{"id":470774,"date":"2022-07-04T22:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T19:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/glenn-greenwald-slams-cnns-rex-chapman-for-attack-on-clarence-thomas\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T22:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T19:13:25","slug":"glenn-greenwald-slams-cnns-rex-chapman-for-attack-on-clarence-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/glenn-greenwald-slams-cnns-rex-chapman-for-attack-on-clarence-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"#Glenn Greenwald slams CNN&#8217;s Rex Chapman for attack on Clarence Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d24ac566d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d24ac566d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/glenn-greenwald-slams-cnns-rex-chapman-for-attack-on-clarence-thomas\/#%E2%80%9CGlenn_Greenwald_slams_CNNs_Rex_Chapman_for_attack_on_Clarence_Thomas%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Glenn Greenwald slams CNN&#8217;s Rex Chapman for attack on Clarence Thomas&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGlenn_Greenwald_slams_CNNs_Rex_Chapman_for_attack_on_Clarence_Thomas%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Glenn Greenwald slams CNN&#8217;s Rex Chapman for attack on Clarence Thomas&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald blasted former NBA star and CNN+ host Rex Chapman over the weekend for what Greenwald called \u201ca repulsive outburst of overt racism\u201d directed against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>According to Greenwald, Chapman had suggested that Thomas, who has been harshly criticized by liberals for being one of six justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, \u201cisn\u2019t really black because he doesn\u2019t go to NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenwald then accused Chapman of depicting Thomas as a \u201crace traitor\u201d for marrying a white woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo describe Chapman\u2019s blatantly racist bile as offensive \u2014 to those in inter-racial marriages but any decent person \u2014 is to understate it,\u201d Greenwald tweeted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s regarded as noble because this is how the liberal-left treats any dissident member of marginalized groups they believe they own.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Glenn-Greenwald-03-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Glenn Greenwald.\" class=\"wp-image-22912165\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Glenn-Greenwald-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Glenn-Greenwald-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Glenn-Greenwald-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Glenn-Greenwald-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Glenn-Greenwald-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Glenn Greenwald accused Chapman of depicting Thomas as a \u201crace traitor\u201d for marrying a white woman.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Evaristo Sa\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Post has sought comment from Chapman.<\/p>\n<p>Since retiring from the NBA in 2000 after a 13-year career, Chapman has overcome an addiction to painkillers as well as an arrest for shoplifting \u2014 finding work as a basketball commentator and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> influencer.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Chapman posted a meme showing Thomas alongside his wife Ginni under the caption: \u201cCoup we be any cuter?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RexChapman<\/a> had a repulsive outburst of overt racism last night.<\/p>\n<p>First, he suggested Clarence Thomas isn&#8217;t really black because he doesn&#8217;t go to NBA games.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he depicted Thomas a race traitor for being in an inter-racial marriage:<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KIqzdZus3\">https:\/\/t.co\/6KIqzdZus3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1542863837338402817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ginni Thomas has drawn scrutiny from the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, which is investigating last year\u2019s US Capitol riot that disrupted Congress ratifying Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 election victory.<\/p>\n<p>The wife of the Supreme Court justice sent\u00a0texts to then-President Trump\u2019s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows\u00a0and other Trump supporters after he lost the election to Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelp This Great President stand firm, Mark!!!\u201d Thomas wrote in Nov. 10, 2020,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/24\/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts\/\">according to the Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Clarence-Thomas-02-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Clarence Thomas.\" class=\"wp-image-22912182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Clarence-Thomas-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Clarence-Thomas-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Clarence-Thomas-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Clarence-Thomas-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Greenwald also accused Chapman of suggesting Thomas \u201cisn\u2019t really black because he doesn\u2019t go to NBA games.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mark Wilson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou are the leader, with him, who is standing for America\u2019s constitutional governance at the precipice. The majority knows Biden and the Left is attempting the greatest Heist of our History.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ginni Thomas has insisted she has nothing to hide and looks forward to\u00a0testifying before the panel.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman\u2019s meme also included photos of Kentucky Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Daniel Cameron, a rising star in GOP politics, alongside his white wife, Makenze Evans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill Clinton used to come to our games in Landover with the Bullets. Clarence Thomas \u2013 never.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1542675112448720897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s next in Mitch\u2019s world to succeed Clarence Thomas\u2026\u201d Chapman, a Bowling Green, Ky. native who played basketball at the University of Kentucky, wrote of Cameron.<\/p>\n<p>In a subsequent tweet, Chapman posted video from a 2018 graduation event at Christendom College in which Thomas is seen posing with the son of late Justice Antonin Scalia and other white graduates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot another person of color in the picture,\u201d Chapman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The former Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns guard then tweeted: \u201cClarence Thomas would last 20-30 seconds in an NBA locker room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy have you never seen Clarence Thomas at an NBA game? As in \u2014 ever?\u201d Chapman wondered, before adding: \u201cBill Clinton used to come to our games in Landover with the Bullets. Clarence Thomas \u2014 never.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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