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MLK is like God to Republicans in that he magically supports all the hateful and bigoted things they do.

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Mike Pence has a dream too...

Egypt TV host handed 12-month jail term after interviewing gay man

A court in Egypt sentenced a TV journalist to 12 months' jail time on Sunday for "promoting homosexuality" after he interviewed a gay man, state-run media reported.

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Or someone with a history of anti LGBT statements and actions.

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Part of the right-wing fantasy is that welfare and food charities didn't exist until the 1960s.

Early American patterns of publicly funded poor relief emerged mainly from the English heritage of early settlers. The policies and practices of aiding the poor current in England when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts were shaped primarily by the Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1594 and 1601, and the Law of Settlement and Removal of 1662.

https://socialwelfare.libra...

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Humans can learn to swim. That does not mean we are basically aquatic.

Likewise, humans can learn to reason...

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One difference (among many) that distinguishes Martin Luther King, Jr. from Donald Trump (and from Mike Pence as well) is that he was not a servant of the Russian spy apparatus.

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these are the same people who say their favorite Robert Frost quote is, "Good fences make good neighbors."

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Humans can tunnel but they are not rabbits.Humans can fly but they are not birds.Humans shed their skins but they are not snakes.Humans can make fire but they are not lightning.A spurious line.Humans can reason thus they evolve to be Homorationalis.

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I'm surprised Mike managed to pull his lips of trumps dick long enough to appear on tv.

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I mean, don't we all remember Dr. King's famous "I have a WALL"-speech?

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Preach! (Black Power salute)

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My thought exactly. That's why you never hear him talk very much. Of course, a limp cocktail weenie can't be very filling. Just don't tell Mother.

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That is my favorite Frost quote. And if you had my neighbors, you'd understand why.

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He's lucky they didn't execute him.

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Frost could say, "Elves." but it's not elves exactly and he wishes you'd say it for yourself.

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