And then if they used some of it in their own! Wow. I'd throw a party.

28 posted on 08/30/2015 8:18:24 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True Supporters of our Troops PRAY for their Victory!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

FYI - Post 11 was the original courtesy ping to you.


29 posted on 09/01/2015 7:13:53 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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Just like a lot of FReepers. ;-]


30 posted on 09/04/2015 3:59:24 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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