Milwaukee Journal catches hell for Clarence Thomas comment...

[MnFats]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001433835


from an editorial on the fact that with Alito, the Supreme Court will have a less diverse lineup:

"Editorial Page Editor O. Ricardo Pimentel said the paper had received nearly 150 letters, e-mails, and phone calls from critics, noting that most were from outside the state.

"They've been fairly unprintable and unmentionable, sometimes calling us racist," Pimentel told E&P. "I think folks are jumping to conclusions that we think Thomas isn't black enough. That is not what we said. We just said his views are not within black mainstream thought."

None of the letters or e-mails had been printed or posted online, Pimentel said. But, he added, "they're coming."

The portion that seemed to draw the most opposition pointed to the fact that, in replacing retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Conner with a white man, Bush would be hurting the court's diversity. "In losing a woman, the court with Alito would feature seven white men, one white woman and a black man, who deserves an asterisk because he arguably does not represent the views of mainstream black America," it read.

The editorial also stated that, "in picking Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, President Bush gave his right flank what it wanted: a true-blue conservative. The question now is: Is Bush giving the country what it needs?"

[Erika]

1. Thomas is a token Black

No one even admits he is scholarly. In fact, it has been decried that he was appointed with no scholarly attributes.

Why the W administration thinks they should deny women, as unqualified, as a supreme court justice defies logic.

I guess one token White woman is enough for W. She is at least a scholar and able to write opinions. Thomas could only hope to reach her plateau at some time.

[loudsue]

2. I loved what Stephanie Tubbs-Jones said in the 2004 Primaries for Pres:

She said that it was the Black vote that made George Bush president in 2000. And that Black vote was Clarence Thomas.

:rofl: Boy did she ever nail that one!!

:kick:

[Erika]

3. Thomas is not thought of a legal scholar in any way

He was picked as a token Black. He gained from every affirmative action program there was and now he wants to toss those programs out the window. Just like Condi. The usual GOP spin, they got theirs, so deny all others of the opportunity.

[rocktivity]

4. Tubbs-Jones was on the 11/3 Colbert Report

and was absolutely adorable. She serenely maneuvered through Steve's request for recipes and a Judge Judy-like skit where Steve played a guy whose girlfriend set his couch on fire.



:headbang:
rocknation

[ComerPerro]

5. To conservatives, having one black person who thinks, speaks, and acts

exactly like a white, rich Republican is not only enough to qualify as being "diverse", but also proves that Republicans and Conservatives are not racist.

Its the new version of racism.

"I don't have a problem with you. Its just other black people. You're cool."