George HW Bush asked his team to find for the most extreme, conservative, Black judge they could find because it would jam the Democrats to try to torpedo a Black judge--no matter how extreme or unpalatable he was.
Well Becky, Republicans by the early days of Rush Limbaugh were taught to despise us "Libtards". We have just been living under the delusion that like a not so bright child that somewhere in a stable knee dip in dung there had to be a pony. A favorite joke Reagan used to love telling about Liberals.
Almost certainly true. In this instance, GHWB was playing the same kind of dirty politics that Bush 43 was persuaded (or persuaded himself) to engage in. Pretty disgusting but not surprising. On an interpersonal level, both Bushes appeared decent and even likeable. However, as political animals they (IMHO) definitely weren't.
There was a very strong push to have a black Supreme Court justice to succeed Thurgood Marshall, and it had to get through Congress, and, it was "Daddy Bush" in the White House, and voila!
YouтАЩve тАЬlong wondered whyтАЭ Michael. You are killing me, but, IтАЩll endeavor to enlighten you. Republicans are always; always trying to exploit insane Blacks that are filled with self loathing and who play it out on their own race. When I was in college Blacks called these traitors тАЬUncle TomsтАЭ They are the same blacks that were the trusted тАЬhouse servantsтАЭ of the Antebellum South. They are totally whack people who coincidentally like the mentally ill celeb Kanye West also happen to be Black. Republicans love rubbing these statistical тАЬBlack SwansтАЭin the faces of the overwhelming majority of African Americans as though they were representative of the thinking of a people who have been enslaved, denigrated and cynically exploited since the 1600тАЩs.
And TCinLA is also spot on. Revenge is always a classic Republican motivation
I like Citizen 60's and TCinLA's terse comments on the matter. Your statements "You are killing me" and especially "I'll endeavor to enlighten you" are offputting. There's no need for you to be condescending; it's disrespectful.
Michael, I seldom lose patience and was in fact being both disrespectful and condescending. But, in the interest of civic duty and fair play let me respond in this fashion:
I could understand one forgetting about Bork and the vengeance of Republicans to shove the most right wing whack they could promote and cynically made sure to choose an African American that would incite the use of the "race card" and "public lynching" at that time, might have missed your radar.
I suppose over time one may have lost memory of the public scourging of Anita Hill for honestly relating what a despicable freaking scumbag Thomas is. Finally, even forgetting how our now fearless President (then Senator) shoved her under the bus and then backed up over her was why we now have 6 Republicans on the SCOTUS. Yeah, I see how "you" could wonder.
So, I guess the only explanation I can find for how one might "wonder" about how ClarenceтАЩs rise was came about, must be left to other readers of this thread to decide.
Although I appreciate your admission of condescension and disrespect, I was hoping for a simple apology--however difficult it may sometimes be to do so.
Another example of a mean-spirited comment; it borders on the abusive. Cut it out. In fact, do not comment on any of my future comments, or I will report you to Substack.
George HW Bush asked his team to find for the most extreme, conservative, Black judge they could find because it would jam the Democrats to try to torpedo a Black judge--no matter how extreme or unpalatable he was.
It was GHWB's "fuck you" to the Senate for rejecting Bork.
wow...and he always seemed like such a nice man...
Outside of this, he pretty much was.
He was a phony, I remember Willie Horton. Betcha that was an Atwater present. He, Stone, and Manafort were on the job then
Oh, why can't everybody just play nice!
Becky, you are being sarcastic I presume?
No, I was not being sarcastic. I do wonder that.
Well Becky, Republicans by the early days of Rush Limbaugh were taught to despise us "Libtards". We have just been living under the delusion that like a not so bright child that somewhere in a stable knee dip in dung there had to be a pony. A favorite joke Reagan used to love telling about Liberals.
YES!!! MY GOD!
Almost certainly true. In this instance, GHWB was playing the same kind of dirty politics that Bush 43 was persuaded (or persuaded himself) to engage in. Pretty disgusting but not surprising. On an interpersonal level, both Bushes appeared decent and even likeable. However, as political animals they (IMHO) definitely weren't.
This seems to be a perversion of one in the hand is better than two in the Bush.
Yup, - see my response as well!
REALLY?!?
He was clearly a token right winger. There are not a lot of them
There was a very strong push to have a black Supreme Court justice to succeed Thurgood Marshall, and it had to get through Congress, and, it was "Daddy Bush" in the White House, and voila!
YouтАЩve тАЬlong wondered whyтАЭ Michael. You are killing me, but, IтАЩll endeavor to enlighten you. Republicans are always; always trying to exploit insane Blacks that are filled with self loathing and who play it out on their own race. When I was in college Blacks called these traitors тАЬUncle TomsтАЭ They are the same blacks that were the trusted тАЬhouse servantsтАЭ of the Antebellum South. They are totally whack people who coincidentally like the mentally ill celeb Kanye West also happen to be Black. Republicans love rubbing these statistical тАЬBlack SwansтАЭin the faces of the overwhelming majority of African Americans as though they were representative of the thinking of a people who have been enslaved, denigrated and cynically exploited since the 1600тАЩs.
And TCinLA is also spot on. Revenge is always a classic Republican motivation
Hope this helps.
I like Citizen 60's and TCinLA's terse comments on the matter. Your statements "You are killing me" and especially "I'll endeavor to enlighten you" are offputting. There's no need for you to be condescending; it's disrespectful.
Michael, I seldom lose patience and was in fact being both disrespectful and condescending. But, in the interest of civic duty and fair play let me respond in this fashion:
I could understand one forgetting about Bork and the vengeance of Republicans to shove the most right wing whack they could promote and cynically made sure to choose an African American that would incite the use of the "race card" and "public lynching" at that time, might have missed your radar.
I suppose over time one may have lost memory of the public scourging of Anita Hill for honestly relating what a despicable freaking scumbag Thomas is. Finally, even forgetting how our now fearless President (then Senator) shoved her under the bus and then backed up over her was why we now have 6 Republicans on the SCOTUS. Yeah, I see how "you" could wonder.
So, I guess the only explanation I can find for how one might "wonder" about how ClarenceтАЩs rise was came about, must be left to other readers of this thread to decide.
Although I appreciate your admission of condescension and disrespect, I was hoping for a simple apology--however difficult it may sometimes be to do so.
Well, I thought I'd been the better man, but that went right over your head too.
Another example of a mean-spirited comment; it borders on the abusive. Cut it out. In fact, do not comment on any of my future comments, or I will report you to Substack.