Fox News host Neil Cavuto feels, ahem, obligated to mention that his guest Ginni Thomas happens to be married to Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Yeah, this isn’t a bizarre conflict of interest for the spouse of a man who’s likely going to decide the future of same-sex marriage in America.
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Discussing Prop 8 and Arizona’s immigration bill SB1070, Neil asks the LibertyCentral.org pimp: “From your vantage point — nothing to say about the Supreme Court — shouldn’t they be resolved on a people level and the people themselves have kind of spoken on all of them?”
Thomas responds: “Amen, Neil. Come to LibertyCentral.org and join us. We are all about policy and what people can do in the public square. Once it hits a legal test it is a whole different thing. I see a different line between the law and policy and I know other people in my house do too.”
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Get it? She means the sitting Supreme Court justice she goes home to every night!
Should Ginni be prohibited from speaking about public issues the same as any other citizen just because whom she’s married to? Certainly not. But it’s also unbelievable to listen to her lobby against one side in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case; she calls Judge Vaughn Walker overturning Prop 8 “revolutionary.” The same sort of revolutionary act that, uh, allowed her and Clarence Thomas to get married.
To set things right, now for a reasonable FNC discussion of Prop 8:
[via C&L]
Robert from ATL
Clarence Thomas better recuse himself. Hell yes.
Jon B
Saying Clarence Thomas better recuse himself for having a wife who espoused a view that we all know he shares is absurd. It is akin to asking Judge Vaughn Walker to recuse himself because he’s gay. Judges are not supposed to discuss how they might rule on an issue that may come before their court because courts are not supposed to give advisory opinions, and a judges preemptive decision could be seen as just that. That doesn’t mean that they don’t have opinions prior to hearing a case. Likewise for their spouses.
The more shocking news here is that Fox News still allows Shep Smith to appear rational on their channel. I’ve been waiting for them to fire him for reasons of reasonableness.
Ronbo
Inter-racial marriage was once illegal? No way man! (snark)
I bet if you polled the citizens of Southern states, they would STILL overwhelmingly be against inter-ratial AND gay marriage. (maybe not just Southern states…sorry for the regional bigotry)
Someone should have a serious talk with Ginni Thomas. Unless, she is the whitest black woman ever, ever!
There are many forms of bigotry. I’m campaigning against Religious Bigotry because I think it is the most hypocrytical. “God and Jesus want me to hate you, because they’ve given me THE answer!”
Faketroll
I watched until 1:30. She’s holding a flashlight saying she’s on the lookout. I am now hitting the back button on my internet browser.
Toby
I really thought the second video was great.
Jim
Has anyone every asked her to reconcile the fact that her marriage exists because of the same type of judicial action she is b1tching about? I would love to see the tap dance.
Dawson
@Ronbo: I’m willing to almost guarantee you, based on personal knowledge, that the vast majority of citizens in this country would be in favor of a law that made it illegal for biracial couples to marry in 2010. I think we might want to put it up for a vote since the rights of minorities according to many are supposed to be decided by the majority.
I know people that claim to not be racist that are still against race mixing, and where I’m from its normal for people to be upset (at first) when they find out their family members/friends are dating someone of a different race.
Dawson
@Jim: They won’t do that because it would seem racist, and god forbid anyone ever come off as racist. Coming off as homophobic, on the other hand, is almost desired.
Dawson
Second video: Wow, I thought I was watching MSNBC for a moment there. Totally new ground for FNC.
dvd
Shep Smith never follows the Fox News talking points. He’s always been liberal, and um, well… dorothy called.
Baxter
I love Shep Smith, but he really needs to lay off the Botox.
Michael
I don’t know what’s worse, her trying to PR her site as much as possible or the fact all of these anti-gay bigots avoid, at all cost, discussing the US Constitution.
wompman
It’s not like everyone doesn’t know exactly how Clarence Thomas would rule on this if it hit the Supreme Court. He always follows Scalia down the anti-gay Brick Road.
I just never knew his wife was a loud mouth asshole too. I guess like attracts like.
Phil
@Michael: I know right? It’s always like, “The people have spoken!” It’s not like “the people” have ever said stupid things.
B
It reminds me of a scene from an old movie, “My Man Godfrey”:
“Who’s that dizzy dame over there?”
“That’s my wife.”
“My apologies.”
“What have you got to be sorry for? You didn’t marry her.”
Sharon Falconer
I’m old, fat and gay. It’s hard to find sex. But, can you imagine how hard it must have been for this woman to find a black conservative airhead that wants to fuck her? The mind reels.
MrEguy
Clarence “Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?” has been a disgrace to the Supreme Court from day one. I would be flabbergasted if he voted to allow gay marriage, so who cares what that stinky white wench wife of his says.