Clarence Thomas... what a man!

[silverweb]

That's the email I just got from my mother. Yikes!

"I want to go get Clarence Thomas's book. I heard him interviewed on the radio. What a man!"

She also still thinks Bill O'Leilly is "a good and honorable man."

How can we possibly be related?!? My dad has sworn that I'm not adopted....

[tularetom]

1. I heard there's a pubic hair in that book...

[11 Bravo]

2. Tell your Mom that Clarence Thomas put a pubic hair on my Coke.

[Captain Hilts]

3. Gee whiz. I'm speechless. You have my full sympathy. nt

[silverweb]

13. Living far away helps.

:D

[Captain Hilts]

24. Yeah, but...

it's not enough.

Good luck to Obama - I want a close race!

[still_one]

4. He is the most conservative justice on the Supreme Court

He is an advocate of the Federalist Society, and is for moving most things, INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS down to the state level

Obviously your folks must not have any need for the Constitution. I highly recommend you have the read the book The Nine if they want to get some insight on these judges.

Pray tell what substantive thing impressed your Mom about him?

[silverweb]

7. My dad can no longer participate.

His dementia is very bad at this point. However, he was always much more liberal and reasonable than mother.

Mother and I do NOT discuss anything political because it inevitably leads to an ugly clash. If I disagree with anything at all that she says, she considers it a personal attack. Thus, I've learned to just let these little comments of hers slide by and change the subject.

I have no idea what radio show she heard Clarence interviewed on (probably either O'Reilly or Limbaugh, as she listens to both) or what he said that so impressed her. I could ask, but that would likely open up a whole new (or old) can o' worms between us, best left alone.

[still_one]

9. I am extremely sorry about your father. If she reads, or will listen to an audio book

The Nine is an unbiased look at all the justices

[silverweb]

11. Sounds like a good gift.

I don't know if she's up for it, but maybe I'll get her the audio book anyway. :)

[BootinUp]

18. I guess if she talks politics with you

then it might be appropriate. Good luck.

[silverweb]

21. That's just it. She doesn't.

We are at such opposite extremes that we learned long ago to avoid the subject if we want to get along on any other level. She doesn't see disagreement as merely disagreement, but as a direct and very personal attack. I'm still baffled that she brought this up at all.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion. Maybe I'll just get the book to read for myself. :)

[BuyingThyme]

5. Did he say anything good about himself?

[silverweb]

12. I don't know.

I've no idea what he said. Maybe I'll brave the storm and ask her....

[BuyingThyme]

14. I bet he said that all of the bad stuff we've heard about him isn't true.

[silverweb]

15. I bet that's a safe bet!

:D

[BootinUp]

6. My laymans take on genetics

is that daughters seem to inherit more from the father than the mother and vice a versa. Maybe that has something to do with it? But I am curious to hear your further thoughts on it. :)

[silverweb]

8. Definitely.

I'm a lot like my dad and very unlike mother in every conceivable way.

[TahitiNut]

16. God help me!

:crazy: :crazy:

[BootinUp]

17. Please explain

Did I fall prey to an error in judgement?

[TahitiNut]

20. I'm merely contemplating the notion of inheriting my mother's attitudes.

:scared: :crazy: :scared:

[BootinUp]

23. Well

I was only speaking in very general terms of course. In my case, I think I got some from both, I was probably pretty fortunate that way. I'll spare you any details on my shortcomings. ;)

[KG]

10. yes, if whining about success makes the man, he's quite the man.

[BootinUp]

19. He is a horrible

blight on the history of the US Supreme Court. just my humble opinion. lol.

[pansypoo53219]

22. i feel your pain.

only a few relives i have are tolerable politacally.

[fortyfeetunder]

25. Did she see/hear him on 60 Minutes last week?

He is a sad little man. (He does not strike me as a person of stature)

Very bitter and angry person.

He feels his fame was "given" to him because of affirmative action, and therefore he thinks such systems should be dismantled.

And when I thought about it..if he was having such a hard time with the Yale Law degree, why did he consent to the SCOTUS nomination?

The podcast is available on iTunes.

[silverweb]

26. I don't think so.

She just mentioned in her email tonight having heard him interviewed on the radio.