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DemocratSinceBirth

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50. The unedited post made me look like a liar or a fool:

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 03:42 PM

Oct 2015

The unedited post made me look like a liar or a fool:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251654332

And everybody who recommended the thread seconded that emotion...I fight hard but I fight fair...I am truly hurt at the suggestion that so many people think I am a liar.

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Congressman John Lewis has endorsed Clinton [View all] marym625 Oct 2015 OP

who said he was ?????????? olddots Oct 2015 #1

yeah, it's trending marym625 Oct 2015 #2

Sorry for the blowback, Marym. He backed Hillary in 2008 before he Hortensis Oct 2015 #52

Again, here's John Lewis's 2016 ENDORSEMENT OF HRC! Hortensis Oct 2015 #117

"Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young also endorses Hillary Clinton." She's really raking in Number23 Oct 2015 #120

I'm kinda old guard myself. :) Won't Obama just endorse the nominee? Hortensis Oct 2015 #125

Well, yeah. I guess he could do that. Or he could jump in earlier. Number23 Oct 2015 #127

link rogerashton Oct 2015 #3

where does that say he endorsed Clinton in this primary? marym625 Oct 2015 #6

So you're saying the quoted letter is a fake? nt. msrizzo Oct 2015 #4

I'm saying that, marym625 Oct 2015 #7

John Lewis: Hillary Clinton has my wholehearted endorsement Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #5

I feel like a broken record marym625 Oct 2015 #9

Who did you speak to? Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #14

I called twice marym625 Oct 2015 #16

Maybe they mean publicly, as these endorsements usually ForwardMotion Oct 2015 #19

I'm just repeating what I was told marym625 Oct 2015 #21

I think somebody gave you a bogus phone number Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #44

it was his office marym625 Oct 2015 #73

Hmmm..NBC News or a biased DU Bernie supporter? oasis Oct 2015 #12

His office may not be aware, but it appears to be true regardless. Metric System Oct 2015 #8

You use the word "appears", so you are not sure !!!! Pauldg47 Oct 2015 #87

you may have called the wrong member JI7 Oct 2015 #10

There's also this: ForwardMotion Oct 2015 #11

"But it’s time for a woman" Ichigo Kurosaki Oct 2015 #47

He announced his support for Clinton back in August. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #13

Can you provide the number you called trumad Oct 2015 #15

right from his website marym625 Oct 2015 #18

Thank you. 840high Oct 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author hrmjustin Oct 2015 #20

I just called the number you provided. trumad Oct 2015 #22

BOMBSHELL! ForwardMotion Oct 2015 #23

I'm not fibbing! marym625 Oct 2015 #24

Well you're wrong trumad Oct 2015 #26

The people you spoke to appear to have been wrong. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #27

i think because of the calls they decided to ask someone more higher up JI7 Oct 2015 #32

The staff probably hadn't been told the announcement had been made jeff47 Oct 2015 #43

That makes sense. senz Oct 2015 #75

Just got through and he is endorsing her. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #25

I called twice marym625 Oct 2015 #28

I believe you. This is likely just breaking. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #30

Well I think it's time you correct your Op trumad Oct 2015 #31

don't worry about it. It is usual for those answering calls not to be up to date. If he endorsed still_one Oct 2015 #41

I have been a member since 2003 and I have never seen a calumny of this magnitude. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #29

calumny trumad Oct 2015 #33

I think this is a mix up of the office, not the poster. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #34

So do I trumad Oct 2015 #35

Agreed it should be self deleted. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #36

People answering the calls are many times not up to date with the latest information. No surprise still_one Oct 2015 #39

She inadvertently called out DemocratSinceBirth and questioned his integrity DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #42

And less than a week ago you were pressing for people to tone down the rhetoric. jeff47 Oct 2015 #45

The unedited post made me look like a liar or a fool: DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #50

And? jeff47 Oct 2015 #53

Are you fucking serious. trumad Oct 2015 #57

And? jeff47 Oct 2015 #67

So the Pp crying because she was called a liar is hilarious. trumad Oct 2015 #69

Do you really want me to bother googling for every time you called someone a liar? jeff47 Oct 2015 #76

Delete the Op trumad Oct 2015 #78

Why bury the mistake instead of owning up to it? jeff47 Oct 2015 #81

Oh I see trumad Oct 2015 #83

One time I made a huge but honest mistake in attribution. I asked the admins ... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #62

Bet she don't trumad Oct 2015 #66

They would feel not much. jeff47 Oct 2015 #74

Well were you lying? trumad Oct 2015 #80

Nope. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #84

You sure? trumad Oct 2015 #85

Yep. jeff47 Oct 2015 #89

i disagree... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #88

Making the mistake disappear makes the correction disappear too. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #93

NO. An apology needs to come from the person who did the maligning. MADem Oct 2015 #118

You resurrected a thread to demand people calm down? jeff47 Oct 2015 #119

What is that you're doing? I followed a brand new link here, I didn't look at timestamps. MADem Oct 2015 #121

I'm responding to "My Posts" lighting up. Because you decided this thread needed more rage. jeff47 Oct 2015 #122

No, I clicked a link that the thread starter put in another post and it brought me here. MADem Oct 2015 #123

Exactly.. trumad Oct 2015 #55

WHY DO YOU DOUBLE? Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #110

It only made you look like a liar and a fool to people foolish enough to believe.... Walk away Oct 2015 #126

. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #46

Your word is still as good as gold around these parts. oasis Oct 2015 #49

I have calmed down a bit and don't want to raise the ante... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #54

A sign of the times. oasis Oct 2015 #63

I repeated exactly what his office told me. marym625 Oct 2015 #70

It's over now... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #79

I didn't delete because I felt that was cowardly marym625 Oct 2015 #90

Sure... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #97

Thank you marym625 Oct 2015 #99

Time to delete the Op trumad Oct 2015 #82

It is probably time to take this thread down Skidmore Oct 2015 #37

I am sure you have seen the NBC links in your thread which says the contrary. However, my comment still_one Oct 2015 #38

True. It's probably a 19 year old in college answering phones. ForwardMotion Oct 2015 #40

You should delete this thread, and apologize to DemocratSinceBirth. n/t tammywammy Oct 2015 #48

I greatly appreciate all my defenders in this thread. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #95

Oh please trumad Oct 2015 #51

Will you delete your POS fresh OP calling her a liar? MindfulOne Oct 2015 #58

Already corrected. trumad Oct 2015 #60

Thanks for updating your post mythology Oct 2015 #56

The fucking Op used the word lie. trumad Oct 2015 #59

Thank God that good man is NOT endorsing Hillary Clinton. senz Oct 2015 #61

Uh he is. trumad Oct 2015 #64

Yeah, just saw that. What a shame. senz Oct 2015 #72

No one twists John Lewis's arm. Lisa D Oct 2015 #102

I know all about this great man, Lisa D senz Oct 2015 #106

Thanks for trying, Lisa. But anyone that thinks that John Lewis "had his arm twisted" to endorse Number23 Oct 2015 #114

Does this sound like his arm is being twisted? lunamagica Oct 2015 #112

I agree..... Pauldg47 Oct 2015 #94

Glad you corrected. Bobbie Jo Oct 2015 #65

LOL trumad Oct 2015 #68

as I stated, I was quoting marym625 Oct 2015 #86

Please apologize to fellow DUer DemocratSinceBirth. nt Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #71

She won't trumad Oct 2015 #77

wow marym625 Oct 2015 #92

They can't help it. Pity them and move on. senz Oct 2015 #96

She did. She's fine. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #108

It's not your fault that you were misled, marym. senz Oct 2015 #91

I did change the title marym625 Oct 2015 #98

Well that should satisfy them. senz Oct 2015 #104

. marym625 Oct 2015 #105

This is bullshit unless Clinton and he are great buds and can't pull away.... Pauldg47 Oct 2015 #100

Good on you, marym625! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #101

Why would you even doubt the story in the first place? DCBob Oct 2015 #103

Thanks for your graciousness in BlueMTexpat Oct 2015 #107

Yawn billhicks76 Oct 2015 #109

I had no idea, and don't really care, but.... DFW Oct 2015 #111

It's not a surprise at all. He supported her in her the last time she ran and he said last week Autumn Oct 2015 #113

You did nothing wrong. They gave you azmom Oct 2015 #115

Maybe you got called a liar, because you called the original, correct story, a lie...nt SidDithers Oct 2015 #116

I got the same misdirect from their office. Very classy of you to retract. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #124

"I do take issue with being called a liar." NCTraveler Oct 2015 #128