Memos between Democrats and liberal groups called him "extremely dangerous" due to "because he has a minimal paper trail, he is Latino, and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment.".
Okay, yes, that's problematic, though I trust you understand that the memos said what they said for political reasons--granted, incredibly cynical racial-politics reasons--rather than overt racism on the part of the people who wrote the memo themselves (though, who knows, they may have been overtly racist as well).
The problem with Clarence Thomas isn't that he's black. The problem with Clarence Thomas is that he's an insanely corrupt creep.
That's unfortunate and I'm immensely disappointed in Senator Levin, whom I like on many issues.