John Oliver Tempts Clarence Thomas To ‘Get The F**k’ Off SCOTUS | HuffPost Entertainment
John Oliver returned to television on Sunday night with an offer for Clarence Thomas that the Supreme Court associate justice almost certainly will refuse.
But given Thomas’ history, it might be at least a little be tempting: Oliver is offering him $1 million a year plus a luxury motor coach worth $2.4 million.
“And all you have to do in return is sign the contract and get the fuck off the Supreme Court,” Oliver said.
Thomas has been under fire for a long history of accepting lavish gifts from wealthy benefactors who push conservative causes ― and then often failing to report those gifts.
His actions have fueled a growing call for ethical reform on the court, and some critics have demanded that Thomas step down.
The host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” took it a step further by offering him a cash incentive to quit.
“We have spoken to experts who all told us the best they could tell this is somehow legal,” Oliver said. “Which seems crazy to me, because it really feels like it shouldn’t be.”
He noted that the money wasn’t coming from HBO, but that he would pay it all personally.
“You can make me really regret this,” he said as he tried to tempt Thomas. “I could be doing standup tours to pay for your retirement for years.”
Oliver gave Thomas 30 days to accept.
“Let’s do this!” he declared, then wondered aloud: “How is this legal?”
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commenting on issues from last thread:
Bink & Sturge had back and forths about whether the golden sneaks were meant to maga-Tize and entice young black males to vote for the loser. IMO, the grift is to provide a mechanism slight of hand for mega dark money to flow in from the nether regions both foreign and domestic to pay off his legal fines and fees.
BiD & BB also wondered about the various vlads. imho, in the latest version with the tucker, those “chipmunk cheeks” were probably just botox enhancement.
K Welker…..worse than Chuck Todd
“The vast majority of Americans are saying they are ‘not feeling it’ when it comes to the economy.”
What an ssshole. “OFF” went NBC.
VAST MAJORITY ??
The Associated Press has done a package of stories on what we ought to call the American Taliban:
Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns
Many believe the founders wanted a Christian America. Some want the government to declare one now
While he’s at it John Oliver should offer a reward for anyone who can find out how Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s $200,000 in debt got paid off before his nomination. No one even asked about it in his confirmation hearing.
Their next step as christians is wanting license to burn people again. I think that, as a potential Burnee, that we should vote against that when it comes up.
I need to return to my sneakers comment fro the prior thread. The initial offering, which sold out quickly was a gross sale of $400,000. Compared to the MJs and LeBrons that dominate the sneaker market, it’s a pittance. but here’s a bit of perspective according to essentiallysports.com.
The article notes that LeBron sales are 11% the sales of MJs. if the shoes are a keystone item, after taxes Dumbass would net at most 40% of the gross revenue, so maybe $160K. I hardly think Dumbass can compete with the NBA GOATs when it comes to shoes among the Dumbass target demo.
And I remain skeptical that his target audience will react as he hopes to a comic, political figure like himself who did nothing to improve the lot of their communities when he had the chance versus the MJs and LeBrons of the world.
Here’s an interesting article from Forbes about the shoes. Goes a bit into the effect of prior endorsements from the hip hop and other black celebrity communities on voting.
And if this is right, there won’t be the groundswell of influence on the ground he might hope.
At least I’m not the only yahoo who sees this as misguided attempt to make inroads into the young black urban voting demo. BTW, that article was written by Prof. Shaun Harper. Here’s his bio.
… and speaking of idiots… from WaPo:
Well, good luck with that.
pogo, i repeat “the grift is to provide a mechanism slight of hand for mega dark money to flow in from the nether regions both foreign and domestic.” any inroads (likely more like foot paths at the most) with young black urbans is just speculative icing for him. the “blacks” he’s after are the dark dollars from his bffs like vlad, victor and the sauds .
liz introduces us to the new GOP: the Grand Old “Putin-wing”
Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney reacts to Donald Trump’s lack of response to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and labels her former party as “Putin-wing” Republicans.
hopefully some enterprising journalists are dredging up all the russian connections with congresscritters & the loser during the last couple of elections.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/02/19/abraham-lincoln-joe-biden-pardon-presidents-day/
I would prefer they call the “Christian Taliban”either the Chicken-fried Taliban or Vanilla Isis because
1) There is nothing Christian about them. There is no “love they neighbor” present anywhere in their rhetoric or behavior.
2) The can point to the word “Christian” to play victim, while they attack everyone else.
Better yet, call them White Supremacists and see if idiots like Tim Scott peel off.
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/two-extremist-groups-behind-nashville-nazi-march-adl-says/
“2 extremist groups behind Nashville ‘Nazi’ march, ADL says”
“…following a demonstration in downtown Nashville Saturday involving swastika flags and a group of people described by multiple lawmakers as “Nazis.”
“…the group was mostly composed of members of the extremist Blood Tribe group, but also had members of the Vinland Rebels, most likely to bolster numbers.”
“She said the salutes, chants, and marching under swastikas were all signs indicative of the True Blood group. In addition, logos for both groups were reportedly visible.”
But their faces weren’t visible; the cowards work black masks. (I’ll bet they’re anti-vaxers who were angered by the covid mask mandate, too.)
And yeah, they probably went to church the next day, but there’s not a Christian in the bunch.
Let’s unmask these goons and find out which police force, bank, or truck nut dealership they work for. Let’s see if those church-going good, old boys are shunned or embraced by others in their community claiming to be Christian.
And then vote blue up and down the ticket, because although you can’t legislate hate away, you can make it harder for it to hide and thrive.
So.. The Russian CEO that paid $9000 for Trump’s autographed shoes, Roman Sharf, is a former VP at Deutsche Bank? The world leader in money laundering. Shocker.
BiD, that’s back to the 60s & 70s in the deep south – the only differences being black masks instead of white hoods and Nazi flags instead of KKK ones.
patd,
I think what you’re suggesting is probably more right than wrong. It’s ALL about the grift.
Marmel on Twitt
Russian money pays for the shoes. Profit goes to Trump. We have already entered the money laundering portion of the show.
Saw this – love it.
it has nothing to do with the money
you keep finding links that support your worldview, i’ll go make some Canadian friends
Not just the “deep south.” The North is also the South.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/20/klan-leader-were-not-a-hate-group/4153563/
you got big problems with the youth vote and Gaza
you can expend effort telling me why that’s not a problem or go talk some sense into a young voter
i will be making friends with Canadians
Yeah, but……
it’s north of all our coldest shit, i know
That’s why it’s Plan B!
Plan A is taking nothing for granted and saving the world.
You in?
I’ve been in since ‘76. So, yes.
Someone on the twitter said that Clarence Thomas turned down John Oliver’s offer because it would be too drastic a pay cut.
too bad they didn’t hold off on that writers’ strike for a year
Last week, he took credit for Taylor Swift’s career, now tRUMPsky is now comparing himself to Navalny.
This is something someone whispered in his ear. He was quiet for too long (very unlike him) and he was waiting for advice from the Kremlin.
If he wants to make that comparison real, he’d better be careful around open windows and have an official taste tester.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/19/donald-trump-alexei-navalny-death
“Donald Trump has offered a belated acknowledgement of the purportedly sudden death of Alexei Navalny, three days after the Russian opposition leader collapsed in one of Russia’s penal colonies. But Trump failed to join with – or acknowledge – international outrage at Navalny’s political nemesis, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.”
“Separately, minutes before his Truth Social post about Navalny on Monday, Haley had appeared on Fox News and said: “It is amazing to me how weak in the knees [Trump] is when it comes to Putin.”
tRUMPsky is still weak on Putin. He said nothing about Putin in his very belated post about Navalny’s murder. He didn’t offer condolences to Navalny’s wife, either. All he did was finally acknowledge it with the Kremlin’s spin on it. F**k tRUMPsky.
Wonkett at her best
Craven coward, redundancy be damned.
Bink – I don’t know what we do about Israel firing wide at civilians, and about protesters actually blocking aid from getting to starving children.
President Biden should’ve called for a ceasefire weeks ago, IMO, and should do so even now.
* Yes, the US provides weapons to Israel, but that doesn’t require them to use those weapons against civilians.
As for its impact in November, I don’t know if folks will look out for their own self-interest and vote against the loss of reproductive freedom, and for rampant access to assault rifles and the rise of fascism, or if the plight of Gazans will still be in their minds nine months from now.
If Netanyahu can not be stopped from attacking civilians by other world leaders calling for a ceasefire, then I don’t know if Biden can stop him, either.
As much as Hamas may have intertwined itself into the civilian population to hide, Netanyahu is hiding his non-military crimes and overall weakness with unnecessary military strikes.
Heck, Obama got Bin Ladin over a decade after 9/11, and with little collateral damage. Of course, there are comparisons to be drawn between US operations after 9/11 and what’s happening to Palestinians now. Unfocused over-reaction instead of focused actually taking-care-of-business.
Roe v Gaza
In November, women are going to vote for Biden, MAGAts will vote for SFB. Will swing voters care more about Roe? Are there any real swing voters anymore?
https://nypost.com/2024/02/18/us-news/ceo-wins-autographed-gold-donald-trump-sneakers-after-13k-bid/
“Russian CEO wins autographed golden Donald Trump sneakers after $9K bid”
“Roman Sharf, the founder and CEO of luxury watch dealer, Luxury Bazaar, walked away with an autographed pair of Trump’s golden “Never Surrender high-tops” after placing a winning bid of $9,000 at Philadelphia’s Sneaker Con.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-roman-sharf-russian-ceo-wins-autographed-pair-of-trump-s-golden-sneakers-after-9k-bid-101708331905917.html
“Born in the Soviet Union. Sharf now resides in Philadelphia and characterizes himself as “one of the world’s largest grey market watch dealers,” which trade expensive watches “without being authorised by the brand to do so on their behalf.”
“After his arrival in the United States, Roman Sharf began working as a newspaper deliveryman, according to luxurybazaar.com. Later, at the age of 18, he opted to join the US Army. After serving in military, he joined Penn State University to study electrical engineering. However, he swiftly grew interest in computer science.”
So, he’s a KGB embed?
“He debuted in the banking business with Fleet. At the peak of his banking career, Sharf was elevated to vice president at *Deutsche Bank, where he was in charge of the local payment systems, which processed $40 billion in transactions every month.”
“While the website claims it has no link to Trump’s campaign, his campaign officials have touted the appearance in online posts.”
No. It’s all about turnout, mobilization, and engagement (suppressing black turnout for renazicans)
i can’t mansplain Gaza to young women whose reproductive freedom is threatened (has already been taken in many states), trust me, i’ve tried. i’m hoping mothers, grandmothers, aunts, coworkers and such can help to that end, though 🤞
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kroger-albertsons-strike-collusion-union_n_65cfcdb4e4b043f1c0ab2c2b
“Weiser argues in the suit that the Albertsons-Kroger merger should be blocked because it would “increase the likelihood of anticompetitive collusion.” He cited the alleged no-poach pact as one example, saying it “strengthened Kroger’s ability to resist union demands at the negotiating table.”
“…her union only became aware of the emails through Weiser’s lawsuit. She said the union immediately filed unfair labor practice charges against both companies with the National Labor Relations Board, which investigates union-busting allegations. The union is also considering suing, she said.”
“We will never know what concessions we could have got from these employers” absent the alleged no-poach and no-solicitation pacts, Cordova said. “We did well [with our contracts] but we could have done even better.”
And, since the non-union stores don’t pay a living wage, like employees of WalMart, some of their employees are relying on government assistance to make up the difference.
The CEOs are doing just fine.
That’s another thing November will be about; corporate greed. Not “Joe Biden’s” inflation. Corporate greed. Tax cuts for the wealthy. Rolling back of child labor laws. And, if nobody can afford to raise a child, then Roe figures into it, too. And, no federal, paid maternity leave. Increasingly worthless health insurance policies, and rising drug prices despite any negation on insulin for Medicare recipients.
It’s all broken, and it all stems from greed. And what do the greedy need to stay in power? Control, government subsidies and tax cuts, cheap labor, uneducated citizens, and a Russo-Republican chaos machine to sew division.
Yulia Navalnaya vows to continue husband Alexei’s fight and says Putin killed him | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian
SNEAKY!
The sneakers fine print above. This is what he’s done before with cheesy merch — take orders for a product he doesn’t have (no investment), then place a bulk order with the customer’s cash, and have the manufacturer ship it in 3-6 months.
Craig – That’s pretty much par for the course on preorders. They don’t want to over-produce and they want to get every sale possible, so the ordering window is for pretend product.
The NFT/mugshot suit was the real “read the fine print” scam. After paying $4,700 for all of the NFTs, you still might not get a scrap of his suit if there’s not enough to go around. Are there that many suckers with $5k to burn? Apparently.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/12/trump-sells-mugshot-suit-mar-a-lago-dinner-in-latest-nft-promotion.html
“Customers who buy 47 of the $99 apiece digital cards, Trump says, will receive a physical card containing a piece of the suit Trump is seen wearing in the photo.”
“The $4,653 package also includes a dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida.”
“There are also $9,900 “VIP Tickets” to the black-tie-optional dinner at Mar-a-Lago, which include access to a cocktail reception with Trump.”
“The VIP ticket holders also get two physical cards: one with a piece of Trump’s suit from the mugshot, and a second autographed card containing a piece of Trump’s suit and tie.”
“This offer is limited to 200 people, who must each buy 100 cards in one transaction, and pay by cryptocurrency, the site specifies.”
“There is no date for the dinner, though the website says buyers will get at least 30 days’ notice to plan a trip to Florida. The gala dinner will include roughly 800 people, according to the terms and conditions.”
“Attendees are responsible for all costs and expenses associated with the live event, including travel expenses and related charges, the site notes.”
Liz Cheney: “Donald Trump still won’t condemn the Navalny killing or blame Putin. At the same time, Trump is claiming Putin- style tyrannical immunity in his US Supreme Court briefs. Seems like Trump thinks he needs Putin’s help with something and can’t risk angering him.”
Jonah Goldberg: “I don’t think that Donald Trump would be an American Putin because Putin has a much better work ethic. Donald Trump is really lazy and it takes work to be an effective dictator. But you can come way short of being Vladimir Putin and still be really bad” (CNN)
Can they apply for food stamps?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/19/alabama-supreme-court-embryos-children-ivf/#
He’s a shuffle butt with no idea where he’s going.
Bink, it’s possible that my take, your take and patd’s take on the sneaker launch all have merit. I don’t look for links to support my position. I look, and if I find anything that seems legitimate I share a link to it. Other than a scant article at Hotnewhiphop about Kanye remixing Dumbass’ rollout and another at HipHopWired about him being booed at Sneaker Con I didn’t see shit about Dumbass’ new shoes and the Hip Hop or more widely the urban black community that wasn’t more or less the same coverage in each of the major outlets. Could be that Google doesn’t pick up the sources that support your take on it – I simply don’t know. I’d love to see something that supports some link between SFB and the Atlanta black community or black community at all so I can understand how that might play out, but I haven’t found it. If you have, post a link.
Rebranding forum for half of Congress:
Russo-Republicans
RussPublicans
Moscow MAGAts
Commie Congressional рипубликанз
Putin’s Patriots
яepublicans (even though я isn’t an R sound)
Moving from tRUMPsky to Orange Adolf:
The Turd Reich
Catchall:
Un-American Scum
Democracy’s Hitmen
The People Jesus Referred to as “Hypocrites”
White Supremacists x Tim Scott
Please add more.
lol BiD, it’s potential collabs i’m worried about ⭐️
I don’t think cheap-looking shoes are going to win over the black community. Is that what you’re thinking, Bink?
It’s about his diminishing brand (he needs to keep hawking stuff to be seen as relevant by his base) and you’re right, the money is chump change. What else are you thinking it means?
Of course, it’s a distraction. Everything is a distraction with him.
I will tell you that the black community is pissed about the treatment of Fani Willis last week. His lawyers were trying to postpone the trial with this little stunt, but they angered a lot of folks who WILL now show up at the polls to vote against him.
And of all the viewpoints, this seems to support patd’s: Roman Sharf wins bid for a pair of the signed ones (there were 10) for $9000.
Here’s an NYT article with a different take on it – to trivialize his situation. That hadn’t occurred to me.
Maybe, maybe so… (per Angelica)
Wow just heard The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum say Putin lost more troops taking that city this week than the Soviets lost in their entire Afghan war.
Shoe collabs? You lost me. Beyond Ye, who is his own special brand of nut roll, who would set themselves up for complete ruin.?
Everything tRUMPsky touches goes to sh/t.
If you’re talking about Tim Scott types, he is being “Uncle Tom” shamed.
Fani Willis and her father giving testimony last week, it did more to consolidate and energize black voters that SFB’s ~crack~ legal team know.
guy sure knows how to seize the news cycle
Expressly:
i am worried about right-wing provocateurs exploiting mainstream black influencers to sow electoral apathy among young potential voters, reaching a crescendo in months
Hey, maybe it’s nothing to worry about 🤷♂️
Is mocking the asshat OK? If not, tell the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Little known (to me) facts:
Between “spray-painted sneakers at the Mummers’ Parade” and $18 knockoffs at Temu, I’d have to say the trivializing part of the plan in the NYT article is well underway.
I’d say that’s a legitimate concern. Not sure how the ugly ripoff sneakers would be an avenue for that, but I suppose that’s possible.
And in other (stupid) news – James Comer – WaPo
That sumbitch gives new meaning to the word stupid – takes it to a degree I never thought possible.
team dipshit understands the lazy news-media likes shiny baubles and they literally gave them one
if team dipshit understands something Team Democracy doesn’t, that’s a problem
team dipshit will continue to escalate the nonsense by the week because a confused debate is better for them than defending their lack of coherent policy (see Ivy’s “frozen embryos are people” link, above) or disinterest in governing in good faith, or running the most irresponsible candidate imaginable…
LP’s AI latest.
Two greats – Vince and Joe
https://youtu.be/lnpykrm4GIg?si=quP1dLKfe8tXt6qV
And, just because…
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/da-fani-willis-testifies-in-hearing-regarding-relationship-with-trump-special-prosecutor-nathan-wade-204329541608
Fani Willis; the last part of this interview is exactly why tRUMPsky’s defense screwed the pooch.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/tim-scott-black-voters.html
“Mr. Scott often speaks about race and America on the campaign trail, but he has honed a message of opportunity and resilience, while downplaying the role racism plays in impeding Black progress.”
“That is a message that largely appeals to white voters and is “just so foreign and alien to most Black people,” according to Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, the former head of the College of Charleston’s African American history center.”
“Black people overwhelmingly do not support Republican politicians. That fact has bedeviled a Republican establishment that sees a group of socially conservative, church attending voters, with concerns about crime, and believes they should be Republicans, or at the very least they should not regularly support Democrats by 75 percentage points in national elections.”
“…one of Mr. Scott’s supporters, 65-year-old Sal DeMarco, who is white, said he felt that African Americans do not support Republicans like Mr. Scott because Democrats “buy African American votes by throwing money at them, throwing money in welfare and food stamps.”
Jesus, even Tim Scott’s supporters are blatantly racist.
Corporate welfare, that’s the reason the rest of us don’t have nice things.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/politics/republicans-retiring-house/index.html
“As the 118th Congress has been dominated by deep dysfunction and bitter divisions inside the GOP, a number of Republicans – particularly from the so-called governing wing – are heading for the exits. So far, 23 GOP lawmakers have decided to not seek reelection or resigned early, including five committee chairs, though some have cited personal reasons or are seeking higher office.”
Blue tsunami, please. Let’s be more like Denmark.
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