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Motown_Johnny

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4. He also "saw" his father march with MLK
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 05:00 PM
Feb 2012

Depending on what your definition of the word "saw" is.


http://www.thegrio.com/politics/mitt-romney-martin-luther-king-problem.php

^snip^

Romney said in a 1978 interview with the Boston Herald, "My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit." It's a claim that he continued to make over the years, most notably during a 2007 interview on Meet the Press with the late Tim Russert.
He said, "You can see what I believed and what my family believed by looking at our lives. My dad marched with Martin Luther King. My mom was a tireless crusader for civil rights." A few days after the appearance, The Boston Phoenix reported that they could not find any record of a march that featured both King and Romney.
Romney has since walked back his statements, suggesting that when he said he "saw" his father march with King he meant it as a "figure of speech."

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You don't believe him? JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #1
He also "saw" his father march with MLK Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #4
I grew up on Popeye malaise Feb 2012 #6
Wasn't that just a cringe-making moment? Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #2
He is so fugging fake malaise Feb 2012 #7
That was weird. Also,did he pronounce "lathe' wrong? sufrommich Feb 2012 #3
He's a pathological LIAR malaise Feb 2012 #8
He is here in the Atlanta area. RebelOne Feb 2012 #5
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