Every Top Republican Invited to MLK Anniversary Event Said No

Mediaite ^ | 08/30/2013 | by Matt Wilstein

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Conservative commentators have had a lot to say over the last 24 hours about the fact that Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the only African-American in the Senate, was not invited to yesterday’s March on Washington 50th Anniversary celebration. According to Bill O’Reilly, it was strange that “no Republicans and no conservatives were invited” to the event. As it turns out, that’s just not true.

As the Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe reported today, “not a single Republican elected official stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday.” But it’s not because they weren’t invited. While Scott’s office has confirmed that the senator was not invited, many of his senior colleagues were.

Here’s a run-down of the top Republicans who were invited to the March on Washington anniversary event, and why they reportedly decided not to show.

• Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush: It was notable that the two former presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, who spoke at the event were both Democrats, with the Bushes nowhere to be seen. The 41st and 43rd president were both invited, but chose to decline because of health reasons. In a statement, George W. Bush said, “There on the National Mall our President, whose story reflects the promise of America, will help us honor the man who inspired millions to redeem that promise.”
• House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH): The top Republican in the House declined his invitation because of a scheduling conflict. He is currently in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and had no public events scheduled for Wednesday. Boehner did attend an official congressional commemoration of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on July 31st.
• House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): According to the Grand Forks Herald, Cantor spent Wednesday touring oilfields in North Dakota with Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and meeting with the North Dakota Petroleum Council lobbying group.
• Senator John McCain (R-AZ): Despite having voted against making Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a federal holiday in 1983, the event committee did invite McCain to speak, but he declined due to unspecified “scheduling conflicts.”

The Rev. Leah D. Daughtry, who served as executive producer of the commemoration, told the Washington Post’s O’Keefe that her committee began inviting members of Congress to attend four or five weeks before the event.

“We had a very concerted effort, because this is not a political moment. This was about us coming together as a community, so we wanted to be sure that we had all political representations,” Daughtry said. “We attempted very vigorously to have someone from the GOP participate and unfortunately they were unable to find someone who was able to participate.”

[photos via House.gov, Senate.gov]

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[BufordP]

BTTT for nutmeg’s Post 54

[wardaddy]

Why bother

Trust Magnus view of King for guidance

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[MayflowerMadam]

Why would they? It was the Republicans who ALWAYS fought to give the blacks a better life while the Democrats thwarted the efforts. The uninformed, lied-to blacks crap on us anyhow. What would be the point participating in their pathetic lives or events?

[nanetteclaret]

I have come to the realization that just about everything I was taught growing up (on a variety of subjects) was false. The real truth has been hidden, re-written, and suppressed and propaganda has been substituted for it.

[cherry]

these jerks....they know very well their late and weak "invites" were meant to be turned down....

its on them.....

[cherry]

BS to that....tired of every thing being something that the pubs DID or DID NOT do ....

the rats did not want pubs there and they made that very clear....

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[kcvl]

Daughtry served as Chief Executive Officer of the 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee, responsible for all aspects of planning and execution of the Democratic Party’s quadrennial presidential nominating convention. She simultaneously served as Chief of Staff of the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”), the governing body of the national Democratic Party, where she was responsible for the day-to-day management of the national Party’s affairs, ensuring that the Party is best positioned to help Democrats win elections.

[kcvl]

Behind her as she preached… today Leah was delivering the sermon… Below the sanctuary, in the fellowship hall, a banner for slavery reparations proclaimed, “They Owe Us.”

(Hat Tip: Conservative punk)

Can Leah Daughtry Bring Faith to the Party?

House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn… sizable sanctuary of the church, which is headed by her father, Herbert Daughtry.

…Below the sanctuary, in the fellowship hall, a banner for slavery reparations proclaimed, “They Owe Us.” Herbert Daughtry’s… ministry has always combined consuming spirituality with black liberation theology — the theology Jeremiah Wright invoked this spring to defend his controversial sermons — and zealous political activism. Leah holds these forces within her.

…Leah, who was raised according to a strict religious code that forbid females to wear pants, lipstick or makeup, took part in the protests at the age of 13. Her eyes brightened when she recalled those demonstrations and the assorted groups that joined together to give them strength, just as her voice took on extra passion when she discussed black liberation theology and the writing of James Cone.

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- “Walking Around Money” Daughtry?

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[Me1onCollie]

I would no more attend a heathen moonbat occasion ‘honoring’ a conservative hero than I would attend an event on religious freedom sponsored by the AC-Hell-U.

You already know the composition of the attenders, the agenda, the speakers, the slogans, and not a one of them are scarcely worth the ink to describe their worthlessness. You already know that you may as well walk around with a “hate me” sign on your back and possibly expect everything from petty vandalism to assault.

Seriously, why even bother?!