2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Are protesters REALLY trying to shout down John Lewis during his MSNBC interview? [View all]Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Some of us are forgetting history. Lewis has always backed the Clintons. In fact, he supported Hillary in the 2008 Presidential primary against Obama. So, he's not exactly an objective or unbiased agent in all this. He only switched his support to Obama after his constituents started complaining and heckling him.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/27/lewis-switches-from-clinton-to-obama/
Lewis is an individual who isn't immune to criticism just because he was an important participant in the civil rights movement, anymore than Jesse Jackson is.
But I agree that civility and respect are due. These protesters don't understand the sacrifice that has been made to come close to sharing in the freedoms and privilege they take for granted.