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Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Republican!
A group of Black Republicans in Houston had posted a billboard claiming that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican. However Dr. King never claimed a party affiliation.
“Who knew?
A billboard proclaiming that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican has stirred a religious and political hornets’ nest in Houston, where a church leader is trying to draw black voters into the Republican Party.
The jumbo-sized roadside ad made its contentious claim for about a week — until a local black activist charged that the sign unjustly politicized King’s legacy and was hurting his community by telling a “blatant lie.”
“Martin Luther King may have very well believed in some of the Christian principles of the Republican Party, but Dr. Martin Luther King was not a Republican or a Democrat,” said Quanell X, who heads the New Black Panther Party in Houston.”
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“…Quanell X, who held a press conference late last week to rally against the sign and ended up in a shouting match over the legacy of the murdered civil rights icon.”
“Quanell X told FOXNews.com he was pleased that he had succeeded in getting the billboard removed. He added that King would never have embraced the present-day GOP, which he said had “racist elements.”
I challenge Quanell X to show me and the rest of the country these so-called “racist elements.” I’m not looking for the fringe of the party, I’m looking for mainstream racist elements.
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would not be with the party of Newt Gingrich, he would not be with the party of Sarah Palin, he would not be with the party of Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage or Sean Hannity,” he said.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. would not be involved with the New Black Panther Party. He did not believe in militant activism.
I believe that Quanell X (what a name!) is a racist. I believe this because he takes so much offense to Raging Elephants claim that Dr. King is a Republican and because of his involvement in the New Black Panther Party. There is no reason to demand that a billboard ad be removed. It does no harm to anyone, if anything it should challenge everyone to question their “political ideology.”
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