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MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
I can't get over it. The balls and disrespect. While Trump managed to avoid the draft and Lewis is all talk and no action? With MLK day around the corner?
It's sad and telling when Putin gets more respect than Lewis.
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JME78
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MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Such a disgusting person.
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| Posted 1/14/17 1:45 PM |
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MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
And that's the hard part for me. I'm trying to make peace with him as our president. I guess you try to find or reconcile some form of faith out of desperation sometimes. But then I saw that and .... back to my old feelings.
I want to get behind whoever our president is. He's making it hard.
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| Posted 1/14/17 1:55 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
I honestly don't even know what to say about this fool anymore. He's despicable and an embarrassment.
Here is how Dan Rather responded:
I want to avoid getting too caught up in the tweets of Donald Trump, but there are some comments that are so far beyond the pale that one risks normalizing them by ignoring them. And the message that Mr. Trump said today about Representative John Lewis, a true American hero, is such an instance.
To be sure, Mr. Lewis levelled some very sharp criticism at the incoming president yesterday – calling his election illegitimate on account of Russian interference. We all know this story seems to grow darker and more worrisome by the hour. I have never seen an administration begin under such a serious cloud.
One can easily understand why Mr. Lewis’ comment would anger Mr. Trump because it is a real threat. The famed and respected Civil Rights leader is putting into words what few of his political peers have dared say out loud. And we must note that there are still many more questions about this issue than there are answers. The fact that the Senate will now conduct hearings – mark you hearings that may very well cast doubt on the legitimacy of a president who has yet to be officially inaugurated – will hopefully lead to a more complete account of what took place.
But whatever the truth is about these swirling allegations on Russia, and whether one feels such conclusions of illegitimacy are premature, Mr. Trump would have been well served to have let Mr. Lewis’ comments pass. Of course he couldn’t. In a pair of tweets the President-elect wrote:
“Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to……mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!”
I have known Mr. Lewis for decades. I covered him in those early and dangerous days of the Civil Rights Movement when almost all the institutions of government and society, especially in the South, seemed to be arrayed against the young activists. One thing you cannot say about John Lewis is that he is “all talk, talk, talk – no action or results.” This man came within a hair’s breath of dying after being beaten by Alabama State Troopers on a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. His expert organizing skills and moral clarity made the United States a far more just and equitable nation. And for all this to happen at the beginning of Martin Luther King weekend, of all times.
Perhaps the conservative political commentator Bill Kristol said it best in one of his tweets:
“It’s telling, I’m afraid, that Donald Trump treats Vladimir Putin with more respect than he does John Lewis.”
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MrsT809
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MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
I heart Dan Rather. His posts are always so honest and insightful. Trump on the other hand is a disgrace, time and time again.
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| Posted 1/14/17 3:12 PM |
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Trump is an absolute disgrace! He talks about wanting to show leadership for all. He is LIAR and he doesn't give a crap about anyone but him self. His ego knows no bounds. He insults women, immigrants, every other race other than whites, muslims, and now he insulting an American hero John Lewis. This man is a complete LUNATIC!
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| Posted 1/14/17 5:51 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Our PEOTUS is a tremendous embarrassment.
Good God, think first before you tweet/speak. We can only hope for a pair of broken thumbs for it to stop.
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| Posted 1/14/17 6:04 PM |
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Megs1234
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
I won't bother posting my personal opinion but I will say if you go to the Facebook posts regarding this incident, an overwhelming amount of people have plenty to say about why John Lewis is the problem in this incident.
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| Posted 1/15/17 10:26 AM |
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
I won't bother posting my personal opinion but I will say if you go to the Facebook posts regarding this incident, an overwhelming amount of people have plenty to say about why John Lewis is the problem in this incident.
Oh, because Lewis questions the legitimacy of Trump's president like half of America? Has Trump already overturned the Constitution or do we not have freedom of speech and expression anymore?
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| Posted 1/15/17 10:30 AM |
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Megs1234
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
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Posted by Megs1234
I won't bother posting my personal opinion but I will say if you go to the Facebook posts regarding this incident, an overwhelming amount of people have plenty to say about why John Lewis is the problem in this incident.
Oh, because Lewis questions the legitimacy of Trump's president like half of America? Has Trump already overturned the Constitution or do we not have freedom of speech and expression anymore?
As I said I won't bother posting my opinion and be baited into being attacked, but I read plenty, an overwhelming amount of comments from people all over the US that feel Mr. Lewis is the problem in this situation for a multitude of reasons. Freedom of speech is ok for Lewis I guess but not Trump in response. Ah ok.
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| Posted 1/15/17 10:35 AM |
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Disgusting.
Also, if you dont follow Dan Rather on FB, I suggest you do. (ETA Just saw Msissy posted his piece on it).
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
Posted by mrsrainbow
Posted by Megs1234
I won't bother posting my personal opinion but I will say if you go to the Facebook posts regarding this incident, an overwhelming amount of people have plenty to say about why John Lewis is the problem in this incident.
Oh, because Lewis questions the legitimacy of Trump's president like half of America? Has Trump already overturned the Constitution or do we not have freedom of speech and expression anymore?
As I said I won't bother posting my opinion and be baited into being attacked, but I read plenty, an overwhelming amount of comments from people all over the US that feel Mr. Lewis is the problem in this situation for a multitude of reasons. Freedom of speech is ok for Lewis I guess but not Trump in response. Ah ok.
No, not when you are the President and on Twitter!
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| Posted 1/15/17 10:38 AM |
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
Posted by mrsrainbow
Posted by Megs1234
I won't bother posting my personal opinion but I will say if you go to the Facebook posts regarding this incident, an overwhelming amount of people have plenty to say about why John Lewis is the problem in this incident.
Oh, because Lewis questions the legitimacy of Trump's president like half of America? Has Trump already overturned the Constitution or do we not have freedom of speech and expression anymore?
As I said I won't bother posting my opinion and be baited into being attacked, but I read plenty, an overwhelming amount of comments from people all over the US that feel Mr. Lewis is the problem in this situation for a multitude of reasons. Freedom of speech is ok for Lewis I guess but not Trump in response. Ah ok.
No but Trump needs to practice something called integrity, discretion and morality since he is now the president. I don't think he understands how the government or presidency works.
Keep defending him - you have nothing factual or intelligent to say about him except that you feel no one listens to your opinions so all the Trump supporters need to be in hiding 
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JME78
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MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
So it's ok for Donald to spend years questioning the legitimacy of Obamas presidency but when someone questions him it's wrong?
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Megs1234
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by mrsrainbow
Keep defending him - you have nothing factual or intelligent to say about him except that you feel no one listens to your opinions so all the Trump supporters need to be in hiding
We are not in hiding. We just cannot be bothered with the baiting anymore.
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ElizaRags35
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MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
When the soon to be president is quick to call out someone like John Lewis but doesn't say shit about the nazis ("alt-right") heiling him, it says a lot about the ****** person he is.
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When the soon to be president is quick to call out someone like John Lewis but doesn't say shit about the nazis ("alt-right") heiling him, it says a lot about the ****** person he is.
Yep. He danced around David Duke, pretended not to know who he was, and waited a long time to tepidly renounce him. And yet he took to Twitter immediately to slam John Lewis.
John Lewis had the shit beaten out of him more than once in the name of civil rights. Trump used bone spurs to get out of serving in Vietnam, while playing squash and whoring all over NYC. I know which one I think is a better American.
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
Posted by mrsrainbow
Keep defending him - you have nothing factual or intelligent to say about him except that you feel no one listens to your opinions so all the Trump supporters need to be in hiding
We are not in hiding. We just cannot be bothered with the baiting anymore.
You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
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Posted by Megs1234
I won't bother posting my personal opinion but I will say if you go to the Facebook posts regarding this incident, an overwhelming amount of people have plenty to say about why John Lewis is the problem in this incident.
Oh, because Lewis questions the legitimacy of Trump's president like half of America? Has Trump already overturned the Constitution or do we not have freedom of speech and expression anymore?
As I said I won't bother posting my opinion and be baited into being attacked, but I read plenty, an overwhelming amount of comments from people all over the US that feel Mr. Lewis is the problem in this situation for a multitude of reasons. Freedom of speech is ok for Lewis I guess but not Trump in response. Ah ok.
Why is Lewis the problem? What are the fact-based reasons?
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
Posted by mrsrainbow
Keep defending him - you have nothing factual or intelligent to say about him except that you feel no one listens to your opinions so all the Trump supporters need to be in hiding
We are not in hiding. We just cannot be bothered with the baiting anymore.
Stop hiding behind that lame excuse. It's pathetic.
Trump is more than welcome to defend himself when he is attacked, just like anyone else. What disgusted me about his tweets where a few things...
1. The comment about Lewis being "all talk, no action." This leads me to believe that Trump doesn't have the foggiest idea who John Lewis is and what he has done.
2. He automatically assumed that a black congressman's district must be "crime-infested" when Lewis' district is actually very well off and filled with college-educated people. This shows his blatant racism.
3. He then doubles down on his racism and posts yet another tweet that John Lewis should "finally focus on the burning and crime-infested inner cities." I mean, really?
Words matter. You want to shoot back at Lewis for what he said, fine. But, do it in a mature way with facts and not racist assumptions.
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Megs1234
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
So it turns out that John Lewis also did and said the same thing about Bush. That he would not attend Bush's swearing in because he did not believe Bush was the true elected president. Some attitude, apparently it's not just about Trump I guess then, he has bigger issues apparently when the vote does not go his way.
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ElizaRags35
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
So it turns out that John Lewis also did and said the same thing about Bush. That he would not attend Bush's swearing in because he did not believe Bush was the true elected president. Some attitude, apparently it's not just about Trump I guess then, he has bigger issues apparently when the vote does not go his way.
Or he actually has balls.
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by Megs1234
So it turns out that John Lewis also did and said the same thing about Bush. That he would not attend Bush's swearing in because he did not believe Bush was the true elected president. Some attitude, apparently it's not just about Trump I guess then, he has bigger issues apparently when the vote does not go his way.
That was also a highly contested and ill won election. So, if anything, I'd say he is consistent in his protests.
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ElizaRags35
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
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Posted by Megs1234
So it turns out that John Lewis also did and said the same thing about Bush. That he would not attend Bush's swearing in because he did not believe Bush was the true elected president. Some attitude, apparently it's not just about Trump I guess then, he has bigger issues apparently when the vote does not go his way.
That was also a highly contested and ill won election. So, if anything, I'd say he is consistent in his protests.
Good point. Two illegitimate elections, two boycotts. Makes sense.
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Re: MLK day and Trump's tweet about John Lewis
Posted by ElizaRags35
Good point. Two illegitimate elections, two boycotts. Makes sense.
Facts, logic and other witchery 
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