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In reply to the discussion: Elijah Cummings appreciation thread. [View all]The Wizard
(12,541 posts)110. K&R
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Especially recalling the mother of a dead child who went without insulin. Who forgets that.
onecaliberal
Feb 2019
#45
I love him. A shining example of what oversight should actually look like.
onecaliberal
Feb 2019
#36
Can you tell me his words at the end? I had to work and my DVR cut out after Cummins said the idiot
demtenjeep
Feb 2019
#59
Thank you! I didn't get a chance to watch the very end, so it was good to hear that. Brilliant!
Rabrrrrrr
Feb 2019
#72
It was a thing of beauty to call out the press. He was essentially putting them on notice.
onecaliberal
Feb 2019
#53
He is exceptional . Much love, respect, and gratitude to Elijah Cummings.
SaveOurDemocracy
Feb 2019
#82
He is TOUGH. He needs a walker just to move around, his painful arthritis has deformed his hands.
SunSeeker
Feb 2019
#93
THIS is why it's important for Democrats to control congress even if it means supporting some
JI7
Feb 2019
#95
In a perfect world, that man would have been president at some point
Clash City Rocker
Feb 2019
#105
Cummings has a lot of patience not to clobber a jerk Repug the whole meeting.
riversedge
Feb 2019
#107
So impressive, so sincere, and so honest. I hope he's right that we're better than that.
dem4decades
Feb 2019
#109