On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:11:50 -0800, Oren wrote:

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I understand when the home of Martin Luther King (MLK) was firebombed,
he was denied a gun permit. Wasn't he a Republican? Permit denied by
Democrats?

No he was neither Dem nor Rep--
He felt he served his cause better by stayiing out of parties--
"Actually, the Negro has been betrayed by both the Republican and the
Democratic party. The Democrats have betrayed him by capitulating to
the whims and caprices of the Southern Dixiecrats. The Republicans
have betrayed him by capitulating to the blatant hypocrisy of
reactionary right wing northern Republicans. And this coalition of
southern Dixiecrats and right wing reactionary northern Republicans
defeats every bill and every move towards liberal legislation in the
area of civil rights"

The color of his skin is likely the reason he was denied [by the
police department- not a political party] a *concealed carry* permit--
He had lots of guns in his house.

- Folks just don't know

George Wallace was a Democrat.

Well-- more precisely a Dixiecrat.

George Wallace represents today's Dem party about the same as Lincoln
represents today's Rep party. Parties and times change.

Jim