Now that our first black president has made history again with his choice of the first Latina for the Supreme Court, let’s revisit a notable quote made two decades ago about our first black Supreme Court Justice.
Guess who said this: “I think that the only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black. I don’t believe he could have won had he been white. And the reason is, I think it was a cynical ploy by President Bush.”
That would be the ever-quotable Sen. Joe Biden. Now that Biden is vice president, his administration has made what appears to be an equally cynical pick aimed at a particular voting constituency.
David Frum offers this suggestion: “Maybe somebody should ask Joe Biden whether Sonia Sotomayor would have been nominated if she had been male and white. And the great thing about Joe Biden is — the guy might blurt the truth.”
Source: NewMajority.com
