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WATCH A Fox News Host SHRED David Clarke For Disrespecting John Lewis

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff and wannabe Trump administration member David Clarke appeared on Fox & Friends Saturday morning to discuss President Trump’s pending address at the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum later in the day and was asked what he thought about Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) refusing to attend. To that, Clarke gave a snide reply:

“John who?”

Co-host Eboni Williams was having none of it, telling Clarke:

“John Lewis — he was bloodied on the Selma bridge, Sheriff, when trying to protest voting rights and a variety of other things.”

Clarke said he knew who John Lewis was, but then proceeded to label him one of the “most irrelevant members of Congress.”


Again, Williams called Clarke out:

“Sheriff let me say this to you. For you to say that nobody cares about John Lewis is inaccurate because I assure you that there are many people across this country that absolutely do care about him.

“As for your commentary on his political record as a congressman, I’m actually not even addressing that part because this museum opening is about the civil rights of American citizens, so when it comes to his record on that, Sheriff Clarke, I think that it’s pretty undisputed.”

When Clarke tried to assert that most people under 35 have no idea who Lewis is and that LBJ only got the Civil Rights Act passed with the votes of Republicans, Williams again shut him down:

“I appreciate that history lesson but as somebody that holds a degree on the subject I really don’t need you to update me on who was required for Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Civil Rights Act.”

David Clarke is a bully and an idiot. It’s no wonder he and Donald Trump are such big fans of one another.

Watch Eboni Williams take David Clarke to school:

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Civil Rights Discrimination Racism

WATCH Rick Santorum Get Slammed For Saying The Racism Debate ‘Is The Problem’

Now that Republicans realize the leader of their party, President Trump, is a racist who sees no problem giving aid and comfort to members of the KKK, alt-right, and neo-Nazis, they’re trying to convince us the real problem in America is the very fact that we talk about racism in the first place.

Such was the case Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, where former Pennsylvania GOP Senator Rick Santorum was on a panel with Bakari Sellers and Nina Turner, both of whom are African-American. Sellers began by commenting:

“It won’t change until individuals who look like [Nina Turner] and I decide that enough is enough. And so many people confuse patriotism and prejudice. And what we saw on display [in Charlottesville] was so much prejudice. And I hope that individuals, especially white evangelicals in American decide to stand up and say enough is enough.”

Poor little Ricky Santorum said he (like so many conservatives) thinks the discussion of race is the problem. That probably has a lot to do with the fact that his party is on the wrong side of the issue:

“You see, that’s the kind of talk that really, I think, causes problems. That says somehow or another, if you’re white, you’re somehow racist… I don’t know anybody who has spoken [in favor of white supremacy] but then to say this is larger problem is just — I would just say we have problems of racism in this country. But tying that to white supremacists, I think is a whole different thing.”


Turner took Santorum to school by reminding him:

“Two hundred and fifty years worth of slave, almost 100 years worth of Jim Crow in this country. The fact that the systems in this country still treat black folks… as second class citizens. And part of what the [Sen. Rick Santorum] doesn’t want to face is also part of the problem… nobody has said that all white people are racist.”

Sellers then finished Santorum off by saying he hoped he was uncomfortable with the topic:

“I hope that you’re uncomfortable with the conversation. Because this conversation is uncomfortable. But it’s something that we have to deal with.”

Apparently Santorum and many of his colleagues in the GOP are under the mistaken impression that if you ignore something and pretend it doesn’t exist, it’ll go away. But it hasn’t, and silence won’t help.

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Kellyanne Conway Defends Trump’s Attacks On John Lewis: ‘Everyone Is Gunning For Us’ (VIDEO)

The Trump team has now shifted strategies on their defense of the Tweeter-in-Chief from attacking Georgia Congressman John Lewis to whining about how they’re under attack on all sides.

Monday evening on MSNBC, senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was confronted by host Greta Van Susteren with this suggestion:

“The problem is, sometimes it’s not about being right or who is to blame or something. I’m just wondering, as we try to come together on this very important day, and in light of the fact that Congressman Lewis spoke first and shouldn’t have said illegitimate, it would be a good gesture by one of them that maybe we can resolve this for the rest of us?”

That’s when the whining and defensiveness began, with Conway commenting:

“At the same time, you know Greta, it’s a lot. If you work at the Trump campaign, the Trump transition, the Trump White House, it’s like being the walking wounded, right? Everybody’s always gunning for us and we’re supposed to look the other way at all times?”

Boo freaking hoo! As much as Trump and his surrogates have shamelessly attacked people over the past year and half, they’re too damn dense to recognize karma coming to pay them a visit when it happens. Maybe if they hadn’t engaged so enthusiastically in slash and burn tactics, it would be easier to feel sorry for them. But why in the world anyone have any compassion for this pack of rabid hyenas?

Conway then added this bit of complete bullcrap:

“This man [Trump] was elected fairly and squarely. He is everyone’s president. He’s a legitimate president. You know who agrees with that? Barack Obama agrees with that, Hillary Clinton agrees with that.”

No, he was NOT elected fairly and squarely! He was assisted by Russia and its murderous leader, Vladimir Putin. And just because President Obama and Hillary Clinton have accepted the result of the 2016 election doesn’t mean that the majority of Americans who didn’t cast a ballot for Con Man Don are going to suddenly embrace this traitor.

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Civil Rights Discrimination WTF?!

A*shat Georgia GOP Official Calls John Lewis A ‘Racist Pig’ On Facebook

Tommy Hunter is a  Republican member of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, and over the weekend when he heard that Congressman John Lewis had said he didn’t consider Trump to be a “legitimate” president, he decided to post his thoughts on his Facebook page:

Hunter also placed this on his Facebook page:

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After getting considerable blowback from such clearly racist and hateful messages, Hunter deleted them from his account and even changed the privacy settings on Facebook so only certain people can now see what he posts. But when contacted by a reporter for comment, Hunter had this to say:

“While I am grateful for what the Congressman did in Selma and other times during the civil rights movement, you get respect by showing respect. He is using his fame as a way to continually divide the races and in this case standing on the very much unsubstantiated claim that the guy I voted for [Trump] is racist and only won because of Russians hacking the election—which, of course, we all know didn’t occur.

“So, true to exactly what the political pundits said would happen, he makes the claim that Trump, and all of us that voted for him, are illegitimate. Therefore I claim [Lewis] is illegitimate and make just as many unsubstantiated claims as [Trump] does. After all, in today’s world, it’s not about the evidence, but the seriousness of the charges.”

Prior to removing his narrow-minded screeds from Facebook, others on social media took Hunter apart for what he had said about Congressman Lewis, with one writing:

“The comments you made about John Lewis are reprehensible. How in the hell people in Gwinnett County could vote for a scumbag like you I don’t know. You should immediately apologize to John Lewis.”

Another had this to say to Hunter:

“It is because of people lacking basic, decent, respect like you that we are now facing the oncoming sh*tstorm of Trump. If you don’t resign, you’ll be driven from office at the next election. We do not need people in office who disrespect true heroes. You will pay for this.”

Dar’Shun Kendrick, a Democrat whose District 93 touches part of Hunter’s Gwinnett territory, responded to Hunter on Twitter:

For his part, Hunter had the nerve to post this on Facebook as his tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

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Civil Rights Discrimination

Trump Attacks Civil Rights Icon John Lewis, Proving His Own Rampant Racism

Yesterday, Georgia Congressman John Lewis gave an interview to Chuck Todd as part of Sunday’s episode of Meet the Press. And in that interview Lewis said due to the increasing evidence of massive interference by Russia in the 2016 election, he doesn’t consider Trump to be a “legitimate” president:

“I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work with people. It will be hard. It’s going to be very difficult. I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president. 

“I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.”

Congressman Lewis also said he doesn’t plan to be present at the inauguration of Trump on January 20:

“I don’t plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that I miss since I’ve been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.”

There was no need for Trump to respond. He could have pretended to be above the fray and gone about his business, but of course that’s impossible for a childish and petulant weasel like Donald Trump. He decided instead to attack a civil rights icon who has dedicated his life to assuring that all Americans are treated with dignity and respect:

Within minutes, others on social media began firing back at Trump:

https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/820251964596482049

https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/820256133386473472

https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/820256367126650880

Allow me to explain something to our Russian-controlled President-defect: John Lewis is an American hero who has fought for equality his entire life. You, Mr. Trump, on the other hand, refused to rent to African-Americans until the Justice Department threatened to file suit against you and you finally relented. In other words, he’s a great man, and you are a disgusting worm who hates everyone.

Game, set, and match John Lewis.

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