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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:24 AM Jan 2018

"Your annual reminder that some senators who voted AGAINST making #MLKDay a national holiday...."

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Your annual reminder that some senators who voted AGAINST making #MLKDay a national holiday are still in the Senate: John McCain (R-AZ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Richard Shelby (R-AL).
Only McCain has apologized for his vote.

BTW, my sincere apologies for not including the text of tweets in the past. I know some on DU have trouble reading tweets for various reasons.

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"Your annual reminder that some senators who voted AGAINST making #MLKDay a national holiday...." (Original Post) steve2470 Jan 2018 OP

The senators that voted against celebrating MLK day are pure racists; democratisphere Jan 2018 #1

Short history of MLK referendum votes in Arizona underpants Jan 2018 #2

+1 nt steve2470 Jan 2018 #3

Yep, I remember it well. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #4

Money talks underpants Jan 2018 #6

K&R BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #5

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. The senators that voted against celebrating MLK day are pure racists;

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 09:06 AM

Jan 2018

McCain gets a pass for apologizing. Hoping ALL of these racists lose in their next elections.
Tweets come from Twitter Sh'tter which is a problem in itself. Just remember that fakebook and Twitter Sh'tter are largely respondsible for aiding and abetting the drumpf illegitimate presidency.

underpants

(182,773 posts)

2. Short history of MLK referendum votes in Arizona

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:21 AM

Jan 2018

Voted down at least twice just as the rest of the country was putting MLK Day in place (early 90's)
The NFL players Associate got the league to agree that if a state didn't have MLK Day then no Super Bowl. Arizona suddenly passes MLK Day.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

3. +1 nt

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jan 2018

mountain grammy

(26,619 posts)

4. Yep, I remember it well.

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:11 AM

Jan 2018

living in Colorado, we avoided all things Arizona until they did it.. canceled a trip to the Grand Canyon the second time their legislature voted down the honor to MLK.... Went to New Mexico instead.