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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,837 posts)
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:10 PM Jul 2020

Stephen Miller: Obama's comments at Lewis funeral 'totally disconnected from reality'

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller scolded former President Barack Obama on Friday for his “shockingly political” remarks on voter suppression at the funeral service for Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement.

In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” the policy aide to President Donald Trump accused his boss’ predecessor of spreading lies about efforts by elected officials to stifle voter participation and minority engagement ahead of November’s election.

“That was shockingly political for a funeral service, but it's also totally disconnected from reality,” Miller said. “It is scandalously, outrageously false.”

Obama used a portion of his eulogy Thursday for the late civil rights leader to endorse several voting reform policies, including implementing automatic voter registration, establishing Election Day as a national holiday and passing comprehensive new voting rights legislation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-miller-obamas-comments-at-lewis-funeral-totally-disconnected-from-reality/ar-BB17pQ1J?li=BBnb7Kz

This might be hard for Miller's little Nazi brain to process but the issues Obama spoke of were near and dear to John Lewis's heart. His remarks were entirely appropriate.

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Stephen Miller: Obama's comments at Lewis funeral 'totally disconnected from reality' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
It was a eulogy for John Lewis and he would have loved it. Case closed. lettucebe Jul 2020 #1
Aw, the racists are upset nt sweetloukillbot Jul 2020 #2
A BIG FU miller Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #3
The one thing Trumper Republicans can't take is ... Truth. mackdaddy Jul 2020 #4
What's Shockingly Political Is For That Nazi Me. Jul 2020 #5
Maybe in Hitler's reality, sure... Blue Owl Jul 2020 #6
That's the translated version, right? JHB Jul 2020 #7
Miller is right. Turbineguy Jul 2020 #8
Shocking! There should be no talk of politics when honoring a political figure! unblock Jul 2020 #9
Jamaican proverb malaise Jul 2020 #10
Stephen Miller is a self-hating Jew agingdem Jul 2020 #11
EFF Faux pas Jul 2020 #12
Stephen Miller can go lick a subway pole. Initech Jul 2020 #13
Stephen Miller DenverJared Jul 2020 #14
Go have unprotected sex with Louie Gohmert, Miller. (nt) Paladin Jul 2020 #15
Stephen Miller is the one treestar Jul 2020 #16
It's reassuring to know the Klan disapproves of Obama. NNadir Jul 2020 #17
Lewis himself asked for his essay to be published in the NYT on the day of his funeral. sop Jul 2020 #18
Decent people would be praisng President Obama Progressive dog Jul 2020 #19
The way they are squealing means President Obama hit a nerve maxrandb Jul 2020 #20
Stephen Miller sure does like to project. GoCubsGo Jul 2020 #21
Stephen Miller can totally disconnect his jaw from his skull to swallow a rat. tandem5 Jul 2020 #22
I might have to take this one series. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #23
It's called good trouble lame54 Jul 2020 #24
A Trumper attacks Obama. SSDD. Solly Mack Jul 2020 #25

Blue Owl

(50,325 posts)
6. Maybe in Hitler's reality, sure...
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:15 PM
Jul 2020

But if you're into Nazis and eating glue, well then I guess Obama's comments were disconnected from that reality...

unblock

(52,164 posts)
9. Shocking! There should be no talk of politics when honoring a political figure!
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:20 PM
Jul 2020

What's next? Music at a musician's funeral??

Religion at a pastor's funeral???


agingdem

(7,827 posts)
11. Stephen Miller is a self-hating Jew
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:28 PM
Jul 2020

we Jews don't believe in a heaven or hell...we make our heaven or hell while we're above ground...however I hope for Stephen Miller, that reptilian piece of garbage, G-d makes an exception..like Sisyphus condemned to forever rolling a boulder up a hill, I want Miller eternally caged in an ICE detention center begging G-d to let him out...

NNadir

(33,509 posts)
17. It's reassuring to know the Klan disapproves of Obama.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:41 PM
Jul 2020

It is unsurprising that the Secretary of White Supremacy and Genocide Against Chidren has no clue whatsoever about the nature of reality either.

This little Nazi should watch his ass. It ends badly for Jewish Nazis.

sop

(10,138 posts)
18. Lewis himself asked for his essay to be published in the NYT on the day of his funeral.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:48 PM
Jul 2020

In it he wrote: "Voting and participating in the democratic process are key,"...(it is) "the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society"..."use it." Obama was merely echoing John Lewis' own views about voting rights.

Progressive dog

(6,900 posts)
19. Decent people would be praisng President Obama
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:48 PM
Jul 2020

for supporting the Constitution and human rights. Obama's remarks were not only appropriate, they were necessary.
Of course neither Miller nor his boss are or have ever been decent people.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,336 posts)
23. I might have to take this one series.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 02:04 PM
Jul 2020

I mean, if anyone knows "totally disconnected from reality", it's Stephen Miller.

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