Posted on 10/24/2019 11:19:53 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
'Our country has lost a giant.' Elijah Cummings is first African-American lawmaker to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol as Congress bids farewell to sharecropper's son who went head to head with Donald Trump
Elijah Cummings' body is lying lie in state at the Capitol - the first time an African-American lawmaker has been given the honor
Congressional leaders including Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a service in celebration of his life Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said: 'Our country has lost a giant.'
Cummings was the son of sharecroppers. He earned a law degree and became a powerful committee leader and longtime Baltimore Congressman
He used his Oversight post to investigate the Trump administration
Trump attacked Cummings and his district, which he called 'rat-infested,' when he was alive
At a funeral in Baltimore Friday former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will speak
Elijah Cummings was called 'a giant' Thursday as he became the first African-American lawmaker to lie in state in the dome of the Capitol.
The son of sharecroppers was carried up the steps of the Capitol in a flag-draped coffin by a military honor guard, with his widow Maya Rockeymoore Cummings waiting at the top of the steps, hand on heart.
Inside Statuary Hall, his coffin was placed on the same catafalque used in Abraham Lincoln's funeral.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called him 'truly a master of the House,' and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer said: 'Our country has lost a giant.'
The public will be allowed to pay their respects to Cummings later Thursday. Only two African-Americans have lain in the Dome before: Rosa Parks in 2005 and in 1998, Capitol Hill Police officer Jacob Chestnut, murdered by a gunman while on duty along with another officer.
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A giant rectal orifice.
Term limited by God.
Where is the barf alert???
Anybody check this guy’s freezer for stacks of cash?
So they finally wheeled away McCain’s box? Sheesh, I thought his parade would never end!
“...Giant??? Giant fraud. He lied in state as well as out. This grifting SOB is a prime example of what happens when you make a field hand into a house boy....”
Agree...Couldn’t have said it better myself. Good riddance to some very bad rubbish.
The Reaper is out and about roaming the hallways of DC to see who to take next. He could easily make it a real nice “four-fer”: The vile, demonic Botoxian, Lil’ Ruthie and that fat-a$$ Nadler all come to mind.
What a joke this country is becoming
Crooked is as crooked does
Hey Satan, Eli’s coming
HIDE HIDE
I thought ‘Baghdad’ Juan Williams was going to have an organism this morning.
He’s black gollum.
“Master”? Is that a racist dog whistle phrase?
Why does every story say he’s the son of sharecroppers?
He was born and raised in Baltimore, got a degree from Howard University, and went to law school and became a lawyer.
With this talk of sharecroppers, you would swear he was a barefoot farm boy, who came off the farm to the Halls of Congress.
But his actual background is very different.
Reminds me a bit of how the media and liberals obfuscate the background of Ocasio-Cortez. Her Bronx girl from the tough streets of the Bronx routine gets old after a while.
Will anyone dare to bring up the Sh*t-Hole that Baltimore has been allowed to turn into under his watch?
Probably not.
Compare and Contrast when Clarence Thomas passes away, the reaction that will get.
wrong dumbass... that guy is still toppling islands... elijah cummings is from baltimore and did all his lying in state and DC.
That flag doesn’t look right. Was he a veteran? If not, kindly remove it in a military manner.
Lost a giant turd.
What a doofus.
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