Paper Calls Clarence Thomas 'Black Man With An Asterisk' (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

NewsMax.com ^ | Nov. 1, 2005 | Staff

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[fullchroma]

So by virtue of one's "blackness," independent thinking is forbidden?

[JoJo Gunn]

It appears Newsmax doesn't have a spell checker any more.

[RatRipper]

"lessens the nation's rich diversity,"

Any policy, law, regulation, or political appointment made that runs counter to maintaining the culture and value system that made this country great is the moral equivalent of national suicide. That includes judicial appointments having the primary purpose of representing our country's diversity. It is absurd to award, recognize and/ or perpetuate any cultural characteristic or philosophy that is clearly inferior to those ideals and values that created the magnet that draws these people to our country.

[Lizavetta]

"In losing a woman, the court with Alito would feature seven white men, one white woman, and a black man, who deserves an asterisk because he arguably does not represent the views of mainstream black America."

By their own logic then, all the white dudes on the Supreme Court SHOULD represent the views of mainstream white America.

Right?

[caseinpoint]

I guess that makes the Journal-Sentinel a newspaper*

*Does not represent facts.

[giznort]

You are extremely correct! My cats refuse to defecate on this substandard piece of paper.

[PinkoCommieScum]

Hunh. That accusation (that Thomas ignores "mainstream black USA") is harsh. It's actually rather horrific, in my mind. It implies that one automatically votes/feels based on the colour of one's skin, versus what's in one's heart.

That being said...I don't get "high class" black America. I thought America was classless? Every one in Europe knows the USA has NO class-warfare. It's the lone bastion of classlessness! ;p

[Last Dakotan]

I am proud to state I dropped my subscription many years ago.

[Enterprise]

So, if President Bush nominated a white conservative female would they label her a White Woman with an * ???

[Sgt_Schultze]

Interesting editorial. It speaks of rich diversity and laments the loss of a female seat. With such haughty comments, the editorial board should be compelled to identify their affirmative-action members who contribute to the rich diversity of the news pages. Since half the population of any city is women, one would expect that the high minded editorial board would be comprised of half men and half women.

Certainly the board would be compromise if it doesn't contain at least a single black affirmative-action member. The board should come clean - it's the least it could do.

[bigsigh]

Who the hell is this editor to tell us who's black enough and who isn't.

[MikeHu]

It's an occupational hazard of being a newspaper editor.

They kick around cub reporters and interns all day and wonder why everybody else doesn't live up to their expectations and jump and fetch when they tell them to.

[bigsigh]

I remember the old joke that they called a psychiatrist for God because he kept thinking he was a newspaper editor.

[MikeHu]

How dare He?!!!

[Mr. Mojo]

Few things provoke leftist rage like blacks "straying off the plantation."

[rdb3]

Why doesn't the black community rise up in anger against such suggestions?

Wonderful question. Answer: They're not supposed to. Thank you for asking the most important question, which is "why?"

Why? Because you're witnessing the machinations of The Marxist Laboratory^©. It's ugly to look at, isn't it? But that's what some of us live with day in, day out. We're not complaining. It just is what it is.

If you want a Google GMail account, FReepmail me.

[MikeHu]

Is that how they show their gratitude to liberal newspaper editors?

By straying off the plantation???

Liberal newspaper editors own them!!!