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Investigation into Clarence Thomas?
Monday, October 3, 2011 3:59 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote:Twenty House Democrats on Thursday asked for a federal investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' failure to disclose his wife's income, charging that he may have violated the court's ethics rules. In a letter to the arm of the court system responsible for overseeing judicial practices, the lawmakers called into question Thomas' impartiality toward President Obama's health care overhaul, just as the landmark legislation is headed to the top court. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York and her colleagues assert that Thomas has not complied with disclosure rules under the Ethics in Government Act and asks the Judicial Conference, a group comprised of judges that sets administrative policy for the courts, to refer the issue to the Justice Department for an investigation. The letter specifically charges Thomas failed to report nearly $700,000 of income earned by his wife, Virginia Thomas, for her work for the conservative Heritage Foundation from 2003 to 2007. "Due to the simplicity of the disclosure requirements, along with Justice Thomas's high level of legal training and experience, it is reasonable to infer that his failure to disclose his wife's income for two decades was willful," the lawmakers wrote. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20113883-503544.html
Monday, October 3, 2011 5:11 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Monday, October 3, 2011 7:20 AM
FREMDFIRMA
Monday, October 3, 2011 7:30 AM
PIRATENEWS
John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!
Monday, October 3, 2011 8:23 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Monday, October 3, 2011 10:13 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Shows just how desperate the Left is getting these days. Thomas and Herman Cain represent everything in America that left wing blacks say can't happen, and yet, there they are. Saul Alinsky, 101, again. " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
Monday, October 3, 2011 10:25 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Monday, October 3, 2011 11:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: "Thomas and Herman Cain represent everything in America that > left wing blacks say can't happen < ..." I wonder who little Rappy thinks is saying that ... All the blacks I know says blacks can be raciss' against blacks - some even say blacks can be even more raciss' than whites against blacks. Maybe he's just listening to the voices in his head again.
Monday, October 3, 2011 12:17 PM
Monday, October 3, 2011 2:28 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: "Thomas and Herman Cain represent everything in America that > left wing blacks say can't happen < ..." I wonder who little Rappy thinks is saying that ... All the blacks I know says blacks can be raciss' against blacks - some even say blacks can be even more raciss' than whites against blacks. Maybe he's just listening to the voices in his head again. Yeah, your reply was pretty nonsensical. If the Left is going to ignore such nepotism, as w/ Barney Frank, then by raising this issue is nothing less than an attempt to smear the Judge because he dares to be black AND conservative.
Monday, October 3, 2011 3:20 PM
RIONAEIRE
Beir bua agus beannacht
Monday, October 3, 2011 11:56 PM
Quote:Originally posted by RionaEire: I don't understand why his skin color is remotely relevent, because it isn't. "A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 8:51 AM
Quote: Thomas and Herman Cain represent everything in America that left wing blacks say can't happen, and yet, there they are.
Quote:the man is a bully. Furthermore, he has written no judicial decisions of note; he is not much more than a "me-too" to Scalia. In a words, the man is a creepy idiot. I wish there was some other way to test the mental competency and moral fiber of judicial candidates other than by a group of mentally incompetent and morally bankrupt politicians.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 11:32 AM
Quote:There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child. -King Osric
Thursday, October 6, 2011 7:46 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by RionaEire: I don't understand why his skin color is remotely relevent, because it isn't. "A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya In this case, it's relevant because he IS a conservative. It's an issue, for the LEFT. They've been trying to trash this guy since he was nominated, with the lying Anita Hill fiasco. The Left doesn't want this guy elevated, for what he stands for. An accomplished, black conservative, on the highest court in the land ? What next, a conservative black, as President ? Some would rather die than to allow that to happen. And while they'd try to tell us all that the 'racist' are on the Right, most of them actually are on the Left.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 7:50 AM
Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:01 AM
M52NICKERSON
DALEK!
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: In this case, it's relevant because he IS a conservative. It's an issue, for the LEFT. They've been trying to trash this guy since he was nominated, with the lying Anita Hill fiasco. The Left doesn't want this guy elevated, for what he stands for. An accomplished, black conservative, on the highest court in the land ? What next, a conservative black, as President ? Some would rather die than to allow that to happen. And while they'd try to tell us all that the 'racist' are on the Right, most of them actually are on the Left.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 12:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Frem, your background, in my opinion, has made you cynical of virtually everything and anyone.
Friday, October 7, 2011 3:52 PM
Friday, October 7, 2011 4:09 PM
Quote: Marry a white woman, getta job at the "Federal" Reserve Bank. Easy as pizza pie.
Saturday, October 8, 2011 5:14 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: I was unaware that Gloria Cain was white, or that her skin color had anything to do w/ Herman's very extensive and impressive resume'.
Quote: Who ARE the racist [sic] then, who look at the color of a person's skin, and not the content of their character, and judge them to be genuine or phony ? You want to talk hypocrisy ? It resides, permanently, with the Left.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 9:49 AM
Quote: Cain has been married for 43 years to Gloria Cain.
Quote:"Cain had not seen his wife since Ginger White, 46, came forward and said she had a sexual affair with Cain that lasted more than a decade. He has said they were only friends but acknowledged that he helped pay her monthly bills and expenses. His wife, Cain said, did not know of the friendship with White."
Saturday, December 3, 2011 2:09 PM
DREAMTROVE
Saturday, December 3, 2011 3:47 PM
GEEZER
Keep the Shiny side up
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: The letter specifically charges Thomas failed to report nearly $700,000 of income earned by his wife, Virginia Thomas, for her work for the conservative Heritage Foundation from 2003 to 2007. "Due to the simplicity of the disclosure requirements, along with Justice Thomas's high level of legal training and experience, it is reasonable to infer that his failure to disclose his wife's income for two decades was willful," the lawmakers wrote.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 3:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: So you think it's okay for a judge to take bribes from people whose cases are before his court, as long as he's black and conservative?
Saturday, December 3, 2011 4:12 PM
Saturday, December 3, 2011 4:58 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Amazing. Two posts in a row from Geezer where he tries to be clever and ends up posting nothing but meaningless blather. Perhaps the Aricept is no longer working.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 6:50 PM
Sunday, December 4, 2011 11:09 AM
Quote:Thomas said he "inadvertently" failed to file information on wife's employment "due to a misunderstanding of the filing instructions." ..... "Given that we now know he correctly completed the reports in prior years, it's hardly plausible--indeed, it's close to unbelievable--that Justice Thomas did not understand the instructions."
Quote:Virginia Thomas is a conservative political activist and the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court. Mrs. Thomas had headed the nonprofit group Liberty Central since she established it in 2009. In December 2010, she resigned as chief executive of the organization, which works to harness the energy of the Tea Party movement and conservative activists. In February 2011, it was reported that Mrs. Thomas is rebranding herself as a lobbyist and self-appointed “ambassador to the Tea Party movement.” She said on libertyinc.co, a Web site for her new political consulting business, that she saw herself as an advocate for “liberty-loving citizens” who favored limited government, free enterprise and other core conservative issues. She promised to use her “experience and connections” to help clients raise money and increase their political impact. Ms. Thomas’s founding of her own political consulting shop, Liberty Consulting, was first reported in early February 2011 by Politico, which said she had begun reaching out to freshmen Republicans in Congress. Mrs. Thomas’s effort to take a more operational role on conservative issues could intensify questions about her husband’s ability to remain independent on issues like campaign finance and health care, legal ethicists said.
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