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FEBRUARY 21, 2014
CLARENCE THOMASS DISGRACEFUL SILENCE
POSTED BY JEFFREY TOOBIN
As of this Saturday, February 22nd, eight years will have passed since Clarence Thomas last asked a question during a Supreme Court oral argument. His behavior on the bench has gone from curious to bizarre to downright embarrassing, for himself and for the institution he represents.
As for Thomas, he is physically transformed from his infamous confirmation hearings, in 1991a great deal grayer and heavier today, at the age of sixty-five. He also projects a different kind of silence than he did earlier in his tenure. In his first years on the Court, Thomas would rock forward, whisper comments about the lawyers to his neighbors Breyer and Kennedy, and generally look like he was acknowledging where he was. These days, Thomas only reclines; his leather chair is pitched so that he can stare at the ceiling, which he does at length. He strokes his chin. His eyelids look heavy. Every schoolteacher knows this look. Its called not paying attention.
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KansDem
(28,498 posts)eShirl
(18,503 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)benld74
(9,909 posts)Good air that could be put to better use by endangered species!!!!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)The words are too big for his tiny mind.
edbermac
(15,947 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)Were a commoner to do what Thomas did, they'd be making license plates right now.