Clarence Thomas never made list of 100 most influential black Americans

[BurtWorm]

:eyes:

I wonder how many kids, of any ethnicity, say to themselves, "When I grow up, I want to be just like Clarence Thomas."


http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/17/mrc-goes-corpse-hunting-again/


Not satisfied with going after Peter Jennings on his deathbed, the Media Research Center now decides to use the death of publishing pioneer John H. Johnson to propagandize for the right:

In a piece on the passing of Ebony publisher John H. Johnson, syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts writes that Mr. Johnson, “codified African-American dreams between glossy four-color covers. And because he showed us ourselves as doers, achievers and people of worth.”

Well, not always. For years, Ebony published a list of the 100 most influential black Americans. For years, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas didn’t make that list. Certainly one of the nine highest judicial officers in the Nation should have qualified. Justice Thurgood Marshall did.

Here’s a clue, hotshots, a lapdog supreme court justice who forgets that he’s black unless it suits him politically is not remotely as influential as someone like Thurgood Marshall was. Black America is ashamed that we’ve produced someone like Clarence Thomas. But he’s the sort of convenient figurehead the right likes to trot out as cover for their agenda.

[ibegurpard]

1. He most certainly DOES belong on the list

Bad or not, he is CERTAINLY influential.

[BurtWorm]

3. A list does not reflect reality.

It reflects opinion. Ebony has a right to put whoever it wants on its lists. Of course people have a right to question it...

Certainly Thomas is one of the most powerful African Americans. But is one who follows Scalia so faithfully on almost every decision really influential?

[MrBenchley]

4. He's Scalia's handpuppet

Not even the Republicans think of him as anything but the equivalent of a lawn jockey...for ornamental purposes only....

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. WWhen I think of respected black Americans

Clarence Thomas is not even in the line up

[WI_DEM]

5. He did make the list of 100 most frequent visitors at "Red Letter News"

(a porno store).

[MadisonProgressive]

8. The one in Madison?

Nope, never heard of it...:shrug:

[kweerwolf]

6. Maybe he's on the list under his pen name.

Is there a listing for "Long Dong Silver"?

[jaysunb]

7. Speaking as a Black American

Clarence Thomas is to most of us, the same thing as dog shit. A worthless nuisance, who should be washed down the nearest sewer.

The Ebony list is designed to reflect Black opinion. They develop the list in a poll of it's readers and national opinion makers.

He'll never be on that list.....

[tom_paine]

9. Is that because Slappy isn't Black or that he isn't American?

Because he is NEITHER. He is a colorless consciencesless monster like Hitler's judges. It is as simple as that.

NOT an American.

[qanda]

10. I would imagine that you have to be black

To qualify for the list.

[mzteris]

11. 'cause he's not

really a BLACK man. He just looks black . . . Kind of like Condi and Colin.

[Tyranny_R_US]

12. He's a justice?

When there are major rulling this brown-noser's name is rarely mentioned god what a useless failure.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Clarence Thomas is black?

Who knew? :sarcasm: