Who cares what people collect, no matter how weird? You either believe in people's freedom to make their own choices or not. Are you implying that Thomas is some kind of neo-nazi because his friend has weird (though legal) collecting tastes? For that matter, has Harlan Crow ever said anything to support fascism? And the very loose association with such a collection reduces Thomas to pariah state and ineligible to have a school named after him, regardless of his accomplishments? Give me a break.
Moving onto gifts, it is the responsibility of the donor to report gifts, not the recipient. There is currently no limit on donor gifts. Yet another strikeout for the Progressive left, who want to silence conservative black voices instead of engaging them in productive debate.
Take a deep breath. Crow can collect whatever he wants. Crow has a relationship with Thomas so the collection becomes important. Obama had a relationship with Rev. Wright, so the sermons became important.
If it is the responsibility of the donor to report, Crow is refusing to provide a list to the Senate.
(Deep breath being taken...) Reverend Wright's sermons (some of which I've read) are an excellent analogy with Crow's collecting nazi memorabilia, if indeed Crow does. While most Americans found Wright's sermons distasteful or worse, it did not destroy Obama's legacy, and the same should be true of Thomas. Whatever is between Crow and the Senate (or the law) is their business and does not reflect on Thomas, any more than Obama's association with terrorist Bill Ayers and Rod Blagojevich reflect directly on the reputation of President Obama.
Who cares what people collect, no matter how weird? You either believe in people's freedom to make their own choices or not. Are you implying that Thomas is some kind of neo-nazi because his friend has weird (though legal) collecting tastes? For that matter, has Harlan Crow ever said anything to support fascism? And the very loose association with such a collection reduces Thomas to pariah state and ineligible to have a school named after him, regardless of his accomplishments? Give me a break.
Moving onto gifts, it is the responsibility of the donor to report gifts, not the recipient. There is currently no limit on donor gifts. Yet another strikeout for the Progressive left, who want to silence conservative black voices instead of engaging them in productive debate.
Take a deep breath. Crow can collect whatever he wants. Crow has a relationship with Thomas so the collection becomes important. Obama had a relationship with Rev. Wright, so the sermons became important.
If it is the responsibility of the donor to report, Crow is refusing to provide a list to the Senate.
Are you really serious about this?
(Deep breath being taken...) Reverend Wright's sermons (some of which I've read) are an excellent analogy with Crow's collecting nazi memorabilia, if indeed Crow does. While most Americans found Wright's sermons distasteful or worse, it did not destroy Obama's legacy, and the same should be true of Thomas. Whatever is between Crow and the Senate (or the law) is their business and does not reflect on Thomas, any more than Obama's association with terrorist Bill Ayers and Rod Blagojevich reflect directly on the reputation of President Obama.
Obama gave a speech addressing Reverend Wright’s sermon.
He has multiple schools named in his honor