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The Shameful Blackout of Thomas, Sowell and Williams
Townhall.com ^ | August 10, 2017 | Larry Elder

Posted on 08/10/2017 6:41:33 AM PDT by Kaslin

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The last sentence says it all and is very true
1 posted on 08/10/2017 6:41:33 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
The Shameful Blackout of Thomas, Sowell and Williams

I expect Condoleezza Rice is also on the shameful "ignore list".

2 posted on 08/10/2017 6:51:07 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: Kaslin

Thomas, Sowell and Williams are three of my favorite people.

My dream is to go camping and find out that Clarence Thomas and his wife are parked next to us in their RV.

I’d love to share a campfire with him.

Alas, I’m a tent camper, so I expect the dream will never be realized.


3 posted on 08/10/2017 6:55:59 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: Kaslin

I’m reading Thomas’ “My Grandfathers Son” right now. The man is a national treasure.


4 posted on 08/10/2017 6:58:44 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (The jolly, candy-like button!)
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To: Kaslin
Hey, none of them can lay down a rap.

None of them own pimped-out Escalades with spinning 22s.

And where's the bling?

5 posted on 08/10/2017 7:01:09 AM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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"The museum's exhibitions are based on themes, not individuals."

And the theme "Blacks who openly love America and freedom" is obviously an unworthy one.

6 posted on 08/10/2017 7:01:09 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW!“At 9 a.m. this morning a shipbo Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH)
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To: Kaslin

To be “fair”, I’ll bet Williams and Sowell are hardly known by anyone outside us political junkies who read columns.

Thomas should definitely make it.

How is Ben Carson treated? Boy does this man deserve it. I’m biased having been touched by his talents.


7 posted on 08/10/2017 7:04:56 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Kaslin

That a person’s brand of politics determines whether or
not they should be included in this museum tells me
that I need not bother to enter the building. If this is
truly a progressive nation then someday people will be
shaking their heads at the exclusionary policies and
those who enforce those policies today.


8 posted on 08/10/2017 7:07:01 AM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf)
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To: JimRed

We had to pass that monstrosity on our last visit to DC monuments. Yeck, and where it’s located to boot emphasizes the ugly.

Our damn schools better not think about going there.

Besides the fact its very theme is PC, I’ll never set foot in there knowing they leave out conservatives.


9 posted on 08/10/2017 7:07:40 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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Asked to explain Thomas’ absence, the chief spokeswoman for the Smithsonian said, “The museum’s exhibitions are based on themes, not individuals.”

Justice Thomas was left out because His Court Rulings Weren’t BLACK Favoring Enough.


10 posted on 08/10/2017 7:08:39 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: cyclotic

I have that same dream...we have a trailer...it COULD happen, but I’d likely just be a babbling idiot in his presence.


11 posted on 08/10/2017 7:09:53 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: cyclotic

When it’s your time to “Cross the River”, you’ll join him at the Campfire in Sky.


12 posted on 08/10/2017 7:13:32 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: goodnesswins

I read a story a few years ago. Thomas was on a plane and struck up a conversation with two high school age boys in his row.

When they figured out who he was, they made a command decision and invited him to speak at their graduation. He accepted.

It is shameful the racism exhibited by liberals in this country that great thinkers like these three men are shunned based solely on skin color and political mindset.

One of the most influential books to me has been Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. 600 pages of economics and no charts or graphs, just simple explanation. I refer to it often.


13 posted on 08/10/2017 7:36:59 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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Based on themes and not on individuals. What a bunch of BS.

Should say ‘based on lies and not on truth’.


14 posted on 08/10/2017 7:39:18 AM PDT by mulligan
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The failure to acknowledge conservative blacks

This is a politically correct way to express the "theme" that "Uncle Toms" are not included.

That begs the definition of the label, "Uncle Tom".

I believe the black community defines a black person who abandoned the "victim mentality" indoctrination and took the decision to accept the consequences of their actions as an Uncle Tom.

15 posted on 08/10/2017 7:39:21 AM PDT by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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Left-wing blacks -- and that's the overwhelming majority

As in 90% +.

16 posted on 08/10/2017 7:41:25 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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The exclusion of people like Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams

I appreciate the value to the country of Clarence Thomas and to some extent the value of Walter Williams.

However, the value of Thomas Sowell's contributions put him in a separate category, that of a "National Treasure".

17 posted on 08/10/2017 7:43:28 AM PDT by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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To: Kaslin

And whatever happened to Alan Keyes?


18 posted on 08/10/2017 7:47:05 AM PDT by Carlucci
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These people are not genuine blacks. Their success (not as rap singers, pimps, or sportsmen) is an insult to the black leadership.


19 posted on 08/10/2017 8:08:45 AM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: Kaslin; abigail2; Amalie; American Quilter; arthurus; awelliott; Bahbah; bamahead; Battle Axe; ...
*PING*
Thomas Sowell


20 posted on 08/10/2017 8:54:50 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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