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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKeith Ellison defends Bernie Sanders after John Lewis' remark
Washington (CNN)Rep. Keith Ellison, Bernie Sanders' lone supporter in the Congressional Black Caucus, defended the Vermont senator's civil rights record after Rep. John Lewis said he never saw Sanders at key moments during the 1960s.
"He didn't see Bernie Sanders because Bernie Sanders was doing fair and open housing in Chicago -- that's why he didn't see him. No matter how good your eyesight is -- if you are standing in Alabama, you can't see people in Chicago," Ellison told CNN. "That doesn't mean he wasn't absolutely there, fighting for justice, fighting for open housing."
The Minnesota Democrat effusively praised Lewis, saying, "If he needs a kidney, he should ask me."
Asked about the vast majority of his fellow Black Caucus members supporting Hillary Clinton instead of Sanders, Ellison brushed it off and said, "I really feel that Bernie is going to win and when he does, you know, we'll all be supporting Bernie Sanders."
.....(snip).....
"Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. Experience should teach you not to vote for an Iraq War where this country has not attacked us," Ellison said about Clinton. ................(more)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/politics/keith-ellison-bernie-sanders-john-lewis/
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Keith Ellison defends Bernie Sanders after John Lewis' remark (Original Post)
marmar
Feb 2016
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restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)1. keith ellison, my hero of the day. nt
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)2. Beat me to it - Thanks
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)3. Love Keith. My dream VP.
And then one day president.
Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)7. A Jew and a muslim running together! Heads exploding all over the RW! nt
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)4. Ellison gets it
I wish he were my representative.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)5. that is integrity
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)6. K/R
And don't anybody forget it.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)8. I love my rep!
He has represents me wonderfully!
jwirr
(39,215 posts)9. Yes. I am in NE MN but I have been donating to him - this
will call for another donation.
I have always been impressed with his responses on the issues. He is truly a progressive.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)10. Thank you for donating to him.
Is your rep Rick Nolan then?
He's a good guy too. What do you think of him?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)11. Yes, and I agree Rick Nolan is a good rep also.
Response to geardaddy (Reply #8)
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SoapBox
(18,791 posts)12. Thank you Keith!
Duval
(4,280 posts)13. Will be donating to Ellison as I support Progressives outside of NC.
And Lewis was on MSNBC saying his remarks were not intended to disparage Bernie's commitment to Civil Rights.
rocktivity
(44,576 posts)14. Can a Christian accept a Muslim kidney?
I mean, would it be kosher?
rocktivity
avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)15. You are a good man Keith.
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)16. God I love that man. He's a mensch. nt