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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: hal ogen

It seems like he wasn’t a very edifying person. Still, there’s bound to be someone for whom Mr. Conyers’s death is a personal loss.


141 posted on 10/27/2019 2:59:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Down with the ChiComs! Independence for Hong Kong!)
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To: dp0622

“Should we be sad or indifferent?”

Mixed, on my part. We mostly know him as the flaming Leftist that he was in Congress, but he also fought for civil rights (back when it was a just cause) and served the country in war time...which is more than many of us can say.

So, I’m proud of his start in life and very disappointed as to what he became.


142 posted on 10/27/2019 3:01:06 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't te Don'tll anyone.)
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To: dp0622

I hope you have a nice evening. I hear it’s rainy Upnorth.


143 posted on 10/27/2019 3:01:36 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Down with the ChiComs! Independence for Hong Kong!)
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To: jazusamo

Man I sure hope this is a trend....


144 posted on 10/27/2019 3:03:03 PM PDT by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: BobL

Well stated.


145 posted on 10/27/2019 3:04:16 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)
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To: Tax-chick

You too.

Yeah it’s gloomy


146 posted on 10/27/2019 3:04:32 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)
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To: jazusamo

I’m over it. How about that World Series?


147 posted on 10/27/2019 3:05:48 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: dp0622

Thanks, I have a soft spot for people with those histories.


148 posted on 10/27/2019 3:07:58 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't te Don'tll anyone.)
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To: TomServo

That and Hillary will also be studying scriptures for insight into who the President personifies this week. I mean, that is what funerals for others are isn’t it???


149 posted on 10/27/2019 3:11:15 PM PDT by taterjay
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To: jazusamo

These things usually come in threes. I wonder if Bill Clinton — the First Black President — is worried.


150 posted on 10/27/2019 3:13:22 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This Space For Rant)
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To: cgbg

You bet


151 posted on 10/27/2019 3:14:04 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: BobL

That’s a good thing.


152 posted on 10/27/2019 3:14:13 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)
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To: jazusamo

Celebrate his death by making sure the grave is marked that way we the people can get our moneys worth out of him eventually as we use his grave as a public urinal.


153 posted on 10/27/2019 3:15:39 PM PDT by AmericanCheeseFood (Fox Shadowbans People On Comments)
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To: RummyChick

….Nads ?


154 posted on 10/27/2019 3:18:52 PM PDT by Sparky1776
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To: jazusamo

The good die young. Except for Cummings.


155 posted on 10/27/2019 3:20:56 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

That’s an interesting thought. :^)


156 posted on 10/27/2019 3:21:18 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Nachoman

What about that. MN Omar muzzie? That vest wearing witch would be perfect.


157 posted on 10/27/2019 3:21:23 PM PDT by redshawk (Willie's Whore was bused......oh my...lying pig)
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To: jazusamo

WhattaWeek!!!


158 posted on 10/27/2019 3:22:06 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Pussie Smollett, Mizzou, campus fake nooses, fake "protests" FAKE EVERYTHING Hey CNN?)
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To: jazusamo

Buh-Bye, sumbitch.

CC


159 posted on 10/27/2019 3:26:14 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: BobL

From 1965 to 2017. Fifty-two (52) years as a public servant. We must get term limits. How the hell can he represent anyone with an objective state of mind WITHOUT being in private business. Good bye!!!! Good riddance. Oh, and God speed.


160 posted on 10/27/2019 3:26:22 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (Welcome to North Mexico, Gringo's it...)
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