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By Big Tent Democrat, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:45:55 PM EST
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A disgrace:

Lewis’ role in tonight’s program “shows the magnanimity of Barack Obama,” said House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, who is the highest ranking African-American in Congress. Clyburn, who like Lewis was jailed as a civil rights activist in his younger days, acknowledged Lewis’ significance to African-Americans’ battle for equality.

An utter disgrace.

Speaking for me only

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    didn't they run someone against Lewis (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by athyrio on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:51:37 PM EST
    for his seat because he supported Hillary?? I seem to remember something about that..

    They threatened to do so (5.00 / 4) (#4)
    by Cream City on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:58:27 PM EST
    and you speak for me on this, BTD.  If others disagree and continue to support those who did not speak up for him and against this cabal, they are embracing Clyburn, too.  

    And I will judge them by the company they keep.

    I tuned in to listen to the great John Lewis tonight, but then hit the mute again.  I'm just occasionally casting my eye at the screen to see if there's anybody else worth my time.

    And anyone who did not speak up to defend him, after all he has done, is not worth my time.  That's a long list of Dems who are not worth my time.

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    Yes (5.00 / 5) (#6)
    by michitucky on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:58:30 PM EST
    He did have a primary challenger.  

    I can't remember who he was speaking with the other night, but they asked him if he'd spoken with Bill Clinton...He said that Bill called him on primary night to congratulate him.  When asked if Bill Clinton was a racist, he responded that Bill Clinton didn't have a racist hair on his head and that he considered Bill Clinton his brother.

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    No, "they" didn't (3.00 / 2) (#8)
    by Michael Masinter on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:09:18 PM EST
    Markel Hutchins, a 30-year-old minister with no following outside his church ran against Lewis in the July primary and predictably was swamped.  There is no evidence that "they" sponsored or otherwise played any role in Hutchins' ill conceived fifteen minutes of fame.

    Lewis is an authentic hero; he nearly lost his life on the Edmund Pettus bridge.  Whatever his reasons for switching his endorsement, you can bet that nobody intimidated him.  He proved long ago that he doesn't back down.

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    Of course not (5.00 / 4) (#10)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:16:33 PM EST
    They, Jesse Jackson, Jr., blackmailed Lewis to switch his endorsement.

    An incredibly disgraceful episode.

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    Evidence, please (3.00 / 2) (#21)
    by Michael Masinter on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 08:20:37 PM EST
    What evidence do you have to substantiate the claim that Jesse Jackson, Jr. blackmailed John Lewis?  John Lewis is an honorable man who has done nothing for which he could be blackmailed.  As you surely know, blackmail is a felony; even supposing the accusation to be a metaphor, it belongs in a PUMA blog.  

    Like I said before, nobody could intimidate John Lewis; he has put his life on the line for his beliefs and for the ideals for which the democratic party stands in ways few of us can imagine.  

    You can do better than this.


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    Evidence? (none / 0) (#22)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 08:28:33 PM EST
    Are you a freaking buffoon?

    I wrote about it in REAL TIME at this blog.

    That you are ignorant of this is not my freaking problem.

    Do not ever comment in my threads again.

    Ever. I am damn serious.


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    Let it be known (none / 0) (#23)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 08:42:36 PM EST
    that if you do not know WTF you are talking about, do not challenge my integrity:

    In an interview, Cleaver offered a glimpse of private conversations. He said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois had recently asked him "if it comes down to the last day and you're the only superdelegate? ... Do you want to go down in history as the one to prevent a black from winning the White House? "I told him I'd think about it," Cleaver concluded.

    Jackson, an Obama supporter, confirmed the conversation, and said the dilemma may pose a career risk for some black politicians. "Many of these guys have offered their support to Mrs. Clinton, but Obama has won their districts. So you wake up without the carpet under your feet. You might find some young primary challenger placing you in a difficult position" in the future, he added.

    Disgraceful.

    Obama and Clinton are in a competitive race for convention delegates. Overall, he has 1,276 in The Associated Press count, and she has 1,220. It takes 2,025 to clinch the nomination.

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    Clyburn is entirely out of control. (5.00 / 2) (#2)
    by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:55:16 PM EST
    Thank you for posting the details of Lewis's fight for equality.  Quite impressive.

    Also, thank you for posting Martin Luther King's entire speech.  Not sure I've ever heard the entire speech before.  Also not sure how much recognition this historic speech is getting today in light of the upcoming Obama speech, in which Axelrod says Obama may not need to specifically reference King's speech, as the paralle