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MLK, Probably Not a Real Party Guy

Posted April 04, 2008 at 04:47:47 PM by Roger Abramson

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I took this picture yesterday in Atlanta, where, by sheer happenstance, I happened to be on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Interesting place, the MLK National Historic Site is. Next time you find yourself in Atlanta, you should stop by.

I’ve been kind of busy lately, so I haven’t had a chance to weigh in on this whole “MLK was a Republican” or “ MLK’s family was Republican” thing, but now that I’ve got a few minutes, I will.

Martin Luther King Jr. was no more “Republican,” at least as that term is used in present-day political parlance, than my neighbor’s basset hound, and it frankly pisses me off that some present-day Republicans continue that cynical bullshit, taking advantage, no less, of the anniversary of his death to do it.


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