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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHaven't you ever enjoyed having the perks of a wealthy friend? Oh Clarence... you're so judicial
I love this argument from Clarence. One friend paid the $60,000 school tuition for a child Thomas was helping to raise. What's the matter, liberals, you sudden got a problem with the "it takes a village" system? That same friend paid $133,000 to buy Thomas's mom's house and hand over the deed to the Thomases, plus also had another $36,000 of improvements put in. But who can blame a. man for taking care of his mom (or letting a billionaire "friend" do so)? I'm sure Harlan Crow helped more than a few needful chums this way.
"I prefer the company of simple folk, like what you'd find in a Walmart parking lot"
- Ayup, me too, Clarence

And look, Mr Snoopy McSnooperBusiness, who are we to criticize a SCOTUS needing a simple land-boatus to get away from it all? So what if yet another jillionaire loaned "Justice" Thomas $267,000 to buy a luxury RV and then completely forgave the loan? Why cynics like you are probably insinuating that it would be identical to just bribing him outright. We don't know of any quid pro quo involved here, so it's probably simply one guy bein' a pal to another guy, who just happens to be for sale. But you wanna make it all seem crooked. Shame on you.
I'm sure there's no quid pro quo. You just want to help the poor fella to see the benefits of being business friendly

republianmushroom
(22,326 posts)ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)I was able to attend a hoity-toity school with some seriously wealthy kids, the kind with trust funds larger than the entire economies of several Third World nations.
Nearly all of them really believe that money can buy them anything...and plenty of greedy fools are willing to take advantage of that.
gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)poured money into the coffers by paying Ginny because of her influence at the centers of power!
Blue Owl
(59,106 posts)To start calling him Your Dishonor
Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)But not while I was in a position to make or influence court decisions that would be favorable to them.