Black Mississippi Dem Rep. Called Clarence Thomas An ‘Uncle Tom’

In this Feb. 24, 2012 photograph, Democrat U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of the state's 2nd Congressional District speaks about issues his office deals with during a speech in downtown Jackson, Miss. For nearly two decad... In this Feb. 24, 2012 photograph, Democrat U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of the state's 2nd Congressional District speaks about issues his office deals with during a speech in downtown Jackson, Miss. For nearly two decades, Thompson has represented a district, that encompasses some of the poorest counties in the nation. He says he has helped promote development through federal grants and other programs. Heather McTeer, his opponent in next Tuesday's Democratic primary, says the incumbent has done too little and it's time for a change. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) called Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an “Uncle Tom” and said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has made a racist statement about President Obama.

Thompson made the remarks during the New Nation of Islam radio program over the weekend.

Thompson, who is black, also said that Republicans only oppose Obamacare and are anti-government because President Barack Obama is black.

The comments by Thompson were highlighted by Buzzfeed on Tuesday.

“I’ve been in Washington. I saw three presidents now. I never saw George Bush treated like this. I never saw Bill Clinton treated like this with such disrespect,” Thompson said. “That Mitch McConnell would have the audacity to tell the president of the United States — not the chief executive but the commander-in-chief — that ‘I don’t care what you you come up with we’re going to be against it.’ Now if that’s not a racist statement I don’t know what is.”

That’s likely a reference to McConnell saying his job is to make Obama a one-term president.

Later Thompson said Mississippi’s governor, Phil Bryant (R) opposed expanding Medicaid under Obamacare “just because a black man created it.”

Thompson said that “when a black man comes with an idea [for Obamacare] there’s something wrong with it. Again, it’s race creeping into the picture.”

Watch a clip of Thompson’s comments, via Buzzfeed, is below:

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  1. first of all, Nation of Islam radio show? For pete’s sake. Secondly, uh yeah actually Clinton was treated with this much disrespect when he was in office.

  2. Well, he’s right, but he’s kinda set himself up to be a target on the right.

  3. Remind me of the day of Clinton’s inauguration when a group of Congressional Republicans met and plotted to make Clinton a one term President? I don’t think that ever happened. If you have a problem with the Nation of Islam and their radio show, how many cable TV Christian shows air each week, many of them proclaiming that Obama is a messenger from the devil or something equally absurd? By the way, Clarence Thomas, about the most stupid Supreme Court Justice ever to serve, I’ll leave it up to history to judge if he actually is America’s Uncle Thom… he is a real “Thomas”, though.

  4. He was born a target of the right.

  5. I’d say more of a Judas.

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