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Black Dem Pol: I Don’t like Justice Thomas “He’s Married to a White Woman”

Posted By Daniel Greenfield On February 12, 2014 @ 7:35 pm In The Point | 57 Comments

If a white politician said that he doesn’t like a white man because he’s married to a black woman, it would be time for another national conversation on race accompanied by Buzzfeed outrage, Slate and Atlantic think-pieces on why America is so racist and perhaps even a very special speech by Obama.

But this is nothing to worry about.

While on the the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives, state Rep. Alvin Holmes, a black Democrat, explained why he so dislikes Clarence Thomas: because “he’s married to a white woman,” reporter Mary Sell of The Times Daily and Decatur Daily tweeted Wednesday.

When reached for comment by a reporter for the Anniston Star, Mr. Holmes said he was misinterpreted, but added that Justice Thomas was an “Uncle Tom,” the National Review reported.

“I said some people might say I didn’t like him because he was married to a white woman,” Mr. Holmes told the Anniston Star, before including the “Uncle Tom” addendum.

….sure “some people”. If only Mr. Holmes were white, then Obama might say he acted stupidly.

 


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