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60. "One wonders if the word "uppity" drifted through his largely vacant mind . . ."

Reply to hatrack (Reply #51)

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 03:12 PM

Jan 2017

Let's guess. I vote "yes."

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Trump rips John Lewis: Worry about your 'crime infested' district [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2017 OP

ThinkProgress editor Judd Legum calls this the worst of Trump's many reprehensible tweets: highplainsdem Jan 2017 #1

which is saying something. MBS Jan 2017 #43

Trump took the bait OKNancy Jan 2017 #2

Lawrence O'Donnell practically dared him to attack Lewis last night! Dustlawyer Jan 2017 #13

Bingo - Charlie Pierce was basically saying, just wait for the overnight Tweet-storm. bullwinkle428 Jan 2017 #28

Lewis was trashed for months for his support of Hillary. joshcryer Jan 2017 #82

No, he caught flack for intentionally misleading @ Sanders' civil rights activism Arazi Jan 2017 #83

And der dRumpfenfuhrer KNOWS 'crime infested'. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #3

Wall Street is the crime infested neighborhood. Let's clean that up. mpcamb Jan 2017 #73

That's what's really great about il Douche A the orange cannon mouth. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #81

Ridiculous RT Atlanta Jan 2017 #4

I live in the 5th and Mr Lewis is exceptional. Drumpf slammed a lot of good folks. CurtEastPoint Jan 2017 #17

Too lazy to go searching just now. 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #56

Illegitimate? Irritating? Idiotic? Retrograde Jan 2017 #65

They all fit. 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #66

That's good not fooled Jan 2017 #67

The same time Drumpf was shipped off to military school... Cooley Hurd Jan 2017 #5

Courage and class Botany Jan 2017 #27

But, but... not fooled Jan 2017 #68

Trump's military school was reform school for rich kids Botany Jan 2017 #70

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #38

I stand with Rep Lewis KewlKat Jan 2017 #6

Yes,I do agree. Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #77

Response from Evan McMullin: highplainsdem Jan 2017 #7

+1000 sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #10

Like....only thing I would have added would have been the number of times he KewlKat Jan 2017 #11

+1,000!!! Speak it, Evan McMullin!! AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #39

Another Fail Whale nt Xipe Totec Jan 2017 #8

It says all we have to say that we expected a churlish, juvenile response from The Twitter in Chief spiderpig Jan 2017 #9

John Lewis, changing history. Norbert Jan 2017 #12

"Crime infested" is a racist dog whistle DesertRat Jan 2017 #14

Yup. If a bunch of black people live there TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #75

Absolutely disqualifying attitude bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #15

Trump is a shit-bug; John Lewis is a giant among men; a hero. Trump's cabinet is full of criminals, NBachers Jan 2017 #16

Yes they are criminals vlyons Jan 2017 #35

Response from Matthew Dowd (like McMullin, a conservative): highplainsdem Jan 2017 #18

Trump needs to get off tweeter safeinOhio Jan 2017 #19

No. NO!!!!! Give him another shovel!!! longship Jan 2017 #29

He has already hit rock bottom. safeinOhio Jan 2017 #31

Indeed, my friend. Let him Tweet all he wants. longship Jan 2017 #32

Funny Trump should say this, in a few days it will be Trump's crime infested nation, Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #20

Rep Lewis is MY congressman and I live TrishaJ Jan 2017 #21

Trump Towers is crime infested with fraud and crime, they have a horrible resident. Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #23

And at one point, we were going to get a TRUMP TOWER a few blocks TrishaJ Jan 2017 #24

You probably need to keep those like Trump out. Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #44

Well you know what the fuhrer means. Lucky Luciano Jan 2017 #33

Thank you for weighing in! I've been spreading the site about your district: nolabear Jan 2017 #46

Trisha MFM008 Jan 2017 #62

I think the number of Democrats who will not attend the "inauguration" will increase, now. Laurian Jan 2017 #22

Let it be sparsely attended and protest the next day with us! bettyellen Jan 2017 #53

The fact that our low life PEOTUS BigDemVoter Jan 2017 #25

The Twitler rises to the occasion. I hope Rep. Lewis sets the hook deep. randr Jan 2017 #26

Sinks to the occasion. nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #57

Thanks for the correction randr Jan 2017 #58

Dear mr trump: starting Jan 21 the White House will be crime infested onenote Jan 2017 #30

Rat infested MFM008 Jan 2017 #63

Trump is in for a rude awakening as the strategy of deflect, distract, deflect, distract is going to cstanleytech Jan 2017 #34

ILLEGITIMATE (R) Achilleaze Jan 2017 #36

+10000000000000000000 iluvtennis Jan 2017 #47

Donald took the bait again. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #37

trump always uses The Hill Headline to get out his twitter main message of hate. Sunlei Jan 2017 #40

I work in midtown Atlanta, which is John Lewis's district. Calista241 Jan 2017 #41

Lot's of nice areas in his district. Heck, I feel safer there than some of the white wing enclaves Hoyt Jan 2017 #54

ThinkProgress: On MLK weekend, Trump smears civil rights hero John Lewis as a slumlord riversedge Jan 2017 #42

Donald Trump Is Deranged DallasNE Jan 2017 #45

All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad! Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #48

I'd say T. doesn't know who Mr. Lewis is Retrograde Jan 2017 #49

He probably just thought, "Oh, here's a black Congressman insulting me - get the doghorn!" hatrack Jan 2017 #51

"One wonders if the word "uppity" drifted through his largely vacant mind . . ." 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #60

You know, I really can't disagree with your assessment! hatrack Jan 2017 #64

When someone told him he should not have attacked a gold star family, tblue37 Jan 2017 #59

One thing you can bet on for certain is that the food is better in Lewis's district than it is world wide wally Jan 2017 #50

Without question. Hoyt Jan 2017 #55

Nice way to start off MLK weekend qanda Jan 2017 #52

As a white person this has infuriated me ... I do hate Trump with a passion Greywing Jan 2017 #71

Not My President. Blue Idaho Jan 2017 #61

Send Steve Harvey down there! hexola Jan 2017 #69

Hey Trump, if you want to clean up crime, start with your own organization! Initech Jan 2017 #72

Projection as usual from a den of thieves called the Trump Tower dalton99a Jan 2017 #74

Trump is truly ignorant Gothmog Jan 2017 #76

So ALL urban areas are decaying and ruled over by black gangs? Is that what Rump thinks? Rex Jan 2017 #78

John Lewis is a leader not a talker. Barbara2423 Jan 2017 #79

Disgusting nt riderinthestorm Jan 2017 #80