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Why Donald Trump Attacked John Lewis And Why He Will Always Attack People Who 'wound' Him

... would say, "Oh, Meryl Streep has an opinion. I don't agree with it. Now I'm going to focus on something else because I am a world leader and have many other important things to focus on.". But someone with NPD is so stressed, because of their fragility, that they can't have these logical, rational thoughts, and can't even focus on other things. Instead, they think "I must devalue her because I feel devalued" and, therefore, the "overrated" comment and every other devaluation of so very many who have criticized Donald Trump. According to universally accepted research there is a pattern that those suffering from NPD follow virtually every time they are criticized or attacked. 1. They Devalue. 2. They Threaten. 3. They  Retaliate. Devaluing is diplomatically and militarily dangerous with other world leaders who, themselves, may be ...

Trump Blasts Rep. Lewis For Saying His Election Not Legitimate

... next week will be the first time he has not attended a presidential inauguration since he first came to Congress. Earlier Friday, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., also announced his plans to skip the inauguration during a speech on the House floor. “My absence is not motivated by disrespect for the office or motivated by disrespect for the government that we have in this great democracy," Grijalva said. "An individual act, yes, of defiance at the disrespect shown to million and millions of Americans by this incoming administration and by the actions we’re taking in this Congress.". Grijalava said he’ll be home in Arizona meeting with constituents, including seniors, immigrants, environmental and climate change activists and health care providers. “I’m doing that because if you look at the scenario that’s before us, Affordable Care Act, and then deregulation strategies down the road the group that I mentioned are the groups that are going to feel the first blunt of ...

Trump Allies Appear After John Lewis Criticism

... preview: Trump allies appear after John Lewis criticism White House blasts Chaffetz for threatening to subpoena ethics watchdog Schumer: GOP 'filling the swamp' by targeting ethics chief MORE (R-Utah) will also appear. CBS’s “Face the Nation”: Vice President-elect Mike Pence will appear on the show ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration. Sen. Joe Manchin. Joe Manchin Sunday shows preview: Trump allies appear after John Lewis criticism Live coverage: The Senate's 'vote-a-rama' Pence meets with Kaine, Manchin amid Capitol Hill visit MORE (D-W. Va.) and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) are also set to appear. CNN’s “State of the Union”: Denis Mc Donough. Rand Paul Rand Paul teases Obama Care replacement bill Sunday shows preview: Trump allies appear after John Lewis criticism 9 GOP senators Trump must watch out for MORE (R-Ky.), who has been a vocal critic of his fellow Republicans for not proposing an alternative to Obama Care, will also be on the show. “Fox News Sunday”: Pence will also appear on the network, as will CIA Director John Brennan. NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Priebus will also make an appearance on “Meet the Press.” ...

Atlantans Say Trump Is Wrong About Their City And John Lewis

... than the one I live and work in.”. Census figures show the median income in the congressional district was $48,017 in 2015 and the poverty rate was 21 percent. That’s less prosperous than the nation as a whole, where the median income was $55,775 and the poverty rate was 14.7 percent. But about 1 in 5 households in the district had annual incomes over $100,000 and over 40 percent had a college degree, compared with the nation as a whole where 19 percent were college grads. Roger Tutterow, an economics professor at Kennesaw State University, said  Georgia’s 5 th District was typical of urban congressional districts across the country which tend to be diverse, with some neighborhoods that are affluent and some economically challenged. Trump's tweet in response to John Lewis' question of his legitimacy drew its own firestorm. __link__. And what about Trump’s declaration that Atlanta is crime infested? Crime stats aren’t tallied at the ...

Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams And Co Cheer Strong Christmas

... outfitter Primark climbed 11 per cent in the 16 weeks to 7 January also striking an upbeat note. John Lewis joined its rivals with its own positive trading update for the six weeks to the end of December. The retailer said sales rose 2.7 per cent over the period. However, its partners, who work in and own the store under its unique structure, will receive a significantly smaller bonuses this year when the profits are shared out. Positive results were not only seen on the high-street. Online fashion retailer Asos posted strong results for the four months to 31 December. Total retail sales rose 36 per cent to £605.7 m, and revenues also rose 36 per cent. International sales surged by 52 per cent, as Asos benefitted from the weak pound. The company is now planning to upgrade its systems and processes to handle higher demand. Shares in M&S jumped by more than 3 per cent at the start of trading as investors cheered its best festive performance for six years. While shares in rival Debenhams increased by 4 per cent. However, Tesco’s shares fell by more than 2 per cent in early trading. John Lewis Christmas adverts through the years. 1/9 Shadows, ...

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Just Eviscerated Jeff Sessions For His Record On Race

... We had to march. And that’s why more than 50 years ago, a group of unarmed citizens, black and white, gathered on March 7, 1965, in an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent fashion to walk from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to dramatize to the nation and to the world that we wanted to register to vote, wanted to become participants in the democratic process. We were beaten, tear-gassed, left bloody, some of us unconscious. Some of us had concussions. Some of us almost died on that bridge. But the Congress responded, President Lyndon Johnson responded, and the Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, and it was signed into law on August 6, 1965. After two days of Republicans genially congratulating their colleague on his nomination, Lewis bitingly argued that what mattered was Sessions’s views, not his personality. It doesn’t matter whether Sen. Sessions may smile or how friendly he may be, whether he ...

Singer Who Backed Out Of Inauguration Performance

... that was just very disrespectful and an insult to every person,” Holiday added. Holiday announced Saturday she would no longer perform at the inauguration. On Friday, she had defended the decision to sing at the inauguration, telling The Associated Press that she saw the performance as “singing for the people.”. "I didn't see it as singing for Trump; I saw it as singing for the people on the mall," Holliday said. Trump took to Twitter early Saturday to slam Lewis for saying he does not see Trump as “a legitimate president.”. “Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!” Trump wrote in several tweets. The tweets have sparked backlash from numerous lawmakers and citizens on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trump to meet Putin in first. Trump spokesman denies reported meeting in Iceland. 1,164 Shares. GOP senator slams Trump: John. A Senate Republican is blasting President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Trump Unleashes Twitter Attack Against Civil Rights Legend Rep. John Lewis

... leaders of the civil rights movement, suffered a skull fracture during the march in Selma, Alabama, more than a half-century ago and has devoted his life to promoting equal rights for African-Americans. For many African-Americans the contrast between this inauguration and Barack Obama's first one, in 2009, was striking. The 16-term congressman said Friday that he would not attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol this coming Friday, and that it would be the first time he had skipped an inauguration since joining Congress three decades ago. "You know, I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work with people. It will be hard. It's going to be very difficult. I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president," Lewis said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that is set to air Sunday. "I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they ...

We Will Lay Down The Burden Of Racism

... filmed in metro Atlanta. Stephan James, right, portrayed John Lewis in “Selma.” Photo: Paramount Pictures. As a young man Lewis was badly beaten by Alabama state troopers on the “Bloody Sunday” march across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. He remembers having to sit in the balcony during movies while growing up in Pike County, Ala. “The little white children would sit downstairs,” Lewis said, recalling being told “That’s just the way it is,” and “Don’t make trouble,” when he questioned the disparity. All these decades later, “good trouble” has become Lewis’ credo. Last year he led Democrats in a surprise sit-in of the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon as the party pushed Republican leaders to allow for debate and votes on gun control legislation 10 days after the deadliest mass shooting in U. S. history. “We were elected to lead, Mr. Speaker,” Lewis said. “We must be headlights, and not taillights. We cannot continue to stick our heads in the sand and ignore the reality of ...

John Lewis Warns Of 'significantly Lower' Staff Bonuses

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Where Is Georgia's 5th Congressional District

... of the Democratic Party, has represented Georgia's 5 th congressional district ( map ) in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses almost all of Atlanta. Congressman John Lewis tours new Civil Rights museum. Lewis became nationally known during his prominent role in the Selma to Montgomery marches. During the first march police attacked the peaceful demonstrators and beat Lewis mercilessly in public, leaving head wounds that are still visible today. At the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom of 1963, Lewis, a representative of [SNCC], the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was the youngest speaker. John Lewis (1940-) was national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee when he spoke at the March on Washington. He was one of the primary leaders of the civil rights movement. On March 7, 1965, known as Bloody Sunday, he was among those injured at Selma's Edmund Pettis Bridge, suffering a skull ...

John Lewis Recalls 'bitter Fruits Of Segregation' At Sessions Hearing

... his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) passionately told the committee how far the country has come in its fight for civil rights. Lewis spoke about how he “tasted the bitter fruits of segregation and racial discrimination” in his youth in Alabama, growing up not far from Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump. Donald Trump Trump aide denies Trump meeting Putin in first foreign trip as president Rand Paul teases Obama Care replacement bill Tech. billionaire Peter Thiel mulling run for Calif. governor: report MORE 's pick for attorney general. He said it took massive, well-organized, nonviolent dissents for black Americans to earn the right to vote. “We were beaten, tear-gassed, left bloody, some of us unconscious. Some of us had concussions,” he said of the Selma to Montgomery march on March 7, 1965. Lewis helped organize the marches and was beaten by police on that day, which became known as “Bloody Sunday.”. “Some of us almost died on that bridge.”. Now, Lewis said, “there are forces that want to take us back to another place.". ...