"The folks who used to criticize us for marching are trying have a march for themselves" Al Sharpton
Not wishing to create the same racist ambiance created by some of the signage from last year's rally - Glenn Beck told his supporters not to bring anything which could elicit the titles "Racists" or "Obama Bashers" from news sources covering this year's event.
It's just funny to me that most Conservatives are now pretending to favor the teachings of King over those of Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Booker T Washington or Frederick Douglas - whose teachings were much more in line with the ideology of the current purported Conservatives.
But come to think of it - the right citing King as the exemplar of Black conservatism should not be a surprise.
Judging by the ringleaders and central figures (Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin) of this crusade's limited scope of sources - King is probably the only Black person most of these people could recall.
(Okay, King and Alex Hailey.)
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