Conservatives Want MLK (But MLK Repudiated Them)

I've been covering Dr. King and the Teas today because I figured - since the Tea Party's rude and awkward show of embracing the great man's legacy on his birthday - their barely-hidden triumphalism (a slap in the face to black's enjoyment of the celebration) would soon backfire.

And, sure enough, my interest has already started to pay off, because somebody's found Martin Luther King, Jr. - in his own words - on conservatism, Barry Goldwater, and the Republicans:

  "It is both unfortunate and disastrous that the Republican Party has nominated Sen. Barry Goldwater as a candidate for the presidency of the United States. On the urgent issue of civil rights Sen. Goldwater represents a philosophy that is morally indefensible and politically and socially suicidal. While not a racist himself, Mr. Goldwater articulates a philosophy which gives aid and comfort to the racists.

His candidacy in philosophy will serve as an umbrella under which extremists of all stripes will stand. In light of these facts and because of my love for America, I have no alternative but to urge every Negro and every white person of goodwill to vote against Mr. Goldwater and withdraw support from any Republican candidate that does not publicly disassociate himself when it comes to Goldwater.”

That sounds about right.

 I guess all that talk the Democrats do - about how Republicans "switched sides" to the nation's racists - isn't so far-fetched, is it?

Hey, if they'll lie about Martin Luther King, the color of their skin -  and the content of their character - say they'll lie about anything.

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This Tea Party/Martin Luther King charade should end now,…