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Don’t Come For John Lewis If He Didn’t Send For You

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117 Responses to “Don’t Come For John Lewis If He Didn’t Send For You”


  1. 1 57andfemale
    February 12, 2025 at 2:53 pm

  2. 4 57andfemale
    February 12, 2025 at 2:55 pm

    So if Chips isn’t going to give us a minute-by-minute report on the new dog, then I want a camera on Danny’s forehead.

  3. 8 jazziz2
    February 12, 2025 at 3:02 pm

  4. 13 nathkatun7
    February 12, 2025 at 3:02 pm

    Thanks Nerdy Wonka for these spot-on tweets. The Bernie “keyboard revolutionaries” must be total idiots if they think they will get support from Black folks by attacking President Obama and Congressman John Lewis.

    • 14 LINDA
      February 12, 2025 at 3:09 pm

      The media keeps bringing on young Blacks who support Bernie because they believe he will give them free college.

      Bernie cannot deliver any of what he is spewing . I am sad he is giving them all false hope.

      • 15 nathkatun7
        February 12, 2025 at 3:37 pm

        The vast majority of Black folks, young and old, support and respect President Obama. Most Blacks in my age group regard John Lewis as one of the heroes of the “Freedom Movement.” No matter how many Blacks the media brings out, attacking and denigrating the first Black President and one of the living icons of the “Freedom Movement” is not going to win Sanders many voters in the Black community.

      • 16 bella2758
        February 12, 2025 at 3:56 pm

        LINDA I asked some Bernie supporters to tell me how is Bernie going to pass all the things he is promising, if the Republicans keep the House, the Dems has a chance of regaining the Senate, so what makes Bernie think those Republicans will work with Bernie? What was their answer, well they hate Hillary too.

  5. 17 LINDA
    February 12, 2025 at 3:07 pm

    Oregon Occupiers Reportedly Warn That They Left Behind Booby Traps At Refuge

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/oregon-refuge-booby-traps

    Domestic terrorism charges to be added ?

    • 18 pkayden
      February 12, 2025 at 4:08 pm

      Just like what you’d expect Terrorists to do. Not surprised at all. They better pray no one is hurt by anything they left behind. Domestic terrorist charges should already be tabled against them.

  6. 19 vetivera24
    February 12, 2025 at 3:08 pm

    Whoa! Don’t touch John Lewis! Ever. Thanks for posting these tweets Nerdy.

  7. 23 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 3:18 pm

    From: Mark Landler >
    Date: February 12, 2025 at 11:36:36 AM PST
    To: [email protected]@whpoolreports.com
    Subject: WH Travel Pool Report #3

    Arrival in Palm Springs

    Air Force One landed in Palm Springs at 11:33 local time after a
    flight that was diverted slightly to take the plane over rugged
    mountainous terrain that was part of the lands designated as a
    national monument by POTUS on Friday.

    Highlights from the gaggle will follow shortly.

    Mark Landler
    NY Times

  8. 24 Marlz (@marjgra)
    February 12, 2025 at 3:18 pm

    First Lady goes BANANAS:

  9. 25 edwina3
    February 12, 2025 at 3:23 pm

  10. 30 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 3:26 pm

    Reminder:

    February 26, 2025 at 9 p.m.
    nationwide PBS stations and TV One will premiere “Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House.”

  11. 32 edwina3
    February 12, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    • 33 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
      February 12, 2025 at 3:45 pm

      Incomparable!!!

  12. 38 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 3:28 pm

    The Pope will soon be in Mexico. Some background on this historic trip:

    http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-pope-mexico-20160207-story.html

  13. 39 57andfemale
    February 12, 2025 at 3:30 pm

    Can you all hear me screaming now?

    My good lesbian friend is a Bernie supporter because PBO didn’t do enough for LGBT! She and I have been to three same-sex weddings together and she is engaged.

    I’m so angry I could cry.

    • 40 meta
      February 12, 2025 at 3:44 pm

      GAH, what is wrong with people?

    • 41 yardarm756
      February 12, 2025 at 4:34 pm

      She should watch the Ellen DeGeneris show then.

    • 42 bella2758
      February 12, 2025 at 5:30 pm

      57andfemale, Obama didn’t do enough for the LGBT, what the hell is wrong with your friend? Either she is sick in the head or she is a bold face liar. What more did she want him to do? Stuff like this really piss me off, it’s like when some blacks say that Obama hasn’t done anything for the black community.

      • 43 57andfemale
        February 12, 2025 at 5:52 pm

        Let me share something with you: we tend to think that LGBT are liberal and I would say 99% of my gay friends are liberal. (I was in theater, I have a lot of gay friends!) But this particular friend is still a product of her far South side Chicago upbringing, which is full of racists. She was a Hillary supporter in 2008, and when PBO got the nomination, I convinced her that she had to vote, that he would be good for the gay community. And he has been stellar, as you well know.

        The editor of Windy City Times, an LGBT publication, was on a radio show sometime a few years back and she railed against her own community. They were one-issue voters and once they got marriage equality in IL, they didn’t vote in 2014. This editor was PISSED. There were some AA legislators who put their careers on the line to vote for marriage equality in IL, and the damned community didn’t come out and support those legislators at the polls. My friend was one of them.

        See the reality, people. No one class of people has received such progress as the LGBT community under Barack Obama. But he’s black, so that’s her issue.

        • 44 0388jojothecat
          February 12, 2025 at 6:22 pm

          I know I am very perplexed on the LGBT community and how they still want to consider voting Republican. My dear neighbors are one of them who like your friend I think was raised “R”. When it was on the CA ballot she made a big deal how the AA community voted it down and how it was all their fault. I had to remind her that AA’s are less than 10% of CA population. There were a lot of “Whites” who voted it down too especially the Mormons who spent millions of $’s advertising against Prop 8 and even marched up and down streets in our community. So many LGBT blamed primarily the AA community for the defeat of Prop 8 which is not true.

          • 45 nathkatun7
            February 13, 2025 at 2:52 am

            Jojothecat, you are even being more generous! AA in California make up about 6% of the total CA population of more than 37 million according to the 2010 Census. How in the world do you blame 6%, of of the 37+ millions for the defeat of Prop.8?

  14. 46 LINDA
    February 12, 2025 at 3:32 pm

    LYING PIECE OF SH*T !!!!

    Jeb Bush Says 2nd Amendment ‘Won’t Exist’ In Hillary Clinton Presidency

    “If Hillary Clinton gets the four Supreme Court justices, the Second Amendment won’t exist,” Bush said. “It just won’t.”

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bush-clinton-presidency-kill-second-amendment

    This BS makes me so angry I could just spit!!!!

    • 47 pkayden
      February 12, 2025 at 4:14 pm

      I assume that anyone who is a Second Amendment-only voter, will not vote for anyone on our side which is fine with me. I hope a President Clinton would work towards sensible gun control legislation so Jeb! can go screw himself.

  15. 48 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    Finally other media outlets are starting to report what a lot of us have known for quite sometime. I couldn’t for the life of me understand why so many Libs would get up and watch this mess everyday. He’s a sham!

    • 49 donna dem 4 obama
      February 12, 2025 at 3:34 pm

      • 50 Linda
        February 12, 2025 at 4:01 pm

        This is the second time Dylan Byers has gone after Scarborourgh this week. Good.

      • 51 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
        February 12, 2025 at 4:15 pm

      • 52 pkayden
        February 12, 2025 at 4:17 pm

        MSNBC has almost completely flipped to the other side with the exception of a few shows like Rachel Maddow, The Last Word, Chris Hayes and Melissa Harris-Perry. Sad to see how far to the right they’ve gone. And they talk about Trump all the dang time.

  16. 54 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
    February 12, 2025 at 4:16 pm

  17. 55 arapaho415
    February 12, 2025 at 4:25 pm

    GA TODville.

    Meta posted link upthread, here’s a sampling of why the Pope’s visit to Mexico is historic (and involves US immigration too):

  18. 56 Bill R.
    February 12, 2025 at 4:26 pm

    Sanders is a creepy dude.

  19. 58 arapaho415
    February 12, 2025 at 4:30 pm

    How cool is this? (Winter ended last week, it is now Spring/Summer in CA):

    This is a lengthy article with LOTS of background on naming national monuments, which apparently is another item on PBO’s gigantic #BucketList.

    Can you imagine what a lather RWNJs would find themselves in if Cliven Bundy’s ranch became Gold Butte NV National Monument? ;)

  20. 59 JER
    February 12, 2025 at 4:38 pm

    President Obama welcomes six-year-old Macey Hensley, who was a fellow guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Macey is a Presidential expert. Wait until you see the gift the President gave to her on the show, which airs today (Friday).

    A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on

  21. 64 JER
    February 12, 2025 at 4:40 pm

    President Obama with Ellen DeGeneres during a commercial break. The episode airs today (Friday).

    A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on

  22. 65 No Child Left Behind
    February 12, 2025 at 4:49 pm

    Jim Gilmore ends 2016 presidential bid

    Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore has suspended his long-shot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

  23. 68 Linda
    February 12, 2025 at 4:50 pm

    Bernie Sanders is holding a forum on ” race ” in Minnesota today.

    AA population in Minnesota is 5.9 %

    • 69 Liberal Librarian
      February 12, 2025 at 4:53 pm

      Will Prince Roger Nelson be there? Heh.

      • 70 kid kanga
        February 12, 2025 at 5:13 pm

        hah, i’d love to see the purple one give sanders the best side-eye, i’ve ever seen.

        MN has too much divesity (#s don’t always show it) and self respect to fall for bernie. I’d be shocked if this state votes any other way than Hillary in the primary. But Ellison has been rabble rousing on bernie’s behalf so i guess we’ll have to see.

    • 71 bella2758
      February 12, 2025 at 5:32 pm

      Linda why didn’t Bernie invite Rep. John Lewis to his forum in Minn.?

  24. 72 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 4:51 pm

    Another great clip of PBO on Ellen today

    //widgets.ellentube.com/videos/0_sryrh47a/

  25. 73 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 4:53 pm

    Ellen is a nut :) :lol: :)

  26. 74 rikyrah
    February 12, 2025 at 4:53 pm

    these tweets about John Lewis are on point.

    thanks so much NW.

  27. 76 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
    February 12, 2025 at 4:55 pm

  28. 77 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
    February 12, 2025 at 4:55 pm

  29. 78 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 4:56 pm

    It’s official. Deray is running to be Mayor of Baltimore

  30. 79 Liberal Librarian
    February 12, 2025 at 4:56 pm

    OK, I felt really great after waking up from my endoscopy. Now I feel like I’ve been hit with the exhaustion bat. See y’all later.

  31. 81 rikyrah
    February 12, 2025 at 4:57 pm

    John Lewis nearly gave his life in order to form ‘a more perfect union’.

    How many people can say that?

  32. 82 edwina3
    February 12, 2025 at 4:59 pm

    • 83 bella2758
      February 12, 2025 at 5:09 pm

      Rep. Keith Ellison is involved in the rally being held by Sanders, trying to reach more black voters. I hope it’s a failure.

      • 84 meta
        February 12, 2025 at 5:29 pm

        Ellison was one of the first people to block me on twitter because I asked him a question about an upcoming vote. Since then, I find him to be an bleeding emoprog who looks for any chance to be dissatisfied. That he’s now hanging out with Sanders, West and the like, it all makes sense.

  33. 88 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 5:02 pm

    Silly season. He was never IN this Campaign.

  34. 90 sherijr
    February 12, 2025 at 5:03 pm

    I know a lot of us here follow DeRay w/ Black Lives Matter- and some of you know he’s also running for Mayor of Baltimore. I just received my first email from him on his Mayoral platform… so I thought you all might be interested. A bit long, sorry, but I really like what he’s saying so far:

    Friends:

    I’ve seen the City of Baltimore at its best and its most challenged.

    Baltimore’s people know how great this city can be, but in the face of inaction and a lack of accountability, it’s too easy to give up hope — to resign yourself to thinking, ‘that’s just the way the city is,’ that there’s no turning it around.

    I believe there is another way.

    I am running to be the next Mayor of Baltimore because I believe Baltimore is a city of promise and possibility. And I want to ask for your support to help us win so we can change our city.

    Please contribute $5 to our campaign and help me be the next leader that Baltimore needs.

    Contribute

    I am a son of Baltimore. And we have seen and lived through enough lofty promises and vague plans. I am running for mayor to usher our city into an era where the government is accountable to its people and is aggressively innovative in how it identifies and solves its problems.

    That’s why I’m proud to announce the platform for our campaign.

    There’s a lot that we must do, and you can find more on my site. But I hope this preview of our campaign inspires you to get involved. And I hope you can chip in $5 to endorse my platform and my campaign.

    Here’s what I’m planning to focus on as Mayor.

    Community Investment

    Baltimore residents should have access to jobs with wages that support their families. I believe that the pathway to community prosperity starts when we reduce the barriers that make it difficult for individuals to find and maintain jobs and open up businesses. That includes:
    •Advocating to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour
    •Dramatically expanding youth employment.
    •Working with employers who are invested in the city’s future to directly hire more city residents in full time jobs that pay a living wage and offer benefits.
    •Strengthening local hiring policies and practices to maximize the employment potential of the development projects and businesses who receive city contracts, subsidies and support.
    •Exploring a local fund to support the creation of worker owned co-operatives.
    •Streamlining regulations, licensing, and permitting processes to make it easier for businesses to start and grow in Baltimore.
    •Working with employers who are invested in the city’s future to directly hire more city residents in full time jobs that pay a living wage and offer benefits.

    Public Safety

    Our communities must be safe for our communities to thrive. I understand that issues of safety are more expansive than policing, and that to make the city as safe as we want it to be, we will have to address issues related to job development, job access, grade-level reading, transportation, and college readiness. But it is true that for kids to go school they must be alive and for adults to work they must not be in jail. So as Mayor, I will:
    •Invest in effective crime prevention strategies that prioritize de-escalation, community mediation, and opportunities for treatment.
    •End the war on drugs by focusing on treatment and rehabilitation instead of arrest and incarceration.
    •Ensure a just, fair, and effective response to crime by decriminalizing low-level, nonviolent offenses and requiring and investing in de-escalation tactics.
    •Eliminate provisions in the Baltimore Police Union contract that remove records of civilian complaints against officers, limit civilian involvement in administrative hearing boards, and prevent officers who are placed on the “do not call list” from being disciplined.
    •Enact an ordinance making chokeholds and “rough rides” (leaving a person unrestrained in a police vehicle) by police officers illegal.
    •Require a majority of Baltimore police officers to be recruited from, and live in, the communities with the highest rates of police contact.

    Education & Youth Development

    I believe that every student in the city of Baltimore should have access to a dynamic, high quality education that prepares each child for college or a career. We believe that through strategic partnership and investment, increased transparency, and the heightened coordination of city-provided services in response to family needs we can catalyze change and lay the groundwork for reconfiguring the the role of City Hall in the support and governance of City Schools.

    This includes:
    •Expanding full-day public pre-K for low-income 3-4 year olds.
    •Create literacy-rich environments and programming throughout our community that support every young child’s early exploration and development — and every parent as their child’s first teacher.
    •Increase college and career readiness for all of Baltimore’s residents so they have the education and training they need to compete in the regional economy.

    My candidacy for Mayor is not a traditional one. I am an activist, not an elected official. I am a teacher, not a professional politician.

    The traditional pathway to politics, and the traditional politicians who follow these well-worn paths, will not lead us to the transformational change our city needs.

    Let’s be clear: I am not the silver bullet for the challenges of our city — no one individual is. But together, with the right ideas, the right passion, and the right people, we can take this city in a new direction.

    Please chip in $5 to help our campaign win, and help bring Baltimore in the new direction it deserves.

    Contribute

    We can build a Baltimore where more and more people want to live and work, and where everyone can thrive.

    All of this and more is possible, but only if we’re all in this together.

    Best,

    DeRay Mckesson

    P.S. You can find out more about our campaign at http://DeRayForMayor.com

  35. 91 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 5:27 pm

    LOVE this one, too.

    Backstage with Ellen yesterday. Show airs today (Friday).

    A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on

  36. 92 yardarm756
    February 12, 2025 at 5:34 pm

    Then

    And now

  37. 93 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 5:42 pm

  38. 94 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 5:56 pm

  39. 95 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 5:56 pm

    PAGING DONNA DEM

  40. 98 JER
    February 12, 2025 at 5:59 pm

  41. 100 arapaho415
    February 12, 2025 at 6:15 pm

    This video captures joy and nostalgia all rolled into one:

    “Welcome home, President Obama.”

  42. 102 jacquelineoboomer
    February 12, 2025 at 6:16 pm

    I get the hard-core nature of it, but just turned cable “news” back on and both sides of this political campaign are (again) reminding me of what I tell my grandkids:

    “If you have to make somebody else look bad to make yourself look good, you’re already not lookin’ so good to me.”

  43. 105 MightyPamela
    February 12, 2025 at 6:17 pm

    Way OT from the campaign show: The Spirit of Villarosa is now open for pre-orders of a signed first edition. Go here:
    http://www.thespiritofvillarosa.com (open under pre-orders)

    This is a remarkable story of life in Haiti in the 40’s to the early 2000’s. A true story, gripping and filled with wonder as well! Please like page on FB if you are so moved!

  44. 106 Nena20409
    February 12, 2025 at 6:24 pm

    TGIF
    Hello TOD Community. good Evening ;)
    Great Tweets. Thanks NW, Brava!
    Congrats to all the Au :star: winners since last night.
    Have a Great Friday, TODBots!

  45. 107 JER
    February 12, 2025 at 6:27 pm

  46. 108 meta
    February 12, 2025 at 6:27 pm

    URGENT!! Please share:

    • 109 desertflower
      February 12, 2025 at 6:34 pm

      Democrat Primary??? DEMOCRATIC Primary!

      http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/election-dates/

      • 110 mittromesia
        February 12, 2025 at 8:17 pm

        Its a firewall in the primaries — because Hillary has 70% support of registered Democrats. Adding to that is the fact that minorities percentage of the vote are too in her favor. It should be smoothing sailing and Bernie should be out by March end. No more caucuses like Iowa or primaries like New Hampshire which is open and very little or any pepper in all that salt of these two states.

    • 111 prettyfoot58
      February 12, 2025 at 7:45 pm

      Do you have to be registered as a Democrat in order to run as a Democrat in FL??

  47. 112 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    More video from Ellen

    Roses are Red
    Violets are Blue
    You are the President
    And I am your Boo

    //widgets.ellentube.com/videos/0_wh2ip495/

  48. 113 donna dem 4 obama
    February 12, 2025 at 6:45 pm


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