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Former Rep. John Conyers dies at 90 [Developing]
The Hill ^
| October 27, 2019
| Zack Budryk
Posted on 10/27/2019 1:40:53 PM PDT by jazusamo
Former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the longest-serving African American member of Congress, died Sunday at age 90, according to multiple reports.
Conyers, a veteran of the Korean War and participant in the Civil Rights movement, was co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus and chaired the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995. He also introduced the bill establishing a national holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
Conyers resigned from his Detroit-area seat in 2017 after serving for over 50 years amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment from young female staffers. His grandnephew Ian Conyers lost the 2018 Democratic primary to now-Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: congressman; conyers; detroit; droolingjohnconyers; ianconyers; johnconyers; melaniesloan; michigan; rashidatlaib
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To: Tax-chick
Ah I probably would be too.
I don’t have the best record of resisting temptation.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:23:44 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
To: Vermont Lt
“My wife has pancreatic cancer.”
Google the story of Joe Tippens. I don’t know if it will help or not, but it can’t hurt.
To: Nachoman
It's 2019 and time to end the “Black Caucus”.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:25:23 PM PDT
by
Vision
(Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
To: Tax-chick
Wai! *snicker*
This has been a good week.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:25:39 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Are!)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:26:47 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
To: jazusamo
(Hat tip to whoever originally posted this meme when Elijah Cummings died.)
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:26:52 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: Nachoman
Looks like the Black Caucus needs to groom a couple more replacements. They're scouring the local penitentiaries as I'm typing this.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:28:22 PM PDT
by
KevinB
("Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin)
To: jazusamo
108
posted on
10/27/2019 2:29:22 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: Mr Rogers
More likely, the blood of aborted babies.
To: jazusamo
Hell has got to be running out of hot, deep holes for special politicians.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:31:15 PM PDT
by
Spok
To: RooRoobird20
Just remember this jerk was forced to QUIT over multiple charges of sexual harassment.
To: TomServo
More hot sauce for Hillary.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:32:20 PM PDT
by
cnsmom
To: grey_whiskers
LOLOLOL...that is sick..and funny
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:32:23 PM PDT
by
RummyChick
("Pills, money .. this city is wicked. Your best friend will kill you here." Smoove about Baltimore)
To: dp0622
Uh, not sad. But that’s just me
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:32:56 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: jazusamo
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:34:28 PM PDT
by
Baldwin77
(They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
To: fhayek
BTW, I hope Mitch McConnell doesn’t attend the funeral, but I imagine that would be decried as “petty”.
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:35:09 PM PDT
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fhayek
To: dp0622
Should we be sad or indifferent?
I don’t know anything about him.
Two down many more crooked race hustler Demonrats to go. He was a racist Representative from Michigan that had been there for probably 150 years.......
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:35:59 PM PDT
by
Dawgreg
To: Spok
The Kennedy Kompound in Hell still has lots of rooms left
They all get to go for multiple rides a day with Fat Teddy in his Oldsmobile
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Pelosi's getting pretty old and haggard looking herself these days, and she doesn't seem capable of putting together or expressing a single rational, coherent thought these days.
To: Vermont Lt
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posted on
10/27/2019 2:38:26 PM PDT
by
maggief
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