McCain: "I Was Wrong" to Vote Against MLK Holiday (video)

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Black People Boo John McCain [Walnuts! And His Black Friends]
Published 4/4/2008 by Jim Newell at Wonkette
For Christ's sake, please watch this. We mentioned earlier that John McCain asked the dead Martin Luther King Jr. to forgive him for hating black people in the 1980s. But we didn't mention that the crowd booed him loudly when he did this. They also shouted things back at him, like they do in Barack Obama's black churches that White America Doesn't Understand. Around 1:10 into this video, some lady shouts out "so what?" and it is comical. [YouTube via TPM Election Central]
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HM Marks the 40th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Death
Published 4/4/2008 by Reecie at Honorable Media
Today, the country marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There are so many ways to remember the spirit and legacy of Dr. King and to take even more note of the profound sacrifice Dr. King made in his pursuit of justice and equality, none of which truly does him any justice. I take this anniversary extra personally, because this morning I couldn’t help but contrast his sacrifice with the complete and utter refusal of so many to sacrifice even the smallest things to make this world a better place. As a society we have become so complacent and we go about life as usual while others pollute the country with negativity and ...



