Comments on: What Barack Obama owes Clarence Thomas?

By: fathead123

fathead123 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:11:21 +0000

I believe Clarence Thomas did well in serving race relations. Sure, Obama owes Thomas some credit, but credit also goes to a lot other African Americans who have paved the way. Obama overcame a race barrier to the Presidency that has never been achieved before.

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:55:52 +0000

As a farmer once said ” they or him,Clarence Thomas ;”They run with the hounds while
pretending friendship and brotherhood with the rabbits.” Like Thomas; When Black-White Conservative alignments occur, Black Conservatives becomes a liability to Blacks
and ab asset to Whites. This puts Black people in serious danger.

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:55:52 +0000

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By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:37:57 +0000

I agree with you on this, NMP. As I said before, I'm not willing to give Uncle Clarence ANYTHING.

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:32:46 +0000

Hearts: Co-signing!

By: heartsandflowers

heartsandflowers — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:52:07 +0000

Obama would 'owe' Thomas if House Negros ruled the world. Is the guy that wrote this piece a Republican? Or friend of the Bushes? To discount Thurgood Marshall is deliberate AND insulting. Thomas has always seemed ashamed of being Black imo. He's married to a white woman. He sexually harassed the esteemed Dr. Anita Hill [and I'm sure other women]. He has not done ANYTHING to help Black people and EVERYTHING to elevate himself. He is the antithesis of Obama.

By: Val

Val — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:30:00 +0000

oh forgot to answer the question. he owes Clarence — nothing.

By: Val

Val — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:29:07 +0000

Barack owes his ascendancy God, his Mother and grandparents, and his wife and family for their continued loving support.

By: D.

D. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:13:30 +0000

Barack owes his ascendancy to those “first blacks” who paved the way for him.

Justice Thomas doesn't fit into that category, as his nomination to the SC was to replace another black justice.

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:24:17 +0000

Blush.

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By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:41:21 +0000

I'd be more persuaded if Mr. Fulwood had pointed to any actions by Mr. Thomas that had benefited Mr. Obama. The hearings were Clarence Thomas being acted upon (being appointed, being humiliated). If Fulwood had stuck to Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, ok. But Clarence Thomas? Unh uh. (I say this without hatin' on brother Thomas.)

By: Justin Pugh

Justin Pugh — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:38:37 +0000

Barack Obama doesn't owe Clarence Thomas anything…

By: dwhite10701

dwhite10701 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:32:05 +0000

Right. And we learned a valuable lesson from that.

By: PTCruiser

PTCruiser — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:14:08 +0000

“You can't disown a drunkard uncle because of his ailment.”

Yes, you can if his problems result in him abusing your aunt, cousins, other relatives or you. I once told my paternal grandfather that although I was related to a first cousin, I did not consider him to be part of my family. Black folks like to forgive too much even if the transgressor does not apologize, repent or make restitution to his victims.

By: Sepia

Sepia — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:57:38 +0000

Well said! :-)

By: Sepia

Sepia — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:56:04 +0000

But there has never been a question about whether or not “world leaders” would accept a Black US President. The question was always are AMERICANS ready for a Black President.

And while the world leaders saw two black faces sitting across from them, they knew who was REALLY in charge.

By: Town

Town — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:31:10 +0000

To that, I would say that if that's the case, Obama would owe George H.W. Bush, not George W. Bush because Bush I is the one who brought Colin Powell to the stage in the first place, as well as appointed Justice Thomas. And we can take it a step back and say that had Johnson not appointed Thurgood Marshall in the first place, Bush I wouldn't have appointed Thomas to be his replacement, so Obama would really have owed Lyndon Johnson. But Johnson nor Kennedy probably would have done what they did on civil rights had MLK not been there with his non-violent movement shaming the United States on a world stage, so the person Obama really owes is not Clarence Thomas or George W. Bush, but Martin Luther King, Jr….who showed the entire world, not just the United States, how a black man in power can really be seen.

Besides, wasn't MLK Jr. a Republican, too? {snicker}