Elijah Cummings, esteemed longtime Baltimore congressman, has died at 68
Updated on: October 21, 2019 / 3:19 PM / CBS/AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elijah...death-longstanding-illness-and-health-issues/
Updated on: October 21, 2019 / 3:19 PM / CBS/AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elijah...death-longstanding-illness-and-health-issues/
Here they go again:
Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a leader of civil rights movement, dead at 80
By Vincent Barone
July 18, 2020 | 12:06am
https://nypost.com/2020/07/18/georgia-rep-john-lewis-leader-of-civil-rights-movement-dead-at-80/
By Vincent Barone
July 18, 2020 | 12:06am
https://nypost.com/2020/07/18/georgia-rep-john-lewis-leader-of-civil-rights-movement-dead-at-80/
Diarrhea Mouth started the eulogy train for Lewis:
“Today, America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history: Congressman John Lewis, the Conscience of the Congress.
“John Lewis was a titan of the civil rights movement whose goodness, faith and bravery transformed our nation – from the determination with which he met discrimination at lunch counters and on Freedom Rides, to the courage he showed as a young man facing down violence and death on Edmund Pettus Bridge, to the moral leadership he brought to the Congress for more than 30 years.
“In the halls of the Capitol, he was fearless in his pursuit of a more perfect union, whether through his Voter Empowerment Act to defend the ballot, his leadership on the Equality Act to end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans or his work as a Senior Member of the Ways and Means Committee to ensure that we invest in what we value as a nation.
“Every day of John Lewis’s life was dedicated to bringing freedom and justice to all. As he declared 57 years ago during the March on Washington, standing in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial: ‘Our minds, souls, and hearts cannot rest until freedom and justice exist for all the people.’ How fitting it is that even in the last weeks of his battle with cancer, John summoned the strength to visit the peaceful protests where the newest generation of Americans had poured into the streets to take up the unfinished work of racial justice. His visit with Mayor Bowser, the Mayor of Washington, painted an iconic picture of justice.
“In the Congress, John Lewis was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the Capitol. All of us were humbled to call Congressman Lewis a colleague, and are heartbroken by his passing. May his memory be an inspiration that moves us all to, in the face of injustice, make ‘good trouble, necessary trouble.’
“God truly blessed America with the life and leadership of John Lewis. May it be a comfort to his son John-Miles, his entire family, Michael Collins and his entire staff that so many mourn their loss and are praying for them at this sad time.”
“John Lewis was a titan of the civil rights movement whose goodness, faith and bravery transformed our nation – from the determination with which he met discrimination at lunch counters and on Freedom Rides, to the courage he showed as a young man facing down violence and death on Edmund Pettus Bridge, to the moral leadership he brought to the Congress for more than 30 years.
“In the halls of the Capitol, he was fearless in his pursuit of a more perfect union, whether through his Voter Empowerment Act to defend the ballot, his leadership on the Equality Act to end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans or his work as a Senior Member of the Ways and Means Committee to ensure that we invest in what we value as a nation.
“Every day of John Lewis’s life was dedicated to bringing freedom and justice to all. As he declared 57 years ago during the March on Washington, standing in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial: ‘Our minds, souls, and hearts cannot rest until freedom and justice exist for all the people.’ How fitting it is that even in the last weeks of his battle with cancer, John summoned the strength to visit the peaceful protests where the newest generation of Americans had poured into the streets to take up the unfinished work of racial justice. His visit with Mayor Bowser, the Mayor of Washington, painted an iconic picture of justice.
“In the Congress, John Lewis was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the Capitol. All of us were humbled to call Congressman Lewis a colleague, and are heartbroken by his passing. May his memory be an inspiration that moves us all to, in the face of injustice, make ‘good trouble, necessary trouble.’
“God truly blessed America with the life and leadership of John Lewis. May it be a comfort to his son John-Miles, his entire family, Michael Collins and his entire staff that so many mourn their loss and are praying for them at this sad time.”
Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
July 17, 2020
Press Release
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/71720-1
Forget Diarrhea Mouth. Every word Lewis ever said about Civil Rights was a con job (SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR THE CHOSEN FEW). Take away John Lewis’ moral horseshit and he would have been speechless:
Listen to that halfwit talk about “democracy”:
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?126713-Nancy%92s-Giggle&p=3266562#post3266562
It was John Lewis who said ONE HUNDRED MILLION slaves thrown overboard changed the migratory pattern of sharks. To fully understand the depth of Lewis’ stupidity do the math on the number of sailing ships required to transport 1,000,000,000 human beings. If each ship carried 200 slaves (the accepted number of slaves on a sailing ship) you would need 5 MILLION ships if each ship only made one trip.
Of course, sailing ships in the slave trade made numerous round trips; nevertheless, the number of ships needed to throw one hundred million slaves overboard is galactic, not to mention the number of seamen needed to crew those ships. Put it in perspective by comparing the capacity of steamships to the capacity of sailing ships. You would need tens of thousands WWII troop transports to throw 1,000,000,000 people overboard.
Bottom line: Everything John Lewis ever said and did is rooted in black racism, but you better not say it if you are white. Lewis is hailed as a Civil Rights icon who loved the white folks.
I have to admit that I bounced back and forth between which one was the dumbest —— John Lewis or Elijah Cummings. See this thread for the other dumbbell:
Cummings has long-been the dumbest man in the House. He does not have to open his mouth. One has only to look at his face to see the stupidity dripping out of every pore.
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...eek-The-Truth-In-A-Liar&p=2912012#post2912012
Finally, I shudder when I think about the monument Democrats will erect to stupidity after Senile Joe Biden bites the dust. Should brain dead become president his monument will be higher than Mount Everest.