OT Clarence Thomas: The Justice Nobody Knows

dbu` · 2007-10-01T11:22:25+00:00

Worth your time reading this."(CBS) Most Americans know very little about the workings of the U.S. Supreme Court or its members, but mention Justice Clarence Thomas, and you are likely to start an argument.He is the court's only African American, and it's most conservative member. He is arguably the most influential black man in the country, yet he is reviled by many in his own race for his opposition to government programs intended to help minorities.Most people know very little about him, their opinions shaped by his bitter confirmation battle in which he was accused of sexually harassing a former employee named Anita Hill. Now, 16 years later, he has written a memoir called "My Grandfather's Son," which lays bare a remarkable life and the events that shaped it."

Oct 01, 2007 24 Replies

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larry moe 'n curly 19 years ago

That would still put me way ahead of you in accuracy. The fact is that Clarence Thomas was at least as much a sexual harassing cad as Bill Clinton was, and Thomas lied about Roe vs. Wade.

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dbu` 19 years ago

Do you have proof?

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Mike Hunter 19 years ago

Clinton is the one that is a convicted liar.

mike

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Mike Hunter 19 years ago

Does the name Bork ring a bell?

mike

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n5hsr 19 years ago

Robert H Bork

Solicitor General 1972-77 Acting Attorney General 1973-74 Responsible for the 'Saturday Night Massacre' for which the Liberals will NEVER forgive him Nominated for the Supreme Court 1987 and was so badly handled by the Liberals in Congress that a new verb entered the vocabulary: Bork as in He just got Borked. Not nearly as much fun as another four letter word I could think of. . . .

Charles of Schaumburg

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