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madville

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10. It was a poorly worded answer from Lewis

Reply to montana_hazeleyes (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 16, 2017, 10:49 PM

Jan 2017

Someone asked him about Bernie's involvement in the civil rights movement and Lewis's response was that he had never seen him at any of those events. Then he followed up with the odd statement that "I met Hillary and Bill, I never met Bernie Sanders" which to many people sounded like he was saying that Hillary and Bill were there when they weren't.

It's no secret that John Lewis was 100% behind Hillary during the primaries and was attempting to minimize Bernie Sander's civil rights era activism.

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It's real precious to watch all the criticism of John Lewis' drop mic moment. [View all] JHan Jan 2017 OP

There is way too much of it radical noodle Jan 2017 #1

Yep. Good that there are many of us seeing through the nonsense for what it is.. JHan Jan 2017 #2

On DU? babylonsister Jan 2017 #3

Oh no, just generally lol. I just read Manchin's stupid statement. JHan Jan 2017 #5

Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure Gothmog Jan 2017 #4

Well there is that thing about Sanders' civil rights record... MaeScott Jan 2017 #6

So do you approve of the Sanders delegates booing Lewis at the national convention? Gothmog Jan 2017 #7

I've always wondered about that. Was it just because he said he didn't see him? montana_hazeleyes Jan 2017 #8

Mr Lewis didn't have to see him next to him to acknowledge that Sanders had been active in ... MaeScott Jan 2017 #9

It was a poorly worded answer from Lewis madville Jan 2017 #10