2007-02-27

Clarance Thomas, Intellect

I always knew that Clarance Thomas was a shallow, intellectually light-weighted, unqualified rightwing tool... until I took the time to watch a speech by him on CSPAN. This book portrays CT as a heavy weight, and Sandra O'Conner as an airhead.

4 comments:

uptownseteve said...

The only smart black is a rightwing black, right Paul?

Too much.

Be honest.

If Thomas was white, with his same credentials in 1991, would Bush had nominated him for the SCOTUS?

If so, why?

uptownseteve said...

Hmmm.

This column is written by not exactly an unbiased source.

Uncle Thomas Sowell.

Gimmeabreak.

Paul Hue said...

No, Steve, I do not think that only right winged blacks are smart. You seem to think that all rightwinged people are either racists or uncle toms, depending on which "race" you assign them.

Would Bush I have nominated Thomas if with his same credentials he was white? I'm not convinced that he would have, so I cannot convincingly refute your point. But I'm convinced that he's a very smart and highly educated person. Sandra O'Conner had better credentials, but has proven herself to be a shallow and illogical thinker; basically the intellect and character that the critics have inaccurately assigned to Thomas.

Perhaps some affirmative action got applied to Thomas. I do not 100% oppose all forms of affirmative action, by the way, and his appointment in any case has proven to me a successful choice.

uptownseteve said...

"You seem to think that all rightwinged people are either racists or uncle toms, depending on which "race" you assign them."

Pretty much.

"But I'm convinced that he's a very smart and highly educated person."

There is no question of his education credentials and intellect.

I also believe that he is a bottomdwelling mercenary as well as being psychologically damaged.

I'm sure you disagree but he displays all the signs a tragic self hating black man.

"Sandra O'Conner had better credentials, but has proven herself to be a shallow and illogical thinker;"

That's obviously your "opinion".

"Perhaps some affirmative action got applied to Thomas."

It's not so much affirmative action but politics.

No "unqualified" person gets appointed to the SCOTUS.

Reagan wanted a woman on the court.

Souter was appointed because he was thought to be the vote to overturn Roe v Wade.

Bush Sr. wanted a rightwing black.