The Justice Speaks

Townhall.com ^ | 10/1/2007 | Rebecca Hagelin

[Servant of the Cross]

"I wept beyond tears, slipping into the barren, rhythmic heaves of a body seeking something more."

The poetic words of inconsolable grief were penned by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his newly released memoir, My Grandfather's Son. In this moving passage, he describes his agony in the days following the death of the man that came to be "Daddy". The book is filled with magnificent prose in which one of the most powerful men in America repeatedly dares to bare his soul - dares to make himself vulnerable to the cold, hard world of cynics in which we live.

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Justice Thomas could have written the typical "rags to riches" story, with all the big publishing houses lined up to roll out the pontifications designed to impress and awe the Washington elite. But he didn't do that. Instead, Clarence Thomas chose to speak from his heart, describing in a somber tone the truth about his own shortcomings, regrets and oppression. He tells the compelling story of his early life struggles with racism, abandonment, poverty and unrelenting work. He takes us through his journey all the way to a nomination for a seat on the Supreme Court, only to again be subjected to racism, the abandonment of truth, and a poverty of justice - this time at the hands of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[Servant of the Cross]

This article provides a superb review of Justice Clarence Thomas' new autobiography. It is clear that Justice Thomas' contributions to the health of our nation came at a critical time for the country but at great personal cost to him. Though likely that they won't personally read this book, the Senate Democrats of the Judiciary Committee at the time, and in particular the disgraceful Edward Kennedy, if justice exists, should bear a greater portion of shame, humiliation and dishonor that they chose to inflict on this very good man and his name.

[rlmorel]

Couldn’t agree more. Thanks for posting...

[Mrs.Z]

Can’t stand 60 Minutes, never watch it, EXCEPT last night.

Thomas was awesome.

He shrugged off every barb Croft threw at him.

[Sunshine Sister]

When I heard that Anita Hill was going to be part of the 60 Minutes show I decided not to watch. I figured they would edit Thomas so he would sound like an idiot.

[Mrs.Z]

Hill was only “shown”, not interviewed.

Croft was very aggressive, but Thomas came off looking VERY GOOD.

Justice Thomas was firm, but very gentlemanly about Hill’s testimony.

IMHO he seemed to be saying (as gently as possible) that she was a woman with a short fuse, who could shoot off her mouth. She propagated a lie to make herself look important and then ended up repeating it to the entire country when the left couldn’t find any other way to bring him down.

[Sunshine Sister]

Thank you. I just can’t watch 60 minutes. I got to listen to part of Rush’s conversation with him today and will get to hear the whole thing on tape. I expect the treatment of Clarence Thomas will be much different in that venue.