Posted on 01/16/2017 6:29:37 PM PST by Starman417
This is John Lewis. Because of something he did a very long time ago, he's better than you. He is above common courtesy and civility. He can insult you. He could poison puppies. He could even kill you. And you are not allowed to dare question any of it. Well, over the weekend he picked a fight with Donald Trump. Trump had the temerity to respond and now Lewis wallows in victimhood.
Lewis did something admirable fifty years ago and has been living off of it ever since. Lewis uses it as a shield when he picks fights. He uses it as a shield when he hurls insults. He retreats to it after he throws stones.
Thing is, this was about one thing- money.
John Lewis cast the first stone when he called Trump's Presidency illegitimate.
Democratic Rep. John Lewis (Ga.) said in an interview that he does not consider President-elect Donald Trump to be a legitimate president.He offered not a "smidgen" of evidence for this assertion, of course, but let's be clear. He started it. Trump being Trump, he fired back:In a preview clip of an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd set to air Sunday on “Meet the Press,” Lewis said his view on Trump’s presidency is attributed to Russian meddling in the presidential election, which he called a “conspiracy.”
When Todd asked Lewis if he planned to try work with Trump to pass legislation, Lewis said he believes in forgiveness but that Trump is not legitimate.
“It’s going to be very difficult,” Lewis said. “I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president.”
Todd asked Lewis to explain his position.
“I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected, and they have destroyed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton,” Lewis said.
Trump's responding set off a flurry of harrumphs and what I want to point out is the manner in which they are characterized:
Donald Trump just attacked civil rights hero John Lewis on TwitterAnd there's lots more
Trump blasts civil rights icon John Lewis in Twitter attack
Trump Attacks Rep. Lewis, Who Said He Wasn’t ‘Legitimate President’
Disappointingly, Michael Steele jumped on Trump:
“John Lewis has a walk that very few people in this country – least of all Donald Trump – have ever walked. So you have to respect that and pay attention to that in a real sense," he added.True, but few remember that Donald Trump was the recipient of the Ellis Island Award and he was in some pretty good company:
Lewis's history doesn't give him the right to unfairly assault a President-elect. Trump broke no laws. He did not cheat. And Trump did not start this fight. He was attacked by Lewis. Fighting back seems to be out of order for Republicans. But let's get to the motivations of the attack.
Democrats are fundraising off of comments made by President-elect Donald Trump attacking Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).
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She’s even a slower learner than me, and that’s saying something.
Clarification please? In Lewis’s recent rant I thought I heard him say he has never missed a presidential inauguration during his time in Congress which was in 1986. Tonight on Hannity, it was mentioned that Lewis did not go to Bush’s inauguration either. So did John Lewis lie or did I hear wrong?
I’d like to know what happened to all those other black protestors who had their heads bashed by democrats that day in Alabama.
He LIED, did NOT attend Bush inauguration!!!
This guy on Tucker was GREAT very passionate and having NOTHING of John Lewis!!!
Then the “fact checkers” need to call him on it........don’t see that happening and never will, being a national civil rights treasure, lies are allowed.
The first thought I had when I heard about Lewis' reaction, was that of the bloodied schoolyard bully, who complained, as he wiped the blood away, "It all started when he hit back."
We’ve all seen this disgusting ploy play out before. This is how the left operates, now more than ever!
As a matter of fact, I just read several transcripts of the NBC/Lewis interview and the “lie” has been scrubbed.
McCain has operated on basically the same strategy through the years: “You can’t criticize me because I was once a POW.”
Ok, what fantastic thing did this buttmunch do 50
years ago?
Sounds like he got some women’s shelter advice.
Of course follow the money.
The CGI must shut down so John needs new resources.
Duh...
Same crap he pulled in 2009, claiming he was spat upon, in broad daylight, with hundreds of cameras on scene and he never presented evidence of such, that DNA could have been taken from the drool.
In short, he is full shit.
Trish Regan called him out on this tonight on Fox Business, however don’t expect to hear on any other News channels, this SO CALLED civil rights advocate that I NEVER heard of before yesterday!!! I DISPISE the media, just DISPISE them!!!!
yep
Failing to mention that Trump responded to an attack based on an untrue premise, the left is continuing its false narrative and modus operandi.
The press failed to provide the context of Trump's statements.
The press failed to address the destructive policies of Lewis in his own district which is characterized by rampant crime, unemployment, babies by single mothers, fatherless homes, drugs, bred hostility to cops, and the increase in hopelessness created by Obama.
The press failed to mention the lies perpetrated by Lewis over the years.
Yes, Lewis did good some fifty years ago, but since he has failed to carry out the dreams of Martin Luther King.
It appears that Lewis wants to continue his failed policies in spite of Trump's offer to work together to bring hope and prosperity back to the inner-cities.
I know. If only there were a way for non-wonk, MSM-addicted Dems to see this. They’re clueless about the truth — how the Dem lawmakers are doing all they can to keep the blacks on the plantation.
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