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Libs have a peculiar hatred for Clarence Thomas. Why?

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violent lilac bbw hall
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He defies a lot of their bullshit just by existing
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tan vigorous stead
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Purple demanding yarmulke national security agency
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They believe blacks should be subservient to their ideology.
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tan vigorous stead
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salmon stain
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Frisky garnet puppy
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he's an Uncle Tom
floppy rehab
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Clarence can read.
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perhaps, CT proves the delusion that law exists on any highe...
Arousing thirsty casino party of the first part
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Comical coffee pot
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they hate blacks
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irradiated amethyst therapy
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Libs are the real racists (R)
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I lol when republicans say this (because it's usually wrong)...
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Maroon Slimy Public Bath
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LOL @ the extent of the mental illness above ^
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Quotemos should be lynched, old-school Mississippi style.
poppy zippy brunch
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Why don't you tell us why you don't like him?
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"he's voting against his own interest, doesn't he see t...
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tan vigorous stead
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It sounds paternalistic and almost RACIST
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Ljl...
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salmon stain
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it's absolutely both
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There’s nothing they loathe more than a black who went...
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tan vigorous stead
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salmon stain
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He's a retarded conservative puppet controlled by his unhing...
Glittery cheese-eating tattoo
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you are a 50 year old jewish pedophile
Cracking ticket booth laser beams
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I wish
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Frisky garnet puppy
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Libs really, really hate black conservatives. Here's my the...
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tan vigorous stead
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Maroon Slimy Public Bath
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they hate all blacks, because they're racist
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irradiated amethyst therapy
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they handicapped his race in america for generations for the...
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tan vigorous stead
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Clarence Thomas actually was born with a force field that re...
Charismatic spot
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(Female “humor”)
talking property ratface
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Because he’s 180
Charismatic spot
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Because he's Black.
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Clear boyish sanctuary
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Thomas has addressed this himself https://www.youtube.com...
orange rigpig
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sticky foreskin
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sticky foreskin
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Democrats are the real racists
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tan vigorous stead
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There was a thread on gamefaqs about the "n word except...
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sticky foreskin
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http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5139051&mc=7&a...
Shaky Beady-eyed Legend
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tan vigorous stead
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shut the fuck up killself htfh
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They absolutely hate black conservatives. Look at how they ...
Purple demanding yarmulke national security agency
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tan vigorous stead
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Libs love telling Blacks how they are supposed to think.
Appetizing place of business meetinghouse
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how fair and balanced of you dude! pointing out the hypocris...
godawful space prole
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what
Appetizing place of business meetinghouse
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Because Blacks belong on their Plantation. When one gets out...
aromatic tank
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tan vigorous stead
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The 95 IQ answer is “libs are the real racists” ...
Lascivious lettuce
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This is a complete whitewash of the Dems' very active role i...
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tan vigorous stead
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I mean Bork was the politicization of the process. You migh...
Lascivious lettuce
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I would guess that if Clarence Thomas had an easy confirmati...
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Nah he was pretty conservative in the 80s. He seems to be a...
Lascivious lettuce
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i disagree because, imo, thomas has been logically consisten...
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:00 PM
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He defies a lot of their bullshit just by existing

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:06 PM
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Date: July 1st, 2022 9:50 AM
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Date: July 1st, 2022 11:42 AM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:00 PM
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They believe blacks should be subservient to their ideology.

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:01 PM
Author: floppy rehab

he's an Uncle Tom

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:05 PM
Author: histrionic carnelian site travel guidebook

Clarence can read.

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:08 PM
Author: Arousing thirsty casino party of the first part

perhaps, CT proves the delusion that law exists on any higher plane than the political

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Date: July 1st, 2022 10:07 AM
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underrated

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:08 PM
Author: Clear boyish sanctuary

they hate blacks

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:55 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:09 PM
Author: Trip theater mother

Libs are the real racists (R)

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:50 PM
Author: wild really tough guy famous landscape painting

I lol when republicans say this (because it's usually wrong) but on this topic it's honestly the truth

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:11 PM
Author: talented know-it-all nursing home international law enforcement agency

LOL @ the extent of the mental illness above ^

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:13 PM
Author: poppy zippy brunch

Quotemos should be lynched, old-school Mississippi style.

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:16 PM
Author: violent lilac bbw hall

Why don't you tell us why you don't like him?

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:16 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:26 PM
Author: wild really tough guy famous landscape painting

"he's voting against his own interest, doesn't he see that?"

it's like a 95 iq take once you assume that leftwing politics are the truth

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:26 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:36 PM
Author: violent lilac bbw hall

It sounds paternalistic and almost RACIST

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:38 PM
Author: tan vigorous stead

Ljl...

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:47 PM
Author: wild really tough guy famous landscape painting

it's absolutely both

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:27 PM
Author: Tantric galvanic theatre clown

There’s nothing they loathe more than a black who went awol off the plantation

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:29 PM
Author: Glittery cheese-eating tattoo

He's a retarded conservative puppet controlled by his unhinged wife.

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Date: July 1st, 2022 11:05 AM
Author: Cracking ticket booth laser beams

you are a 50 year old jewish pedophile

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Date: July 1st, 2022 12:28 PM
Author: Glittery cheese-eating tattoo

I wish

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Date: July 1st, 2022 5:52 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:35 PM
Author: cobalt buck-toothed location

Libs really, really hate black conservatives. Here's my theory as to why:

Blacks currently vote overwhelmingly Dem. When election time comes, this fact makes the job of Dem politicians and organizers very simple when it comes to black neighborhoods. Just turn out the vote. Have rallies at black churches to Get Your Souls To The Polls, send buses and vans into black neighborhoods to round them up, do whatever it takes. Just get as many blacks to the polls as possible. Because virtually every black vote is a Dem vote.

If blacks become bipartisan, it gets a lot harder. All of a sudden, libs have to figure out which blacks to turn out. This would require a huge investment of money and personnel. It might not even be possible. Dems can't afford to have the black community become politically competitive.

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:38 PM
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Date: July 1st, 2022 10:07 AM
Author: Clear boyish sanctuary

they hate all blacks, because they're racist

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:40 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:48 PM
Author: tan vigorous stead

!!!

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Date: July 1st, 2022 2:01 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:58 PM
Author: diverse soggy whorehouse fanboi

they handicapped his race in america for generations for their own selfish, trifling, shortsighted reasons. they’re incredibly offended he doesn’t prostrate himself before their will to show gratitude for that.

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Date: June 30th, 2022 9:58 PM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 10:01 PM
Author: Charismatic spot

Clarence Thomas actually was born with a force field that repels every lib within a 500 ft radius of him. Like libs will just fly backwards if they attempt to cross the force field barrier. Some libs actually burn and shrivel up and turn into a tiny pile of smoking ashes.

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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:49 PM
Author: talking property ratface

(Female “humor”)

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Date: June 30th, 2022 10:02 PM
Author: Charismatic spot

Because he’s 180

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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:02 PM
Author: Racy Abode Pocket Flask

Because he's Black.

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Date: July 1st, 2022 10:07 AM
Author: Clear boyish sanctuary



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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:04 PM
Author: orange rigpig

Thomas has addressed this himself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZURHD5BU1o8&t=68s&ab_channel=CNN&t=1m8s

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Date: July 1st, 2022 7:34 AM
Author: sticky foreskin



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Date: July 1st, 2022 8:37 AM
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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:06 PM
Author: Sienna hairraiser bawdyhouse

Democrats are the real racists

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Date: July 2nd, 2022 5:57 AM
Author: tan vigorous stead



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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:09 PM
Author: jade generalized bond alpha

There was a thread on gamefaqs about the "n word exception" regarding Clarence Thomas.

A bunch of them disagreed, saying under no circumstances was it ever appropriate to use that word, even against Thomas

But a bunch of them literally thought it was ok to use the n word on Thomas. These were antifa level libs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44776382)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 7:29 AM
Author: sticky foreskin



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Date: July 1st, 2022 7:35 AM
Author: Shaky Beady-eyed Legend

http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5139051&mc=7&forum_id=2

Their real issue is that Thomas "ain't Black." Blackness in the lib world isn't a race, it's a whole package of goods — you must be a good comrade and stay on the plantation to be accorded the sacred status of blackness. Thus reduced to tokens and totems and syndicated into a memeplex, the thoughts of actual blacks, live, don't matter.

'But hur dur that Justice Thomas is getting uppity! Married a white woman but impious of the lib weltshaung that grants him permission to live!'

It galls.

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Date: July 1st, 2022 1:58 PM
Author: Tantric galvanic theatre clown

reduced to tokens and totems and syndicated into a memeplex tp

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Date: July 3rd, 2022 1:05 AM
Author: tan vigorous stead



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Date: July 1st, 2022 10:08 AM
Author: Mildly autistic vivacious field coldplay fan

shut the fuck up killself htfh

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Date: July 1st, 2022 11:42 AM
Author: Purple demanding yarmulke national security agency

They absolutely hate black conservatives. Look at how they react to Candace Owens.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44778460)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 1:27 PM
Author: tan vigorous stead



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Date: July 1st, 2022 2:03 PM
Author: Appetizing place of business meetinghouse

Libs love telling Blacks how they are supposed to think.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44779282)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 2:07 PM
Author: godawful space prole

how fair and balanced of you dude! pointing out the hypocrisy from all sides!

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Date: July 1st, 2022 2:32 PM
Author: Appetizing place of business meetinghouse

what

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Date: July 1st, 2022 2:04 PM
Author: aromatic tank

Because Blacks belong on their Plantation. When one gets out, all hell breaks loose. It's funny libs aren't MAF at nearly the same level towards the other white SCOTUS justices who joined the opinion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44779294)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 4:06 PM
Author: tan vigorous stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44780002)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 2:12 PM
Author: Lascivious lettuce

The 95 IQ answer is “libs are the real racists” and while there’s probably no one in the history of the country who has been called Uncle Tom more, that’s at best a very reductive way to think about this topic. I suspect most of you are too old to remember the confirmation hearings as I’m barely old enough. The context for them was really the first public consideration of sexual harassment as a problem that needed to be addressed. There were like stray LA Law episodes or the like in the late 80s, but Anita Hill was a massive inflection point in the US public consciousness and discourse.

https://www.history.com/.amp/news/anita-hill-confirmation-hearings-impact

He was taking Thurgood Marshall’s seat and was a blatant AA hire. ABA qualification was seen as much less partisan at the time and he got a “qualified” rating but with some dissenters, and that made him look shitty in comparison to most of the justices who had gone on the court in the prior 20 years. He had also been a judge for barely a year, was perceived by feminists as having gutted the EEOC and was a vocal AA opponent, so he came off as a hypocrite and a betrayal of Thurgood Marshall’s civil rights legacy and there was plenty of talk in the press about how much Uber cuck GHWB and his even cuckier AG were worried about him as a nominee. So he was already coming into the confirmation weak and this was a time when Bork getting blocked was still fresh in the public’s memory. Dems had a massive majority in the senate by today’s standards, but 11 Dems voted for him, so it was seen by feminists and civil rights groups as a betrayal and a disingenuous fig leaf of diversity optics to cover up for what the anti-Roe and anti-civil rights elements in the GOP wanted. It was definitely understood at the time as a nominating process that did a lot to worsen the already rapidly devolving trend of the court being more politicized.

The interesting counterfactual is if Biden doesn’t let the hearings turn into a circus and he’s approved more or less without incident, does he become as conservative. I’m pretty sure he does but I also think the left perceives him as bearing a grudge and therefore worse than he would otherwise be, and that’s probably bc he still bitches about his confirmation hearings all the time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44779342)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 4:55 PM
Author: Shaky Beady-eyed Legend

This is a complete whitewash of the Dems' very active role in politicizing the process.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44780269)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 5:34 PM
Author: tan vigorous stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44780488)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 5:49 PM
Author: Lascivious lettuce

I mean Bork was the politicization of the process. You might sympathize with GHWB and team trying to deal with that context but it’s not really debatable that politics/optics were the only reason he was their pick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44780572)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 5:39 PM
Author: histrionic carnelian site travel guidebook

I would guess that if Clarence Thomas had an easy confirmation hearing he would have started out conservative and slowly moved left, like Roberts (or Souter who moved way left). Instead he bears a grudge and gets more conservative over time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44780515)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 5:51 PM
Author: Lascivious lettuce

Nah he was pretty conservative in the 80s. He seems to be authentically and genuinely pro individualism and freedom in a roughly libertarian sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44780581)



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Date: July 1st, 2022 9:19 PM
Author: wild really tough guy famous landscape painting

i disagree because, imo, thomas has been logically consistent from the start. moreso than scalia, or anyone else on the right. people might not agree with his thinking, but, it's a coherent system, imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143905&forum_id=2#44781567)