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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Sun Jan 15, 2017, 12:39 AM Jan 2017

Is it my imagination or did some alt left people boo John lewis at the dnc? [View all]

Or was that just for Elijah Cummings?

I remember civil rights heroes being booed at the convention this year. Pretty sure it happened to lewis, but can someone confirm or disconfirm?

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Is it my imagination or did some alt left people boo John lewis at the dnc? [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 OP

I clearly remember John Lewis being booed at the DNC. betsuni Jan 2017 #1

Party conservatives might have done it Warpy Jan 2017 #2

Definately not your imagination bravenak Jan 2017 #3

Occupiers refused to let him speak during the Occupy Wall Street protests as well sweetloukillbot Jan 2017 #4

How they treated Lewis is a moment I'll never forget. rogue emissary Jan 2017 #12

Yes- this happened. Fuck the alt left, or whatever misnomer they want to apply to themselves. NBachers Jan 2017 #5

yes they did, and they booed Hillary during her speech which was fucked up. JI7 Jan 2017 #6

They did I clearly recall that Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #7

No not just you Quayblue Jan 2017 #8

It happened. It was sickening. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #9

yes . many on du who claimed to support sanders have been supporting trump JI7 Jan 2017 #10

They did. BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #11

They most certainly did. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #14