No Republican presence at today's Anniversery?

[Shankapotomus]

What? Is there some controversy among them whether MLK's speech should be celebrated?

[malaise]

1. Never forget that John the maverick McGramps

opposed the MLK holiday

[Shankapotomus]

6. That was disgraceful

as well as having no representative at today's event. There should be no controversy here. Guy wanted people of all races to unite. How is that controversial today? Repubs couldn't at least throw together something about unity and at least pretend they believed it?

Disgraceful.

[kentuck]

2. Their absence speaks a million words.

Were they not invited? Did they not ask to speak?

[Shankapotomus]

7. Yes

I heard they sent out like 30-40 invites to them and no one accepted.

[JI7]

3. were Powell and Rice there ?

but they aren't really considered part of today's republican party.

[SummerSnow]

4. they were wearing disguises.lol

joking

[Shankapotomus]

12. If Powell was I wouldn't expect him to decline

out of partisanship. I imagine Rice would probably feel too ashamed to appear after serving in the Bush administration.

But granting both of them a pass, every living Democratic president was there and not one of the two living Bush presidents.

To me, this wasn't a partisan event. The Republicans should have sent a delegate.

[Gman]

5. Probably weren't invited

Can't say I blame the organizers.

Plus it's bad politics for the primaries next year.

[Spacemom]

8. Their presence

would just highlight the fact that they don't support anything that MLK believed in.

[Rex]

9. Repukes are showing their true colors.

The GOP = the KKK.

[giftedgirl77]

10. They will all be on Faux tonight talking about this was

just another way for Liberals to keep the minorities down, on the plantation, or whatever the latest meme is....

Just wait for the everyone who was there only wants free stuff bullshit to continue.

[RobertEarl]

11. MLK ruined the republican party

He pretty much showed the world for the bastards that stinking regressive party is.