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To: Saulamanca who wrote (21503)	10/26/2019 10:13:54 PM
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President Donald Trump Awarded Bipartisan Justice Award for First Step Act By Zachary Stieber October 25, 2019 Updated: October 25, 2019 Republican President Donald Trump was awarded the Bipartisan Justice Award on Oct. 25 for his work on the First Step Act. Trump thanked lawmakers from both sides who worked with him on the legislation, which he signed late last year, and specifically thanked Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and South Carolina Sen. Gerald Malloy, a Democrat. “Last year we brought the whole country together to achieve a truly momentous milestone. They said it couldn’t be done,” Trump told the crowd at the 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum at Benedict College in South Carolina, where he received the award and met with people released after the act was passed. “We assembled a historic coalition. We had them so liberal you wouldn’t believe it, we had them so conservative you wouldn’t believe it.” Continued

To: Saulamanca who wrote (21503)	2/3/2020 12:44:43 PM
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Nothing enrages white liberal elites like a black man daring to challenge their failed social engineering programs. My column on a must see movie "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words." #BlackHistoryMonth2020 @JusticeCTMovie @chicagotribune https://t.co/i2JyTGFfi9 — John Kass (@John_Kass) February 2, 2020 What happens in America when a black intellectual who was born into the crushing poverty of the Jim Crow South dares stand up to challenge white liberal Democratic orthodoxy? He is marginalized, socially hamstrung, ridiculed in ugly racist terms and compared by a leading liberal journalist to “chicken eating preachers” taking “crumbs from the white man’s table.” He is depicted in racist cartoons as a smiling lawn jockey, and a grinning shoeshine boy polishing a white man’s boots. This is how American politics revealed itself to conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Jr. “License is given to others to attack you any way they want to. You’re not really black because you’re not doing what we expect black people to do,” Thomas says in the stirring and deeply emotional documentary on his life, “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words.” The film is in theaters, released at the beginning of Black History Month. It will not receive a media buzz, because Thomas’ story is deeply threatening to the liberal orthodoxy. And it threatens Joe Biden, now campaigning for president, who was one of those white liberal Democratic senators who tried to destroy Thomas and failed. The climax is Thomas’ confrontation with white Senate Democrats, liberals who sought to destroy him using unproven, uncorroborated allegations by Anita Hill that he was a sexual predator. As he was being excoriated in those hearings, Thomas was asked if he considered withdrawing his nomination. He said he’d rather die than withdraw. “Created Equal" is the story of the journey of a hero, of lost archetypes and lost faith, and of one man’s descent into anger and violence. Continued

To: Saulamanca who wrote (21503)	5/18/2020 10:24:06 PM
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Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words Airs on PBS May 18, 2020 *Supreme Court Justice Offers Rare Interview in New Documentary Featuring One of America’s Most Powerful Figures* Arlington, VA – April 6, 2020 – CREATED EQUAL: CLARENCE THOMAS IN HIS OWN WORDS, a new film tracing the life story of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, airs on PBS on Monday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). The film, produced and directed by Michael Pack, is the product of over 30 hours of interviews with Justice Thomas and his wife, Virginia Thomas —unprecedented access from a Supreme Court justice. The PBS broadcast follows a limited theatrical release that began in January 2020. “Justice Thomas’ life is a remarkable journey, the quintessential American success story,” said executive producer Gina Cappo Pack. “He began life in Gullah-speaking Pin Point, Georgia, suffered poverty and privation in Savannah, dealt with the vicious iniquities of segregation, and yet rose to serve on the highest court in the land.” “His intellectual journey is just as remarkable,” said producer/director Michael Pack. “He was raised by his grandfather with strict discipline, taught by Catholic nuns in parochial schools, yet he rebelled and became a ’60s radical who supported the Black Panthers, only to rethink his way back to his traditional beginnings. He went to work for Ronald Reagan as a rare African American conservative, and now serves as one of the most influential justices on the Supreme Court. We offer viewers a chance to hear Thomas’ story directly from the man himself, a unique opportunity.” “This film gives fascinating insight into one of the most important and yet enigmatic public figures in the country,” said Perry Simon, Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming at PBS. “Michael Pack’s latest film continues PBS’s long tradition of airing point-of-view, biographical documentaries that empower audiences with new information and points of discussion that are both insightful and relevant.” The film has garnered positive responses from the press.The Washington Post said that the film “is a marvel of filmmaking that two hours pass so quickly. At the end of a screening I recently attended, there weren’t many dry eyes in the room.” Time Magazine said it "offers viewers rare insight into the mind of a justice known for his reticence on the public stage.” Beginning May 18, CREATED EQUAL: CLARENCE THOMAS IN HIS OWN WORDS will be available to stream for 14 days on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video App, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast. For an additional 14 days immediately thereafter, members of PBS stations will be able to view the film via Passport (contact your local PBS station for details). pbs.org