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To: fieldmarshaldj

You didn’t ask any questions; you simply wrote, “I read Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. voted for Ike in ‘56, but that was often confused for MLK, Jr., for whom I still don’t know if he voted for Ike or Stevenson.”

I posted a source to the contrary, a source you can check out on your own. I haven’t seen you offer any evidence, in this thread or others, for your contention his party registration has been “debunked.” Feel free to do so, on either count.

And since the article’s whole point is that MLK is not a conservative, I’m not too sure what you’re arguing about.


24 posted on 10/17/2009 12:39:22 AM PDT by FrontPageMag.com
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To: FrontPageMag.com
What I was referring to is the oft-cited Frances Rice piece, "Why MLK was a Republican", from a few years ago, for which was riddled with factual errors. It's been reviewed and debunked on FR on umpteen occasions since it was first written. I said no evidence has been presented that he was a registered Republican, either in AL or GA, and aside from what you stated, giving that book's claim as the sole source, he only voted one time for a GOP candidate in 1956. Nothing about any of his other votes, if he made any, during the 1950s. On that, I would be quite curious to see.
25 posted on 10/17/2009 12:59:51 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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