rightwinger
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Same with Reagan except he lucked out. Barely.When you look back on it, shooting MLK seems even more crazy than it did then. What did King want that was so terrible? Was it so bad that he wanted America to live up to its' creed, its' promises, it's pride?I haven't been to the new musuem as it wasn't open in April when I visited D.C..
But, I did go to the National Civil Rights Musuem in Memphis, TN. a handful of years ago that is connected to the Lorraine Motel where MLK was assassinated. The boarding house where James Earl Ray shot from across the street is also part of the museum. (They still keep the boarding house window ajar at the same height as when the assassin shot.)
It's a fantastic museum with a true historical setting and the Smithsonian will have to scramble to best this one.........
MLK was shot because he advanced the cause of American blacks
Reagan was shot to impress Jodie Foster