April 04, 2007
Remembering MLK...
On this day in 1968, some asshole shot Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While everyone remembers Dr. King's life and work, does anyone other than The Mayor remember who shot him? The point? Though a bullet can bring down a man, it can not destroy the dream he made all us believe was possible. It is his legacy that lives on and endures, not the hatred of one jackass.
Posted by mcblogger at April 4, 2007 02:16 PM
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The assassin was James Earl Ray, who shot King in the throat using a high-powered rifle as he stood on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. It's now a museum. Ray, who died some years ago of cirrhosis, claimed he was innocent but never provided any details of the conspiracy he alleged was behind the murder.
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at April 5, 2007 12:04 PM
See, I'm not the only one who remembered the asshole. I even remember hearing the news that he had been arrested by British police in a special bulletin during Bobby Kennedy's funeral.
Posted by: Mayor McSleaze at April 6, 2007 08:10 AM
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