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Rhiannon12866

(222,250 posts)
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 06:40 PM Sep 2023

Propublica: Clarence Thomas participated in Koch Network donor events - The Saturday Show - MSNBC



Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing new ethics questions after Propublica reported that he participated in two previously undisclosed donor events hosted by the Koch Network, one of the most influential political organizations in the United States. - Aired on 09/23/2023.


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Propublica: Clarence Thomas participated in Koch Network donor events - The Saturday Show - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 OP
Hell No, I'm not recusing myself BOSSHOG Sep 2023 #1
Exactly. And so far nothing has been done Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2
I got a lot of favorite Senators BOSSHOG Sep 2023 #3
Oh, same here! He doesn't just pontificate, he takes action! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #4
Yes it is My Dear BOSSHOG Sep 2023 #5
And I have Stefanik. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #6
Doesn't she have BOSSHOG Sep 2023 #7
She's had several since 2015 and she was followed by protesters when she first took office Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #8

BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)
1. Hell No, I'm not recusing myself
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 07:54 PM
Sep 2023

Them billionaires own my honorable ass and the lifestyle they have provided Jinny and me is way too fine to give up for trivial matters like honesty and integrity. And I think it’s unfair to single me out. My fellow honorable judge Alito has almost as sweet a deal as I do. Hell we’re only talking a couple of votes a year.

Rhiannon12866

(222,250 posts)
2. Exactly. And so far nothing has been done
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 07:58 PM
Sep 2023

Though Senator Whitehouse has done a stellar job of leading the investigation into SCOTUS corruption.

BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)
3. I got a lot of favorite Senators
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 08:01 PM
Sep 2023

But Senator WhiteHouse is at the top of my list. What a brilliant, articulate, honest statesman. His staff must be cream of the crop.

Rhiannon12866

(222,250 posts)
4. Oh, same here! He doesn't just pontificate, he takes action!
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 09:04 PM
Sep 2023

And he makes the rounds of cable shows spreading the word about both SCOTUS corruption and climate change, both issues he leads in Congress.

I went to a family event last weekend, my Dad's cousin turned 90. And I happened to sit next to a niece who told me she arrived the day before from Rhode Island. So I couldn't help it, I told her how much I admired her senator, Sheldon Whitehouse. And she just kinda shrugged as if she'd never heard of him. Definitely a major problem in this country.

BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)
5. Yes it is My Dear
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 09:21 PM
Sep 2023

Know your elected officials. Sadly I know mine. I won’t boor you, but ROGER MARSHALL, Junior Senator of Kansas is Cruz and Hawley and Johnson without the notoriety. He would vote to destroy America in a heartbeat. Because that’s what conservatives aim to do.

BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)
7. Doesn't she have
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 09:34 PM
Sep 2023

A serious challenger or am I confused? She is a serious scourge on liberty and Justice for all, and in a typically conservative attitude, doesn’t care.

Rhiannon12866

(222,250 posts)
8. She's had several since 2015 and she was followed by protesters when she first took office
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 09:39 PM
Sep 2023

But over the succeeding elections it seems like I've seen even more "Elise" signs - and she managed to win again last November and took the opportunity on election night to endorse TFG for 2024.

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