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    Black Caucus turns on John Conyers

    This is really big, Conyers was a very powerful man not only in Michigan politics but also in the federal government. An ultra liberal, he's been the Dean of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee among other things...and even though his wife recently served 3 years in prison for bribery nothing has ever stuck to him until now.



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    — Several Congressional Black Caucus members urged longtime U.S. Rep. John Conyers to resign on Tuesday amid an ethics probe into allegations that he sexually harassed former staffers.

    At an evening meeting, leaders encouraged Conyers, who helped found the caucus, to step down in an effort to salvage his legacy, according to a Democratic source on the Hill.

    Conyers, the longest-serving member of Congress, skipped votes in the House late Tuesday and was spotted on a Delta flight back to Detroit...

    ...Earlier Tuesday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal became the second Democrat in Congress to publicly call on Conyers to resign.

    “This is a watershed moment where, finally, the country seems to be waking up and realizing we need to have a zero tolerance policy toward sexual harassment,” said Jayapal, who represents the Seattle area.

    “It is not easy for me to reach this conclusion because, as a civil rights activist, I have looked up to Rep. Conyers for decades. I believe these women, I see the pattern and there is only one conclusion — Rep. Conyers must resign...”

    http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...ign/108107168/



    -News broke Monday that Democratic Detroit Congressman John Conyers had settled sexual harassment claims in the recent past with taxpayer dollars, but there have been even more signs that the Congressman had an active libido at the ripe old age of 81.

    On a commercial flight to Washington, DC, in 2010, Conyers was video taped leafing through a Playboy magazine, and appeared to take special interest in some of the photos...

    http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/21/fl...in-2010-video/
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    He should be fired

    The hypocrisy of many of these politicians is disgraceful

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    The problem sometimes is that those women played along, at least to some degree, and then they claim sexual harassment later when that accusation becomes more popular. Sometimes even because the man in question picked someone else.

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    Drain the swamp!

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    Nancy Pelosi was originally supporting him...but she bailed out now too:


    Conyers hospitalized, Pelosi calls on him to resign

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    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday increased the pressure on Rep. John Conyers, who is facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and a House Ethics Committee probe, by calling on him to resign from office — a change in her position from just days ago.

    Pelosi's comments are a stark turnaround from her stance on Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" when she praised the Michigan Democrat as an "icon," questioned who his accusers are, and said the ethics probe should be allowed to go forward.

    "Congressman Conyers should resign," Pelosi told reporters on Thursday.

    "The allegations against Congressman Conyers, as we've heard more and more since Sunday, are serious, disappointing and very credible," she added. "It's very sad. A brave woman came forward...Zero tolerance means consequences for everyone — no matter how great a legacy is no license to harass or discriminate."

    Earlier Thursday, Conyers' political consultant said the lawmaker had been hospitalized in Detroit.

    Sam Riddle, the consultant, told WDIV-TV that Conyers, 88, was hospitalized due to stress and he blamed the "media assault" stemming from the allegations against the lawmaker...

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...ations-n825201

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    Dems and liberals have to really suck it up now or they'll expose the hypocrites they really are about these things.

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    Conyers should’ve been gone 25 years ago. To this day, I cant name one thing he’s done to help Detroit.
    When your praise match your prayers, the answer will come.
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    All of these politicians should resign: Conyers, Moore, Franken, and Trump.

    Clean the swamp! From top to bottom!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by njtom View Post
    All of these politicians should resign: Conyers, Moore, Franken, and Trump.

    Clean the swamp! From top to bottom!!
    You can forget about Trump going anywhere! He’ll be still standing when the swamp is completely drained! #MAGA
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