Don’t You Dare Conflate MLK and Obama

[Summer Hathaway]

44. Mr. Ford does not

offer this article as being his opinion. Had he done so, he would have used words like, "Based on MLK's life as lived, he would probably have said ...," or, "Dr. King's past actions would lead one to believe that his present-day position would be ..."

Instead, Ford presented his 'opinion' by attributing thoughts and deeds to MLK in today's world as though they were indisputable facts. And, as you have admitted, such 'facts' could not possibly exist, given that Dr. King has been deceased for over four decades.

It is sloppy writing at best, and total BS at worst (and my opinion is that it is more the latter than the former.)

It is a defense Fox-News has used many times over the years, when caught broadcasting factless, baseless stories: It was just our opinion, and we thought the viewing audience would understand that.

Shoddy work, shoddy journalism, shoddy writing. It is what it is. And the fact that MLK is obviously not here to dispute, agree with, or deny what Ford has attributed to him makes it truly despicable.

Maybe Ford should stick to expressing his opinion about the words and actions of living people, who are still in a position to refute or confirm what he chooses to attribute to them. But maybe that's the whole idea - using the dead to advance an agenda is so much easier than actually debating those who can actually respond.