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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 01:42 PM
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Clarence Thomas might be the most corrupt of the right wing judges


A New York Times expose published Sunday details the improper ties between Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and influential rightwing funder and activist Harlan Crow.1

Crow is a major contributor to conservative causes and a stalwart supporter of Clarence Thomas. In past years he reportedly gave Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, $500,000 to exploit the Citizens United decision and start a shadowy, Tea Party-related group called Liberty Central. He gave Thomas a bible (estimated value $15,000) that once belonged to Frederick Douglass, and allegedly provided the Supreme Court Justice with access to his yacht and private jet.

As if that wasn't enough, the New York Times has revealed that Thomas may have improperly solicited a multi-million dollar donation from Crow to benefit one of his own pet projects near his birth place in a remote coastal community outside Savanna, Georgia.

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http://www.credoaction.com/campaign/resign_clarence_thomas/?rc=homepage
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 01:47 PM
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1. When will Dem "leaders" speak about justice in this case? You'd think...
...they would jump at the opportunity to have a Dem prez choose another Supreme Court Justice.

(Well, you'd think that if this party actually operated as if it supported its own platform.)
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 02:08 PM
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2. They saw what happened to Weiner.
Gee. It's as if the secret spy side of government is snooping in on elected politician's private phone calls or something.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 02:17 PM
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3. So, they're all chickenshit? Don't we have a DOJ anymore?
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 02:23 PM
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4. Why would Dems be so scared to speak up?
They have to be chickenshit. What else could it be?
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 02:34 PM
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5. It could be that many are complicit with regard to the corporate takeover...
Perhaps things are going pretty much the way they mean for them to.

Just a possibility.
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