2020 ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “Before he passed, John Lewis left us with marching orders. Today, we must carry them out: http://iwillvote.com https://twitter.com/i/status/1323694683516788738″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 3, 2020 7:33 am […]
Tag: John Lewis
9/25/2020
2020 ELECTION/POLITICAL FIGURES: “We are in a battle for the soul of our nation and the stakes of this election could not be higher. Congressman John Lewis understood that part of being an American means doing what we can, with the time we have, to achieve the promise of our nation — that we are […]
9/3/2020
JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “We’re in a situation now where we can not let up. We can not let up. Violence in any form is wrong. The idea that this president continues to try to divide us, gives succor to the white supremacists, talks about how there’s really good people on both sides… And the […]
8/20/2020
JOE BIDEN/POLITICAL FIGURES: “John Lewis was a dear friend. He was the best of who we are and what we can become. And he held onto the promise of this country until his final breath. We miss you, John. #DemConvention” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Aug. 20, 2020 9:33 pm […]
8/17/2020
CIVIL RIGHTS/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “John Lewis, one of the great civil rights leaders, used to say the vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool you have.” -Joe Biden, “Cardi B In Conversation With Joe Biden,” elle.com, Aug. 17, 2020 […]
7/31/2020
2016 ELECTION/2020 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/OBAMA: “We beat Obama 4 years ago, he worked harder than Crooked Hillary, and we’ll do it again! RT @HeyTammyBruce ‘Divisive And Deeply Dishonest Campaign Speech’: Tucker Carlson Blasts Obama For Politicizing John Lewis Funeral“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2020 2:32 pm […]
7/30/2020
GOP/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “It’s time Senate Republicans back their effusive praise of John Lewis with action. Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, July 30, 2020 3:55 pm […]
7/28/2020
CIVIL RIGHTS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “I don’t know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration… I never met John Lewis, actually, I don’t believe. He should’ve come. I think he made a big mistake by not showing up… He was a person that devoted a lot of energy and a lot of heart to civil […]
7/28/2020
JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “The Senate and this President should pass the bill to restore the Voting Rights Act — renamed yesterday in memory of John Lewis. If they don’t, it will be one of the first things I do as president.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, July 28, 2020 3:30 pm […]
7/27/2020
PUBLIC FIGURES: [Reporter: “Mr. President, do you plan on paying your respects to Congressman Lewis either today or tomorrow on the Capitol?”] “No, I won’t be going. No.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” whitehouse.gov, July 27, 2020 […]
7/18/2020
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero John Lewis passing. Melania and I send our prayers to he and his family.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2020 8:05 am […]