Why do so many Republicans hate MLK?

[ginwilly]

MLK died in 1968, how was he commenting on Reagan's presidency?

Reagan was trying to run in the 60's. He was very much a Goldwater Republican back then. As an actor, he learned his lines well enough to be "not Carter".

 

[desert dude]

We don't have a Jimdamick's day. We HATE Jimdamick!!!

 

[NoDrama]

Reagan was trying to run in the 60's. He was very much a Goldwater Republican back then. As an actor, he learned his lines well enough to be "not Carter".

MLK died in April of 1968
The republican national convention was held in AUGUST of 1968

If you actually go to the link that Travis set forth as evidence of what MLK was saying about Reagan, you will notice that Reagan is never mentioned in that speech, not even once.

 

[NoDrama]

Reagan was trying to run in the 60's. He was very much a Goldwater Republican back then. As an actor, he learned his lines well enough to be "not Carter".

Reagan ran for Governor of California, which he won in 1967

 

[ginwilly]

MLK died in April of 1968
The republican national convention was held in AUGUST of 1968

If you actually go to the link that Travis set forth as evidence of what MLK was saying about Reagan, you will notice that Reagan is never mentioned in that speech, not even once.

Reagan was running during the 64 convention. There are other sites that attribute that King quote too, but its going to be Salon and Kos types.

 

[ginwilly]

Reagan ran for Governor of California, which he won in 1967

He was one of many trying for the pub nomination in 64 too. He was trying to get in politics as far back as the 50's.

 

[NoDrama]

Reagan was running during the 64 convention.

Reagan NEVER ran for presidential nomination in 1964.

 

[ginwilly]

Reagan NEVER ran for presidential nomination in 1964.

Yep, you are right. I was remembering "The Speech" they talked about he gave at the 64 RNC and thought he was running. He was just a speaker.

 

[NoDrama]

He gave quite a rousing speech for Barry.

 

[ginwilly]

He gave quite a rousing speech for Barry.

I've had it playing in the background since I posted it. The first time I've heard the entire speech and it's pretty uncanny how it relates to today.

"We've sold our gold to 52 countries, but have given aid to all 52 of those countries, we bought 1000 TVs for a country without electricity".

"Once a government agency is created it never goes away, it's the closest thing to eternal life we have"

 

[NoDrama]

I've had it playing in the background since I posted it. The first time I've heard the entire speech and it's pretty uncanny how it relates to today.

"We've sold our gold to 52 countries, but have given aid to all 52 of those countries, we bought 1000 TVs for a country without electricity".

"Once a government agency is created it never goes away, it's the closest thing to eternal life we have"

Reagan was such a war hawk. He was instrumental in ending the Cold War and the only time he ever sent troops into conflict was Grenada.

He didn't Escalate anything when the Marine Barracks in Lebanon was attacked either. Today that would be blasphemy and giving in to "terrorists."

He may have done some underhanded dealings through military channels to give illegal aid to what he referred to as "freedom fighters", so there's always that to call into question.

 

[ginwilly]

Reagan was such a war hawk. He was instrumental in ending the Cold War and the only time he ever sent troops into conflict was Grenada.

He didn't Escalate anything when the Marine Barracks in Lebanon was attacked either. Today that would be blasphemy and giving in to "terrorists."

He may have done some underhanded dealings through military channels to give illegal aid to what he referred to as "freedom fighters", so there's always that to call into question.

I liked his comment on appeasement of liberals in that speech.

"There is only one way to guarantee peace, surrender".

 

[UncleBuck]

at a different time. You can't be this stupid...and your not , so stop

ginwilly really is that dumb. read his posts about republicans/democrats over time on pocketfives.

alarmingly stupid.

 

[UncleBuck]

Exactly, and that it was southern Democrats doing the majority of the legislative blocking to keep segregation, but hey...

it was actually southerners from both parties you fucking sock puppet stooge.

The original House version:

• Southern Democrats: 7–87 (7–93%)
• Southern Republicans: 0–10 (0–100%)

• Northern Democrats: 145–9 (94–6%)
• Northern Republicans: 138–24 (85–15%)

The Senate version:

• Southern Democrats: 1–20 (5–95%)
• Southern Republicans: 0–1 (0–100%)
• Northern Democrats: 45–1 (98–2%)
• Northern Republicans: 27–5 (84–16%)

 

[desert dude]

Why does UPS hate Martin Luther King?

 

[UncleBuck]

Why does UPS hate Martin Luther King?

why does your hero hate MLK?

 

[Tim Fox]

its amazing how much the republican party has changed over the past 40-50 years, the party looks almost nothing like it used to, and yet you have millions of senior citizens who vote republican and they have no clue the party they vote for wants to pull the rug of safety nets out from under neath them,
take for instance this republican poster from years ago, Look HOW much they have changed

 

[Rob Roy]

I wonder how many brown people got "collateral damaged" by the Peace Prize winning President on MLK day?