Martin Luther King was a registered Republican. He wanted people to be judged by the content of their character and by their qualifications, NOT by the color of their skin. Obama, Sharpton, Jess Jackson and the parade of race-baiters do not represent MLK and should stop trying to gain luster through him.
MLK was not a Republican, and you ought to read about the bad things he said about Barry Goldwater in the 1964 election. It sounds like the sort of rhetoric you’d hear from Al Sharpton today.
And having an R next to his name somehow makes MLK a Conservative? So Robert ("Fighting Bob" La Follette) is to also be admired? Same with Jacob Javits? All leftists. All socialists -- as was "Reverend" Marxist Luther King, Junior.
And what exactly was MLK doing in Memphis back in 1968 when he wasn't cavorting with prostitutes? Marching on behalf of big government union goons. This so-called preacher had but one message -- the false doctrine of social justice. And need I add that MLK's best pals were commies.