Boehner, Cantor Turned Down Chance to Speak at March Anniversary
Source: Roll Call
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.
Read more: http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/boehner-cantor-turned-down-chance-to-speak-at-march-anniversary/
Either they don't like what the March stood for, or they were just too afraid of the fringe right. Sad either way.
LuvNewcastle
(16,844 posts)cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)Control-Z
(15,682 posts)as though the republicans hadn't been invited. I could have it wrong, though. I only heard a few seconds when I got in the car this morning.
djean111
(14,255 posts)firstly, they may, perhaps, have been aware of the extreme hypocrisy of speaking at this event.
Secondly, they are not courting the black votes, they are gerrymandering them away, they are cutting early voting places and hours, they are legislating onerous restrictions as to voter ID requirements, and making the ID as difficult to obtain as possible.
I don't think they care at all about what the March stood for, the March is irrelevant to them, and they are busily rolling back any gains.
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)roll towards disenfranchisement?
Marthe48
(16,950 posts)Civility? From them? Abusive people marginalize their victims. Ignoring a milestone anniversary is an abusive action. Personally, I have enjoyed going over in my mind how I was made aware of the civil rights movement, when I was 10 or 12 years old: the news media, a teacher who read to us, her all whole class, in an all white school, a novel about a black girl who was one of a handful of children segregating an all-white school in the South. I can remember the part of the story where state troopers escorted through the doors, past angry adults. I couldn't imagine treating people like that. I remember exactly where I was when my Mom told me Dr. King had been shot. I can remember the confrontations, the compromises. Even if I haven't been an active participant, I have cheered every triumph, and felt anger over the roadblocks. People like Boehner and Cantor cannot ever minimize the epic struggle of African Americans in this country. History will relegate them to the dustheap, as small-minded bullies who did not lead, but dug in their heels trying and failing to halt progress.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)So true too
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)and you, how you doing?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)to less than a pack a week thanks to my e cig. Haven't maimed any one yet
madokie
(51,076 posts)I remember when I quit. I did a cold turkey and those first few days were tough.
Thats been 36 years and a few days ago. August 14, 1977
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I won't give up my pipe, but I only have one bowl a day (if I am lucky) and don't inhale that. I have been vaping for a two weeks now and my lungs are feeling a hell of a lot better. I was getting a cough and stuffy nose, and kept deluding myself that it was allergies. It is nice to start breathing decent again. Now, to lose some weight
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Republican leaders asked to speak at March on Washington anniversary, declined
Conservatives complaining that the March on Washington anniversary celebration seems awfully partisan should note that they have only themselves to blame.
Speaker John A. Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Houses two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington but declined. ( )
They asked a long list of Republicans to come, (civil rights activist Julian 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.
Boehner instead spoke at a small Congressional ceremony. Eric Cantor's reason for not being there, though, is rather odd:
Cantor, meanwhile, was asked 12 days ago to participate in Wednesdays event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.s delivery of the famous I Have a Dream speech, according to an aide. The Virginia Republican, however, is currently traveling in North Dakota and Ohio, touring energy sites with Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and participating in nonofficial events, according to an aide.
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Full article here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/28/1234584/-Republican-leaders-asked-to-speak-at-March-on-Washington-anniversary-declined
Javaman
(62,528 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)politically, socially, racially and financially. "Divided we fall".
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)it will hurt their popularity with their base.