Obama Delivers Eulogy at John Lewis' Funeral   

Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool

Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool

We ran the numbers: There are 2034 news articles covering this topic. 55% (1115) are left leaning, 38% (763) center, 8% (156) right leaning.

On Thursday, former President Barack Obama delivered a 40-minute speech eulogizing Representative John Lewis. While left-leaning articles highlight that in Obama called for sweeping changes to voting laws in his speech, right-leaning articles highlight that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Harris Faulkner reflected on the life of Representative John Lewis.

 

The New York Times published a left-leaning article highlighting that in his speech, Obama called for sweeping changes to voting laws, including making Election Day a national holiday and implementing automatic voter registration. Obama called for renewing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which the Supreme Court severely weakened in 2013.

 

NPR published a centrist article reporting that Lewis served as the perfect example of the fluidity between the 1960s civil rights movement and the Black Lives Matter movement. Lewis showed integrity and sincerity even when people disagreed with him, acknowledging that BLM activists are doing the work of the late Martin Luther King’s community. 

 

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Fox News contributor and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee joined Harris Faulkner on Tuesday to reflect on the life of Representative John Lewis. Huckabee said it is important for viewers to remember the America Lewis “fought for” and that the country is divided.


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