I certainly think Reid is wrong about Justice Thomas. I don't think he's an embarrasment at all.
However - what if someone thought he was? How is that racist? If I thought someones opinions were poorly written, how exactly is that about race?
And why are so many FReepers gladly jumping on to this race-baiting bandwagon?
Reid is a bigot. Where does he have proof for what he said? He's not said samiliar about white democrats and that's what makes it about race.
Maybe because he called the black guy an "embarrassment", but then camne out and said he could support the white guy (Scalia), even though Thomas' and Scalia's opinions are generally very close to one another?
(However - what if someone thought he was? How is that racist? If I thought someones opinions were poorly written, how exactly is that about race?)
Because a lot of bigots believe that blacks are inferior. It's a stereotype, an assumption that Reed, by not mentioning any example (especially since most people assume he never read any of CT's opinions) falls for head first. Another reason is that for a good percentage of Supreme Court decisions that lean Conservative are written by CT (the other judges elected to let him write them for good reason, one assumes).
The reason Reed dislikes CT is politics. Even in that vein, he could have criticized Scalia. He didn't. He instead decided to pick on the black guy.
Now when the opposition to the dems nominate a bright and well qualified person who happens to be a minority they show their true colors by calling them stupid and unqualified...You can't get anymore racist than that.
You have to have read the whole statement: the context is important. It gave the impression that while Scalia and Thomas are similar, Scalia has to help Thomas with his spelling because of a certain genetic defect.
If David Duke has said it they would have been on him in a moment like (pardon) white on rice.
the ice only gets thinner in the direction you are heading. Look around and see where you are at.