i will nominate judge clarence thomas to serve as associate justice of the united states supreme court. that's when oh heck broke loose judge thomas began to use work situations to discuss sex. we know exactly what's going on here. this is the wrong black guy. he has to be destroyed you really didn't matter what mattered was what they wanted so you'd still like to serve on the supreme court. i'd rather die than withdraw from the process. that wouldn't be able to say my lived up to my oath and did my best. so michael pack, what were we just watching there? well, that was the trailer to our film called created equal clarence thomas and his own words. the same title is the book. it's a two-hour film. it was released in january of 2020 was in a bunch of theaters 110 theaters and then covid cut. it's the actual release short. it was then broadcast nationally on pbs in may did very well on pbs and then it was released digitally and it's still available digitally. it's on amazon and viewers can go to our website manifold productions.com with a full list of how to watch it. and that film was b

. >> i will nominate judge clarence thomas to serve as a justice of the united states supreme court. that's when all hell broke loose. judge thomas used work situations to discuss. >> we know exactly what is going on this is the wrong black guy he asked to be destroyed. it did not matter, what mattered was what they wanted. >> i'd rather die than withdraw. i lived up to my oath and did my best. >> what were we just watching their. >> it's credit equal, the same title as the book into two hour film. it was released in january i of 2020. a hundred0 and ten theaters and covertly cut it short and it was broadcast nationally on pbs in aimay and it did very well and s in released digitally and is still available digitally, on amazon viewers can go to our website with a full list of how to watch it and that was based on a long interview with clarence thomas. you. he tells his story in his own words from beginning to today. i interviewed him for over 24 hours over a four-month period and jimmy for five or six hours that only interviews in the film that's why clarence thomas in his own words,

as we tell that story we let clarence thomas tell that story.ere for two that in the book is the radical years? >> yes because you also bring up the theme or he brings up theco theme of the circumstances control unit rather than you controlling circumstances and that something to be avoided. >> well, i think he would say that he was blessed by having this court upbringing by his grandfather and thesese nuns. he would not have been who he is without them. he is constantly referencing how important they are to him. stockman is grandfather in the book, with the pictures of the two of them. i think he feels he was a blast in his circumstances. other people might see it differently, born and died poverty had a grip under segregation, had many hardships. but i think he feels in a way blessed as well as challenged. i think one of the impressive things in justice thomas' life is this resilience of coming back in the face of hardship. and feeling basically blessed. that is an inspiring thing for all of us regardless of our politics. >> what is the role o

. >> i will nominate judge clarence thomas to serve as an associate justice to the united states supreme court . >> that's when all heck broke loose. >> judge thomas began to use work situations todiscuss sex . >> this is the wrong black guy, he has to be destroyed. itdidn't matter . what mattered was what they wanted. >> so you'd still like to serve on the supreme court. >> i'd rather die than withdraw from the process. >> i want to be able to say i moved up to michael and didmy best . >> michael pack, what were we watching there? >> that was the trailer for judge thomas in his own words. it's a two-hour film. it was released in january 2020, it was in a bunch of theaters, 110 years and when c covid cut its release short was broadcast on pbs. it was released digitally and it's still available digitally. it's on amazon, the viewers can go to our website with a full list of how to watch it and that film was based on a very long interview with clarence thomas . i think you can see he looked right at the camera and tells his story in his own words from the beginning to today so i interviewe

[laughs] did you hear there's a movie about clarence thomas? i don't think so. and it's not gonna be on c-span, we're fortunate. on a serious note, it's truly an honor to be among i personal heroes, who inspire, influencing the including justice thomas, and of course our keynote speaker. i can't mention everybody, the who's who of all stars [inaudible] [laughs] but i do want to mention c. boyden gray, in fact severely animal we called it at the dinner table, i still called it [inaudible] blatant was the one that was well in that office of justice thomas's ascension to the supreme court that was 30 years ago. i think you can already feel old enough, i was a first year law student, i do not need reading glasses today. [laughs] under the constitution the president has the power to nominate an entire -- judges. that power is contingent upon the senate offering the advice of the ascent, all president certainly take the advice seriously. but is really is the consent of their interest. our keynote speaker, has had more than a front row seat and the advice of the -- cons

illuminating the path before you the courage and the fidelity of justice clarence, thomas here so may this happy occasion and this prestigious new award inspire other patriots to follow suit for decades to come. congratulations to judge silverman. on this inaugural honor justice thomas. congratulations on 30 years and thank you. and on behalf of all assembled at the risk of sounding greedy. we'd like 30 more years. now justice thomas, there are no lights on the podium and now is the time for your rebuttal. oh, thank you. well, thank you senator mcconnell. the leaders too close to sort of central or eastern europe type thing but this has been this is truly an honor. i'm not gonna go on long. you all have have had a long day and you know i convinced i tell my clerks often. i'm tired of talking about me so they should talk about me and and i think they have been talking about me. so oh my goodness this it is. so embarrassing. i just the i i but i have to thank you all. i thank you for being here this evening. i know you have other things to do. i thank jen mascot whose idea this was and

i will nominate judge clarence thomas to serve as associate justice of the united states supreme court. that's when oh heck broke loose judge thomas began to use work situations to discuss sex. we know exactly what's going on here. this is the wrong black guy. he has to be destroyed you really didn't matter what mattered was what they wanted so you'd still like to serve on the supreme court. i'd rather die than withdraw from the process. that wouldn't be able to say my lived up to my oath and did my best. so michael pack, what were we just watching there? well, that was the trailer to our film called created equal clarence thomas and his own words. the same title is the book. it's a two-hour film. it was released in january of 2020 was in a bunch of theaters 110 theaters and then covid cut. it's the actual release short. it was then broadcast nationally on pbs in may did very well on pbs and then it was released digitally and it's still available digitally. it's on amazon and viewers can go to our website manifold productions.com with a full list of how to watch it. and that film was b

does clarence thomas rise to this question that a serious people argue and grapple with. t one that is committed to these institutions and there are things that thomas says that i've heard almost verbatim from my father or grandfather or whomever, and yet my father who has said to me many times between now and then we will shoot back in reference to the races, which is kind of historically accurate. [laughter] i'm curious to hear what you think.k. >> i'm curious what you think about the relationships not just with republicans but conservatism. >> let me take the first part of your question because it is important.ta thomas is well aware of the standing in the community and the kind of sense of personal pain he feels by the rejection of the communities. because he is fully aware and understands exactly why people are opposed to him and he sees himself as a kind of jeremiah sort of figure. from the very start he's thought of black conservatism as a political project like many political projects that begins with kind of a voice in the wilderness that needs to create its own c

and you'll find by table at the door, copies of "the enigma of clarence thomas" for sale and corey robin agreed to sign them. it's been called fascinating brilliant and counter intuitive by book forum and the national review, a valuable and overdue engagement with the nexxis between thomas' early life his black nationalism and his political views. in a review for tomorrow's new york times, jennifer writes it's a provocative thesis, but one of the marvels of robin's razor sharp-- and he doesn't have to resort to armchair sigh psychologies, just as the review uses the written record, robin does the same. rigorous yet readable. frequently startling yet eminently persuasive. it isn't every day-- >> i'm going to go now, out on a high note. [laughter] >> it isn't every day that reading about ideas can be both so gratifying and unsettling and robin's incisive and superbly argued book has made me think again. [applause] >> we're honored that cory will speak with jemel and he covers campaigns and national affairs and culture and prior to the times he was with slate magazine and before that, a sta

seth: so, we're glad you're trying [ cheers and applause you wrote a fascinating piece about clarence thomasobviously you know, everyone's spouse has a right to have their own pursuits with that said, you know, she is very deep in advocacy and she is deep in issues and organizations that are bringing cases in front of the supreme court, funding -- what do they call it, amicus >> amicus briefs >> seth: amicus briefs and sort of friend of the court briefs that are supporting their position and yet, clarence thomas is not recusing himself in these cases. doesn't seem like he has any intention of doing that. where does this all end? does it basically that the supreme court has just allowed to police themselves in a way that other judges aren't at lower levels >> well, that's the thing, it's sort of amazing. it's the highest court in the country and it has the lowest ethics bar it just polices itself the rest of the judges in the country are bound by a judicial code, but they decided that the supreme court is the highest and nobody can tell them what to do. so they self-police. i mean, any other

people and cited clarence thomas. i'm going to incite justice -- who basically said your right to privacy in the 14 amendment. it is really critically important that a woman's right to abortion and a right to privacy is protected at the 14 amendment. but as a remember that as we marched silently into the voting site and vote, vote for our democracy, vote for our country, vote for privacy, vote for a woman to have control over her future, destiny and economy. thank you so much. [applause] >> does anybody have just one quick question? i know we are a little over. what is your question? [inaudible] >> what other groups could be stepping up during this time? >> i will be quick. i love to hear the ideas of my colleagues. the business community. i would tell you the health care community, nurses in particular. guess what, there is way more than that. >> stop hiding behind -- what is right is right, what is wrong is wrong and you need to step up. providers and philanthropy are stepping up. anyone in the platform, whether it

you'll find at the table by the door copies of the enigma of clarence thomas for sale. corey robin has graciously agreed to stay after this conversation to sign them. the enigma of clarence thomas has already been called fascinating brilliant and counterintuitive by book form. and in the new in the national review of valuable and overdue engagement with the nexus between thomas's early life his black nationalism and his political views in a review for tomorrow's new york times jennifer zelli writes. it's a provocative thesis but one of the marvels of robin's razor sharp book is how carefully he marshals his evidence corey has not heard any this review yet. he doesn't have to resort to elaborate speculation or armchair psychology psychologizing relying instead on thomas's speeches interviews and supreme court opinions. just as jurists make ample use of the written record. robin does the same. she continues. the result is rigorous yet readable frequently startling yet eminently persuasive. it isn't every day. it is in every day. that reading about ideas can be both so gra

there in mind the words of clarence thomas. he said the right to privacy and all that stuff, what about the right to marry who you want to marry? what about the right to contraception? these people are ready to strike down your right to contraception. imagine the cops who will be knocking on peoples doors to find out whether they have birth control pills. this is an assault on everyone's freedom. make no mistake about it. he did not mention interracial marriage. funny. but don't doubt for a moment that -- until 1968, 16 states said it was illegal for a black person and a white person --or a white person to marry anybody unless they were white. they let us brown people marry whoever we wanted but they did not want to mess with the purity of the area and race. the bottom line is we are in a moment where we have to use up our power and we want to use it in connection with you. i will just say this, martin luther king never held any elective office. you don't have to be in office to wield power. but you do need to be working in con

new reporting revealed that both texas senator ted cruz and the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomasclosely involved in trump's attempt to overturn the election. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: look, let's just get this out of the way. obviously, what everyone would rather be talking about right big moment from last night's oscars you all know what i'm talking about, of course -- that instantly iconic and unforgettable moment when the flash entered the speed force. we all saw oscar's history unfold live before our eyes when that famous scene finally got the recognition it deserved. and clearly that's what everyone is talking about today did you see nicole kidman's reaction [ laughter ] that was either her face finding out the flash had entered the speed force, or when she discovered her mysterious british husband was indeed the murderer [ laughter ] anyway, unfortunately, this is a segment that's kind of supposed to be about politics, and that's what we have to talk about, which means it's time for a classic "late night" smooth segue

and clarence thomas, clarence thomas took it further and said by the way, i have a whole long list of other rights i want to take away except interracial marriage because that's personal for me. let's go on what is happening. in texas right now, abortion is completely illegal from the moment of conception. texans who perform abortions face up to life in prison. $100,000 fine, performing abortion is a felony. it's now a felony. that is because of a trigger law put in place as matthew talked about by some white christian nationalists. it happened. that meant that in texas it's not easy to predict what will happen in that race. women have got to understand you're now state property in the state of texas. your thoughts? >> i thought about this issue. and like your guests have talked about, abortion rights are just women's rights issues. it's a human rights issue. millions of people have benefitted from access to safe abortion. what we're seeing is devastating. texas has one-tenth of this country's population of reproductive life. and they're being denied not only access to safe abortion b

basically, clarence thomas is asking for the cases that are going to take this further, going to go to regular birth control, iuds, the morning-after pill, the birth-control pill, gay marriage. i mean, there seems to be, unfortunately, a political agenda on the court that we haven't seen before. >> 22 states are poised to ban abortion in most or all circumstances, either because they have abortion bans still on their books, the so-called zombie laws, or because they've passed trigger laws banning abortion after roe was overturned. what doethis mean for women in those states? >> well, it means that, particularly for lower-economic women, that this is going to be a real issue. it's a way of keeping women down, frankly. i mean, the thing that bothers me about all of this is that it almost seems as if women really aren't important. i mean, women will die -- abortions are gonna happen. >> yeah. >> but they're gonna have to seek out back-alley, illegal abortions. and we've been here before. we've seen what's happened before, and women will die. but that doesn't seem to matter to the people t

where he met and became close friends with clarence thomas. llowing year leo was hired as one of the first paid employees of the federal society, although he delayed his start there to help thomas through his supreme court nomination. the washington post puts it in a 2018 piece. quote at the federalist society, leo took a leading role in the conservative legal movement, part of bridging effort to counter the influence of the 1960s and liberals and education, law and politics. that effort ramped up when george w. bush was elected. leo became an outside adviser to the bush white house on judicial nominations. he organized the campaigns around john roberts and samuel alito's nominations to the court both of which of course were successful. during the bush years leonard leo also developed a reputation, a well earned one as a conservative money man as the post reports. he expanded that role even after president obama took office, especially in the wake of the 2010 citizens united ruling which opened the door for unlimited corporate spending. of cour

>> last night at the mtv music awards billy turned a promo for his movie into a rage against clarence thomash. >> and i need you all there in theaters on september 30th because we need to show all the homo fobs like clarence thomas and all homo fobs on the score that we want gay stories and we support lgbtq people and we are not letting them drag us back into the last century. >> sean: jimmy are you throwing up in your mouth a little bit? >> billy is a pandering idiot but who are these dopes that are applauding? >> sean: i know. >> just because the ratings were low doesn't mean the viewers weren't high apparently. like, and nothing says like i'm invested in this cause like just give me money. it's not vote. when i heard september 30th i was like is there a special election? why is he saying september 30th? he's literally saying buy tickets to my movie. >> sean: hold on. i have to get one month. >> come on. >> sean: check out what happened when this mascot scrimmaged for the atlanta area youth football players during an atlanta falcons half time. watch this. now, jimmy taking out the little k

and by the way, as clarence thomas said in the opinion, he said that the right to privacy does not existor the right to use contraception, marriage equality, the whole right to privacy. we cannot let that happen. you cannot let that happen. not today. not tomorrow. not ever. and i do not believe we will. the maga republicans have awakened the powerful force in america, the women of this nation. the court used the phrase that women have a right to vote. well, guess what? maga republicans do not have a clue about the power of women. let me tell you something. they are about to find out. oh, yeah. and by the way, look, i served in the congress since i was 29 years old. i served with a lot of great republicans. well, here is the deal. what has happened is there are not many real republicans anymore. by the way, you are proceeding governor is a republican you can deal with. we disagree, but at least he is in the mainstream of the republican party. i respect conservative republicans. i do not respect these maga republicans. everybody thinks i am exaggerating, but they are coming after your soc

incidentally, no one criticize clarence thomas for using this medium to talk about what was very much not a lynching ending and the death black man. but it was very powerful and i think his defense partly worked because there was a shared idea that racism had been destroyed, especially virulent extermination of racism like we saw during jim crow and slavery, was a touchstone for pain and a touchstone for pain that we all could agree was pain. and i think that as slipped away somewhat. there's a certain amount of doubt that has prepped in around even certifications of like 20th century suffering that we used to all agree on. the holocaust is a great example, which is a touchstone of meaning most of us interest in history of europe in the 20th century, and somehow of all things, instead have of being indifferent to the suffering, there's been an element of doubt about the suffering. i reminded of this great line from a lance gary that i can't, i can't get, i can can't get out of my head. i hope you'll spend a minute thinking about this. she has in the body and paint in a book the body a

the subject of racism, and who knows exactly what that designates now, but i was listening to clarence thomas now 30 years ago, almost 30 years ago, 25 years ago.lf his defense of himself against the levels by anita hill. we remember that but he worked out that metaphor so powerfully using rope as an analogy and felt under the pressure of people like jeff sessions really pain and no one criticizedci clarence thomas for this idiom to talk about what was not a lynching ending in the death of a black man but it was very powerful and i think that he is defense partly worked as there was a shared idea especially extermination like we saw during jim crow slavery. there's a touchstone for pain and a touchstone that we all could agree and i think that has slipped away somewhat. there's a certain amount of doubt around even certifications of like 20th century suffering that we use to all agree on. it was the touchstone from both of us interested in the history of europe in the 20th century and somehow of all things instead of being indifferent to the suffering there's been an element of doubt about th

billy eichner turned a promo for his movie into a rage against clarence thomas. watc ah.ther >> and i need you all there ine0 theaters on september 30th because we need to show all the homophobes like clarence thomas and all the homophobes on the supreme court that we one day love stories and we support lgbtq people and we ares not letting them drag us backnt. into the last century. l jimmy , arite you throwing up iy your mouth a little bit billiont dollar ideas, a pandering idiot, but who are these dopes that are applauding? e the i like just because the ratings n the the viewers aren't high ,in apparently. and nothing says like investedgm itd nothing says like investedgm give me money. it's not's it's un vote. like when i heard september? 30th, i was like, was there a special election? why is he saying september 30thr ? he's literally saying just buy n tickets to my my. tickt who would do any like ihek know i got to go home. we're telling you to see this. oh come on . check out what happened when this mascotte scrimmage from fob the atlanta area youth football players d

up next from 1991 judge clarence thomas's nomination hearings it was in the fall of 1991 that sexual harassment allegation surfaced against him. that's what dominated the headlines and the hearings but prior to that senator biden had asked judge thomas about his judicial philosophy. here's some of their exchange. the hearing will come to order. good morning. judge. welcome. welcome to the blinding lights. it's a pleasure to to have you here. and led me begin also by. by indicating that the morning is going to be painless judge. or maybe the most painful part of the whole process. because you're going to hear from all. of the committee. we have an opening statement. and then a half a dozen the senators who are going to introduce you. and so you'll hear from about 20 senators before you get to speak. it could be the most painful part of the process. but let me begin today. johnna slightly more serious note this committee begins its sixth set. of a supreme court confirmation hearings held in the last five years. a rate of change that is unequaled and in recent times. if you're confirmed

supreme court justice clarence thomas played a hero in overturning roe versus wade.eft's racism was on full blast culling him uncle thomas. and he's worse than the kkk. this is sick. this is deranged sociopathic lunacy. it's not just how they talk, it's how they act, too. they claim black lives matter. but do they really? the democrats are the party of blatant open racism by their actions and their words. their soft on crime policies aren't just destroying black constituencies like l.a. and baltimore. their policies have been spreading like a cancer in cities in middle america for years. these were the cities with the highest murder rates in 2019. they have one thing in common, democrat mayors. the fbi numbers aren't available yet. 40% failed or delayed their reporting. it could mean the current crime rate could be higher than we know. do you think the blacks who live in these cities matter? they don't matter, not one bit. the liberals and the left, they are the real racists. washington, d.c. schools are requiring all kids 15 and up to be vaccinated. guess which demo

host: i want to ask you, in that decision, justice clarence thomas wrote this. i'm sure you are familiar with this. he said part of what he wrote, anyway. for that reason, in future cases, we should reconsider all of this force substantive due processes, including griswold, lawrence and over fell, because any due process decision is demonstrably erroneous. we have a duty to correct the error established in these precedents. after overruling these erroneous decisions, the question would remain whether other constitutional provisions guarantee the myriad of rights that our substantive due process cases have generated. what is the justice talking about in terms of this application of due process? guest: he lays out completely clearly. he feels that the doctrines that underlay marriage equality, access to contraception, which is the griswold decision, which dates back to 1965, and even decriminalization of same-sex relationships, he wants to throw them all out. this is a radical court. i think we need to recognize that, with very little respect for precedent. these

anderson's research has been cited by two supreme court justices, justice samuel and justice clarence thomasn two supreme court cases. as a visiting fellow at the ethics and public policy centert were sheet abortion policy in the pro-life movement is all well as other key topics of the intersection of topics culture r religion he's a staffer at the national review institute does regulate reporting for the national review print magazine as well as national reviewie online. she also host national review podcast for life and she's a 2016 graduate of the university of notre dame. co-authored with ryan anderson of this terrific new book. please welcome our panelists. [applause] >> thank you all for joining us. i still cannot quite believe this is the first monday after row. could not have a timelier discussion t obviously. we b are going to talk a little bit about that obviously up top. but i have to share the title of this book is tearing us apart how abortion harms everything and solves nothing. a couple of months ago is on the streets of manhattan outside planned parenthood at a witness for li

plus clarence thomas says we got you one abortion and now we will come after you on gay rights and contraception and god knows what else. i think the american people are seeing there was a lot at stake, and it could be our democracy itself. i think it is, by the way. host: let's look at that nbc news poll because i want to go through some of those topics and see where you think democrats are weak and where they are strong. we just finished talking about threats to democracy. that was the number one issue at 21%. guest: the heart research people pointed out they've never seen anything like this before. this has never happened before in all of their years of polling, decades, when the american people identified threats to democracy is the number one issue facing the country. host: the next three, cost-of-living, jobs and the economy and immigration. do those trend toward republican voters more than democrats, and can democrats turn it around on those categories? guest: it depends on how they play them. just to hit on number one again for a second. threats to democracy very much plays in the democr