Posted on 06/15/2020 2:19:17 PM PDT by Kaslin
In a conversation with Conan O'Brian, the "Parks and Rec" star described their charity work together, and the time the Justice gave Lowe's son career tips.
In a recent episode of Conan O’Brian’s podcast “Conan O’Brian Needs a Friend,” actor Rob Lowe revealed an excellent surprise. The “Parks and Rec” star let it slip when he was asked by Conan about what unusual people he was friends with.
“Uh, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas? Told ya. Look at (your) eyes. That eye vein popped!” Lowe said.
Lowe explained to the incredulous Irishman how he had gotten to know the justice. The two are both members of the Horatio Alger Association, a charity which provides scholarships to high performing students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The charity aims to “educate all youth about the limitless possibilities available through the American free-enterprise system, while underscoring the importance of helping others.” Both serve as role models supporting recipients.
“The society of people in it are pretty studly, and he’s one of them, so that’s how we met.” Lowe explained. He went on to tell of how the justice was actually the one who inducted him. “They put the medal on me in the halls of the Supreme Court, which is the only private ceremony allowed in the Supreme Court.”
“Wow. Okay.” Conan O’Brian responded, who had not initially believed Lowe. The actor went on to describe his conversations with Thomas. “He’s one of those people who occupies such a perception in peoples’ minds, and then you meet him and he’s like ‘if you ever need anything, here’s my number, this is my cell phone.'” Justice Thomas has also helped Lowe’s son, giving him personal tips on clerking.
It’s hardly the first surprising tid bit about originalist justice. In an interview with NPR in 2009, Justice Thomas spoke at length (and with passion) of his love for RVing. He and his wife’s usual summer ‘home’ is a 40-foot Prevost, and they have been known to catch sleep in Walmart parking lots.
“An RV park is very democratic with a small d,” Thomas said about his pastime in a different interview.
You can listen to Robe Lowe’s interview here and listen to his new podcast here. There is no news (yet) on whether Thomas will make a surprise appearance on Lowe’s podcast.
look for all his movies and series to be pulled from shelves and amazon
also he will now be digitally removed from parks and recreation and replaced by walkie talkies /spielberg
These days it takes courage to speak well of Thomas and not take a shot at him.
When I was growing up it was sort of cool to go against the grain of the establishment and rebel.
What we have today are cowardly sheep. Maybe at some point young people will rebel against this liberal indoctrination establishment.
I can think of one ‘movie’ he hopes stays gone forever!
He does advertising for Atkins also-—on TV often.
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Hard to believe this is the same guy that became infamous during the 1988 Democratic Convention.
I think politically he’s like a RINO...which in Hollywood means he’s a white supremacist, minority hating, kitten killing psychopath
yes
What?
Sex tape?
A decade or more ago, I remember reading that (anonymous) workers at the SCOTUS said that Thomas was the nicest of the justices. IIRC, some of them considered him the ONLY nice justice.
I don’t know what Rob Lowe does or doesn’t do with his body, but that man just does not age.
I saw Rob Lowe on an episode of ‘who do you think you are’ (think that’s the title). He had relatives that fought in the Battle of Trenton.
He came across as very human and somewhat humble.
I was impressed.
I personally know a few former law clerks of his, and they have all said the same thing. He speaks with most of them regularly.
I’ve also heard from the former clerk of the Supreme Court that Thomas always wins the Court’s NCAA bracket.
I like him. And that’s an interesting fact I did not know.
Also, being a RINO on this board won’t cut it, but it takes guts to be a RINO in hollywood.
He grew up.
He’s the .0001 percent in hollywood that do.
He was researching his family.
I also have done a lot of family history research. Which is why i was watching the show ;-)
Wow, he’s exactly one year and one day younger than my son
It’s a cool thing to do. I should do it.
I got a picture of my father, grandfather and great grandfather in my house.
Pop’s passed long ago but would have been 100 this year.
But going back further than great grandfather..I don’t know much.
Still have some family in Italy.
Lol.
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