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Would there be a better reality show at least for law geeks and the Good Sam Club set than to follow Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni as they travel the country during the summer in their 40-foot RV? The 60 Minutes piece from a few years back with Steve Croft, in which Thomas was briefly pictured driving his RV, only whetted our appetite for more. (Fine. Need a more dramatic hook to the reality show? Clarence and Ginni could travel the country mediating garden-variety disputes days inn reservations that break out at campsites and Wal-Mart parking lots. ( Your Honor, we swear we pulled up to this hookup before they did! ))
Well, today we got a little more insight into the life of the Thomases on the road, courtesy days inn reservations of Ginni, who spoke with Amy Holmes and John Hockenberry, the hosts of the morning radio show The Takeaway. days inn reservations Ginni called in from upstate New York. The Q A was quick, but worth a listen. days inn reservations (Click here to take a listen. Hat tip: the BLT Blog .) Some highlights:
Thomas: We have been in dozens of Wal-Mart parking lots throughout the country, actually it s one of our favorite things to do if we re not having to plug in and we ve got enough electricity and all that. But you can get a little shopping in, see part of real America. It s fun!
Thomas: days inn reservations Well, honestly the best thing is when they don t know who we are. So Clarence gets recognized every once in a while and that sort of puts a damper on things because when we re out we sort of like to be incognito . . . It s not that there s anything bad that happens when he s recognized, what actually happens is we kind of get mobbed. days inn reservations We had to leave one site, they got so friendly they looked forward to seeing us every year, that there d be 20-30 people days inn reservations waiting for him to come out of the bus, so we just had to move on.
Thomas: If I can get this right. It s a 40-foot Prevost bus that s beeen redone by Marathon Coaches. We need 50-amp hookups, so I get to be the navigator and ask if there s space for us everywhere we go.
Correction: An alert reader days inn reservations has let us know that the manufacturer of the Thomases motorhome is Prevost , not Pravo, as initially indicated. Prevost, a division of Volvo, is headquartered in Sainte-Claire, Quebec.
Error message Name We welcome thoughtful comments from readers. Please comply with our guidelines days inn reservations . Our blogs do not require the use of your real name. Comment Comments (5 of 40) View all Comments 2:58 pm August 10, 2009 David Duke wrote:
What a difference, Supreme Court Justice tooling around the country in his RV, meeting us common people, and the pelosi brigade, taking money away from our soldiers, flying the skies removed from the hoi poloi.
I posted before I read the comments. To those who don t know. Most southerners are a more accepting of differences than you d think. We are a leave me alone group. Specially those of us who live in the country. We aren t crazy about any group but we do care about individuals.
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