'..."the Left hates Justice Thomas because he is a black conservative who has never bowed to those who demand that he must think a certain way because of the color of his skin."
Posted on 05/11/2022 6:04:23 AM PDT by shadowlands1960
Much of the black Democratic leadership in this country has been on a 40-year crusade to destroy Justice Clarence Thomas, calling him an "Uncle Tom" because his views are supposedly anathema to most black Americans. But in fact, they are the ones out of step with black Americans.
This was on full display when I testified last month before Congress at a hearing on the Supreme Court. At the hearing, I asserted that "the Left hates Justice Thomas because he is a black conservative who has never bowed to those who demand that he must think a certain way because of the color of his skin." I was surprised when Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, asked me, "What evidence do you have to support that incendiary charge?"
I responded that Democratic congressman Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security and January 6th committees, had called Justice Thomas an "Uncle Tom" in a 2014 interview. If given the time, I could also have pointed out Representative Thompson's assertion in the same interview that Justice Thomas "doesn't like black people, he doesn't like being black."
I noted that Rep. Thompson defended his use of the "Uncle Tom" slur because Justice Thomas supports voter ID laws and opposes affirmative action, but that polling indicates black Americans agreed with Thomas on these issues. Rep. Jeffries dismissed the statement, cutting me off to say that Rep. Thompson "is entitled to free speech." When I asked Rep. Jeffries if he wanted another example of the Left's hatred toward Justice Thomas, he chose to quit while he was behind and moved to another witness. Those other witnesses confirmed under questioning from Rep. Matt Gaetz that "Uncle Tom" is a racial slur in every use.
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I’m surprised that Newsweek ran this piece. Are pigs flying somewhere?
Newsweek often publishes conservative opinion now. Not sure how long that has been happening.
Ever since the WaPo sold it for $1.00…
He shoukd do,a montage of all the slurs and Make members of Congress’s listen to,them saying “listen to these clips of many of you speaking abput me and liaten to how vile you have been towards me over the last 40 years... just listen to yourselves! You should be ashamed! It is clear that ghe .iberal party is the party of racism”
I think conservatives should quietly build a high quality statue to Justice Thomas, that will eventually be erected in Georgia, the state of his birth, on private land, and be well protected against vandals.
Otherwise, it might be located on the Reagan Ranch, where it could be viewed by the visitors there.
Great idea! He definitely deserves it.
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