Thomas: there's no right to be free from...
John: Sometimes I worry that I may not succeed, then I tell myself "Look at Clarence Thomas. He made it to the supreme court."
John: and he's not even sure he's cool with Rights
[reference: Thomas "admitted to an uneasy relationship with the whole idea of rights," http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/us/14bar.html]
Rajiv: haha
Rajiv: but he's very steadfast in his beliefs
Rajiv: whatever they are
Rajiv: also it might have been some sort of dual affirmative action thing - "lets nominate the mute black guy, they HAVE to confirm him"
John: yeah, it was sort of a good call for Reagan. I would be pissed if I was black
John: for lots of reasons, but this would be among them
Apr 13th