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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsClarence Thomas quote from 1983
God only knows where I would be today if not for the legal principles of equal employment opportunity measures such as affirmative action that are critical to minorities and women in this society.https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/06/30/clarence-thomas-affirmative-action/

NowISeetheLight
(4,002 posts)The lawyers for Harvard and UNC should've used that quote in their arguments before the court and attributed it to Thomas. He was always going to vote NO anyway. Why not publicize he's a hypocrite on the record.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)He needs to be impeached
dchill
(42,660 posts)SharonAnn
(14,116 posts)Joinfortmill
(19,166 posts)captain queeg
(11,780 posts)calimary
(88,084 posts)I Got Mine, F-U.
Emile
(38,267 posts)yardwork
(68,312 posts)LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)And he didn't suffer the consequences.
It is as if he wants all the benefits to himself.
Goonch
(4,060 posts)
brush
(61,033 posts)ShazzieB
(21,771 posts)Paladin
(31,782 posts)Shoutout of eternal respect and gratitude to Anita Hill.
erronis
(21,601 posts)Not bad for a person who wouldn't normally (in the whitey world) be allowed a seat at the table.
LoisB
(11,827 posts)Court Justice. LOL! I would love to hear what old Harlan says about Uncle Clarence Ruckus behind his back.
aggiesal
(10,385 posts)keithbvadu2
(40,915 posts)E. Normus
(104 posts)that God knows, where you will be going Clarence. You were given the opportunity to ascend to a spiritual pinnacle. Your eyes were crossed by the un Godly. So, such is your fate, along with the detriment of our own.
RainCaster
(13,179 posts)We've all been there, haven't we?
calimary
(88,084 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(3,098 posts)and Anita Hill told us the truth about this man in an era where we didn't believe women, which sucks !!!!!