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4. That she sided with corporations in racial discrimination cases.

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Mon Jan 31, 2022, 02:38 PM

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Clyburn's preference for the Supreme Court is troubling. [View all] BradAllison Jan 2022 OP

If Clyburn is pushing her, I would give more consideration than a stray tweet tritsofme Jan 2022 #1

Cube rat here. What does the tweet say? Mad_Machine76 Jan 2022 #3

That she sided with corporations in racial discrimination cases. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #4

Interesting Mad_Machine76 Jan 2022 #6

Defended them. There us a difference. Lochloosa Jan 2022 #7

Exactly madville Jan 2022 #17

And her clients lost in both cases MineralMan Jan 2022 #26

No she didn't "side" with them; she gave them legal representation. brooklynite Jan 2022 #29

She was working at a law firm...she doesn't choose cases. I think she is impressive. Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #72

Tweet contents: Sugarcoated Jan 2022 #5

He chose our President, but doesn't get to choose SCOTUS nominee. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #2

Who is claiming he does? tritsofme Jan 2022 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #10

His opinion is a tad more influential with POTUS than yours or mine. tritsofme Jan 2022 #12

Changed the headline before it's made the topic of the thread. n/m BradAllison Jan 2022 #9

Thanks! lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #11

He didn't choose our President JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #19

I was a bit tongue-in-cheek. Some say Clyburn "saved" Joe's candidacy with his endorsement. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #25

TY.. It's called Democracy.. Rep Clyburn Cha Jan 2022 #34

Rep Clyburn Endorsed & Supported our President.. Cha Jan 2022 #33

Biden is President today because of Clyburn. Calista241 Jan 2022 #64

bit troubling that Lindsey Graham is so excited at the prospect as well Celerity Jan 2022 #13

That too BradAllison Jan 2022 #14

+1000 n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2022 #24

Yeah, his comments make me think we need to take a closer look at her (n/t) MissMillie Jan 2022 #30

This is the sole item that makes me a bit nervous about her as a choice. bullwinkle428 Jan 2022 #32

That gives me an uneasy feeling ChazII Jan 2022 #46

No Democrat would dare push for Sherrilyn Ifill, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #15

And yet she is under consideration. And yet she is visibly part of a small pool of candidates. Hekate Jan 2022 #23

Don't most Congressman want a Supreme Court Mary in S. Carolina Jan 2022 #16

Yes. I'm intrigued by the Californian in the mix. I know the one on the DC court is front-runner... Hekate Jan 2022 #35

hard pressed to find corroborating evidence of what this 'Prospect' writer is alleging bigtree Jan 2022 #18

American Prospect Budi Jan 2022 #20

lol at you lamely trying to smear The American Prospect Celerity Jan 2022 #40

This. n/t ms liberty Jan 2022 #49

Oh oh Sympthsical Jan 2022 #60

Let me give you a little primer on law firms like Nexsun Pruett Casady1 Jan 2022 #21

"lawyers are basically whores" brooklynite Jan 2022 #31

Very uncalled for Hekate Jan 2022 #37

Severely uncalled for Sympthsical Jan 2022 #61

Also uncalled for. brooklynite Jan 2022 #62

A lawyer who can't take a joke Sympthsical Jan 2022 #63

I was going to ask SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2022 #36

The answer to your question is no, in my fairly varied experience. former9thward Jan 2022 #41

Young attorneys have no say Casady1 Jan 2022 #43

A civil damages case is based on validity, likely success & the monetary damages vs cost Meowmee Jan 2022 #65

Bullshit to your story. former9thward Jan 2022 #42

It was a joke Casady1 Jan 2022 #44

Casady, let me give you a little primer on basic guidelines. Hortensis Jan 2022 #70

The author's problem with Childs: corporate. "Corporate lawyer" bad. Clyburn's "corporate donors" betsuni Jan 2022 #22

If Graham is "excited" about her thats seals the deal for me. No way!! n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2022 #27

+1... myohmy2 Jan 2022 #81

What's her record as a judge, not as a lawyer whose job it was to defend those corps? JHB Jan 2022 #28

Article staff writer & former (Intercept employee) literally posts NOTHING but hits against Biden,.. Budi Jan 2022 #38

you can't even spell his name right, and he has never been an Intercept employee Celerity Jan 2022 #45

but this one headed, from 'Prospect Staff Writer Alexander Sammon' belongs at Intercept bigtree Jan 2022 #47

he was never an employee at the Intercept, which the other poster falsely claimed he was nt Celerity Jan 2022 #50

lol bigtree Jan 2022 #51

I already corrected my reply to say the other poster, not you, sorry Celerity Jan 2022 #52

no probs bigtree Jan 2022 #53

no, I cocked it up, failed to carefully read who replied, I own it Celerity Jan 2022 #54

Intrrcept ran his hit piece on AG Garland. Doubt he allowed that without some payment. Budi Jan 2022 #59

Again with a failure to retract your false claim. He never was an employee at the Intercept. Celerity Jan 2022 #66

More to the point, why isn't everyone vetting those pushing Hortensis Jan 2022 #67

There is no 'more to the point'. Truth and facts matter. Making things up out of whole cloth is Celerity Jan 2022 #71

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Oh look! Here's another Hit piece, against AG Garland. From The Intercept! Budi Jan 2022 #58

Post removed Post removed Jan 2022 #69

Sammons has strong anti-Democratic bias. Can't trust him at all. Lot of words, no substance. betsuni Jan 2022 #48

K & R Sammons writings are purely anti-Democratic. Budi Jan 2022 #55

So does the fucker want a Fascist Cha Jan 2022 #75

The same arguments could be made about other leading candidates onenote Jan 2022 #39

It is more a Hit Piece on Rep Clyburn. Childs is just the one they selected because Clyburn ... Budi Jan 2022 #57

Agree. There are some very nasty elements backing her. Hortensis Jan 2022 #77

Agree. There are some very nasty elements backing her. Hortensis Jan 2022 #78

I was wondering about that. I prefer Ketanji Jackson ecstatic Jan 2022 #56

After reading a few articles from prospect.org... W_HAMILTON Jan 2022 #73

Don't think what Alexander Sammon writes has much substance. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #74

Ketanji Brown Jackson has already been vetted budkin Jan 2022 #76

President Obama nominated Judge Childs for the District Court of South Carolina bigtree Jan 2022 #79

Lindsay Graham is pushing for her so that gives me pause..Biden helpisontheway Jan 2022 #80