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Joy Reid
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Much of what Dr King had to say was deeply unpopular in his day. Some Gallup surveys had him polling < George Wallace. The postcard King is not King. He was a warrior for the poor and a martyr for racial justice. Here he is Sept 1966 on @60Minutes #MLKDay
And this amazing clip that’s not frequently seen:
But this one seems particularly relevant today — a clip of MLK at the Berlin Wall found by our amazing #amjoy intern Arlyn Soto this weekend. Here’s the segment:
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Joy Reid
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One of the huge tests for Kamala Harris was whether she could translate all that’s compelling about her on paper, go onto a stage and deliver a retail political speech that’s compelling and resonant. Hard to argue she didn’t do that today.
All of these Democratic candidates are going to have to pass that acid test. And giving a speech is a lot harder than it looks. You have to not just make your points and do the poetry but also move the crowd (including the TV crowd.)
Hillary Clinton, for all her policy depth and deep resume, struggled with that aspect of politics. The current crop of candidates will surely be mindful of that.
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Joy Reid
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A timely reminder that no president of the United States has the power or the right under the constitution to give a speech in the well of the House. That power resides with the Speaker. (Also the SOTU is not required to be a speech. It can be in writing.)
Oh, and either chamber would have to pass a resolution formally authorizing a speech anyway, so even McConnell, as badly as he might want to, can’t give Donald Trump the set he wants for his SOTU telecast. Welcome to the world of “Article 1 as intended.”
This is what it looks like when a Speaker uses the power of the office. We just became accustomed to weak speakers and “unitary executive” presidents, so we’re not used to it.
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Joy Reid
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A timely reminder that the Speaker of the House controls the chamber where joint sessions are held, and congress is a co-equal branch of government. rawstory.com/2019/01/stephe…
Fun fact: the SOTU used to be submitted to congress as a written report. It's basically a constitutionally required update on the operations of the executive branch, delivered to the branch that controls the purse strings. history.house.gov/Institution/SO…
I think Americans have gotten so used to weak Speakers, they've forgotten how powerful that office actually is, as conceived in Article 1.
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Counterchekist
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Dr. King taught us that when we stop trying to be better citizens and improve our govt for all, we decline. That lesson has been painfully obvious over the last 20+ years in DC, where partisan nonsense fueled by mass media has turned America into bickering factions. 1/
We are better than this. We can do better than this. Progress doesn’t require “my way or the highway” attitudes, it requires thoughtful compromise. Governing isn’t about sensationalist drivel spewed for a sound bite, it’s about statesmanship and leadership. 2/
I say to @GOP: What’s ‘conservative’ about creating chaos in the govt and economy?

What’s ‘conservative’ about tossing away Constitutional roles and allowing an out-of-control executive to go unchecked?

The founders would be disgusted if here today. All of them. 3/
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There is a myth going about. It is spoken on our news. It is taught in our schools. Liberal free thinking allies and racists alike tout it. It is an image that is much more a mirage of a colorblind hero in the body of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gather round. #MLK2019 #MLK #MLK90
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Dear White People,
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Dr. King to Harry Belafonte: “I’m afraid America has lost the moral vision she may have had. I’m afraid that even as we integrate, we are walking into a place that does not understand that this nation needs to be deeply concerned with the plight of the poor and disenfranchised.”
”Until we commit ourselves to ensuring that the underclass is given justice and opportunity, we will continue to perpetuate the anger and violence that tears the soul of this nation. I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house.”
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On va suivre le naufrage journalistique en direct...
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George Wallace created the idea of the "liberal media," according to this academic paper. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
Resentful white Southerners who hated segregation developed this idea in the civil rights era, which has led to the current broken record of "fake news" from the entire right wing.
Among Wallace's heirs:
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