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UnrepentantLiberal

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32. And because of that

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Sun Jan 20, 2013, 05:29 PM

Jan 2013

this happened today:

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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

K&R for a great man MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #1

+1 (nt) enough Jan 2013 #9

He really is a great - and good - man. MBS Jan 2013 #44

Rush is just ignorant... K&R Historic NY Jan 2013 #2

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 thrives on hate and division" 90-percent Jan 2013 #19

He is paid the coinage his masters value. He is a miserable person for doing it. freshwest Jan 2013 #20

and just plain azureblue Jan 2013 #27

Rush is the dark negative of what we all represent. FarPoint Jan 2013 #26

Good point. The GOP's insane clown circus helped, too. freshwest Jan 2013 #33

Rush savors the outage reaction...he thrives upon it, he needs outrage to survive. FarPoint Jan 2013 #36

Rush has to devise ever more corrosive spew Plucketeer Jan 2013 #75

That's too obvious for someone as obtuse as Big Mouth. Gregorian Jan 2013 #3

And he has no shame, so this won't have any affect. AAO Jan 2013 #4

** THAT ** immoderate Jan 2013 #5

Representative Lewis' thoughts just kicked rushbo's bigoted ass. Hoyt Jan 2013 #6

John Lewis is a wise and compassionate person. The BFI is incapable of understanding his words. freshwest Jan 2013 #13

3-2-1 rush will be attacking Rep. Lewis next kimbutgar Jan 2013 #7

Good for him! JohnnyLib2 Jan 2013 #8

I edited the OP to add Limpballs comments... AAO Jan 2013 #10

If African-Americans Had Used Guns erpowers Jan 2013 #11

Rush only WISHES they'd used guns. The movement would have been crushed in it's cradle. AAO Jan 2013 #12

There would had been total chaos with riots and many dead. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #84

Rush needs to brush-up on his Black Panther history 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #15

+1 n/t jtuck004 Jan 2013 #16

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

Rush can't even spell "Satyagraha".... AlbertCat Jan 2013 #17

Over in RKBA they say Ghandi would have failed Pholus Jan 2013 #52

Ghandi would have failed AlbertCat Jan 2013 #67

When your only tool is a hammer.... Pholus Jan 2013 #68

Moses in a rowboat! another_liberal Jan 2013 #18

Recommended me b zola Jan 2013 #21

Rush et al will never learn. They think threats and violence are the answer. nt Ilsa Jan 2013 #22

Elegantly Stated.... supercats Jan 2013 #23

rush should go back to heavy drug use samsingh Jan 2013 #24

Go back? another_liberal Jan 2013 #47

that's a good point. samsingh Jan 2013 #71

Why should he have thought he needed to quit? AlbertCat Jan 2013 #73

Rep. Lewis is a great man, who is patiently schooling a bigot / bully. Amazing that AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2013 #25

The whole movement was based on nonviolence. How out of touch the still_one Jan 2013 #28

History would have recorded it as SCVDem Jan 2013 #29

No kidding. nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #51

you're right NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #60

The GOP lacks in achievements so Rush has nothing to brag about. Rush and Hannity Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #30

"Compare & Contrast" as the English Teachers Say cer7711 Jan 2013 #31

And because of that UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #32

YAY! Rider3 Jan 2013 #37

How much longer before Rush gets yanked from the air? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #34

So let me get this straight Rush Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #35

I won't go to FR, but the wailing and gnashing of teeth must be epic. freshwest Jan 2013 #38

K&R AAO Jan 2013 #39

Woot! Pharaoh Jan 2013 #40

A little bit more about this from different sources: freshwest Jan 2013 #41

Dr. King was so brave. Great accomplishments and upwards of 80!! phone death threats a day. Sunlei Jan 2013 #42

Kick for the evening readers AAO Jan 2013 #43

What part of "nonviolent" doesn't this ass understand?! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #45

Emphatic K&R! Rush is so ignorant of history, one coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #46

A LOT of anti-civil rights whites had guns too agentS Jan 2013 #48

Everyday limbaugh proves he's stupid. But, this stupid also Cha Jan 2013 #49

Wow. surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #50

Rush is a maggot, which is an insult to maggots. John Lewis is a hero. catbyte Jan 2013 #53

catbyte, yes, that is an insult to maggots.... prairierose Jan 2013 #54

I know, but for some reason maggots just creep me out. I don't mind snakes, spiders, slugs, worms, catbyte Jan 2013 #62

I can understand that...this is a problem I have been having too... prairierose Jan 2013 #72

Rush doesn't get it. Thank you for your bravery and your work Rep. Lewis! FourScore Jan 2013 #55

Oh Rush, you're so transparent. King_Klonopin Jan 2013 #57

k and ar Berlum Jan 2013 #58

I'm sure armed black men marching through the cities NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #59

It's truly heartbreaking and pathetic that Rush is incapable of making a living proReality Jan 2013 #61

The fucker doesn't even HAVE to make a living anymore. He'll never change. AAO Jan 2013 #63

Rush is an ignorant white trash bigot and a stone cold hater through and through workinclasszero Jan 2013 #64

Can't happen soon enough for me. AAO Jan 2013 #65

Perfect answer Andy Stanton Jan 2013 #66

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

MLK did have an armed guard at his home some nights Bucky Jan 2013 #74

Spoken With Such Eloquence And Grace DallasNE Jan 2013 #76

the thing about peace and peaceful expression SemperEadem Jan 2013 #77

And this is why RW nuts don't get MLK, Gandhi... SunSeeker Jan 2013 #80

lumpfuck - precious! I'll use it if you don't mind. Conjures up LumpFuck! AAO Jan 2013 #81

LOL! It's yours!! SemperEadem Jan 2013 #86

As a strategy for change, non-violence places the focus on the moral and social cost and JDPriestly Jan 2013 #78

it's easy to forget maverickfox Jan 2013 #79

Oh, no. Back then MLK was far more despised by the white power crowd Bake Jan 2013 #82

So why isn't John Lewis on radio and TV and Rush pushing is hate in the street? sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #83

I can just imagine Fred F3 Jan 2013 #85