Cartooning the corruption of Clarence Thomas & his rich pals...

Cartoons, time-lapse drawing & a whole lot of "inadvertent"

As you probably know, the day or two right before a holiday weekend like we just experienced are when people like to release awkward news.

Like that time you “inadvertently failed to realize” that you should have reported that a billionaire and Republican mega-donor is housing your mom, rent-free.

Or the time you “inadvertently omitted” information on previous disclosures that you accepted luxury vacations and private jet travel from that same billionaire.

Good thing your lawyer can back you up by saying that any errors in your financial disclosures were “strictly inadvertent.”

That’s an awful lot of “inadvertent.”

Earlier in the month — thanks to another excellent story from ProPublica — we learned Justice Clarence Thomas has more than just one billionaire.

It turns out he has at least four.

Keep in mind, this billionaire tally does not include regular ol’ multi-millionaires, like the guy who “loaned” Thomas money for his $267,230 R.V.

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I decided to cartoon things a little differently this week.

Instead of one short animation, I created four cartoons in different styles that hopefully help reveal more about America’s Most Inadvertent Justice.

After all, the poor guy only makes $285,400, why can’t he live the life of a billionaire like his “dearest friends?”

Knowing what we now know about Thomas, it turns my stomach to hear his folksy just-a-regular-guy-who-likes-to-hang-out-at-Walmart schtick.

While he talks about loving the flyover parts of the United States and waxes philosophical about the sanctity of the law, this guy has done more to undermine the Supreme Court than anyone else. (Okay, Donald Trump is a very close second.)

Sorry, Clarence Thomas is not allowed to utter the word “principle” anymore after taking billionaire perks valued in the millions.

And since Thomas enjoys spending so much time with his billionaire pals (who — surprise, surprise — became his friends after he became a Supreme Court justice), I thought it would make sense to draw a posh New Yorker-style cartoon.

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To top it all off, here is a video that features time-lapse drawing and audio of some high-minded Clarence Thomas ideals — which sound like complete hucksterism in light of all we know about America’s Most Compromised Justice.

I’ve got more to share with you but will leave it at that for now.

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