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Reportedly, Ginni Thomas (Mrs. Clarence Thomas) paid for 70 buses (Original Post) kskiska Jan 2021 OP
Wow!!! Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #1
Lock her up! blueinredohio Jan 2021 #2
If I had done that the FBI would be talking to me and I would be under arrest? Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #3
Neither is Mrs. Clarence Thomas William769 Jan 2021 #58
Cracked me up. !! Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #59
Back atcha William769 Jan 2021 #60
I hope they do investigate this. DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #4
This is disgusting. madaboutharry Jan 2021 #5
+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #53
Free rides were advertised on Facebook in the Pittsburgh area spinbaby Jan 2021 #6
Despicable soothsayer Jan 2021 #7
Seditious Conspiracy. RockRaven Jan 2021 #8
This!👆 SheltieLover Jan 2021 #12
Time to resign Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #47
She has pushed the envelope for a while. Time to pay the piper JDC Jan 2021 #9
wwoooooowwww. That is gobsmackingly stupid. pnwest Jan 2021 #10
Clarence Thomas must be removed from the Supreme Court. njhoneybadger Jan 2021 #11
As soon as Joe is sworn in! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #15
That would require 17 GOP Senators SCantiGOP Jan 2021 #63
That ain't going to happen njhoneybadger Jan 2021 #67
You never know. Dream Girl Jan 2021 #70
Never is a long damn time questionseverything Jan 2021 #77
I think her and her Supreme Court husband Clarence Thomas be investigated MagickMuffin Jan 2021 #13
Seems disqualifying for a Supreme Court Judge BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #14
One would think so! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #17
She's Republican so it's perfectly acceptable. Kablooie Jan 2021 #48
I know - she's a well known backer of Anti-American violence. BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #49
No more! We have to stop putting up with this shit! Dream Girl Jan 2021 #71
SCOTUS has no conflict of interest rules SCantiGOP Jan 2021 #65
Accessory to a crime Sanity Claws Jan 2021 #16
Coconspirator! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #20
So....she's supporting racists w/Confederate flags while her African-American husband southerncrone Jan 2021 #18
Thurgood Marshall was the first ornotna Jan 2021 #33
You are so correct. I remember the big deal then that Thomas was the 1st REPUBLICAN-appointed SCJ. southerncrone Jan 2021 #35
THIS HAS TO HAVE SOME CONSEQUENCES DOESN'T IT???? I mean really?? a kennedy Jan 2021 #19
It just gets worse by the minute. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #21
This woman has always struck me as a nutter. BlueNProud Jan 2021 #22
Can Congress force him to testify exboyfil Jan 2021 #23
Congress can impeach Supreme Court justices Retrograde Jan 2021 #51
does this story seem thin to anyone else? KayF Jan 2021 #24
Does to me LeftInTX Jan 2021 #61
I feel like it was just last week where I came across an article referencing msfiddlestix Jan 2021 #79
Felony murder. Kingofalldems Jan 2021 #25
If true, her ASS is grassed..there is NO excuse..NONE..ZIP, NADA,ZERO asiliveandbreathe Jan 2021 #26
Good. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2021 #27
it's just abhorrent what these deplorables get a pass on IcyPeas Jan 2021 #28
So did they ride the busses she paid for back home After the Murder Riot? mackdaddy Jan 2021 #29
Can She Be Charged? Me. Jan 2021 #30
Whos is this Maggie Belize? n/t rzemanfl Jan 2021 #31
Who are Newsone? ornotna Jan 2021 #34
Thanks. I will wait for a more reliable source. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2021 #36
Urban One's online news site Celerity Jan 2021 #38
Thanks for the info ornotna Jan 2021 #42
Are we sure? TheFarseer Jan 2021 #32
Verification is needed, but Ginni is a RW activist and lobbyist, so coordinating busses... JHB Jan 2021 #37
Tweet has been deleted TimeToGo Jan 2021 #39
Was this verified? lettucebe Jan 2021 #40
That's the question! rbnyc Jan 2021 #80
New show this season! Danascot Jan 2021 #41
The tweet link is has been removed zentrum Jan 2021 #43
What the hell? So many cockroaches among the CONservatives. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2021 #44
She sure is ugly. I have no idea what she looks like. dchill Jan 2021 #45
Resign traitor Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #46
So the organization does get its funding from somewhere bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #50
They might have taken it down. Shows up as unavailable. dhol82 Jan 2021 #52
Now I know timms139 Jan 2021 #54
Tweet unavailable? Susan Calvin Jan 2021 #55
Unfortunately Biden voted for Thomas housecat Jan 2021 #56
Not true. Biden voted against Clarence Thomas farmbo Jan 2021 #57
glad to stand corrected. thanks housecat Feb 2021 #81
It wouldn't matter..Thomas has been against Democrats since forever and this was 30 years ago. LeftInTX Jan 2021 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author 58Sunliner Jan 2021 #64
The link is not working. nt JoeOtterbein Jan 2021 #66
Come to Washington! Aussie105 Jan 2021 #68
Looks like the tweet has been removed. NoRoadUntravelled Jan 2021 #69
Thomas needs to step down or be impeached dlk Jan 2021 #72
I'm hoping Aussie105 Jan 2021 #73
I can't wrap my head around Thomas. BrightKnight Jan 2021 #74
This will make it easier to get Clarence Thomas to resign from SCOTUS. nt Ilsa Jan 2021 #75
Links are missing now. The March to Save America paid for buses- 58Sunliner Jan 2021 #76
Why am I not surprised. msfiddlestix Jan 2021 #78

Irish_Dem

(47,246 posts)
3. If I had done that the FBI would be talking to me and I would be under arrest?
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:33 PM
Jan 2021

Of course I am not married to someone important.

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
5. This is disgusting.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:33 PM
Jan 2021

How she has gotten away with her political activities for so long givien that she is married to a SC Justice is outrageous. It is such a conflict.

She needs to be investigated for this.

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
10. wwoooooowwww. That is gobsmackingly stupid.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:35 PM
Jan 2021

i keep saying i can't be shocked any more, and i just keep being shocked. That is unbelievable.

MagickMuffin

(15,950 posts)
13. I think her and her Supreme Court husband Clarence Thomas be investigated
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:36 PM
Jan 2021

Clarence already interfered in one election and now his wife is involved in another. He needs to step down.




BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
14. Seems disqualifying for a Supreme Court Judge
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:36 PM
Jan 2021

To have your wife actively participating in a violent overthrow of the government.

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
65. SCOTUS has no conflict of interest rules
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:07 AM
Jan 2021

They are self-policing.
This wasn’t a problem for the first 200+ years of the Republic, until the Tea Party replaced the Republican Party.

southerncrone

(5,506 posts)
18. So....she's supporting racists w/Confederate flags while her African-American husband
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:38 PM
Jan 2021

sits on the Supreme Court. The first African-American to be confirmed to that court.

We always knew he was stupid, but this is concrete proof.

ornotna

(10,805 posts)
33. Thurgood Marshall was the first
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:55 PM
Jan 2021
On August 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice.

southerncrone

(5,506 posts)
35. You are so correct. I remember the big deal then that Thomas was the 1st REPUBLICAN-appointed SCJ.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:11 PM
Jan 2021

My apologies to Thurgood, whom I highly respect. He was definitely one of the best.

a kennedy

(29,694 posts)
19. THIS HAS TO HAVE SOME CONSEQUENCES DOESN'T IT???? I mean really??
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:39 PM
Jan 2021

She’s The wife of a Supreme Court Justice.......this has got to have consequences right???

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. It just gets worse by the minute.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:39 PM
Jan 2021

And by "worse", I mean "the unbelievable amount of republican, right-wing corruption and evil ever attempted in the history of this nation."

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
23. Can Congress force him to testify
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:41 PM
Jan 2021

At a minimum he must explain how his relationship with his wife doesn't impact his objectivity as a judge.

I am figuring that the SC would rule that he isn't compelled to testify.

I am a little uneasy about blaming a someone for the actions of his or her spouse.


Her on the other hand definitely needs to be called (assuming the DoJ doesn't get to her first).

Retrograde

(10,145 posts)
51. Congress can impeach Supreme Court justices
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:10 PM
Jan 2021

I always thought they should have impeached Scalia, but his protege will do.

KayF

(1,345 posts)
24. does this story seem thin to anyone else?
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:41 PM
Jan 2021

what I see is a tweet linking to an article which is just a collection of tweets.

LeftInTX

(25,496 posts)
61. Does to me
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:01 AM
Jan 2021

It would probably be illegal for Clarence Thomas to pay for busses, hence if his wife paid, it would mean that he is paying. However, she is allowed to have her own mouth piece. She does have to be careful though.

I see no evidence that she paid for 70 buses.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/ginni-thomas-donald-trump-clarence-thomas-capitol-riot.html

msfiddlestix

(7,284 posts)
79. I feel like it was just last week where I came across an article referencing
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 05:24 PM
Jan 2021

a pac that she and Clarence created which would be intended to support the stop the steal effort.

a photograph of her and Clarence with a great big smile on his face, officiating the pac.

I do not recall the source article. I skimmed through it quickly and was more focused on the Georgia election.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
26. If true, her ASS is grassed..there is NO excuse..NONE..ZIP, NADA,ZERO
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:42 PM
Jan 2021

I am so grateful to ALL who have captured in pictures, this disgusting attempt to take down our democracy..

May they all have their day in court, because that is what we do..then, put in cages - put on a boat to nowhere...shower by hose, eat by trough, use a bucket to relieve themselves...the only time let out of their cages, is to collect the feces buckets..rotate the responsibility..

Let them be guided by GPS if possible..I hear the Persian Gulf is a nice place to float around..or Cape Horn - may the tides carry them to their final destination...

mackdaddy

(1,528 posts)
29. So did they ride the busses she paid for back home After the Murder Riot?
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:48 PM
Jan 2021

Seems also nice of her. Im sure they were very tired after their eventful day....

Celerity

(43,475 posts)
38. Urban One's online news site
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:26 PM
Jan 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_One

Urban One, Inc. (formerly Radio One) is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based American media conglomerate. Founded in 1980 by Cathy Hughes, the company primarily operates media properties targeting African Americans. It is the largest African-American-owned broadcasting company in the United States, operating 55 radio stations and majority-owning the syndicator Reach Media, as well as its digital arm Interactive One, and the cable network TV One.

As of 2014, it was the ninth-highest-earning African-American-owned business in the United States.

TheFarseer

(9,323 posts)
32. Are we sure?
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:51 PM
Jan 2021

This sounds like the kind of thing they would make up about George Soros. I need to see proof.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
37. Verification is needed, but Ginni is a RW activist and lobbyist, so coordinating busses...
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:21 PM
Jan 2021

...to bring in bodies for a display of numbers is definitely within her wheelhouse.

It's not "Wooga Booga Soros" stuff, it's more like the "'they' arranged for buses" to 2009 Tea Party rallies without identifying who 'they" were (eventual answer: Koch-funded astroturf orgs) stuff.

rbnyc

(17,045 posts)
80. That's the question!
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 06:11 PM
Jan 2021

I can't find a good source on this.

It's believable, but we can't react to rumor. There is enough verifiable stuff to focus on.

bucolic_frolic

(43,252 posts)
50. So the organization does get its funding from somewhere
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:10 PM
Jan 2021

I thought they were all successful business owners with leisure time to burn

Response to kskiska (Original post)

Aussie105

(5,420 posts)
68. Come to Washington!
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:15 AM
Jan 2021

It will be fun, they said.

Buses laid on, free trip to town, they said.

Overthrow the Gubbiment, the Biden Gubbiment, they said.

Storm the Capitol Building, they said.

Capture all of the Democrat ring leaders and make them cry, they said.

It's going to be fun, they said.

Bring your guns and ammo, Democrat rules don't apply to us, they said.

Once the Capitol Building falls, the rest of the Biden Gubbiment will crumble and Trump will be President forever, they said.

There will be no repercussions they said, so go home after and bask in the glory of having been a Child of the Revolution.
Something to tell your grandchildren, they said.

But . . . what is that pink slip in my letter box, and why did those black SUVs just park in front of my house?

Cleanup Squad to Aisle USA, big clean up job happening, bring a big broom!

NoRoadUntravelled

(2,626 posts)
69. Looks like the tweet has been removed.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:16 AM
Jan 2021

If the story is true then she should be charged with aiding and abetting insurrection.

dlk

(11,574 posts)
72. Thomas needs to step down or be impeached
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:26 AM
Jan 2021

He can’t pretend impartiality any longer. His wife funded sedition, rioting and looting. She should be charged for aiding and abetting.

Aussie105

(5,420 posts)
73. I'm hoping
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:30 AM
Jan 2021

that the Proud (Incel) boys, Q-anon followers, foreign agitators and all other groups present at the Capitol Building invasion have burnt out their highly inappropriate rage, and given up.

That there will be no repeat of this mindless violence.

But with Insane Trump issuing orders, and still too many days to go, who knows?

I'm glad no civilian opposition was present at the invasion. At least Trump can't say 'There are good people on both sides.'
Because the good people were sensible enough to stay away.

BrightKnight

(3,567 posts)
74. I can't wrap my head around Thomas.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 01:03 AM
Jan 2021

I don’t get what makes him tick. What is he actually fighting for?

58Sunliner

(4,390 posts)
76. Links are missing now. The March to Save America paid for buses-
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 01:22 AM
Jan 2021

and that was funded by Stop the Steal, The Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF) of RAGA, Tea Party Patriots and Turning Point Action. The website has been taken down. Ginni is supposedly associated with one of the groups.

msfiddlestix

(7,284 posts)
78. Why am I not surprised.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 05:17 PM
Jan 2021

That's another expulsion required. Yes her husband was in on it, aided and abetted in overthrowing the United States Government by an act of war by domestic terrorists. Yeppers. Clarence Thomas needs to be expelled if he refuses to resign.

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