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DNC: McCain's Baggage Taints MLK Day Celebration
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| Last Edited | SC Moose Jan 19, 2006 10:59am |
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| News Date | Monday, January 16, 2006 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | DNC: McCain's Baggage Taints MLK Day Celebration
1/16/2006 6:11:00 PM
To: State Desk
Contact: Luis Miranda of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-7131; Web: [Link]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a release from the Democratic National Committee:
Tonight, as most Americans celebrate and honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Republican Senator and Presidential hopeful John McCain will bring controversy to the Spartanburg Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration in South Carolina, where he is scheduled to speak. Ironically, McCain is represented in South Carolina by notorious strategist Richard Quinn, best known for founding a neo-confederate magazine and calling the creation of a federal holiday honoring Dr. King vicious and profane, as his South Carolina spokesperson.
During the 2000 Presidential primary, McCain was badly beaten in Spartanburg, which may explain this special early visit.
Sen. John McCain owes the people of South Carolina, and indeed every American, an explanation, said Democratic National Committee Spokesman Luis Miranda. Today is a day to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., not a day to play politics. If Sen. McCain believes, as do most Americans, in the principles that Dr. King fought and died for, how on Earth can he explain his failure to fire a man who has derided Dr. King's legacy and assailed the celebration of this important national holiday?
MCCAIN CARRIES RACIST BAGGAGE TO MLK DAY CELEBRATION
On January 16, McCain is scheduled to visit Spartanburg, South Carolina, to be the featured guest at the Spartanburg County Republican Party Banquet. During the 2000 Presidential primary, McCain was badly beaten in Spartanburg, which may explain the special visit so early in the cycle. While he's in town, McCain will give brief remarks at the Spartanburg Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. McCain should take that opportunity to explain why he |
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