"McCain says he plans to consult with Dem Rep. John Lewis when he's president-That's news to Lewis"

[kpete]

John Lewis: John McCain's Wise Man?

John McCain says he plans to consult with Democratic Rep. John Lewis when he's president. That's news to Lewis.

During Saturday's presidential forum at Rick Warren's California megachurch, John McCain was asked to name the "three wisest people" he would "rely heavily on" if elected president. He didn't cite close confidantes Phil Gramm and Randy Scheunemann, possibly because they have gotten McCain into trouble politically. InsteadMcCain chose Gen. David Petraeus; former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, one of his economic advisers; and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a leading figure in the civil rights movement.

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Central in McCain's telling was John Lewis, a man of just 25 who was at the front of the march and absorbed the first blow. Millions of Americans, McCain noted, "watched brave John Lewis fall."

But even though McCain has now repeatedly cited Lewis as a role model and potential adviser, McCain has not established a relationship with the Georgia Democrat in the 22 years they have served in Congress together. At the time of McCain's Selma speech, a Lewis associate told my colleague David Corn that McCain has never been close to Lewis. Lewis was not told about McCain's speech in Selma in advance, nor was he invited to attend.

In response to McCain's latest invocation of his name, Rep. Lewis said in a statement requested by Mother Jones, "I cannot stop one human being, even a presidential candidate, from admiring the courage and sacrifice of peaceful protesters on the Edmund Pettus Bridge or making comments about it." But, he added, "Sen. McCain and I are colleagues in the US Congress, not confidantes. He does not consult me. And I do not consult him."

more at:
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/08/9293_john_mccain_john_lewis_wise_man.html

[chelsea0011]

1. You've heard of manny being Manny? Well, this is McCain being McCain.

McCain has no record to speak of and it's about time the media points it out.

[Spazito]

2. Add another outrageous, despicable lie to the mile-high pile of

John McCain's previous ones. Despicable, truly despicable. John Lewis is a HERO, John McCain is the antithesis of one, imo.

[bushisanidiot]

3. Nice try, McLame! Will Mr. Lewis remind you of your opposition to MLK day in AZ????

you lyin' sack of shit!!

[Tarc]

4. Is this a weak play for the black vote?

What's the current polling for African-Americans planning to vote in the fall, are there any statistics or polls on this yet? I'd be shocked if McCain breaks out of the single-digits.