Elijah Cummings appreciation thread.

[onecaliberal]

He did a great job controlling republicans.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. K&R

[samnsara]

2. everyone was warned when he got the chairmanship!!

[lkinwi]

3. Love him!❤️💓💕

[mobeau69]

4. Well done, Sir.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. K & R

[IADEMO2004]

6. ++++++++++++++++++++

[nolabear]

7. He spoke for me, sure enough!

[Marie Marie]

8. He is an honorable statesman.

Well done Sir.

[Lifelong Protester]

9. I'm glad he's

there!

[RANDYWILDMAN]

10. He was great....

Wow what passion at the end. Two years and he has to have been as frustrated as most with the Stalling and blocking by the republicans.

[mcar]

11. kick

[happy feet]

12. K&R

[Maru Kitteh]

13. His closing made me tear up a little.

Not afraid to admit that.

Very moving.

[Stellar]

102. +1

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Great closing!!! Did wish he had noticed that

He told Cohen he could speak and then forgot about it.

[grantcart]

16. Lanny Davis nudged Cohen to speak up as they were going to AOC

and you could read Cohen's lips say "No that's OK" and he passed on bringing his comment up.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. Hmmm. He was pretty passive for the most part.

Do think we could have gotten a lot more out if him.

[brush]

17. Cohen made a closing statement before that slime Jordan did.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. No, right after there was a republican barrage

Toward the end, he asked to speak. Then Cummings forgot

[LakeArenal]

63. A great day for "old" guys in office..

Plus he had a head cold. What a dude!!!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. + 1,000,000

[irisblue]

18. Kick

[cab67]

19. he's a national treasure.

If he doesn't have the Presidential Medal of Freedom yet, whoever replaces the shaved orangutan currently leading the executive branch should do so.

[onecaliberal]

24. He certainly deserves it.

[demmiblue]

20. K&R

[bluestarone]

21. He was AWESOME!

[japple]

22. Many thanks, Mr. Chairman and kudos on this smooth, orderly process.

You made it that way!!!

[H2O Man]

23. Recommended.

He is one of the very best ever.

[The_jackalope]

25. Oh yeah!!!

[Guilded Lilly]

26. My heart beamed.

[True Blue American]

27. Rep. Cummings took down the whole lot of

Republicans with his closing statement without even mentioning them.

He did correct Jordan that this was the third heaing, not the first. The first was on drugs, a young girl died because they could not afford $333 a month for her insulan.

[onecaliberal]

45. Especially recalling the mother of a dead child who went without insulin. Who forgets that.

[True Blue American]

47. Gym Jordan

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Someone mentioned today he was not anly better at the hearing than he was noticing children were being molested.

7 years as Assistant Coach and did not see a thing.

[onecaliberal]

52. Perfect analogy.

[C_U_L8R]

28. Encore!!

[Miguel M]

29. Much respect for Elijah Cummings.

A long life of service to this nation.

[Mrs. Overall]

30. K & R!

[padah513]

31. "Let's get back to normal" should be on a hat

[spicysista]

32. He is legend.

He has been doing this work for a long time. Thanks for this thread, onecaliberal.

[onecaliberal]

36. I love him. A shining example of what oversight should actually look like.

I will never forget today as long as I live.

[onetexan]

33. loved how he shut that ridiculous Mark Meadows up when he tried repeatedly to

interrupt and accuse Ms. Tlaib of calling him a racist. He probably is, but the way he spoke to her was quite condescending and holier-than-thou. The way he & the couple other GOP guys defended the Idiot and tried to lambast Cohen to discredit him was laughable, but very sad to see their highly misplaced loyalty to this fake president. They will live to regret it.

[True Blue American]

48. I did enjoy that!

[lilactime]

34. His powerful words at the end of the hearing and then being

interviewed made me cry.

[brandnewday2009]

39. same here

righteous tears

[demtenjeep]

59. Can you tell me his words at the end? I had to work and my DVR cut out after Cummins said the idiot

was one of his best friends

[Stinky The Clown]

37. I get to vote for him every two years! And I am DAMN PROUD to do so!

[mainstreetonce]

40. America is blessed to have Cummings.

There should be plans to honor this great American.

[Fritz Walter]

41. Here's the video

Chairman Cummings put up with a lot of shit, from the time he gaveled this meeting to order until he closed it.
I watched it.
He kept his composure, he showed real leadership. Each and every RepubliCON showed his/her butt in their five minutes of time during this hearing. Through the whole day, Chairman Cummings showed good judgement (restraint, where necessary; even-handedness where appropriate), and rose above the partisan sniping.

THANK YOU, Elijah Cummings!

[KT2000]

55. thank you for posting this

He speaks for me - we have to get back to normal. Love it when he says "come on now." That's like saying "we know what normal is and you (the Rs) do too.

[Delmette2.0]

66. Everyone who participated got their fair time.

The Repubs showed their usual bias toward opposition witnesses and dislike for Democrats.

Michael Cohen got to give his statements to the American public.

The Democrats all asked good questions and got in more than a few zingers at the Repugs.

[Rabrrrrrr]

72. Thank you! I didn't get a chance to watch the very end, so it was good to hear that. Brilliant!

Cummings was absolutely wonderful today.

[Stellar]

103. I've watched this video over and over...

...thanks for sharing. It was so heart felt.

[Grammy23]

42. Thank you, Mr. Cummings. From the bottom of our collective hearts.

You are right, sir. History was made today and is the beginning of flood of light on the tRump presidency. Mueller will bring the floodlights but you, Mr. Cummings, opened the door. We owe you our eternal gratitude.

Please go home tonight and get some rest. We know you are tired and sick with a cold. Take care of yourself! Put your feet up, loosen your tie and relax. You deserve it!

[denbot]

43. K&R n/t

[Gothmog]

44. As a member of the bar, I truly admire Chairman Cummings

He is a lawyer’s lawyer

[MontanaMama]

46. Loved it when he warned the media to

“Get this right.”

Thank you Mr. Cummings!

[onecaliberal]

53. It was a thing of beauty to call out the press. He was essentially putting them on notice.

I clapped when he did it.

[MRDAWG]

49. Outstand American Mr Cummings! thanks

[raging moderate]

50. Thank you, Elijah Cummings!

[DinahMoeHum]

51. Well done, Mr. Cummings.

[ancianita]

54. The whole country should thank Elijah Cummings. Long may he run.

[Scruffy1]

56. We actually do have the best and the brightest.n/t.

[onecaliberal]

65. Indeed we do.

[pbmus]

57. Right on, Rep. Cummings...

[Politicub]

58. He is amazing

An asset to our party!

[Miigwech]

60. Amazing to really watch him in action

... to young men ... are you looking for a man to emulate, well you found one

[Evolve Dammit]

61. Thank you to a true American, Elijah Cummings. Well done, sir.

[warmfeet]

62. This is what we need.

This is what I want our party to look like.

[dlk]

64. I Was So Proud of All of our Democrats Today and Especially Chairman Cummings!

[Ilsa]

67. Well done, Great man!

And such heart , empathy, and love of country.

[proud patriot]

68. he had me tears

his closing statement was outstanding

[CTyankee]

69. Didn't he marry Mika and Joe recently?

or am I thinking of another Rev?

[gademocrat7]

70. K&R!

Bravo, Chairman Cummings!

[Uncle Joe]

71. I agree, Elijah was most impressive.

Thanks for the thread onecaliberal.

[onecaliberal]

89. You are most welcome!

[highplainsdem]

73. K&R!

[NurseJackie]

74. So proud to be a Marylander!

[Honeycombe8]

75. Great job! What a man! The perfect Chairman! nt

[applegrove]

76. Simply our best.

[Zoonart]

77. Thank you Rep. Cummings!

[dalton99a]

78. He did an amazing job and deserves our thanks.

[oasis]

79. ImWithHim

[wendyb-NC]

80. Congressman Cummings is an honorable and dedicated statesman.

He leads with a depth of knowledge, wisdom, dignity and compassion. We are blessed to have him, especially at this uncanny time.

[prairierose]

81. k & r n/t

[SaveOurDemocracy]

82. He is exceptional . Much love, respect, and gratitude to Elijah Cummings.

[Sedona]

83. K&R

[Greybnk48]

84. K&R for this smart, tough old bird! I love him!

And he was sick as hell today with a cold (I think I have the same chest cold), and has had really rough health problems, yet he persists.

[SunSeeker]

93. He is TOUGH. He needs a walker just to move around, his painful arthritis has deformed his hands.

He has a horrible, rattling cough. He said he had a bad cold today.

And yet, he stayed on top of the Republican vipers all 9.5 hours today, then delivered a closing speech so powerful that it brought people to tears.

Mad props to this superhero. I hope to dear God he is with us for many more years to come.

[Greybnk48]

119. He has gout in his hands. Worse than arthritis!

Tough as nails, but still sweet.

[SunSeeker]

120. Oh wow. Yes, you're right.

A friend has gout that affects his feet. Totally debilitating.

[JohnnyLib2]

85. One of the best!

[yuiyoshida]

86. yup

the Republicans who stuck up for Trump were pathetic. Some of them had me screaming at the TV.

[onecaliberal]

91. Nice knowing I was not the only one.

[geardaddy]

87. I love when Jim Jordan was having his meltdown about his remaining time

and bullying and interrupting Cohen, so he couldn't finish answering the question Jordan had asked, and Elijah Cummings said something like, "Listen up! The member's time is up. Mr. Cohen, you can finish answering."



It was like a teacher putting a little shit stirring student in his place.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

88. KR NT

[Hekate]

90. What an incredible American. I am in awe. nt

[Sucha NastyWoman]

92. Republicans underestimate him

At their peril.

[SunSeeker]

94. Yep, the Repigs tried to turn this into a circus, but he didn't let them.

He maintained decorum while making them look like the corrupt Trump supplicants that they are.

[JI7]

95. THIS is why it's important for Democrats to control congress even if it means supporting some

conservative leaning types here and there in red districts.

because those members help us get majority which in turn means people like Elijah Cummings have more control and say over the agenda.

[BlueMTexpat]

96. I am proud to say that Elijah

Cummings is my Congressman!

Way to go, sir!

[lunamagica]

97. ...

[xxqqqzme]

98. Absolutely. He was in control

from start to finish and beyond.

[MBS]

99. He was magnificent.

His closing statement - and his brief informal press conference that followed . . . THIS is America. Thank you Rep. Cummings.Bravo.

[Raster]

100. Could not have said it better myself!

Representative Cummings was freakin' brilliant...

[ck4829]

101. K&R

[Bromwell]

104. A boss

And not in a negative way. A man who was a pure professional, did his JOB....with strength and resolve. Shut down clownish behavior and moved things forward...you know...like a professional.

IMO the GOP is filled, FILLED with amateurs. Tea Party clowns and no-nothing buffoons raised at the alter of Faux news...all grown up and elected to run the country. We need more Pros like Elijah Cummings.

[Clash City Rocker]

105. In a perfect world, that man would have been president at some point

I have nothing but admiration for him. Take a bow, Mr. Cummings.

[BeyondGeography]

106. Trump wouldn't think so

but Cummings comes from a much better place than him. You can see where a good part of Cummings’ strength comes from when you read his mother’s obituary. She died last year:

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-20180207-story.html

[riversedge]

107. Cummings has a lot of patience not to clobber a jerk Repug the whole meeting.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

108. K & R

He is a true AMERICAN

[dem4decades]

109. So impressive, so sincere, and so honest. I hope he's right that we're better than that.

[The Wizard]

110. K&R

A true patriot.

[whathehell]

111. An excellent man..

of courage, passion, and heart.

[denvine]

112. Thank you Mr. Cummings!

We need and appreciate you at this critical time in our Democracy.

[niyad]

113. k and r

[calimary]

114. He sure did. Made me mighty proud.

The LEAD adult in the room, for sure.

[Phentex]

115. Calm and collected...

An amazing job

[rogue emissary]

116. Election can some times have the best consequences.

[betsuni]

117. K&R

[CrossingTheRubicon]

118. Well done sir!