Posted on 01/15/2017 1:15:06 PM PST by drewh
The people who want to destroy the Trump presidency demand that John Lewis, be awarded absolute moral authority (shades of Cindy Sheehan) for his public denial of the legitimacy of the next commander-in-chief. At least that is the conclusion one must draw from the torrent of abuse Donald Trump has received for his tweets suggesting that Lewis should better spend his time helping his constituents.
Lewis is invariably described as a civil rights icon, but the man is an utter fraud. He has been coasting on his 50-year-old reputation for decades. Andrew Breitbart exposed Lewis as a liar when he claimed, falsely, to have been subjected to racial epithets by a crowd outside the Capitol. Lewis disgracefully testified against Jeff Sessionss nomination as Attorney General, again playing the fake race card. And, for what its worth, he didnt consider George W. Bush a legitimate president, either.
There is no reason to treat John Lewis with kid gloves, and Donald Trump doesnt do so.
I would like to point out that the American public has been fed political garbage before by flawed human beings accorded national hero status. Charles Lindberghs status in the United States in the 1930s exceeded the heroism of Lewis. He was seen as the embodiment of the American spirit, and was almost universally loved throughout media and popular opinion.
But he also thought Chancellor Hitler should be negotiated with and visited the Nazi regime to great fanfare.
(The story doesnt end there, and Lindbergh did see the light as events proceeded, and pricvided valuable intelligence on the Luftwaffe. But Lewiss story does not end here, either.)
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And the media is losing their minds that after Lewis insulted Trump, Trump had the nerve to insult him back.
and NO ONE ELSE should do so either. Lewis is the prime example of “there is no fool like an old fool.” and he’s just as stupid as that other Georgia congressman who said that Guam might tip over if we send more Navy personnel there.
No need to feign an apology.
Probably just a coincidence that he considered the outgoing failed president as legitimate!
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What has he actually accomplished lately?
Anything?
Trump has balls.
He calls out black politicians on their crummy results for their voters. Nobody else has had the guts to do this that I’ve seen.
The morons think that since he fought in the civil rights battle 50 years ago, he is immune from any idiotic action or saying that he utters today.
He sees everything through the prism of color. He’s always been that way.
Lewis has proven himself to be the purveyor of #FAKENEWS - on numerous occasions.
Interesting! The theme sounds remarkably similar to a certain Republican Senator...
Exactly my point on an earlier piece re Lewis. Resting on his laurels the whole time in DC.
#DTS
Exactly.
John Lewis, celebrated for something he did 50 years ago, and resting on his laurels ever since.
McCain helped elect Obama; e.g., “I’m suspending my campaign,” and helped send America on the path to destruction. The President Elect has his work cut out for him.
Hee hee. You beat my post by 36 seconds!
Lifson nailed Lewis on that Breitbart incident! I’ve been waiting for someone to bring that up...
John Lewis, Jesse Jackson and others of their ilk are a disgrace to the memory of Martin Luther King. MLK was a hero.
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