MORE Steve Gilliard....stand back, he's on fire

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One would need either a strong stomach or short memory to see Sonny Perdue and Poppy Bush talking about King's legacy and not snicker.

Perdue's Voter ID law is designed to disenfranchise blacks and George Bush ran heel and toe with the segs as much as he could.

The GOP flipped out last week when a study showed that they were the party of racists. They were claiming it was politizied science, which is comical considering NASA was in an uproar because some 24 year old lackey was telling scientists what to talk about.

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Now, why does the GOP so desperately want to hijack the memory and legacy of King, with old segs like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell now tormenting gays as they once tormented blacks. Why do they embrace the damaged and offer them up as leaders? Former criminals and self-hating blacks, people unworthy to represent a dog pound.

Because being the white people's party is a losing proposition. Ken Mehlman knows his party must look like America or die. And it look like anything but.

So they make nods to a multicultural America, talk about a color blind America, but they will not sacrifice a thing which will place minority concerns over white. Otherwise, Tom Tancredo would have been rejected as a racist.

So, they have to pretend to be open to all. More at:

http://stevegilliard.blogspot.com/2006/02/owning-king.html