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Tue Jan 20, 2015, 02:06 PM Jan 2015

Ken Blackwell knows what King wanted, (except King's own words disagree)

When King was still alive, Ken Blackwell wouldn't even be allowed in the ranks of the "conservatives."

Rewriting King: Right-Wing Activist Claims MLK Opposed Government Aid, Church-State Separation

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Tuesday, 1/20/2015 12:40 pm

Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day yesterday by claiming that King — who supported guaranteed employment and minimum income, public works projects and policies advancing “democratic socialism” — was actually a big opponent of government involvement in the economy. Blackwell told “Washington Watch” host Tony Perkins that King would strongly rebuke “the growth of the welfare state” and the separation of church and state, even though King actually spoke out against endeavors such as state-sponsored prayer in public schools.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rewriting-king-right-wing-activist-claims-mlk-opposed-government-aid-church-state-separation#sthash.brHLqmMk.dpuf

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Ken Blackwell knows what King wanted, (except King's own words disagree) (Original Post) Archae Jan 2015 OP
Ken Blackwell is a world class AssHat. That is all. n/t CincyDem Jan 2015 #1
And no doubt he would also support Blackwell's voter suppression. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #2
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