How did McCain not know of Dr. King's history? The "I have a dream" speech was during the 1963 March on Washington. The Selma-to-Montgomery march was in 1965. Martin Luther King was killed in April 1968.
John McCain wasn't living in the US during that period. He was deployed overseas after graduating (Navy) flight training in 1960. By 1966, he was in the Pacific flying missions over Vietnam. He was shot down and captured in 1967 and remained in a North Vietnamese prison until 1973. Prisoners at the "Hanoi Hilton" had no access to the news and didn't receive mail for years, or not at all.
Factcheck.org: McCain's Misleading Mailer
He faults Romney for "providing" state funding for abortions that Romney didn't seek, and courts ordered.
Jan 15, 2008 | Updated: 10:40 a.m. ET Jan 15, 2008
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Posted By: Marshallm @ 01/22/2008 3:26:57 AM
RECENTLY ON MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DAY, SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN SAID THAT HE DID'T KNOW MARTIN LUTHER KING; SIR I BELIEVE ITS THE OTHER WAY AROUND; MARTIN LUTHER KING DID'NT KNOW YOU; SENATOR MCCAIN, SURE YOU KNOW MARTIN LUTHER KING, HE WAS A BURNING LANTERN ON THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN; TODAY THAT LANTERN IS STILL LIT.
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