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Home Front: Politix
Orange Man skips John Lewis farewell at Capitol Rotunda, sends VP
2020-07-29
WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, they passed through the grand Capitol Rotunda to pay respects to the civil rights icon.

It was a solemn display of unity as congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle offered praise for longtime Georgia Rep. John Lewis. There was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who called Lewis the "conscience of the Congress"; and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who praised him as a model of courage. Vice President Mike Pence and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, came as well.

But missing was a man whose absence spoke volumes: President Donald Trump.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#15  The IRS cover man. Willing to bet no Tea Party members attended.
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-07-29 16:52  

#14  Media seems to forgot John Lewis was screaming at Democrats in Selma Alabama.
Posted by: Airandee   2020-07-29 14:24  

#13  He knew it'd be the McCain Funeral 2: Electric Boogaloo.

At least he had the sense not to subject himself to that.

But missing was a man whose absence spoke volumes: President Donald Trump.

"Waah! Only we are allowed to piss all over the norms!"
Posted by: charger   2020-07-29 13:00  

#12  I thought funerals are incredibly dangerous and even against the law.

Conscience of the Congress - that supposed to be a compliment?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-07-29 12:55  

#11  Well, if the reason for going to a funeral is to show respect...
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-07-29 11:11  

#10  John Lewis is being apotheosized to almost, but not quite to the level of George Floyd.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-07-29 09:55  

#9  Ah musta missed it, too.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-29 09:49  

#8  #6 Why attend the funeral of a guy who was too petty to attend the President's inauguration?
Posted by: Ebberegum Croling1752

Nor state of the union speechees.

Posted by: jpal   2020-07-29 09:39  

#7  Instead of the 'coffin dance', they will do the 'COVID dance' instead?

He died of COVID-19 right?
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2020-07-29 09:14  

#6  Why attend the funeral of a guy who was too petty to attend the President's inauguration?
Posted by: Ebberegum Croling1752   2020-07-29 09:00  

#5  That and possibly didn't want the mobs of 'protesters' if he showed up to ruin the occasion for others.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-07-29 07:58  

#4  You mean to give credence to the party of slavery, segregation and the Klan. I thought all the 'cool' kids want to do away with anything associated with that.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-07-29 07:26  

#3  'civil rights icon' AKA neo-racist

turned a beating into a life-long shakedown of whitey
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136   2020-07-29 07:05  

#2  Why should an "illegitimate" president appear, after all? Good riddance, Lewis.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-29 06:53  

#1  spoke volumes

'Speaks volumes?' It does indeed. They obviously never cared for one another. The President refused to be a hypocrite by paying "respects" to the SOB, where there were none.

"Let the dead bury the dead."
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-07-29 06:43  

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