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Ethics Invesigation Encircles ‘Shady Business’ with Justice Clarence Thomas

Ethics Invesigation Encircles ‘Shady Business’ with Justice Clarence Thomas

A historical museum in Pin Point, Georgia set to open this fall has become the target of an ethics investigation involving Justice Clarence Thomas. Pin Point happens to be the birthplace of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and it was Thomas who introduced Pin Point residents to his friend Harlan Crow, a Dallas real-estate tycoon and major conservative donor, who would ultimately fund the museum.

According to some legal analysts, Thomas’s role in Crow’s decision to donate may have troubling ethical implications, reported from Huffington Post.

Clarence Thomas Neglected to Add Wife’s Finances to Disclosure for 13 Years

Clarence Thomas Neglected to Add Wife’s Finances to Disclosure for 13 Years

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reportedly neglected to admit his wife’s financial information to a disclosure that is required to be reported by holding a seat on the Supreme Court. Thomas has reportedly left out his wife, Virginia Thomas’ financial income from Hillsdale College, the Heritage Foundation and Republican Leaders in the House for 13 years.

He is reportedly adjusting his information to add her income now. CNN says a liberal group called Common Cause noted the omissions and has urged the Justice Department to “ investigate whether a speech the justice gave in 2008 before a conservative seminar sponsored in part by prominent GOP fundraisers created a possible conflict of interest.”

Kanye West: Take Lesson from Anita Hill [Never Apologize]

In the wake of the interview Kanye West did on the Today Show this week with Matt Laur, we think he could have handled it better. Grant it, he’s a superstar and when Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast, his emotions were high; everyone’s was pretty high for that fact.

So, he spoke his mind and told the world on national television, in the middle of a Red Cross relief program on air, that “George Bush hates Black People”. Alright, he said it and every black person in America probably loved him for it. Can you blame him? It was tragic.

Ex-Girlfriend of Clarence Thomas Says He Was Sexually Preoccupied UPDATED

Courtesy of Washington Post

Ex-Girlfriend of Clarence Thomas Says He Was Sexually Preoccupied UPDATED

In the wake of Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas. wife of Clarence Thomas, asking for an apology from Anita Hill, another woman has come forward. News has reported that former girlfriend of Clarence Thomas breaks her silence about what she knows about the Supreme Court Justice. In the 1980s, Lillian McEwen, who dated Thomas. McEwen, 65, says Anita Hill’s allegations were truthful about Thomas.

The Washington Post reported today that she states: ”He was always actively watching the women he worked with to see if they could be potential partners. It was a hobby of his.”

Tea Party Member Uses Scare Tactics to Intimidate African Americans

Courtesy of my.barackobama.com

The recent post we did on Anita Hill Says ‘No’ to Apology for Clarence Thomas’ Wife is so bogus. It is clearly an attack from a Tea Party Member, Clarence Thomas’ wife Virginia Thomas when she called Anita on her job to ask her to apology for something she had not done.

Thomas announced that she is a member of the Republican’s “We have to take back the government from Obama” Tea Party earlier this month. The news has not forgotten who Clarence Thomas is married to nor have they forgotten what took place in the early 1990′s when Anita Hill accused him of making lewd and harassing statements towards her that made worldwide news for years.

Anita Hill Says ‘No’ to Apology for Clarence Thomas’ Wife

Courtesy of nytimes.com

We are so happy that Brandeis University professor Anita Hill stood up for what is right and refuses to give an apology for to her. This week Hill received a call at her office of Brandeis University from a woman claiming to be Virgina Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas. Hill reported the call to campus police thinking it was a prank. Well, assuredly it wasn’t for some odd reason. It has been stated that when Clarence Thomas came out with his 2007 book  called “My Grandfather’s Son”, he appeared on interviews with his wife and she suggested an apology then. Nonetheless, Virgina Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas called Anita Hill this week with this request reported from ABC news: