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A thread of Republicans shamelessly exploiting King's legacy by pretending to honor King...
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Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
1. This will be a thread of Republicans shamelessly exploiting King's legacy by pretending to honor King with a tweet while using their power to oppose everything that King stood for
Follow along if interested.
8:14 AM · Jan 17, 2022
Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
1. This will be a thread of Republicans shamelessly exploiting King's legacy by pretending to honor King with a tweet while using their power to oppose everything that King stood for
Follow along if interested.
8:14 AM · Jan 17, 2022
Click on Tweet to go to thread or on link below so you can see all the hypocrisy.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1483095412642881537?refresh=1642448318
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Sen. Loeffler makes a guarded debut at King event
Loeffler upheld Isakson’s tradition by appearing at the event at Ebenezer.
- WXIA TV
ATLANTA — The King holiday service at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church bubbled over with election year politics Monday. And the Georgia politician most on the hotseat was Kelly Loeffler – the new Republican U.S. Senator who replaced Johnny Isakson this month.
Loeffler upheld Isakson’s tradition by appearing at the event at Ebenezer.
"I seek to live in a way that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the entire King family. Not just on this special occasion, but every day," Loeffler told the congregation from the pulpit.
Away from the church, Loeffler’s pronouncements on Twitter and elsewhere have been pro-President Trump and anti-impeachment.
"I do believe this has been far too political a process and I look forward to ending it and getting back to the business of serving our country and doing the work this president has done for us," Loeffler told 11Alive.
Loeffler upheld Isakson’s tradition by appearing at the event at Ebenezer.
- WXIA TV
ATLANTA — The King holiday service at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church bubbled over with election year politics Monday. And the Georgia politician most on the hotseat was Kelly Loeffler – the new Republican U.S. Senator who replaced Johnny Isakson this month.
Loeffler upheld Isakson’s tradition by appearing at the event at Ebenezer.
"I seek to live in a way that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the entire King family. Not just on this special occasion, but every day," Loeffler told the congregation from the pulpit.
Away from the church, Loeffler’s pronouncements on Twitter and elsewhere have been pro-President Trump and anti-impeachment.
"I do believe this has been far too political a process and I look forward to ending it and getting back to the business of serving our country and doing the work this president has done for us," Loeffler told 11Alive.
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/king-service-loeffler/85-96ab5ec2-8f4e-4ba0-973a-0c2407dc2f0e
Rev. Warnock had not entered the Senate race at this point. A few months later, Loeffler was shamelessly referring to him over and over as "Radical socialist Raphael Warnock" in their debate. And then not long after that, Warnock defeated her in the Georgia runoff for U.S. Senate.
