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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/08/28/top_republicans_declined_to_speak_on_mlk_anniversary.htmlTop Republicans Declined to Speak on MLK Anniversary
Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the House's two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington -- but declined, Roll Call reports.
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http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/boehner-cantor-turned-down-chance-to-speak-at-march-anniversary/
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That wasnt a wise choice, said Julian Bond, a renowned civil rights activist, in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday afternoon.
Whats really telling, I think, is the podium behind me, just count at the end of the day how many Republicans will be there, Bond told news anchor Alex Wagner. They asked senior President Bush to come, he was ill. They asked junior Bush, he said he had to stay with his father.
They asked a long list of Republicans to come, Bond continued, and to a man and woman they said no. And that they would turn their backs on this event was telling of them, and the fact that they seem to want to get black votes, theyre not gonna get em this way.
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olddots
(10,237 posts)n.t.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Cha
(295,926 posts)today. Devoid of humanity.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)The plunge in imminent, Cha.
It looks like the repubs don't think they needed to come to a important lifetime event like this because they're confident they will be suppressing votes of those who cherish MLK.
Our work as usual is so cut out for us! GOTV
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)However I see their confidence as egomania...
The term egomania is often used by laypersons in a pejorative fashion to describe an individual who is intolerably self-centred. The clinical condition that most resembles the popular conception of egomania is narcissistic personality disorder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egomania
They are going to fall Cha and fall hard.
GOTV 2014
Cha
(295,926 posts)Sooner or later the ODS hate starts eating away at their brain and all they're left with is Egomania!
Cha
(295,926 posts)him, gops. Snubbing his 50th Anniversary of "I Have a Dream Speech" because you don't want to be seen with the Black President. Bad for business.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/28/let-freedom-ring-president-obamas-address/
Mahalo babylonsistah~
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)They also have their base which would not vote for them again because there are many republicans who are one issue voters. It is a shame they even claim to be leaders, much the opposite.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)kentuck
(110,950 posts)because they know how their Party truly feels about minorities, especially blacks. It speaks volumes.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Good one!
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)And could not be bothered. So, now they wonder why so many people hate their party and what they stand for.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)K & R