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"They asked a long list of Republicans to come and to a man and woman they said 'no.'"
—Julian Bond on Wednesday's ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington

Fox News got in a snit because there were no Republicans on the podium making speeches for the anniversary. George HW Bush and George W Bush had good excuses, the former is in very poor health and the latter just had health surgery, but all the rest? Jeb Bush declined to appear, so did the Republican Congressional leadership. They all declined. They were invited, they just had better things to do than to mark perhaps the seminal civil rights moment in the United States.

It will be interesting to see if this affects them in the mid-term elections next year.

Date: 2013-08-30 08:51 pm (UTC)
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)
From: [personal profile] silveradept
It won't. Too long between the two items. That said, I don't think there will be a sudden shortage of dumb things the Republicans have done that should get them all thrown out of office merely for trying to do, much less actually succeeding.

Date: 2013-08-30 11:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moiraj.livejournal.com
They go out of their way to alienate as many people as possible. Interesting strategy for politicians.

Date: 2013-08-30 11:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thewayne.livejournal.com
For people who allegedly don't believe in evolution, they sure seem intent on experimenting on Darwinism and making themselves a branch to be pruned.

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