Hillary Clinton Marginalizes MLK’s Role in the Civil Rights Movement
I’ve got to try to spread this one.
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/01/07/clinton-talks-tears-with-fox-news/
Click the link, go down to the video, skip to about 3:50, listen to her answer.
I’ve gotta say, this is pretty dumb on multiple levels. First of all, to create a contrast between MLK and LBJ with the former being a “man of words” and the latter being a “man of actions” is a spit in the face to Dr. King and the years he spent on the street organizing protests, rallying the populace, being beaten and abused, and changing the public’s attitude towards the cause of civil rights. Secondly, how dumb do you have to be to compare your opponent to MLK as a negative? And third, how dumb do you have to be to do that when you’re white and your opponent is black? The general stupidity of her statement aside, there’s no way it can bode well for Clinton when she frames her campaign against Obama by taking credit away from MLK and heaping an undue amount of praise on a shrivelled white dude (don’t get me wrong, LBJ did a lot for civil rights, but Clinton really, really skews his role).
I hope this gets noticed by more people and gets some time in the press, it’s one of the only gaffes I’ve seen from Clinton since this election began, and damn if it’s not a doozy.
I am in total shock!! How can Clinton say such a thing and just days from MLK day!? I didn’t hate Clinton before… but now I loath her!! I have heard of shooting yourself in the foot, but she just shot herself in the head! She is unelectable… period!
I am not shocked the Clintons did nothing but use African Americans during their term in office. they took the net away from the poor and sent jobs offshore all of which is anti U S citizens. So they are selfish users and should not be supported. How dare they besmudge the legacy of Dr. King in the name of glory for themselves.
NEWS FLASH ! (SPREAD THE WORD)
Hillary Was AGAINST the Civil Rights Act of 1964
While a Republican and “Goldwater Girl”
A March 12, 2007 article written by acclaimed Washington columnist Robert Novak sheds a very revealing light on the true sentiment of Hillary Clinton during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement.
In an attempt to attract black support Hillary Clinton regularly shares her ‘civil rights experience’ during every speech given to black audiences. Novak writes of one such speech at Selma’s First Baptist Church on the 42nd anniversary of the “bloody Sunday” freedom march there, where Sen. Clinton declared: “As a young woman, I had the great privilege of hearing Dr. King speak in Chicago. The year was 1963.
The fact is, in 1963, not only was Hillary Clinton a republican, but she was also a staunch supporter of republican Senator Barry Goldwater, well known as a segregationist and one of the most vocal senators adamently against the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is why he lost in his presidential bid to Lyndon B. Johnson. Novak writes “…how then could she be a ‘Goldwater Girl’ in the next year’s presidential election?” He continues, “…she described herself in her memoirs as ‘an active Young Republican’ and ‘a Goldwater girl, right down to my cowgirl outfit.’
Novak adds, “As a politically attuned honor student, she must have known that Goldwater was one of only six Republican senators who joined Southern Democratic segregationists opposing the histo ric voting rights act of 1964 inspired by King. Hillary headed the Young Republicans at Wellesley College. The incompatibility of those two positions of 40 years ago was noted to me (Novak) by Democratic old-timers who were shocked by Sen. Clinton’s temerity in pursuing her presidential candidacy.”
To Read Novak’s original article simply Google ‘ Hillary, King, Goldwater ‘. His article is everywhere. Then SHARE THE TRUTH. We’ve had a liar in office long enough. NO MORE !!!!!
Did You Know….Clinton/Huckabee’s Arkansas honors racist Robert E. Lee on MLK DAY !!!!SHARES holiday with MLK…..Google: ‘Ark Robert E. Lee Day’….SHARE THE TRUTH……The Clintons should have stopped this !!!!! First black president…..HA !