

On
the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, nothing says "I
commemorate you" like a "my bad for voting against making you a
holiday" statement (video after the jump) . John McCain-- on more than
one occasion-- voted against making Martin Luther King's birthday a
federal holiday. But that didn't stop him from commemorating King's
death day in a speech at the Lorraine motel in Memphis TN, where King
was killed. But before you judge McCain, you
should know that when he voted against MLK day, he was young and wet
behind the ears, a 47-year-old spring
chicken who didn't know any better. And only radical Black Power
members of congress like Dick Cheney and Newt Gingrich supported making
MLK Day a federal holiday. Plus during the speech, McCain even let a
black guy hold his umbrella, which shows you how down he is. More about
McCain's
other MLK opposition activities after the jump.
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