Posted on 01/16/2017 4:23:41 PM PST by Trump20162020
2008: Falsely accused Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Gov. Sarah Palin of racism. Lewis attacked McCain and Palin, then running against Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for president: “Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division,” he said, going on to suggest that the Republican ticket were creating the climate for racist terrorism. “[Democrat] George Wallace never threw a bomb … but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans … four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.” Years later, McCain still had not forgiven him: “I’ll never forgive John Lewis,” he told AL.com in 2013.
2010: Falsely claimed that Tea Party demonstrators said the “N-word” during anti-Obamacare rally. Lewis joined several other members of the Congressional Black Caucus in claiming that a crowd of thousands of Tea Party protesters on the steps of Capitol Hill had shouted the “N-word” at them when they walked through the crowd — apparently in the hope of provoking a reaction. “It surprised me that people are so mean and we can’t engage in a civil dialogue and debate,” Lewis claimed. But he never proved the accusation — and when Andrew Breitbart offered to donate $10,000, then $100,000, to the United Negro College Fund for any video evidence of the “N-word,” none surfaced — despite hundreds of cameras present.
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Expecting a CBC liberal to not call someone a racist is like expecting a catholic bear not to pope in the woods.
Not that many people can turn getting beaten up by your own political party into a career, but Lewis did it.
Why is John Lewis considered a “hero”.
An African first, then an American. Also, a poor crisis actor.
Because getting injured makes you one, apparently.
Look at Gabrielle Giffords, who is apparently a “hero” for, um, getting shot?
Hee hee....crisis actor.
^5
Well he was - 50 YEARS AGO - but he's been sitting on his behind soaking in the glory ever since and doing nothing else. Certainly not helping the constituents of his district.
Now he's one of Nancy Pelosi's choice race pimps, parroting whatever she tells him to say.
Two and a half million U.S. military personnel have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Six and half thousand have given their lives so far.
And this phony, venomous, self-righteous piece of crap is considered a hero. Most emphatically by himself.
Stupid old fool lets his mouth run freely.
Don’t forget that John McCain is a hero because he got shot down.
The Stoopid ... It burns ...
It is refreshing to see what happens when political correctness is not being applied...Trump hits back regardless of color or race that is the Trump MO....Lewis is feeling the lash of an honest man...pampered politicians will not be tolerated.
Heh heh. Good one!
>>George Wallace never threw a bomb … but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans …
You know how DID throw a bomb? Obama mentor Bill Ayres. You know who broke with Saul Alinsky because he did NOT advocate bomb-throwing? Hillary Clinton.
John Lewis : frowning on your shenanigans for fifty years.
Lewis is used to be treated like a sacred cow or perhaps a special olympian, never to be questioned or criticized. Much like Obama in fact.
The Propaganda Media considers him a hero, I do not, never have and never will.
If the Left calls someone an “icon”, that’s a pretty good indication they’re a hack....or worse (much, much worse).
St. Liar
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