Rep. Jim Clyburn Hammers Justice Scalia As 'White And Proud'

On Friday the Huffington Post interviewed Rep. Jim Clyburn on the latest Supreme Court's hearing on the Voting Rights Act and he had some harsh words for conservative Justice Antonin Scalia saying that his criticism of the landmark civil rights legislation is rooted in the fact that he is 'white and proud.'

During last week's hearings Scalia said that the 1965 legislation created a 'racial entitlement' that is very difficult to get out through 'the normal political process.'

Clyburn compared these remarks to what he experienced growing up in South Carolina, saying that he developed an immunity to racist remarks but notes their impact is still felt in efforts he thinks are attempts to curtail the voting rights of minorities. Clyburn told HuffPo that the Scalia's rhetoric can be found in the recent changes to state voting laws around the country before the 2012 election.

The third highest ranking Democratic in Congress flipped Scalia's comments around by praising the Voting Rights Act and calling the US Constitution 'an entitlement for everybody.'

Earlier this week MSNBC host Toure blasted Scalia on Martin Bashir's program, calling his remarks and the greater argument 'completely racist.'

(H/T Huffington Post)