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ffr

(22,669 posts)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 06:06 PM Sep 2021

Ted Lieu shines light on Clarence Thomas' gaslighting.



Dear Justice Clarence Thomas: Stop gaslighting the American people. You just voted to allow an extreme Texas anti-abortion, anti-freedom law to go into effect even though it violates the law of the land, Roe v. Wade. And you did it by hiding behind your cowardly shadow docket.
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Ted Lieu shines light on Clarence Thomas' gaslighting. (Original Post) ffr Sep 2021 OP
K & R . . . Lovie777 Sep 2021 #1
A remarkably corrupt Supreme Court "Justice" gratuitous Sep 2021 #2
Thomas should retire to show his sincerity. nt Baked Potato Sep 2021 #3
Thomas is dead weight on the scales of justice StClone Sep 2021 #4
Is he even qualified to be a justice? NurseJackie Sep 2021 #5
Nope...along with 5 others from the Federalist Society... turbinetree Sep 2021 #6
I guess his philosophy is... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #8
Yeah you nailed it....and then when they do speak they attack the rule of law and the democracy turbinetree Sep 2021 #9
He always had his head up Scalia's ass. SergeStorms Sep 2021 #25
K&R Thanks for posting. alwaysinasnit Sep 2021 #7
A five-sided character like Mr. Thomas belongs on an island somewhere the tide is rising Ford_Prefect Sep 2021 #10
He and #AuntLydiaConeyBarrett are surprised to learn that establishing Gilead in the US irisblue Sep 2021 #11
A Supreme Court Justice who should never have been confirmed. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #12
Thomas was of known 'reliable' far rw character from the beginning, at Yale law. empedocles Sep 2021 #24
Thomas was Ronald Reagan's Larry Elder. Ginni financed and transported insurrectionists to DC. Marcuse Sep 2021 #13
WTF ? monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #14
us partisan? pshaw. pansypoo53219 Sep 2021 #15
Why do we love you Ted Lieu??? You always speak truth. ❤️ a kennedy Sep 2021 #16
TAKE NOTE: Both Thomas and Coney Barrett told us they are not partisan this week bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #17
At least he didn't retire during Trump's last week in office... FormerDittoHead Sep 2021 #18
Dipping into the burgeoning river of projection... dchill Sep 2021 #19
It's kinda funny... Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Sep 2021 #22
Have a Coke and a smile BidenRocks Sep 2021 #21
Another poster child for SCOTUS justice term limits. calimary Sep 2021 #23
If you want to get thru to Justice Thomas, make an appointment with Ms Thomas first. marble falls Sep 2021 #26
Excellent Congressman Lieu. Clarence and Ginny are poster children "tea party" seditionists. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #27
The SCOTUS is worried Biden will Rebalance the court. NOW, only After pulling this stunt. flying_wahini Sep 2021 #28
Clarence and Ginny can rot in hell RANDYWILDMAN Sep 2021 #29

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. A remarkably corrupt Supreme Court "Justice"
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 06:24 PM
Sep 2021

Clarence is all worried now about the Court losing some of its unearned luster? How about a Justice who never recuses himself and routinely rules on matters directly affecting his wife? Oh, he's closely examined the situation and can assure the American people that he can be impartial. But oddly enough, Wife Ginni's business always is looked upon favorably by Justice Thomas.

StClone

(11,683 posts)
4. Thomas is dead weight on the scales of justice
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 06:51 PM
Sep 2021

He has never been for justice, only for conservative extremism with rulings dismantling protections for humanity. He is in it for the causes of corporatists and elites.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
8. I guess his philosophy is...
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 07:08 PM
Sep 2021

... "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt." (When it comes to how disengaged he is when cases come before the court, in any case.)

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
25. He always had his head up Scalia's ass.
Sat Sep 18, 2021, 01:50 PM
Sep 2021

Honestly, if Scalia had ever tripped over his own shoe laces, Thomas would have died of a broken neck.
He always did whatever Scalia did, and when Scalia died he looked like a lost little puppy.

Ford_Prefect

(7,895 posts)
10. A five-sided character like Mr. Thomas belongs on an island somewhere the tide is rising
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 07:24 PM
Sep 2021

and there are no more boats. He has a face for every audience but none of them are true.

irisblue

(32,973 posts)
11. He and #AuntLydiaConeyBarrett are surprised to learn that establishing Gilead in the US
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 07:30 PM
Sep 2021

is not popular.

ShazzieB

(16,390 posts)
12. A Supreme Court Justice who should never have been confirmed.
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 07:45 PM
Sep 2021

Replacing the late, great Thurgood Marshall with this subpar sexual harasser was a travesty. George H.W. Bush should have withdrawn his nomination as soon as it became clear what kind of a sleazebag he was.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
24. Thomas was of known 'reliable' far rw character from the beginning, at Yale law.
Sat Sep 18, 2021, 09:00 AM
Sep 2021

This is thomas' spinning wiki version:

According to Thomas, the law firms also "asked pointed questions, unsubtly suggesting that they doubted I was as smart as my grades indicated."[23] In his 2007 memoir, Thomas wrote, "I peeled a fifteen-cent sticker off a package of cigars and stuck it on the frame of my law degree to remind myself of the mistake I'd made by going to Yale. I never did change my mind about its value."[24]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas

Actually, it seemed that the law recruiters smelled 'something'. Thomas, despite the Yale degree, went off to a Missouri [Sen. Danforth?, appointment]. A fast track went all the the through a Court of Appeals, and Scotus. The Yale law degree merely flashed as the rw powers of interest proprelled him forward.

[Disclosure. Clarence came to my law office before this judicial appointments, seeking government subsidies. Brief meeting. Admittedly I was warned as to his character. My impression, was a short, serious weight lifting individual, brimming to the core with a deep, deep, anger].

bucolic_frolic

(43,156 posts)
17. TAKE NOTE: Both Thomas and Coney Barrett told us they are not partisan this week
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 08:01 PM
Sep 2021

So it's a concerted effort at conservative disinformation?

FormerDittoHead

(5,155 posts)
18. At least he didn't retire during Trump's last week in office...
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 08:20 PM
Sep 2021

I remember hearing some talk about his retirement in 2020 so they could replace him with someone much younger.

Dodged THAT bullet...

Mr. Evil

(2,844 posts)
20. It's kinda funny...
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 08:38 PM
Sep 2021

that in the last 2 weeks or so he's actually spoken more than he has in the last 30 years. It tells me that he's in CYA mode.

Response to Mr. Evil (Reply #20)

flying_wahini

(6,594 posts)
28. The SCOTUS is worried Biden will Rebalance the court. NOW, only After pulling this stunt.
Sat Sep 18, 2021, 03:34 PM
Sep 2021

They should be. IMO.

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,672 posts)
29. Clarence and Ginny can rot in hell
Sat Sep 18, 2021, 03:41 PM
Sep 2021

his actions are his tell, his words are smoke.

He thinks he fooled everybody by not ever saying anything. He is partisan as fuck and always has been.
He treats womens like shit, Anita was telling the truth, everybody knew and voted for him anyways.

Ted Lieu is national hero

Clarence is a national disgrace and right now so is the supreme court.

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