One Clarence Thomas photo brings thousands of ‘thank-yous’

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Within hours of blogger Emily Miller posting a photo of her and Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas together laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery during Saturday’s Wreaths Across America Christmas event, the appreciative thank-yous started rolling in.

Even today, they continue with pollsters such as Rasmussen Reports, major news outlets, and everyday citizens saluting the judge and his years of volunteering at the event.

Some grinches rang in on social media, still unhinged at the conservative court and Thomas, its philosophical leader, for some of the decisions this year, prompting Miller, the author of Emily Posts News to explain her post.

“I tweeted the photo below of myself with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as we were volunteering to lay Christmas wreaths on the gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday,” she wrote.

“This led to a firestorm of stories in media outlets and on social media which made various false assumptions about how I got this photo. I don’t want the veterans or Gold Star families to believe the lies, so I’m giving you the full backstory,” she added.

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You can read her report here, but suffice it to say that Thomas and his wife, Ginni, have been regulars at the event with Miller and hundreds of other Washingtonians. And while she has always respected their privacy, Miller wanted to push back on the critics, as many of their friends have this year.

“I decided on a whim to post this photo of us on Twitter and didn’t expect it to go viral. I promote Wreaths Across America on social media every year to encourage others to volunteer and donate to buy all the greens. Feel free to go back to my accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and you’ll find annual posts about the charity.

“I was more clear about his name this time, however, partly because it infuriates me that there are still protesters outside the Thomases’ home (and all the other conservative justices). I wanted people to see what an honorable, humble man he is. He also is really funny. And as you can see, he has a big, warm smile,” she wrote.