'Look at me!' Justice fires back at critics who dare question his Blackness

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said his views on race and politics have led critics to question his Blackness. "I mean, how stupid is that? Look at me," Thomas said, grabbing his arm. "You know, then they say things like, ‘Oh, black is a state of mind.’" Thomas made the remarks during a Hoover Institution conversation with Peter Robinson that included a discussion about the role of Black Americans in politics. The conservative justice reflected on how economist Thomas Sowell, a Black cons