Black lawmakers consider boycotting Trump's inauguration en masse after attack on John Lewis

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory


TOM BOGGIONI
15 JAN 2017 AT 09:19 ET

Black lawmakers are considering staying away from Donald Trump’s Friday inauguration after the president-elect attacked civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) over the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend.

According to Buzzfeed News, the Congressional Black Caucus has not discussed a full boycott and is leaving it up to individual members to decide whether they would attend, with an official statement from the group due on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

On Saturday Trump hit back at Lewis, who questioned the legitimacy of Trump’s presidency in an interview with NBC, tweeting attacks at the civil rights hero, claiming the congressman is all “talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!”

According to Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), she will not attend now — nor will Reps. Lewis, John Conyers (D-MI) and Lacy Clay (D-MO).


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/black-lawmakers-consider-boycotting-trumps-inauguration-en-masse-after-attack-on-john-lewis/

[NBachers]

1. Good. Trump cannot be handled with subtlety and grace.

[Hugin]

2. As should any self-respecting advocate of Civil and Human Rights. n/t

[Phoenix61]

14. Couldn't have said it any better

He is an affront to every human on this planet. Proof of hostile aliens?

[Paladin]

3. Outstanding move. (nt)

[secondwind]

4. I hope they decide to stay home....

[dalton99a]

5. No Democrat should attend except when absolutely required by statutes

[2naSalit]

20. And if they do attend, I hope they turn their backs.

[Botany]

6. The Obamas, Clintons, and Bidens should not go either.

For God's sake Trump "won" by cheating and by help from the Russians.

[dalton99a]

8. Clintons definitely should not attend because he's still insulting and slandering Hillary

as recently as Friday.

[Ilsa]

33. I think the Clintons should come up with a creative and insulting excuse, like,

I need to take my cat to the vet, or
I need to wash my hair, or
I'm hangjng out with the Bushes, or
I don't hang out with dictator wanna-bes.

[Alice11111]

35. How about, it's a low energy day. Sure, DT will understand

I'm outraged they are going. They have the perfect excuse to change their mind after lewis.

Forget about what he did to her, they are legitmizing a madman, who insults all of our leaders and checks and balances.

[mopinko]

9. would they hold things up for them if they were late?

wouldnt it be fun to have them all insist they are coming, on the way, right around the corner, wait for us, hang on we are almost there-
meanwhile drinking, eating and laughing together at the obama's new digs.

[2naSalit]

21. That would be awesome! ...nt

[pangaia]

7. Nobody should attend.. Nobody.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. No Democrats should attend, for sure.

[compsports]

13. Completely agree

Calling the offices of Senators Warner and Kaine and Congressman Beyer to insist they skip the inauguration.

[lark]

11. Good news, don't know why HIllary is going?

I, won't watch one second of this sad travesty. Russia stealing the election and installing a stupid, childish, spoiled brat who only cares for his personal wealth and power. The sky is falling doesn't nearly get to the depths of my concerns about what he will do to us and the world.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Because the media would spend more time

asking why she wasn't there than demanding Drumpf's tax returns and other assorted and sundry things that they SHOULD have demanded from him non-stop.

[marybourg]

28. Absolutely right. nt

[Alice11111]

37. Fine. Overshadow the Inauguration, with where is everybody

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Guaranteed that the celebrity gossip folks will be burning the midnight oil!

[Grins]

12. I'm afraid to even WATCH it on TV...!

The profane, vein-popping screaming from me is a real threat to my new TV.

[orangecrush]

15. I don't see

How any self respecting black lawmaker could attend.

[dchill]

19. Black?

Any color. Every color! Or affiliation.

[2naSalit]

22. Self respecting HUMANS should refrain form attending!

[DownriverDem]

17. No way would I go

In fact, since Trump won I am in my own boycott mode. I will not look at him on tv, I will not listen to him or any of his team, cabinet members, repub Congress members on tv or radio. I only read about what is going on period. The next four years is going to be very bad. And if Trump is impeached or resigns? Pence, the radical RWNJ religious repub, will be way worse.

[marybourg]

29. During Bush jr's reign

I never saw not heard him, except for the one clip of him as a deer-in-the-headlights, reading to kids as the planes crashed into the towers. That played momentarily over and over so I accepted it. But other than that I never saw nor heard the man, although I kept up with the real news better than my neighbors. Maybe not better than most DU'er, though, but it can be done.

[mentalsolstice]

18. I hope my congresswoman, Terri Sewell, joins the boycott! eom

[SHRED]

23. Why would they ever consider going?

[Womyns Rights]

24. Makes sense to me.

[ancianita]

25. ABSOLUTELY. There is no excuse for any congressional or deep state Democrat to be at a

finance capitalist's coup ceremony.

There are better ways for globalism to advance itself than at the expense of America's democratic process.

[Gothmog]

26. Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure

I am glad to see these boycotts

[HoneyBadger]

27. If Obama resigns on the 19th he does not have to go

Biden can go in his place, and that way Biden gets to be President for a day.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028477316

[louis-t]

30. That's what stupidface wants.

They should attend and just stare at the SOB.

[ananda]

31. Do it!

All Dems should boycott!

[yallerdawg]

32. Ridiculous attack on President Obama is where it starts.

Calling on Rep. Lewis to be 'his help' since his constituents have 'nothing to lose' is just more of his racist dog-whistling.

We should never forget who this deeply disturbed jackass really is.

[leftyladyfrommo]

34. You go, guys! nt

[AngryAmish]

36. It is very important to protest the peaceful transfer of power.

[burrowowl]

39. May all Representatives do it and Senators too!

[Panich52]

40. I was already going to ignore it b/c of firing of "Voice of Inauguration"

Charlie Brotmanfired, replaced w/ minor-leaguer. Shameful.

Rachel Maddow 1st to report on it:
Trump ends inauguration tradition with firing, hires supporter
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-ends-inauguration-tradition-with-firing-hires-supporter-851337795715 via @msnbc

Trump fires inaugural announcer, on the job since '57 http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-fires-inaugural-announcer-on-the-job-since-57-851349059778 via @msnbc


Announcer fired by Trump scores new inauguration gig http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/announcer-fired-by-trump-scores-new-inauguration-gig-853953603695 via @msnbc

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

41. He's probably hired Billy Bush to do it.