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Cha

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6. He slammed bernie! Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Slams Bernie Sanders
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 03:19 PM
Feb 2016


Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the progressive icon who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement, on Thursday dismissed Sen. Bernie Sanders' participation in that movement.

When a reporter asked Lewis to comment on Sanders' involvement in the movement—Sanders as a college student at the University of Chicago was active in civil rights work—the congressman brusquely interrupted him. "Well, to be very frank, I'm going to cut you off, but I never saw him, I never met him," Lewis said. "I'm a chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966. I was involved in the sit-ins, the freedom rides, the March on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery, and directed their voter education project for six years. But I met Hillary Clinton. I met President Clinton."

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/02/john-lewis-bernie-sanders-civil-rights


They are trashing John Lewis in GD: primaries right now! workinclasszero Feb 2016 #1
Let them have GDP. We'll have SC. Thank You John Lewis misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #2
^ that lol. eom artyteacher Feb 2016 #3
I cant wait. nt arely staircase Feb 2016 #8
He slammed bernie! Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Slams Bernie Sanders Cha Feb 2016 #6
MotherJones writer sounds teed off. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #12
John Lewis sounds ticked off and I don't blame him.. I don't get that about Cha Feb 2016 #13
Ellison is a Bernie supporter. He's always marched to the beat of his own drum - much like Bernie. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #15
Thanks, yeah I knew he was a BS fan.. I just didn't understand what he was saying about Cha Feb 2016 #16
GDP has basically turned in to N. Korea. arely staircase Feb 2016 #11
Then to turn around and fluff Bernie's civil rights credentials. kjones Feb 2016 #14
Remember how we SHOULD criticize treestar Feb 2016 #4
Look at this horribly over the top post of mine they hid arely staircase Feb 2016 #5
Sorry, arely Cha Feb 2016 #7
Hey, Cha!!! nt arely staircase Feb 2016 #9
So funny that the only way to deal with criticism of BS is to hide it treestar Feb 2016 #21
^^^^THIS^^^^ Hekate Feb 2016 #22
Yes, hold everyone's feet to the fire but the one who needs it the most. Cha Feb 2016 #10
You'd think such a major player as Bernie would be remembered treestar Feb 2016 #17
Sounds like John Lewis was pissed.. I don't blame him. Cha Feb 2016 #18
It's not ony GDP. William769 Feb 2016 #19
I got 3 locks in riversedge Feb 2016 #20
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