John Lewis dead

[freyasman]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.

In 1961, Lewis was one of the original Freedom Riders. They were seven whites and six blacks who rode a bus from Washington to New Orleans. Their crime? They had the audacity to sit next to each other. Mobs met the bus and there was violence against the riders. The SCOTUS had ruled that forced segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional in 1960. A year later the Freedom Fighters were not only attacked and beaten, they were arrested for violating Jim Crow laws, which had been declared unconstitutional. And still he came back.

And he never returned the violence. He never looted, burned or destroyed property. He was a strong advocate for peaceful protest.

All he wanted was change for his people. And he stood up when so many refused to get beaten, hosed, attacked by dogs ect. John Lewis refused to quit.

He was ostracized by other members of the civil rights movement when he refused to give up his peaceful protest and respond with violence.

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

We will?

Who is "we"? You got a mouse in your pocket or something?

"We", as in the people who want peaceful protests instead of violence.

I ain't gonna miss this guy.
World has enough assholes already.

 

[freyasman]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.
.....

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

And he used that to support the wace baiting and lefty agenda of the modern liberals today.


Sorry, Lewis was not the voice of reason.

Race baiting? For riding a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person? For wanting blacks to be able to register to vote?

You idea of race baiting is a strange one.

That was a long time ago.

What has he done for anyone but himself lately?

 

[WinterBorn]

John Lewis was a great American Patriot

Risked his life and freedom fighting for Liberty and Justice

Lunch counter sit in’s
Freedom Rider
Led the March in Selma
Spoke before Martin Luther Kings.......I have a dream


He will be missed

He was a good puppet for you guys

Yeah, how dare we praise a black man who put his own safety and life in danger to fight against Jim Crow laws and for blacks to be able to register to vote.

He backed him crow years later

He did? Please provide a link showing John Lewis backed Jim Crow laws.

 

[rightwinger]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.

In 1961, Lewis was one of the original Freedom Riders. They were seven whites and six blacks who rode a bus from Washington to New Orleans. Their crime? They had the audacity to sit next to each other. Mobs met the bus and there was violence against the riders. The SCOTUS had ruled that forced segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional in 1960. A year later the Freedom Fighters were not only attacked and beaten, they were arrested for violating Jim Crow laws, which had been declared unconstitutional. And still he came back.

And he never returned the violence. He never looted, burned or destroyed property. He was a strong advocate for peaceful protest.

All he wanted was change for his people. And he stood up when so many refused to get beaten, hosed, attacked by dogs ect. John Lewis refused to quit.

He was ostracized by other members of the civil rights movement when he refused to give up his peaceful protest and respond with violence.

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

John Lewis was an American Patriot

We use the word lightly today but Lewis risked his freedom and his life fighting for Liberty and Justice.

A Civil Rights and Congressional icon

 

[WinterBorn]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.
.....

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

And he used that to support the wace baiting and lefty agenda of the modern liberals today.


Sorry, Lewis was not the voice of reason.

Race baiting? For riding a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person? For wanting blacks to be able to register to vote?

You idea of race baiting is a strange one.

That was a long time ago.

What has he done for anyone but himself lately?

Considering what he did (and during my lifetime) I think he deserves the praise. If you don't, so be it.

 

[rightwinger]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.
.....

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

And he used that to support the wace baiting and lefty agenda of the modern liberals today.


Sorry, Lewis was not the voice of reason.

Race baiting? For riding a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person? For wanting blacks to be able to register to vote?

You idea of race baiting is a strange one.

That was a long time ago.

What has he done for anyone but himself lately?

Fought for healthcare for all Americans

 

[beagle9]

Tributes pour in for civil rights icon and US Rep. John Lewis: 'We have lost a giant'

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., one of the nation’s most preeminent civil rights figures, died Friday night, according to reports. He was 80.

www.foxnews.com

Where the Marxist liberal Poli media onslaught began. He got pushed to the ground once and you would think he was brutally beaten by police. Another historical lie.

Pushed down ??? He had a steel plate in his head as a result of being hit in the head during the Selma March.

Look JL had every right to be an anti-racist against those who were practicing racism against him and his people, otherwise as was being done based upon their skin colour and not upon their character's at that time in life. He stood up during a serious time, and during a very contentious time in which he had every right too.

The disheartening thing, was when Lewis became used by political operatives/ radicals over time, otherwise who then used him, and used his powers entrusted of him (just like highjackers always do when do such a thing), otherwise in order to pervert his early on experiences in a way in which to gain outcomes for themselves that weren't righteous or productive later on, and this being in regards to the positive gains that he once represented, and had stood for in the 1960's. RIP John Lewis.

 

[WinterBorn]

Good riddance to the race pimp asshole. A dumbass Negro Democrat that was always on the wrong side of everything. A piece of low IQ shit that other low IQ Negroes looking for somebody to protect their welfare check kept in office.

Piss on him and all the Democrats.

Wrong side? He risked his life and safety to defy the unconstitutional Jim Crow laws as a Freedom Rider. Was he on the wrong side when he rode on a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person in his group?

Was he on the wrong side when he marched to allow blacks to register to vote?

 

[rightwinger]

How many would put up with what John Lewis did to fight for basic human rights?

Without fighting he endured people screaming vile names, spitting on him, beatings that put him in the hospital, arrests, threats on his life.

Many Civil Rights icons of the era were assassinated or just disappeared.

John Lewis was a brave man and American Patriot

 

[Polishprince]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.
.....

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

And he used that to support the wace baiting and lefty agenda of the modern liberals today.


Sorry, Lewis was not the voice of reason.

Race baiting? For riding a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person? For wanting blacks to be able to register to vote?

You idea of race baiting is a strange one.

That was a long time ago.

What has he done for anyone but himself lately?

Fought for healthcare for all Americans

He fought for "health coverage" not "health care" at all. During his terminal illness, he sought the best healthcare available instead of going for the O'Care quacks that he voted for the regular people to go to.

 

[rightwinger]

He believed that in all of us, there exists the capacity for great courage, a longing to do what’s right, a willingness to love all people, and to extend to them their God-given rights to dignity and respect. And it’s because he saw the best in all of us that he will continue, even in his passing, to serve as a beacon in that long journey towards a more perfect union.
President Barack Obama

 

[Polishprince]

Pancreatic cancer. Damn. That's a hard way to go.

That's what Ginsberg has.

Jo

As well as the Tremendous Canadian Alex Trebek.

BTW, Trebek is being treated for his cancer in America, instead of facing the Canadian Death Panels. Lewis, likewise, didn't have to appear before the ACA Death Panels that he voted for.

 

[Polishprince]

How many would put up with what John Lewis did to fight for basic human rights?

Without fighting he endured people screaming vile names, spitting on him, beatings that put him in the hospital, arrests, threats on his life.

Many Civil Rights icons of the era were assassinated or just disappeared.

John Lewis was a brave man and American Patriot

Up in Dearbornistan, a few years ago, a group of Christians preached the gospel to a mob of Islamic Heathen that were gathered in a public park. The liberal pagans were so enraged that they stoned those that came to them to share the love of Jesus H. Christ.

 

[22lcidw]

Tributes pour in for civil rights icon and US Rep. John Lewis: 'We have lost a giant'

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., one of the nation’s most preeminent civil rights figures, died Friday night, according to reports. He was 80.

www.foxnews.com

Where the Marxist liberal Poli media onslaught began. He got pushed to the ground once and you would think he was brutally beaten by police. Another historical lie.

Pushed down? He had his skull fractured. When he was a Freedom Rider, he was beaten by a group of ignorant rednecks in a Greyhound buss station restroom. He was arrested several times on that trip. All because he had the audacity to sit next to a white person traveling in his group.

Those who marched in the 1960s were not violent rioters. Some, like John Lewis did not even fight back. They were beaten and murdered for marching for the right to register to vote. Not out of some misguided loyalty to criminals who were killed by police. They wanted to vote.

That was a time. A serious time. A time when civil rights were won. Some people bore the scars. From what you said, John did. Then he spent 50 years as a sellout collecting his booty. He knew the issues that really have kept some people back. But they were never attacked. Still aren't. Like it is a big secret.

 

[freyasman]

Its funny, so many conservatives are quick to point out that republicans were the ones who worked for civil rights first. And when one of those on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the early days, dies, the vitriol and hate comes spewing. John Lewis was beaten down during the first Selma March, known as Bloody Sunday. He bore the scars from that the rest of his life. But he kept going.
.....

R.I.P. John Lewis. You earned your rest. But we will miss your voice of reason.

And he used that to support the wace baiting and lefty agenda of the modern liberals today.


Sorry, Lewis was not the voice of reason.

Race baiting? For riding a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person? For wanting blacks to be able to register to vote?

You idea of race baiting is a strange one.

That was a long time ago.

What has he done for anyone but himself lately?

Fought for healthcare for all Americans

Even though we didn't want him to, he still helped cram it down our throats.


Gee, thanks....
But not really.

At least now he won't be doing me any more "favors" like that.

 

[freyasman]

How many would put up with what John Lewis did to fight for basic human rights?

Without fighting he endured people screaming vile names, spitting on him, beatings that put him in the hospital, arrests, threats on his life.

Many Civil Rights icons of the era were assassinated or just disappeared.

John Lewis was a brave man and American Patriot

So dig him up and suck his dick if you like him so much.

Me, I'm a lot harder to impress.

 

[rightwinger]

How many would put up with what John Lewis did to fight for basic human rights?

Without fighting he endured people screaming vile names, spitting on him, beatings that put him in the hospital, arrests, threats on his life.

Many Civil Rights icons of the era were assassinated or just disappeared.

John Lewis was a brave man and American Patriot

Up in Dearbornistan, a few years ago, a group of Christians preached the gospel to a mob of Islamic Heathen that were gathered in a public park. The liberal pagans were so enraged that they stoned those that came to them to share the love of Jesus H. Christ.

Were the Christians beaten and arrested by the police like Lewis was?

 

[rightwinger]

How many would put up with what John Lewis did to fight for basic human rights?

Without fighting he endured people screaming vile names, spitting on him, beatings that put him in the hospital, arrests, threats on his life.

Many Civil Rights icons of the era were assassinated or just disappeared.

John Lewis was a brave man and American Patriot

So dig him up and suck his dick if you like him so much.

Me, I'm a lot harder to impress.

Spoken like a real American Conservative

 

[Flash]

Good riddance to the race pimp asshole. A dumbass Negro Democrat that was always on the wrong side of everything. A piece of low IQ shit that other low IQ Negroes looking for somebody to protect their welfare check kept in office.

Piss on him and all the Democrats.

Wrong side? He risked his life and safety to defy the unconstitutional Jim Crow laws as a Freedom Rider. Was he on the wrong side when he rode on a Greyhound Bus sitting next to a white person in his group?

Was he on the wrong side when he marched to allow blacks to register to vote?

You are confused.

The sonofabitch was a worthless piece of commie shit. He was part of this filthy Democrat Congressional Black Caucus that had a combined IQ of less than 200. Dumbasses like Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson Lee, Fredricka Wilson, Danny Davis, Al Green, Alcee Hastings and other corrupt dipshits.

They are the scum of this country elected by other dumbass Blacks. These low IQ morally deficient American hating sonofatiches are elected by a constituency looking only to get somebody else to pay their bills.

The inner city Atlanta scum that have been rioting and attacking police and making assholes of themselves are the jerks that elected this idiot Lewis to Congress.

Lewis who always supported disastrous Democrat policies that kept the very low IQ constituency poor and depressed.

Just look at the traitorous activity the dickhead did to help with the Democrat Dirty Tricks impeachment of Trump to understand what a low life he was.

Good riddance to an asshole! However, he will be replaced by another asshole. Those dumbass ghetto Negroes in Atlanta can't help themselves but to elect shitheads to Congress.

 

[rightwinger]

Tributes pour in for civil rights icon and US Rep. John Lewis: 'We have lost a giant'

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., one of the nation’s most preeminent civil rights figures, died Friday night, according to reports. He was 80.

www.foxnews.com

Where the Marxist liberal Poli media onslaught began. He got pushed to the ground once and you would think he was brutally beaten by police. Another historical lie.

Pushed down? He had his skull fractured. When he was a Freedom Rider, he was beaten by a group of ignorant rednecks in a Greyhound buss station restroom. He was arrested several times on that trip. All because he had the audacity to sit next to a white person traveling in his group.

Those who marched in the 1960s were not violent rioters. Some, like John Lewis did not even fight back. They were beaten and murdered for marching for the right to register to vote. Not out of some misguided loyalty to criminals who were killed by police. They wanted to vote.

That was a time. A serious time. A time when civil rights were won. Some people bore the scars. From what you said, John did. Then he spent 50 years as a sellout collecting his booty. He knew the issues that really have kept some people back. But they were never attacked. Still aren't. Like it is a big secret.

You are just annoyed he did not act like Diamond and Silk