Justice Thomas takes aim at court's critics

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Justice Thomas takes aim at court's critics
By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press – Tue May 17, 9:50 pm ET

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas opened up to an audience of attorneys in his home state of Georgia on Tuesday, comparing critics of the bench to die-hard sports fans and wondering aloud whether they suffer from a "disease of illiteracy or laziness."

Thomas, who was born in nearby Pin Point, told the Augusta Bar Association that the downward spiral of public discourse from people who are "drunk on their own opinions" must come to an end.

"You don't just keep nagging and nagging and nagging. At some point it's got to stop. Sometimes, too much is too much," he said. "I think we are reaching the point where we are beginning to undermine the integrity of the law we're going to need."

Thomas has built one of the court's most conservative records in nearly 20 years on the bench, but he said he's still maintained close relationships with his colleagues despite fierce disagreements.




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[Botany]

1. Bush v Gore didn't do us any favors, Clarence

w/out bush v Gore

we would have had:
no 9/11
no war in Iraq
no war in Afghanistan
no spying (wiretaps) on Americans
no torture
no gitmo prison
no gulf oil spill ,,, see dick cheney's energy task force
no economic meltdown as the president does very little
no massive kill of wild run pacific salmon
no having a drunken monkey as POTUS
no tax cuts for the rich
no turning a surplus into a deficit
no dick cheney shooting a man in the face after drinking and getting away with it
no Citizens United decision
no blackwater as we now know it
no Ohio 2004
no ....

[WillParkinson]

2. Too drunk on their own opinions...

And "I think we are reaching the point where we are beginning to undermine the integrity of the law we're going to need."

Pot meet kettle.

[sofa king]

6. At least they have their own, instead of Antonin Scalia's opinion.

[digonswine]

18. Yes-when i get drunk on my opinions-

I make a fool of myself. When this ignoramus does it, it actually affects real people for a long time. Dick.

[primavera]

21. In other words...

... shut up and do as I say, serfs, what do you think this is, a democracy?

[No Elephants]

3. Aim this, Thomas. And look up "avoid even tthe appearance of impropriety."

"beginning to undermine the integrity of the law"


Way too late for beginning that. You, Scalia and Rehnquist began that years ago, to be joined by Roberts and Alito.

Although the laughs we got from Rehnquist designing his own impeachment outfit make me lean a little more kindly toward him. I love rolling on the floor laughing.

[xchrom]

4. Huh - not from The Onion. Nt

[SpiralHawk]

5. Wow - the Pin Head from Pin Point really nails the Republicon Talking Heads

Queerly, I find myself for once agreeing with Clarence: The corporate Republicon media Wankers are indeed nattering knee-bent nabobs of noxious negativity.

I mean, he is whining about Republicon blather, ain't he?

[rasputin1952]

7. Dumbest bastard to ever sit on the USSC...

lazy, arrogant and just plain stupid.

[Demeter]

8. You Forgot Evil

and incompetent and unethical.

[rasputin1952]

28. LOL...how true...

:D

[KeepItReal]

10. +1

For the insult to Justice Thurgood Marshall that is Clarence Thomas is.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. The Long Dong Of The Law has spoken...

He's ready to set up the death camps.

[City Lights]

11. Bush v Gore=undermining the integrity of the law.

Clarence suffers from the disease of illiteracy and laziness. He is drunk on his own opinion. He keeps nagging and nagging and nagging about critics of the bench.

Go cheney yourself, Clarence. You and your fascist cohorts are a disgrace.

[liam_laddie]

23. + 1,000,000!

[The Wizard]

12. A candidate for impeachment

for judicial malpractice. His wife was on the Bush transition team when he ruled to make Bush president. A clear conflict of interest as he stood to profit from that decision.
When fascism came to America it was disguised in black robes and hiding behind the Bench.
Political hacks and judicial scholars are like oil and water. They don't mix.

[fasttense]

13. Clarence, you do not deserve the title of "Justice", you are the most corrupt

on a court of the very corrupt.

With his help, the US has become just another Banana Republic. Does anyone really expect justice from this groups of bribe-taking fools?

[usregimechange]

14. Projection

[myrna minx]

15. Uff da - that's some dizzying projection. n/t

[ProfessionalLeftist]

16. Pretentious hypocrisy (and a whole lotta projection) is the hallmark

of Teabaggars (and Republicans).

[Thor_MN]

17. Jesus... Does every conservative wish they worked in a movie theater?

They work very hard at being projectionists...

[BridgeTheGap]

19. People drunk on their opinions are the very ones who nominated and approved Thomas. He is a light

weight with power leaving a mean path of destruction.

[Ian David]

20. George Orwell on line one. n/t

[harun]

22. Activist Judge.

[hatrack]

24. Wow, he opened his mouth and spoke?

Amazing.

[blackspade]

25. "disease of illiteracy or laziness"

Thanks kettle.

This from one of the authors of all of the legal douchebaggery on the modern court.
Shameful. He should be impeached.

[the_chinuk]

27. Wow. Hit a little close to the bone, did we? k/r

Having Justice Clarence Thomas criticize critics for laziness is a bit high-dudgeon-y coming from a Supreme who, I understand, has uttered nary a word in chambers over the entire term of his service, and whose private dealings - if the news reports we've read are at all accurate - suggest moar than a little moral turpitude.

[blackspade]

39. Indeed.

Thomas is a plague on the US legal system.

[tk2kewl]

33. project much?

:eyes:

[izquierdista]

26. Clarence speaks?!

I think I prefer his behind the bench potted plant impression.

[EC]

29. Well, it is his WIFE'S bunch that are doing

the hollering and whining, why doesn't he tell her to shut them up?

[Poll_Blind]

30. Speaking of being drunk on one's own opinions, how about Bush v. Gore, dickhead?

:shrug:

PB

[BlueMTexpat]

31. This from Injustice Thomas ... the epitome of laziness and illiteracy

(in that he echoes Scalia for the most part and is unable to research or read for himself) among the current Supremes.

:puke:

[Derechos]

32. I guess he hasn't heard of the First Amendment. nt

[struggle4progress]

34. Quick summary: "Critics are drunken illiterate lazy nags. And nobody likes a nag"

[AlbertCat]

35. Perhaps no one shoulda nag-nag-nagged about...

...Civil Rights and Affirmative Action.... which enabled Thomas to be something other than a short order cook.


What a moron!

[Blasphemer]

36. Undermining the integrity of the law is the Gang of Five's stock and trade... nt

[Auntie Bush]

37. Please tell me why this crooked slime ball isn't in jail for tax evasion

[JJW]

38. Is he complaining about real people

or fake ones like corporate person hood.

He and his politicized wife seem to be doing a lot of nagging.

[Mz Pip]

40. "drunk on their own opinions"

Like his teabagger wife and her merry band of reactionary twits?

[Hosnon]

41. I was at that dinner...

Report back after court.

[Zorra]

42. Holy jumpin' possums! "...undermine the integrity of the law we're going to need."..?

:scared:
W in TF is that supposed to mean?

One of freedom and democracy's greatest enemies, a man of obvious limited vision and understanding, a Supreme Court Justice that routinely legislates from the bench as if the Constitution was a document designed to protect wealthy private interests from the interests of the People, says:

"I think we are reaching the point where we are beginning to undermine the integrity of the law we're going to need."
:wow:
"I think we are reaching the point where we are beginning to undermine the integrity of the law we're going to need."
:wow:
Get in line, all you lazy illiterates.

"Work will make you free".

[socialist_n_TN]

49. I was wondering if anybody else noticed that......

A VERY cryptic comment indeed. Now what kind of "...law we're going to need." is that? Keeping in mind that this statement is coming from a stupid RW fascist. See y'all in the internment camps. If we live that long.

[Vidar]

43. Time to take aim in a somewhat different direction.

[msanthrope]

44. He needs to keep his wife from getting drunk on her opinions. Or hide her cellphone. n/t

[Octafish]

45. When's Justice going to take aim at Slappy Thomas?

The no-good BFEE turd owes income taxes on money he and his missus dodged.

[classysassy]

46. Integrity

Abandoned or was abandoned the Supreme court chambers long ago the court jesters are a bad joke.

[gratuitous]

47. Calm down, Slappy; you'll give yourself a heart attack

Wait, strike that.

[fascisthunter]

48. He Really is Requesting that We "Nag" Him Much More!

[Hosnon]

50. The speech was one part defense and

one part awesome. I fully expected to be disappointed afterwards but he surprised me.

If he carved out the defensive elements, he'd have a damn fine speech on his hands.

[kiranon]

51. He already won the category of worst Justice ever IMHO. He doesn't need to

add more information for consideration. If he wants to have any reputation at all, Thomas needs to speak/ask questions while he is sitting on the Court and show the world his alleged amazing intelligence, wit, humor and gift for legalize which should be somewhere since so many Senators voted for his confirmation and a President nominated him above all others. Ya think?

[liberalla]

52. What a supreme ass he is

Well, if anyone would know about "undermining the law," it would be Clarence Thomas.