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Salazar calls Justice Thomas "an abomination"
Rocky Mountain News ^
| January 25, 2006
| Ann Imse
Posted on 01/25/2006 4:41:40 PM PST by mdittmar
Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., today called current U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an "abomination" when compared with the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Marshall, the first black appointed to the Supreme Court, was the lead litigator on the historic 1954 school desegregation case and, as a justice, a champion of civil rights. He died in 1993.
Thomas was the second black appointed to the Supreme Court, and he succeeded the retiring Marshall in 1991 after being nominated by the first President George Bush. Thomas' televised confirmation hearings captured the nation's attention when Professor Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, a charge he denied.
As a justice, Thomas has been a staunch conservative who supports states' rights and opposes abortion and affirmative action.
Salazar's comment about Thomas came during a telephone news conference in which said he would not be part of any possible Democratic filibuster to stop a vote on the confirmation of Samuel Alito as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 109th; clarencethomas; kenslutsofar; salazar; scotus
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To: mdittmar
Because Salazar is a racist.
To: XeniaSt
Didn't Pete support gay marriages or something having to do with homosexuals?
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posted on
01/26/2006 1:29:02 PM PST
by
RedMonqey
(People who don't who stand for something, will fall for anything.)
To: RedMonqey
Didn't Pete support gay marriages or something having to do with homosexuals? I don't think so.
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posted on
01/26/2006 1:32:46 PM PST
by
Uri’el-2012
(Trust in the YHvH for ever, for the LORD, YHvH is the Rock eternal. (Isaiah 26:4))
To: XeniaSt
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posted on
01/26/2006 4:26:37 PM PST
by
Clintonfatigued
(Sam Alito Deserves To Be Confirmed)
To: OldFriend
"The girl professed ignorance to the fact that he made the statement and I told her I thought her boss was a racist and that his comment was obscene."
Good going. I will do the same tomorrow.
I just got home and it's 6:30 mst.
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posted on
01/26/2006 5:31:40 PM PST
by
righttackle44
(The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
To: AnAmericanMother
Thanks for the information, I had not heard that before.
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posted on
01/26/2006 5:52:14 PM PST
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: righttackle44
The story was in the Rocky Mountain News on Salazar's comments about Thomas.
What a disgusting thing to say.
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posted on
01/26/2006 5:54:07 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
To: OldFriend
"What a disgusting thing to say."
Yup.
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posted on
01/26/2006 6:21:38 PM PST
by
righttackle44
(The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
To: RedMonqey
Pete Coors was attacked as being homophobic. He finally supported some gay rights seminars and then he was called a supporter of gays.
They had him coming and going.
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posted on
01/26/2006 6:23:20 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
To: XeniaSt
I completely disagree.
Bob Schaffer's campaign didn't have to put out anything
about Coors Beer being extremely gay friendly, they
advertised in all the Out Front mags, and sponsored Gay Pride
Parades as well as Coors paying for employee abortions.
Shaffer would have been great against Salazar - very clear cut
differences yet both somewhat rural candidates.
Mr. Coors got into the race after the kingmakers decided who
should be the candidate.
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posted on
01/26/2006 6:36:35 PM PST
by
Lesforlife
("For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb . . ." Psalm 139:13)
To: Lesforlife
Bob Schaffer's campaign didn't have to put out anything about Coors Beer being extremely gay friendly, they advertised in all the Out Front mags, and sponsored Gay Pride Parades as well as Coors paying for employee abortions. You might want to Google that and read what the Gay community thinks of Pete Coors & Coors.
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posted on
01/26/2006 6:44:12 PM PST
by
Uri’el-2012
(Trust in YHvH for ever, for the LORD, YHvH is the Rock eternal. (Isaiah 26:4))
To: Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican; Kuksool
I tried to warn everyone within earshot in '04 that Coors would be a train wreck. Just having money and a "name" isn't necessarily enough to ensure a win. I grit my teeth every time that Salazar twit opens his mouth, because Bob Schaffer would've held this seat for the GOP.
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posted on
01/26/2006 7:18:43 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: curtisgardner
Who else but a 'moron' would support Salazar...duhhhhhhh!?!
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posted on
01/26/2006 8:42:28 PM PST
by
harpu
( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
To: AnAmericanMother; potlatch
Thank you for your interesting response to my question about Justice Thomas. His philosophical reason makes sense--good for him! He needn't worry about his spoken language. He was quite eloquent during his unfortunate confirmation hearing.
To: OldFriend
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posted on
01/26/2006 10:37:04 PM PST
by
RedMonqey
(People who don't who stand for something, will fall for anything.)
To: XeniaSt
I'll leave the topic of Coors to the Colardans on this board. Clearly I'm out of my depth.
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posted on
01/26/2006 10:43:13 PM PST
by
RedMonqey
(People who don't who stand for something, will fall for anything.)
To: harpu
CO...Feinstein has a home in Aspen. Just a bit of information to explain the creeping liberalism in what used to be a very conservative state.
To: defenderSD
Illegal aliens voted in CO. For Salazar.
To: MillerCreek
Too many Kalifornian's migrating in will make it Kolorado - sooner than later!
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posted on
01/27/2006 9:07:45 PM PST
by
harpu
( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
To: mdittmar
Ya know-
We might not be having this issue if the State Republican Convention wasn't slightly tainted.
Yall know what I mean-
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