Atlanta newspaper enters Trump, Lewis feud with front-page story

The Hill ^ | 1/15/17 | MALLORY SHELBOURNE

[madprof98]

The front page of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday blasts President-elect Donald Trump with the headline "Atlanta to Trump: Wrong."

The accompanying front-page article reacts to Trump’s criticism of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), after the incoming president said Saturday the longtime congressman does nothing for his district, which Trump said is in "horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."

“The district that Trump described as in ‘horrible shape’ includes Emory University and Morehouse College, as well as Spelman College and Georgia Tech. The Coca-Cola headquarters is just one of that district’s many, high-profile corporate residents,” the AJC article declares.

[mass55th]

Found this in regards to Atlanta's crime statistics. I cannot find a date that it was posted:

Reported Annual Crime in Atlanta

The site these statistics is posted is areavibes, which gives the livability in specific areas. For Atlanta, it gives Crime and Employment an "F."

[FreedomPoster]

I’ve lived in the city proper and the metro area for almost 40 years. When was it true?

[Lisbon1940]

Coca-Cola is not what it once was.

[DIRTYSECRET]

What has Lewis done the last 50 years? Getting his ass kicked in the 60’s-ok. Fine. Resting on his laurels. I’m waiting for the fat one from Tx. to pick a fight. Jackson Lee?

[DOC44]

411,297
Atlanta population
White
138,352
33.2%
Black or African American
255,689
61.4%

http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/georgia/atlanta/demographic.html

[DOC44]

411,297
Atlanta population
White
138,352
33.2%
Black or African American
255,689
61.4%

http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/georgia/atlanta/demographic.html

[T-Bird45]

Note that four out of those five organizations would not exist without Lewis bringing home the taxpayer bacon, even if it is as simple as federal student loans. But we know each of those hold various grants providing funding of various kinds so the federal largesse is flowing deep and wide is Lewis’ district.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Lewis had his head busted during a civil rights march back in the 1950s and 60s, by a Southern Democratic controlled police force.
The “attitude adjustment” worked. He is now the lap dog of the Democratic Party in the South. “Sit! Roll over! Play dead! Bark!” See how good he minds his Democratic masters!

[ptsal]

Facts are NOT for the Control-LEFT media.

[vetvetdoug]

Lewis carried the water for Hillary during the Benghazi hearings and stalled the Congressmen from getting to the bottom of the lies spun by the administration and the State department. I sincerely think Lewis is in some kind of ethical or financial trouble and is needing this to deflect attention from another aspect of his life. This is the MO for the black politicians.

[vetvetdoug]

The Atlanta Journal Constitution took pictures of our reenactment group giving demonstrations at Kennesaw Mountain NMP 1991. We made the front page the next day and beneath the pictures of our group was a large article about the KKK. No manipulation of the truth here...

[DoodleDawg]

Lewis's district is crime infested.

That's for Fulton County as a whole. Lewis's district only takes up part of the county.

[Ray76]

The majority of the 5th District is also the majority of Fulton County. The District includes a part of DeKalb and Clayton counties and excludes a small part of northern Fulton County. The GBI reports are by county, not congressional district.

http://share.myfultoncountyga.us/datashare/fultoncounty/maps/CongressionalDistricts_ep_v1.pdf

[Honorary Serb]

See the list of the Pulitzer Prizes won by the Atlanta Constitution here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution

“Merged” newspapers—or those owned by a nationwide newspaper chain—are seldom great or even very good.

Then there are those which are not “merged” or owned by a chain, which used to be good-to-great, but have become WORTHLESS—epitomized by the New York Times!!!!

Now one needs to be one’s own “editor”—surfing sites such as Breitbart, FR, and even non-US sites. College students, for example, who “only read the NYT” become woefully uninformed “snowflakes” who are prey to crooked Dim politicians, and even to global islam!!!!

[ExNewsExSpook]

Retired talk show host Neal Boortz owns a condo in Lewis’s district, which he sometimes uses when he has business in Atlanta, or he’s filling in for Herman Cain. The Talkmaster tweeted last week that whenever he’s staying at the condo, he never leaves the residence unarmed. Boortz lived in Atlanta for 40+ years before decamping to Florida, so he knows quite a bit about the city and crime patterns in Lewis’s district.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Of course the white hypocrite asskissers at the paper are going to take Lewis side. When do you think they’ve EVER done the opposite?

Lews is clearly at fault for his childish, baiting “illegitimacy” remark. If Lewis really cared about “illegitimacy” he might look within his own district. Trump was right to fire back at this loser. He lines his pockets while white Dems use his sorry ass to keep his homies in line.

“Icon” my F ass

[Broker]

Plantation politics demands AJC follow Lewis. It’s a rag. Atl Urinal Constipation metro section alive with OBITS. All of us in ATL know COX CNN and AJC profit from feeding the blacks trash.
John Lewis is a lost cause

[A_Former_Democrat]

Wasn’t Iconic John the same bigot who lied and claimed the Tea Party called him ****** ?

[Terry L Smith]

Here is entire body of work that John Lewis has done as a U.S. Representative.

Where are the veterans representations?? I know there were ‘a few negroes’ in the U.S. Air Force in the 1970’s. What has he done for them?

18 bills matched your search for sponsor: Lewis, John (Rep.) [D-GA5]; Enacted — Including by Incorporation into Other Bills: on.
H.R. 5067: Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 26, 2016
Referred to Committee (Enacted Via Other Measures): Apr 26, 2016
Enacted via S. 2854: Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016
H.R. 4949: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 14, 2016
Referred to Committee (Enacted Via Other Measures): Apr 14, 2016
Enacted via H.R. 5946: United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016
H.R. 4488 (113th): Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 28, 2014
Enacted — Signed by the President: Jun 9, 2014
H.R. 4994 (111th): Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 13, 2010
Enacted — Signed by the President: Dec 15, 2010
H.R. 4275 (111th): To designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “John C. Godbold Federal Building”.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Dec 10, 2009
Enacted — Signed by the President: Aug 16, 2010
H.R. 3901 (111th): Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Oct 22, 2009
Referred to Committee (Enacted Via Other Measures): Oct 22, 2009
Enacted via H.R. 3548 (111th): Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
H.R. 2040 (110th): Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 25, 2007
Enacted — Signed by the President: Dec 2, 2008
H.R. 923 (110th): Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Feb 8, 2007
Enacted — Signed by the President: Oct 7, 2008
H.R. 3491 (108th): National Museum of African American History and Culture Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Nov 17, 2003
Enacted — Signed by the President: Dec 16, 2003
H.R. 1616 (108th): Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 3, 2003
Enacted — Signed by the President: Oct 5, 2004
H.R. 3442 (107th): National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Dec 11, 2001
Enacted — Signed by the President: Dec 28, 2001
H.R. 613 (105th): To designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Sam Nunn Federal Center”.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Feb 5, 1997
Passed House: Mar 3, 1998
H.R. 1933 (103rd): King Holiday and Service Act of 1994
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Apr 29, 1993
Enacted — Signed by the President: Aug 23, 1994
H.R. 904 (102nd): African American History Landmark Theme Study Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Feb 6, 1991
Enacted — Signed by the President: Aug 17, 1991
H.R. 690 (102nd): To authorize the National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Jan 29, 1991
Enacted — Signed by the President: Dec 11, 1991
H.R. 3834 (101st): Selma to Montgomery National Trail Study Act of 1989
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Nov 21, 1989
Enacted — Signed by the President: Jul 3, 1990
H.R. 801 (101st): To designate the United States Court of Appeals Building at 56 Forsyth Street in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building”.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Feb 2, 1989
Enacted — Signed by the President: Oct 30, 1989
H.R. 3811 (100th): A bill to designate the Federal building located at 50 Spring Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building”.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis [D-GA5]
Introduced: Dec 18, 1987
Enacted — Signed by the President: Aug 10, 1988

[canalabamian]

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