Billboard ads can say the darndest things. A conservative group dubbed the Raging Elephants is sponsoring new outdoor signage that was unveiled in Houston over July 4th weekend which reads, "Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Republican!"
Led by Apostle Claver T. Kamaur-Imani, the group as expected is causing controversy in the neighborhood and getting into spats with community activists who argue that the late civil rights leader should be held above political affiliation. Kamaur-Imani, whose video promoting the billboard can be viewed here, is "leading America's 2nd emancipation" as the slogan says.
But community activist Quannell X argues, "The party of Tom Delay, the party of Rush Limbaugh, the party of Sean Hannity, the party of Michael Savage would not be the party of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior!"
MLK's political leanings, though, were already heatedly discussed back in 2006, when the National Black Republican Association launched a radio ad that irked quite a few people.
While there apparently is no tangible proof of Martin Luther King's pro-GOP stance, the billboard has seemingly served its purpose by raising eyebrows and making one's highway commute a bit more interesting.
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Maybe MLK was a republican, maybe he was a klansmen, maybe he was water buffalo lodge member. It doesn't matter. He saw the light. He saw the truth, he spoke the truth into power. I would looooooooooooooooooooove for the republican party to follow the Kingian example! If this were anything more than a stunt I would be concerned, no happy. I would be happy if the GOP began to emulate the precepts of Doctor Martin Luther King. I would join today!!! https://sites.google.com/site/mayuradocs/PinIt.png
5 comments:
the key point i believe they are missing (if indeed he was a republican), is when?
he certainly would not take part in the shenanigans of the past 8 years or now. oriely does quiet a good job at displaying is everything dispicable (like daffy duck would say it) and down right ignorant about humans and the potential of mankind. just my opinion. but alas...he was not always that way (or been in the position to platform his opiions) and niether was the republican party. my mom once said that "she always had a job, and the economy was good her her and other minorites, whenever a republican was in charge"...she no longer says that.
timing is key. mlk may have been a republican in the 60s, but but like everything else in the interpid nation...the parties have evolved and are evolving since the beginning of time.
(please ignore the typos, to tired to go back)
I thought I done told y'all about F'n with SHAUN!? Don't piss off Shaun. Good words my man. Go back to your corner champ... take off them gloves. You knocked 'em out. Ding–Ding, game over.
i love when someone decides to be the speaker for the dead, especially when it's convenient to claim how someone identifies (and it's actually making me laugh at the GOP at their poor excuse for scraping together some semblance of inclusiveness. sadly, i think a lot of people will buy it...
shaun--excellent way of putting it.
So...Mr. Steele is not working out as planned so now the search is on for a new Black GOP leader?
this is just another example of what's wrong with republicans: they are stuck in the past.
who cares who supported who in the '60s and '70s? i know i don't! i DO care who's putting their foot in my ass right NOW though!
the Republican Party is a mess. i can certainly understand some of the GOP's rhetorical policies, but they tend to use their talking points to rally their supporters, not to set policy or create and enforce laws.
my brother-in-law is a black conservative, and when i talk to him, i feel like the Republican Party in his head doesn't even know the real Republican Party.
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