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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: John Lewis to Rush, who suggested they wouldn't have needed Selma if they'd had guns. [View all]NewJeffCT
(56,833 posts)59. I'm sure armed black men marching through the cities
would have just automatically made all those white Southern governors, and the police and national guard troops at their command, just roll over and give in. Yeah, that's the ticket.
heck, posse comitatus would have been repealed in a heartbeat and the marines probably would have moved in...
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John Lewis to Rush, who suggested they wouldn't have needed Selma if they'd had guns. [View all]
AAO
Jan 2013
OP
He thrives on hate and division. He's a coward and bully, not worth the time. Good retort from Lewis
freshwest
Jan 2013
#14
He is paid the coinage his masters value. He is a miserable person for doing it.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#20
Rush savors the outage reaction...he thrives upon it, he needs outrage to survive.
FarPoint
Jan 2013
#36
John Lewis is a wise and compassionate person. The BFI is incapable of understanding his words.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#13
Rush only WISHES they'd used guns. The movement would have been crushed in it's cradle.
AAO
Jan 2013
#12
As if any truth of history has any effect on what Lush Slimeball and his minions believe and preach.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2013
#56
Rep. Lewis is a great man, who is patiently schooling a bigot / bully. Amazing that
AnotherMother4Peace
Jan 2013
#25
The GOP lacks in achievements so Rush has nothing to brag about. Rush and Hannity
Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
#30
Dr. King was so brave. Great accomplishments and upwards of 80!! phone death threats a day.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#42
I know, but for some reason maggots just creep me out. I don't mind snakes, spiders, slugs, worms,
catbyte
Jan 2013
#62
It's truly heartbreaking and pathetic that Rush is incapable of making a living
proReality
Jan 2013
#61
Rush is an ignorant white trash bigot and a stone cold hater through and through
workinclasszero
Jan 2013
#64
Limpballs is prime example that the quest for civility is a never ending struggle against evil.
olegramps
Jan 2013
#69
I wonder how much of that will fly right over Rush's (and his listeners' heads)?
Proud Liberal Dem
Jan 2013
#70
As a strategy for change, non-violence places the focus on the moral and social cost and
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#78
So why isn't John Lewis on radio and TV and Rush pushing is hate in the street?
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2013
#83