You're one of those FReepers who post without reading the article, apparently.
Well, if you'd read this very one, you'd across this statement from ol' Mitt in 1978: "My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit."
I got it an but it’s possible that Mitt was with his father on some of the CR Marches.
His Father was Govenor 1963-69 and Sec of Hud
To me in those days to me Civil Rights were synomous with MLK.
This does not mean I am dismissing your challenge on the word saw etc.
I’m no Romney fan, as you would know if you visited my site, but I think he’s probably accurate enough given the likely full history, if not precise. First, this MI historical magazine reference list has MLK in Grosse Pointe, obviously at a prior date. Maybe it’s the same appearance to which you refer, but maybe not. More importantly, and I think this might get Mitt off the hook, given that he would have been about 15 years old at the time, there WAS a big MLK March down Woodward Avenue on June 25, 1963, and I would not be at all surprised if his dad marched in that — Except that as gov, security may have been a problem. Recall that MLK was a Republican. Go to Page 28 at this link (search was on michigan romney martin luther king, I think): http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:iv0yV5sDPvwJ:www.hsmichigan.org/pdf/timelines/Historic_Dates_Calendar.pdf+grosse+Ile+michigan+romney+martin+luther+king&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us&client=safari Ah, but the plot thickens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Swainson George Romney’s PREDECESSOR as governor marched down Woodward Avenue. The Wiki entry for George Romney says he was strong on civil rights, but makes no mention of the march. It would be interesting to see if George as guv issued a proclamation of any kind or made a speech on the day of the 1963 march, if he didn’t himself march. Again giving Mitt the benefit of the doubt, it’s not unlikely, since he was 15 or so during the time period, that he would over the years have juxtaposed the events and even give his father a little more credit than he deserved. But there may be more to the story. That’s why, in this case, you’re the reporter and I’m the commenter. :—> Tom Blumer BizzyBlog.com Mason, OH
POSTED BY BizzyBlog AT 12/19/07 2:38 PM http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid53200.aspx