John Lewis met the Clintons in the 60s per Chuck Todd.

[Skwmom]

Bill Clinton said he met Lewis in the 1970s. So exactly what were Bill and Hillary doing during the civil rights movement with Lewis?

My God, they just painted Hillary Clinton as the great defender of Black Americans and they really ripped into Bernie.

[Cheese Sandwich]

1. I'm surprised we didn't hear about this ever before

[SwampG8r]

8. She was marching to a marine recruiter and

Next thing you know she was marching with bill and john lewis until sniper fire made them run from the tarmac

[Kip Humphrey]

2. the Toad doesn't know what he's talking about and John Lewis did not say that.

[Skwmom]

3. If you look at what Lewis said, it's easy to see how Todd could assume that's what Lewis meant.n/t

[Kip Humphrey]

6. that's the clever part, the manner in which John crafted his statement.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

4. Look Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511203346

[Gregorian]

5. Perhaps those who know Bernie was there will come forward, while Bernie continues on message.

After all, if we compare this candidate with one that occupied the White House from 2000 onward, we can skip the details and stay focused on things like a true democracy instead of concentrated wealth while people suffer. It's inhumane.

There...and breathe.

[Nanjeanne]

7. Well then Chuck Todd is a liar - per John Lewis's book

Walking in the Wind by John Lewis - he didn't hear about Bill until the early 70s and paid no real attention to him until 1988.


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So what the hell? Why is Lewis doing this?

[AzDar]

13. Good find. Might interest many as a stand-alone OP...

[Vinca]

10. In the early 60's Hillary was a member of the Young Republicans and a Goldwater girl.

Curious how they're trying to paint her as Rosa Parks.

[livetohike]

11. And she became a Democrat in 1968 and supported McCarthy. She

was still in college.

[Beacool]

12. Still beating that very dead horse.

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Goldwater Girl - 17 years old. Young Republican - 20. She has been a Democrat for decades.

[Vinca]

14. The point is, she wasn't schmoozing with John Lewis in the 60's which is the topic at hand.

[Beacool]

15. That's not what Lewis said.

He said that he didn't know Sanders and he did know the Clintons. He didn't say when he met the Clintons. They are both a bit younger than Sanders and Lewis.

[unapatriciated]

16. Well according to John Lewis he met Bill Clinton for the first time in 1991.

He had heard of him in the 70's but wasn't official introduced until 1991, when Clinton asked for his support for the presidency.

[Vinca]

17. That's not what John Lewis said in his book.

In any case, Bernie was working with CORE so there's little reason their paths would have crossed unless Lewis decided to bail Bernie out of jail when he was arrested for trying to get dorms integrated at the University of Chicago.