Lewis fundraises off Trump attacks: 'Stand up to injustice'

thehill.com ^ | 1/14/17 | Brooke Seipel

[ColdOne]

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) responded to an attack from President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday by urging Democrats in a fundraising email to stand up to Trump.

“Today Donald Trump attacked me on Twitter. He said that I’m ‘all talk’ and ‘no action,’” Lewis wrote in the letter from the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

“I’ve been beaten, bloody, tear-gassed, fighting for what’s right for America. I’ve marched at Selma with Dr. King. Sometimes that’s what it takes to move our country in the right direction," the letter continued.

[SmokingJoe]

“Today Donald Trump attacked me on Twitter”

After you viciously attacked and disrespcted Mr Trump, dummy. Mr Trump don't take crap from anyone.

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent! The thugs who beat Lewis 50 years ago were Democrats. Great history lesson.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the mention.

I was young enough I didn’t really follow the investigations that much. I wasn’t happy the guy was gunned down that way.

Over the years I’ve noticed what seems like a lot of clingers, claiming to be King insiders.

[ColdOne]

I remember that...thank you for posting it.

[reasonisfaith]

As I was saying earlier, any congressman like John Lewis who keeps his constituents in poverty and dependent on government is ultimately against freedom and is therefore anti-civil rights.

[Interesting Times]

Obviously, Rep. Lewis considers it a grave injustice to suggest, as President Trump just did, that he start doing his job.

[eyedigress]

Trump has every right to fire back. Obama is the President.

Obama and Lewis have been in charge of America for 8 years and have jack-squat to show for it.

[ColdOne]

see post 8

[RummyChick]

Oops..I meant that idiot cummings .

[BobL]

“But it might be a better strategy for Trump to just ignore this particular sacred cow.”

Sounds logical, and it’s just what Bush did...the problem is that ignoring Lewis and people like him didn’t do Bush any good.

Trump is putting the Dems on notices that NO ONE, not even their civil rights geriatric will be free to attack and lie.

...and by the way, note how the Russian ‘hacking’ story has been relegated to second tier because of this - Trump knows what he’s doing!

[SERKIT]

The 1960’s “Down wit duh shtruggah” is getting tiring....and increasingly un-productive.

[bigbob]

“Stan up, Chuck!”...oops that was the other asshat...

[dfwgator]

People think Trump is vulnerable because of his Tweets, and then they find in the end, that Trump’s opponents lose the exchange, because Trump forces people to look at the records of his opponents.

[PeterPrinciple]

because Trump forces people to look at the records of his opponents.

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Did a little research. Found a lot of activity and awards to him BUT NO ACCOMPLISMENTS.

[eyedigress]

Some stupid wanker on Judge Jeanine just credited Samantha Bee with the inside scoop on “Russian Hacking”.

I kid you not.

[dfwgator]

Exactly. Now people are going to scrutinize Lewis’ record and see that the Emperor Has no Clothes.

[Eddie01]

John Lewis is one sick SOB.

Can the jig be up now please.

[eyedigress]

The “Lion of the Senate” is a racist jack-ass.

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent! The thugs who beat Lewis 50 years ago were Democrats. Great history lesson!

[dfwgator]

I wonder who Bill has his eyes on there.