I saw my father march with MLK is comparable to saying I saw my father fight the fight against the Evil Empire with Ronald Reagan. It is acknowleding that people stood with someone, stood for something etc.... You Mitt-haters will assume the worst in everything Romney though.
No, it was a calcualted lie to make it appear that something happened that actually didn't. And worse, it was an unnecessary and pointless lie, because the truth would have served just as well.
You Mitt-haters will assume the worst in everything Romney though.
Only because he gives us ample ammunition. You Mitt-worshipers will believe any crazy thing that excuses the lies and flip-flops of your "pretty" candidate.
“My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.”
If he was saying it figuratively, he would NOT have added the “through the streets of Detroit” part.
My advice to Mitt? Quit digging. Admit you lied, say you’re sorry, and move on.
"My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit."
How is any part of that metaphorical?
Isn't the answer simply that Mitt was trying to get people to believe that he and his father marched with King through the streets of Detroit?
And isn't the problem that that was untrue?
Actually, it is more like me saying, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. I walked on the same date. Therefore, I walked on the moon with Neil Armstrong.
Wow, that’s no longer spinning, that’s self-delusional.
Mitt lied and got caught.
It’s a small thing, but brings into question Mitt’s sudden conversion to conservatism.