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Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back
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Posted on 02/27/2011 11:06:25 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back

By: Kenneth P. Vogel February 27, 2011 01:22 PM EST

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas – his impartiality under attack from liberals because of his attendance at a meeting of conservative donors sponsored by the Koch brothers and his wife’s tea party activism – struck a defiant tone in a Saturday night speech in Charlottesville, Va., telling a friendly audience that he and his wife “believe in the same things” and “are focused on defending liberty.”

Delivering the keynote speech at an annual symposium for conservative law students, Thomas spoke in vague, but ominous, terms about the direction of the country and urged his listeners to “redouble your efforts to learn about our country so that you’re in a position to defend it.”

He also lashed out at his critics, without naming them, asserting they “seem bent on undermining” the High Court as an institution. Such criticism, Thomas warned, could erode the ability of American citizens to fend off threats to their way of life.

“You all are going to be, unfortunately, the recipients of the fallout from that – that there’s going to be a day when you need these institutions to be credible and to be fully functioning to protect your liberties,” he said, according to a partial recording of the speech provided to POLITICO by someone who was at the meeting.

“And that’s long after I’m gone, and that could be either a short or a long time, but you’re younger, and it’s still going to be a necessity to protect the liberties that you enjoy now in this country.”

Thomas spoke at the closing banquet for the symposium, which was sponsored by the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group.

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To: Lancey Howard
Mine also. I like Scalia, Alto and Roberts as well, but they simply do not provoke the hissy fits in libtarts which Clarence Thomas does.

Judge Thomas takes the oath he took to protect and defend the constitution seriously.

Kagan the Pagan, Sotomayer, Ginsberg and Beyer do not.

61 posted on 02/27/2011 4:19:01 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Sub-Driver
The gulf between the left wing communist elitists and the right wing patriots is much too huge to bridge and the communist democrats have declared war on God and family life and country in their hatred and their foolish arrogance.
They must be defeated and Conservatives and Christians must lock arms and fight the monsters of America.
62 posted on 02/27/2011 4:55:16 PM PST by kindred (Come Lord Jesus, rule and reign over all thine enemies.)
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To: Tex-Con-Man

Then, just show me the birth certificate. Pretty simple. Please, quit helping the left. Thank you.


63 posted on 02/27/2011 4:58:09 PM PST by stickywillie
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To: stickywillie
Crazy unfounded conspiracies make conservatives look like kooks...which helps the left.

So please, exercise some healthy skepticism before believing every birther fairy tale.

64 posted on 02/27/2011 5:30:35 PM PST by Tex-Con-Man
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To: TheOldLady

I loved ‘My Grandfather’s Son’ too. Great book, such a life. I appreciate that he came out fighting this last week.


65 posted on 02/27/2011 5:57:41 PM PST by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: Tex-Con-Man

Just show me the simple long form birth certificate that every 7 year old produces to play little league baseball. Overlooking this minor/major infraction makes it easy for the left. Congratulations on agreeing with obama, and the the left, overwhelmingly.


66 posted on 02/27/2011 6:02:04 PM PST by stickywillie
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To: bvw

Indeed.


67 posted on 02/27/2011 6:27:02 PM PST by TheOldLady
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To: rlmorel
Sorry to hear about your eyes. Here's hoping that you will find an audio copy of the book soon. I'd read it to you if I could.
68 posted on 02/27/2011 6:30:04 PM PST by TheOldLady
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To: Radix

That was a bit weird, but I couldn’t tell you for sure which comic books I read when either. I’d put it down to a mistake, and a small one at that.

You’re right, most of the ‘Rat’s “mistakes” are just stinkin’ lies.

I agree about our not having enough people like Justice Thomas.


69 posted on 02/27/2011 6:34:45 PM PST by TheOldLady
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To: bboop

:-) He’s a wonderful man.


70 posted on 02/27/2011 6:38:38 PM PST by TheOldLady
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To: TheOldLady

Thank you...that is a kind sentiment. After I read your recommendation, I searched my local libraries and found one about 15 miles away that had it, and they were open today until 1700...so I drove over and got it...:)

Sounds great already...he’s talking about moving in with his grandparents.


71 posted on 02/27/2011 6:40:38 PM PST by rlmorel (How to relate to Liberals? Take a Conservative, remove all responsibility...logic...)
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To: rlmorel
Oh, great news. Thanks for letting me know.
72 posted on 02/27/2011 6:43:33 PM PST by TheOldLady
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To: Tex-Con-Man

No idiotic, but there is a myth. The myth of a con-man raised among confidence men. Obama is not eligible to be President, ailing to meet the Natural Born Citizen requirement, but as a con-man knows his marks and where to place his shills — Obama has gotten away with it so far.


73 posted on 02/27/2011 6:45:29 PM PST by bvw
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To: TheOldLady

It’s funny...I have two pairs of good pairs of bifocals all with different strengths...none of which seem good for any distance whatsoever! I support computer systems, and am constantly looking over people’s shoulders, holding one pair of glasses in my mouth while I wrestle with a case and the other pair of glasses.

I used to make fun of an old scottish professor of pharmacology, for whom I worked a part time job as a lab assistant. He was a crittery, old codgery guy with longish stringy hair and worn sweaters. He was as eccentric as they come, and he used to wear bifocals with another pair around his neck, dangling by a piece of twine. There was something just madly eccentric and offbeat about this guy, who was pretty brilliant, wealthy and such, wearing glasses with a piece of old twine on them.

Now...it looks like I’ll resort to that. Heck, I am carrying them in my pocket and constantly fumbling around now to switch them out. I’m not that old, either...my eyes just seem to have an mind of their own when it comes to focusing for reading. Don’t get me wrong...I am not complaining. I actually think it is kind of funny. After all, I can still read...thank God for computers!


74 posted on 02/27/2011 7:05:57 PM PST by rlmorel (How to relate to Liberals? Take a Conservative, remove all responsibility...logic...)
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To: Vigilanteman

Thomas drives the libtards nuts for the same reason Palin does - - women and minorities are supposed to be Democrat scumbags, and anybody who presents to the world the positive, thoughtful image of a woman or minority who is strong enough to reject the communism and depravity of the Democrat party is marked for destruction.


75 posted on 02/27/2011 7:12:07 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Theodore R.

For the record, Flagstaff and Tucson elected Napalitano in AZ. I sure didn’t vote for her. I can’t explain McCain.


76 posted on 02/27/2011 7:32:13 PM PST by stansblugrassgrl (PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION!!! YEEEEEHAW!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I have to admit that the Supreme Court used to be very quiet and never speak. The liberals still don’t speak out on the court but the conservatives have been speaking out lately. This is new but I think a good thing. I just hope the liberals stay quiet.


77 posted on 02/27/2011 10:20:00 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: dainbramaged; All
/A genuine decent, honest patriotic American - [would add: with power and influence] which is precisely why obama and his pals want him destroyed. All part of the plan./

No question they ARE bent on undermining our Highest Court as they breakdown the rest of America's Constitutional support. A multi-pronged; multi-tasked approach carried out by Obama's own, now Government pyramid of virus-infected America-hating, community organizers.

Yes, Alynsky in action; but Obama, will have his name on it - if the 'good and decent' do not rise to the occasion and protect as well, our Courts/Judges and our Constitution.

78 posted on 02/28/2011 1:20:16 AM PST by cricket (Osama - NOT made in the USA. . . .and Obama, not made in the USA either.. .)
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To: Sub-Driver

I admire Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. I wish we had several more like him on the bench at SCOTUS.


79 posted on 02/28/2011 1:49:38 AM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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To: dainbramaged

I love this guy! How he has managed to put up with the calumny heaped upon him is beyond me. I would have withered up and blown away.


80 posted on 02/28/2011 6:01:15 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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