The Daily Show Features a Montage of Conservatives ‘Appropriating’ MLK’s Message
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EXCERPT:
O'REILLY: "Dr. King would not participate in a Black Lives Matter protest."
RODGERS: "The great MLK said that you have a moral obligation to object to unjust rules and rules that make no sense."
PENCE: "One of my favorite quotes from Dr. King was, 'Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.' You think of how he changed America, he inspired us to change through the legislative process to become a more perfect union. That’s exactly what President Trump is calling on the Congress to do."
MACE: "Today I’m asking my colleagues to remember the words of the legendary, the great leader in this country. Dr. Martin Luther King, who once said, the time is always right to do what is right."
McENANY: "And I just want to leave you with a quote from Martin Luther King jr. that we must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools. Thank you."
TRUMP: "Critical Race Theory is a Marxist doctrine that rejects the vision of Martin Luther King jr."
McCARTHY: "Critical Race Theory goes against everything Martin Luther King has ever told us. Don’t judge us by the color of our skin. And now they’re embracing it, right? They’re going backwards."
