GOP senator slams Trump: John Lewis's 'talk' changed the world

[UpInArms]

Source: The Hill

A Senate Republican is blasting President-elect Donald Trump's criticism of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), praising the lawmaker for his leadership in the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Saturday seized on Trump's characterization of Lewis as "All talk, talk, talk - no action," pointing out that his "talk" made a significant contribution in the civil rights movement.

"John Lewis and his 'talk' have changed the world," Sasse tweeted.

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Trump's response sparked a flurry of denunciations by Democratic lawmakers. Sasse appears to be the only Republican publicly critical of the president-elect's attack so far.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/314334-gop-senator-slams-trump-john-lewiss-talk-changed-the-world

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You can thank Senator Sasse through his online email at

https://www.sasse.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-ben

if you scroll through the reasons, you will find one entitled "congratulations"

I sent mine ... can you send yours?

[obamanut2012]

1. or tweet him

[riversedge]

19. @SenSasse

Senator Ben SasseVerified account
@SenSasse

The press office account of U.S. Sen. Sasse. His (less political/hopefully more interesting) personal account is @ BenSasse.

[obamanut2012]

25. I should have posted that -- thanks!

[certainot]

39. my local saturday morning limbaugh station wannabe

was predictably attacking lewis, as they all will

the guy is an ignorant asshole but he is on a limbaugh radio station that reaches tens of thousands merely because it has the signal to do it.

starting monday unless they think it's a worthy fight to attack lewis the other talk radio gods will refer to him in their best 'non racist' derision.

almost half of the limbaugh stations that do that depend heavily on majority black university sports teams that broadcast sports on rw radio to help them attract advertisers - basically to pay for 24/7 republican propaganda

[cilla4progress]

2. Done

Thanks

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Done, but I"m looking at Sasse's Titter shit and he's a Carson fan.

Jesus. One step forward, 10 back.

[riversedge]

20. Yes, I see that. But he deserves a Thank you for standing up with Lewis.

[obamanut2012]

26. Oh, he is a wingnut -- but there is a big but

Even wingnuts will occasionally be on the side of what is good and right -- thank him, so maybe he will do it more often.

[tenorly]

4. It was decent of him - but he's still a corporate whore.

The very first thing on (taxpayer-funded) website is a screed against CFPB Director Richard Cordray, whom he refers to as "King Richard."

He and his fellow harlot Mike Lee demand that Trump "fire King Richard" because "underneath the CFPB's Orwellian acronym is an attack on the American idea that the people who write our laws are accountable to the American people."

I mean, how dare Obama think that anyone other than cartel lobbyists may write our laws. The nerve!

[justhanginon]

5. Why do, as a group. republicans seem to be gutless wonders?

The only time they seem unafraid is when they are going against the general good of the citizenry like the ACA repeal or countless other issues. It seems they are so intimidated by their bully in chief that they will vote for or against things only when it is so decreed by trump or through his lackeys, Ryan and McConnell.

[tenorly]

6. Probably because, these days at least, you have to be a sociopath to be a Republican.

And all sociopaths are in turn cowards.

[C Moon]

15. True.

[tenorly]

16. Sad isn't it.

What's especially pathetic, are all these working/middle-class GOP voters - many of whom wouldn't have a pot to cook on had it not been for FDR, Medicare, the Clinton and Obama recoveries, etc. - who nevertheless are staunch Republicans because "someone's gotta put minorities in their place."

And we all pay the price along with them.

[randr]

7. Any opportunity to separate the opposition is not to be missed

This Senator will no doubt come under terrible attack from his cohorts. Other deplorables need to see he is praised for his stand.
Lets wait and see what he means by "changed the world".

[Ruby the Liberal]

36. Sasse was one of the original NeverTrumpers

Unlike the other nitwits who backtracked and ended up re-endorsing after un-endorsing (Jason Chaffetz and Kelly Ayotte for two), Sasse stood his ground throughout.

That said, he is a wingnut loon, but really doesn't have much to lose on this one.

[McCamy Taylor]

8. We should shame those who do not speak out.

[George II]

9. Mine has been sent.

[pangaia]

10. done!!

[jaxind]

11. Done!

Thank You!

[lamp_shade]

12. Done.

[citizen blues]

13. Call his office instead. 202-224-4224

That has much greater impact than an email.

[tblue37]

14. Because Trump is ignorant of history (and everything else, too, of course), he probably

had no idea that Lewis is a Civil Rights hero, just as he had to ask an aide what a gold star family was after being told he should not have attacked one.

[riversedge]

21. And the sad part is that Trump has no desire to learn-no curiosity.

[kimbutgar]

17. I guess thump never saw the picture of John Lewis's head cracked open

Just goes to show you thump is a petty punk ass thug.

[hibbing]

32. My first thought

The man DID take action. He's one of my heroes. The idiot saying he was all talk has no idea.


Peace

[OldRedneck]

18. Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson retired from baseball 50 years ago. Everyone in the country knows the name Jackie Robinson and many of us know the name Branch Rickey, the Dodger GM who hired him.

Robinson was attacked by his own teammates, by fans, and by opposing players who ran over him, beaned him, spiked him. Do you remember any of their names?

So -- I ask you -- 50 years from now, who will be remembered:
-- Donald Trump?
-- The Trump kids?
-- Melanoma Trump?
-- Mitch McConnell?
-- Paul Ryan?
-- Steve Bannon?
-- Kelleyanne Conway?
-- Barack Obama?
-- John Lewis?

[NBachers]

22. Excellent comment - thanks for posting this.

[MrPurple]

30. Hopefully, the answer won't be Trump, the one who preceded the postapocalyptic wasteland

[KPN]

23. Done.,

[BallardWA]

24. Just sent him my thanks-

It takes a strong and well developed character to take the madman on.

[Augiedog]

27. Amazing. Generally republicans are abject cowards.. that even one shows courage is a marvel.

[Fresh_Start]

28. Done nt

nt

[hatrack]

29. Thanked him - there's also a topic listing for "Inauguration"

.

[moonscape]

31. Don't remember who predicted this, but

it was someone on either Lawrence or Hayes - that Lewis genius was that his comment was deliberately setting up this sort of backlash. Predictable Dump would go after him, but that it would be akin to going after Gold Star family Khan.

[MrPurple]

33. It's nice, but would mean more if he took a stand against Tillerson, Sessions, DeVos, et al

[secondwind]

34. Done! K&R

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

35. Good for him. But, I have to wonder,

how many other elected officials have a "congratulations" category in their email topics list.

Or course, I expect that will be the only category if resident Drumpf sets ups such a feedback form.

[Gothmog]

37. K&R

[Lifelong Protester]

38. Done and thanked.

[lark]

40. Done

first nice email I've sent to a Repug in perhaps forever.