2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm Black. Old Blacks have failed us. It's time for Young Blacks to make our stand on Super Tuesday [View all]noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)Let's not say that John Lewis made a fool of himself shilling for Hillary, let's just express outrage that anyone would dare say that about John Lewis. Goodness...even he knew he went too far and corrected his initial statement. And...that one incident doesn't change what he's done...the OP said he is stull his hero.There should be no issue about holding him or any other politician accountable. Offense and outrage = dismissive. I don't agree with everything he writes, and he uses some harsh language, but he has a point. No one should deny that some of the older guard have been looking out for interests that are not compatible with his...or mine. There is nothing more or less outrageous about that statemenst because he is talking about black politicians instead of white ones. Perhaps we need to hear from more people who have been pawns in grand bargains.