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Rep. John Lewis Says He Never Saw Bernie Sanders During Civil Rights Movement
MRC TV ^ | February 12, 2016 | Nick Kangadis

Posted on 02/13/2016 10:39:00 AM PST by Olog-hai

On Thursday, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) told the media that he questions whether Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (DS-Vt.) was as involved in the civil rights movement as he has said he was.

As noted by CNN, Sanders on multiple occasions has talked about his past as an activist during the civil rights movement in the 1960s at the University of Chicago. Sanders repeatedly mentions his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at mrctv.org ...


TOPICS: Government; History; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: 2016election; berniesanders; chicago; civilrightsmovement; election2016; illinois; johnlewis; riots; sanders; vermont
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1 posted on 02/13/2016 10:39:00 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The old commie bastard gets eaten by an older commie bastard.


2 posted on 02/13/2016 10:39:35 AM PST by sagar (3 way race; cranky populist - Trump/Sanders, establishment - Hillary/Kaysick, conservative - Cruz!)
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To: Olog-hai

I was involved in the civil rights movement. I never saw Bernie Sanders OR Rep. John Lewis.


3 posted on 02/13/2016 10:41:42 AM PST by OwenKellogg (Trump all the way.)
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To: Olog-hai

Does anyone really care as to who was or was not seen during that start of Western disintegration?


4 posted on 02/13/2016 10:44:21 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: OwenKellogg

Likewise. I was locked up in Corbin, Ky for demonstrating for the Freedom Riders. Never saw either of those bums.


5 posted on 02/13/2016 10:44:22 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (Stop Islam and save the world.)
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To: sagar

like fish! gulp. gulp.


6 posted on 02/13/2016 10:45:25 AM PST by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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To: Olog-hai

I don’t think the Millennial generation really cares about these old Civil Rights/Feminist fossils!


7 posted on 02/13/2016 10:45:45 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Olog-hai

Here he is...at the end of this commercial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZQE3gqDETA


8 posted on 02/13/2016 10:46:09 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Olog-hai

Bernie is too old too white too Jewish to win a general election.


9 posted on 02/13/2016 10:46:16 AM PST by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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To: Olog-hai

Y’all are missing the point.

Get your popcorn and your favorite beverage, then sit back and watch Democrats eat their own.


10 posted on 02/13/2016 10:47:15 AM PST by Dacula (Southern lives matter!)
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To: Olog-hai

John Lewis got brain damage from the head-bashing he got from democrats in the 1960’s, and now he’s suffering Stockholm Syndrome.


11 posted on 02/13/2016 10:48:25 AM PST by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Olog-hai

he was the nerdy looking Jewish kid who always hung out with Brian Williams


12 posted on 02/13/2016 10:50:26 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: Olog-hai

I truly hate to defend Bernie in any way, but this is just plain dumb. Is John Lewis suggesting that his personal acquaintance (or lack thereof) with someone 50+ years ago in a movement that involved tens of thousands of people is somehow significant? Give me a break.


13 posted on 02/13/2016 10:50:28 AM PST by irishjuggler
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To: Olog-hai
They kept the prostitutes for MLK,Jr. and Jesse Jackson out of sight too. Who knows? Maybe Bernie was with them.
14 posted on 02/13/2016 10:50:36 AM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: Olog-hai

He didn’t see Hillary Rodham either.


15 posted on 02/13/2016 10:51:50 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Olog-hai

DON’T EVER UNDERESTIMATE THE CLINTON MACHINE.

HERE WE’VE GOT LEWIS COMING OUT TO SHILL FOR HER, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HUMBLY PAINTING HIMSELF AS A HERO. WHO’S THE BIGGER PHONY, HE OR SHE...

THE GOP IS GOING TO HAVE TO MUSTER UP THE MOST FORMIDABLE CANDIDATE AGAINST HER, SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO VERBALLY BODY SLAM HER AND NOT LET GO.

TO ME, THERE’S ONLY ONE WITH THAT SKILL.


16 posted on 02/13/2016 10:54:57 AM PST by detch (")
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Rep. John Lewis Says He Never Saw Bernie Sanders During Civil Rights Movement

Quite possible. Bernie lives in a place where he never, ever has to see a black person. Coincidence, or common sense?

All the same to me...

17 posted on 02/13/2016 10:56:24 AM PST by Kenton
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To: detch

I KNOW RIGHT


18 posted on 02/13/2016 10:56:37 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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To: Olog-hai

Bernie was honey mooning in the Soviet Union. In other words Bernie was with his people the Commies.


19 posted on 02/13/2016 10:59:19 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Kenton

Not a whole lot of ghettoes in Vermont.


20 posted on 02/13/2016 11:00:20 AM PST by dowcaet
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