Protesters Read Coretta Scott King's Letter Outside McConnell's Home
Source: Talking Points Memo
By KRISTIN SALAKY Published FEBRUARY 11, 2017, 9:46 AM EDT
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) home in Louisville Friday night to read Coretta Scott King's 1986 letter against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, which Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was barred from reading earlier this week, The Huffington Post reported.
The protestors, using the hashtags #LetterToMitch and #LetLizSpeak, read the letter from the civil rights icon that Warren attempted to finish during a speech about her opposition to Sessions’ nomination as attorney general. She was silenced using a rarely-used Senate rule and McConnell explained the decision in now-infamous words that have become a feminist meme online.
“Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech,” McConnell said then. “She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.”
Last night, protestors used those words against him, showing up with posters bearing the quote with Warren's face on them.
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Its my home town, and totally embarrassed and outraged that McConnell is supposed to be representing us. I have no clue how he stays in office.............well, ok--yeah I do. 
His phone won't even let you leave voice mail.
