Conyers slams McCain for 1983 vote against MLK Day

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:

Conyers slams McCain for 1983 vote against MLK Day.»

Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) apologized for voting against a 1983 bill creating a holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In fact, McCain also supported former Arizona governor Evan Mecham in 1987 when Mecham rescinded the holiday in the state. On MSNBC today, Conyers took McCain to task for apologizing decades later — the midst of his presidential run:

Well look. I’m happy. That was in 1983, he didn’t make any apology, he didn’t make any apologies in 1987, so I guess I’m thrilled and forgiving that finally when he’s running for President he remembers to apologize. No, that’s great.

C&L has the video.


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/04/conyers-slams-mccain-for-1983-vote-against-mlk-day/

[malaise]

1. Thanks John Conyers

Expose McSameasBush.

[RT Atlanta]

2. Way to go!

Good for Rep. Conyers!

[KamaAina]

3. Youthful Indiscretion

although, in "McCane"'s case, I'm not sure that even 25 years ago qualifies as "youthful".

[spanone]

4. it's pretty easy to apologize when you're begging for somebody's vote

cheap politician

[htuttle]

5. "To get a politician, To honor or hes a gonner...By the time I get to Arizona..."

So McCain's having his Sister Souljah moment, I guess? :eyes:

Not buyin' it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39DJqI8puV0