HUFPO: Jim Clyburn On Joe Manchin: 'How Would He Have Me Compromise' On Voting Rights?

[Montauk6]

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the third-highest ranking member of Democratic Party leadership in the House, isn’t done taking aim at Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) over his position on federal legislation to protect voting rights.

Clyburn on Friday questioned Manchin’s stated reason for doubling down on bipartisan congressional cooperation, which the pivotal moderate Democrat detailed in an interview with CNN.

“Jan. 6 changed me,” Manchin said in the interview, referring to the bloody Capitol riot fueled by Republican lies about the 2020 presidential election. “I never thought in my life, I never read in history books to where our form of government had been attacked, at our seat of government, which is Washington, D.C., at our Capitol, by our own people.”

He continued: “So, something told me, ‘Wait a minute. Pause. Hit the pause button.’ Something’s wrong. You can’t have this many people split to where they want to go to war with each other.”

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-manchin-jim-clyburn-voting_n_6070606cc5b6ed59527dd0a5

[ColinC]

1. Jim Clyburn has it right.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Clyburn's words

Exactly!

“He said ... that Jan. 6th changed him,” Clyburn said Friday on CNN. “Well, it changed me as well. I want to remind him of what some of those insurrectionists were saying to those African American law officers who were out there. One man talking about how many times he was called the N-word. I want to know, how does that man compromise in such a situation? How would he have me compromise in such a situation?”

I'm sure I'm not the only black American who agrees with Mr. Clyburn.

Manchin is slapping us in the face.

He needs to understand - I'm NEVER coming together with those people.

[sigpooie]

3. I have fought these bastards my whole life

At 63, im getting real tired of even hearing what they think about anything. I pray we dont relect them and that they are all found guility of treason. Its time to stop them and we have about 500 days to do so. Get out and make sure everyone you know votes them out.