Larry Wilmore Slams Republican Leadership for Avoiding Selma

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“Even noted impressionist painter George W. Bush and his wife and muse Laura were there,” said Larry Wilmore, the Emmy Award-winning producer, actor, comedian, writer and host. “That’s what made this so special.”

He continued; “Mitch McConnell and John, look—I get you don’t support Obama, but you could’ve at least showed up to support John Lewis. Your party stood with him in 1965, so shame on you for not supporting him in 2015,” he said.

Of the hundreds of Republicans in Congress, only one Republican Congressional leader attended the 50th anniversary to acknowledge one of the most important event in this nation’s history – ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma Alabama, where protesters were beaten because they demanded equal voting rights. Bloody Sunday led to the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Ezra Grant

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!

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