It must be tough to have a wife who is a constant embarrassment – maybe even tough enough to send a man to the hospital. Most men would not have stayed with such a woman for 35 years, but then … Justice Clarence Thomas is not most men. He is a Black man sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court … one whose nomination in 1991 by then-President George H.W. Bush was fraught with conflict, in part because of his views on such things as affirmative action and women’s rights, and in part because of statements by lawyer Anita Hill claiming sexual harassment by Thomas. Despite all this, Thomas was confirmed to the highest court in the nation.
Justice Thomas has often issued opinions I disagree with … he is one of the conservative justices on the Court, so that’s to be expected. But it is only in the last 14 months that I’ve come to believe that Justice Thomas does not belong on the U.S. Supreme Court and that if he has anything resembling a conscience, he will step down … immediately! Not necessarily because of any decision he has handed down, but because his wife’s antics have completely cost him his reputation, have made even the most astute legal minds question his integrity.
On Thursday, two well-respected journalists, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reported on Clarence Thomas’ wife, Virginia Thomas, and a set of emails that passed between her and former Chief of Staff under Trump, Mark Meadows between November 2020 and January 2021. Some of the content of these emails is eye-popping. The piece by Woodward and Costa is far too lengthy for me to post here, but I urge you to read it when you have a few minutes.
A few excerpts …
- On Nov. 10, after news organizations had projected Joe Biden the winner based on state vote totals, Thomas wrote to Meadows: “Help This Great President stand firm, Mark!!!…You are the leader, with him, who is standing for America’s constitutional governance at the precipice. The majority knows Biden and the Left is attempting the greatest Heist of our History.”
- In the Nov. 5 message to Meadows, Thomas went on to quote a passage that had circulated on right-wing websites: “Biden crime family & ballot fraud co-conspirators (elected officials, bureaucrats, social media censorship mongers, fake stream media reporters, etc) are being arrested & detained for ballot fraud right now & over coming days, & will be living in barges off GITMO to face military tribunals for sedition.”
- On Nov. 13, she texted Meadows about her outreach to “Jared,” potentially a reference to Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser. She wrote, “Just forwarded to yr gmail an email I sent Jared this am. Sidney Powell & improved coordination now will help the cavalry come and Fraud exposed and America saved.”
- On Nov. 19, which would be a crucial day for Powell as she spoke at a news conference at the Republican National Committee, Thomas continued to bolster Powell’s standing in a text to Meadows. “Mark (don’t want to wake you)… ” Thomas wrote. “Sounds like Sidney and her team are getting inundated with evidence of fraud. Make a plan. Release the Kraken and save us from the left taking America down.”
Remember, my friends, that these are the words of the wife of a Supreme Court Justice. Her words, her texts, were … what? Treasonous? Seditious? Granted, they were not the words of Justice Thomas, nor is there any evidence that Justice Thomas supported her words and actions during that time. But ask yourself this: Do you think he was completely in the dark, unaware of the cages his wife was rattling, the shitstorm she was stirring? Do you imagine they never discussed it, that she never gave him her opinions about which she felt so strongly?
I am highly offended that this woman, along with so many others — lawyers, activists, white supremacists and the like, attempted and nearly succeeded in overturning my vote, and more than 81 million others, in order to install a cruel, evil wanna-be dictator. Had they succeeded, we might be living in a nation even worse than Russia today. Thankfully they did not succeed, but no thanks are due to Virginia Thomas!
I think this will be a deep, dark stain on Justice Thomas for whatever time he remains on the bench. Justices are expected to set aside their own political views and rule in the interest of the country with the Constitution as their guideline. Justice Thomas has a built-in conflict of interest. If he has a conscience, he must use it to tender his resignation. If he does not do so, then we know we have one very corrupted Justice on the Supreme Court.
Now think about this one … people are getting frustrated by the lack of such ‘essentials’ as toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, and often even an onion or an apple are in short supply at the grocery. What about that guy with a bit of a temper, who has a list of ten things and can only find one when he’s at the grocery, but he sees another customer with two carts overflowing with … yep, you got it … toilet paper. He doesn’t think, but reaches for that gun in his pocket …
I’ve said more than once that the suicide rate in this country will double or more this year, due to the depression that is inevitable for some of us in this state of isolation. So, John Doe has lost his job, cannot pay his rent, his lousy $1,200 government subsidy is long gone, and his family refuses to visit or allow him to visit for … who knows how long? He might take an overdose and might survive that, but if he has a gun …
If you had any doubts … if you had so much as a shred of doubt that the government of this country is bought and paid for by the NRA, those doubts should be erased by now. We the People, our lives, our well-being, do not matter one bit to the likes of Trump and his cronies. Yes, we need the grocery stores to stay open, for without food we die, and in this nation, few are self-sufficient in growing their own food. Yes, we need the hospitals, medical centers and pharmacies to remain open, for without them, some people will die. But, if the gun shops close, lives may actually be saved!
I can’t speak to his prediction of the timing, though it makes sense, for Trump always must be the center of attention, and when he isn’t, he finds away to hone in. But I have long thought that Trump had some plan for Nikki, and one group with whom he’s largely unpopular is women with brains, so putting a woman on his ticket makes some sense. Personally, I think Haley, who once did some decent things as governor, is a sell-out and I wouldn’t vote for her for dog-catcher, but then, I wouldn’t vote for Trump even if he made Stevie Wonder his running mate.
WHAT WORK??? She doesn’t even have a serious project … her “Be Best” initiative is a joke that never got off the ground, she doesn’t cook or do laundry … she’s a bloomin’ decoration, at best. And what, precisely, has she contributed to any community? Oh, remember … she did go down to the southern border and stare for a few minutes at the kids in cages, while wearing her jacket that said, “I really don’t care. Do U?” 
Congress cannot cave in to Donald Trump’s virulent temper tantrum, for just as with a child, he would then know the way to get what he wants is to throw a 2-year-old fit. In fact, I’ve known 2-year-olds with more maturity than Trump.
But the evidence is clear that we cannot afford another two years of this madman in the White House. Impeachment? Amendment 25? Neither seem feasible at the moment because of the sycophants in both the Senate and the cabinet. I don’t know the solution, but I know that these past weeks, ever since the mid-term elections, have proven what an inept and dangerous situation we have with Trump in the White House. Republicans in Congress and in the cabinet need to be finding their consciences and putting this nation ahead of their own gluttony. Those 40% of voters who still support Trump might want to take their blinders off, turn off state-run Fox News, and do a bit of research, enlighten themselves, before they get us all killed.
Well, you get the picture. Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina is the worst of the worst of the republican party. In essence, if it is good for the wealthy and bad for the rest of us, he is for it. If it helps the average Joe, he will fight against it. And he is considered one of Trump’s closest allies in Congress. That tell you something? This is a man whose conscience is measured in dollar signs.
You might ask just what the good people of North Carolina were thinking when they elected him for a fourth term last month, but the reality is that his district is so heavily gerrymandered that almost all minorities have been excluded. He campaigned for the 2018 elections by touting his support of the madman Trump, while claiming that any republicans who didn’t support Trump should be removed from office.
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