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Six False Accusations by John Lewis, Hero-Turned-Hack
Breitbart ^ | January 15, 2017 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 01/16/2017 4:23:41 PM PST by Trump20162020

2008: Falsely accused Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Gov. Sarah Palin of racism. Lewis attacked McCain and Palin, then running against Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for president: “Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division,” he said, going on to suggest that the Republican ticket were creating the climate for racist terrorism. “[Democrat] George Wallace never threw a bomb … but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans … four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.” Years later, McCain still had not forgiven him: “I’ll never forgive John Lewis,” he told AL.com in 2013.

2010: Falsely claimed that Tea Party demonstrators said the “N-word” during anti-Obamacare rally. Lewis joined several other members of the Congressional Black Caucus in claiming that a crowd of thousands of Tea Party protesters on the steps of Capitol Hill had shouted the “N-word” at them when they walked through the crowd — apparently in the hope of provoking a reaction. “It surprised me that people are so mean and we can’t engage in a civil dialogue and debate,” Lewis claimed. But he never proved the accusation — and when Andrew Breitbart offered to donate $10,000, then $100,000, to the United Negro College Fund for any video evidence of the “N-word,” none surfaced — despite hundreds of cameras present.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 115th; atlanta; cbc; donaldtrump; falseidol; johnlewis; racepimp; trump
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To: COBOL2Java

I’m sorry, how was he injured 50 years ago? What was the extent of his injury? Suddenly I feel extremely dumb.


21 posted on 01/16/2017 5:35:53 PM PST by mupcat
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To: mupcat
I’m sorry, how was he injured 50 years ago? What was the extent of his injury? Suddenly I feel extremely dumb.

Try looking it up. Google is your friend.

22 posted on 01/16/2017 5:38:55 PM PST by COBOL2Java (1 Tim 2:1-3)
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To: Trump20162020

23 posted on 01/16/2017 5:51:39 PM PST by Mannaggia l'America
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To: COBOL2Java

Thank you for so graciously stating the obvious. That should then be the answer to everyone who asks a question, why bother just Google it.


24 posted on 01/16/2017 6:12:21 PM PST by mupcat
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To: mupcat

i am amazed that they want a position - and instead of talking to a Trump loyalist (someone that can talk to Flynn), they run to the WashPost.

morons. They should go work for the Dems


25 posted on 01/16/2017 7:51:23 PM PST by bob_esb
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To: mupcat

Selma police violence.


26 posted on 01/16/2017 8:21:18 PM PST by jurroppi1 (The only thing you "pass to see what's in it" is a stool sample. h/t MrB)
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To: Organic Panic
Expecting a CBC liberal to not call someone a racist is like expecting a catholic bear not to pope in the woods.

Or Marie Osmond to go off her diet.

27 posted on 01/16/2017 8:53:27 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Trump20162020
... Andrew Breitbart offered to donate $10,000, then $100,000, to the United Negro College Fund for any video evidence of the “N-word,”({at Tea Party gathering}} none surfaced — despite hundreds of cameras present.

When John Lewis and some of the Congressional Black Caucus with him told these lies about conservatives they did it because they knew the boys in the press would give them a pass no matter how vile the lies were... And that's what happened.

28 posted on 01/16/2017 8:59:39 PM PST by GOPJ ("Reporters honored MLK by spreading hate & lies. News at 11." - Freeper FreedomGuru)
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To: Resettozero
We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.

Theodore Roosevelt

29 posted on 01/16/2017 9:07:46 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Trump20162020

Idiots can also be hero’s.....but they’re still idiots!!!


30 posted on 01/17/2017 4:26:15 AM PST by ontap
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To: NY Cajun
Why is John Lewis considered a “hero”.

He claims to have had his head bashed by cops during "civil rights" protests in the '60s -I think he banged his head on the door of the liquor store he was looting....

31 posted on 01/17/2017 4:29:15 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: jurroppi1

Thank you so much, Jurroppil. I just heard Rush briefly speak about that this morning.


32 posted on 01/17/2017 10:04:20 AM PST by mupcat
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To: mupcat

There’s a good thread on him here that got posted between my response to you and this one at: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3514853/posts

It’s a pretty good read.


33 posted on 01/17/2017 11:26:05 AM PST by jurroppi1 (The only thing you "pass to see what's in it" is a stool sample. h/t MrB)
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To: jurroppi1

Thanks, I’ll take a look at it.


34 posted on 01/17/2017 6:19:20 PM PST by mupcat
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