Clarence Thomas, Liberal Racism and the Ongoing Denigration of Black Conservatives
Now that Thomas has hired Clanton, liberals have shifted into high gear.
With all the supposed concerns of the left about racism, none seem troubled or confused by the allegation that a Black judge -- no less the most prominent Black jurist in the nation -- would hire a racist.
How does that compute?
The answer is that in liberal eyes, Black conservatives "ain't Black."
Certainly, a Black conservative as sophisticated as Thomas could in no way be Black.
And therefore, he could even be a racist and sympathetic to racists.
Absurd? Of course. Is it demeaning and insulting to Thomas? Of course.
Liberals are not only very tolerant of sloppy thinking. They are also tolerant of sloppy journalism.
Mayer's latest coverage, which she first reported in the New Yorker in 2017, appears under the headline "The Scandal of Clarence Thomas's New Clerk."
What is the scandal? Thomas has hired Clanton "who became notorious in 2015 for apparently sending texts that said, 'I hate Black people ... '"
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