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The hosts revisit Justice Clarence Thomas's 1991 "high-tech lynching" defense during his confirmation hearings. They discuss how the modern political landscape uses memes and innuendo to "cancel" or discredit figures. Mo posits that Republicans utilized the "Pizzagate playbook" during Jackson's hearings by focusing on her sentencing of sex offenders without explicitly mentioning the toxic "QAnon" or "Pizzagate" labels.
A historical clip features Justice Clarence Thomas describing his 1991 confirmation hearings as a "high-tech lynching for uppity blacks" who think for themselves. The discussion explores how Thomas has been marginalized by the black liberal establishment, noting that figures like NeNe Leakes were included in the African American Museum before him. The hosts also recall a "Different World" episode produced by Bill Cosby that demonized Thomas.
