Some members of the Republican Party claim that Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican when he was still alive, but this claim is false. Officially Martin Luther King Jr. was politically independent and rarely made even informal endorsements of political candidates. Before 1964 while political differences were crystal clear between Republicans and Democrats in…
Tag: politics
Fun Fact: When Mike Pence Was a Democrat
As a young man, Mike Pence associated with the political and religious views of his parents who were Catholic democrats. In college, he converted to born-again Protestantism and eventually became a ultra-conservative Republican.
Fun Fact: Faithless Electors During 2016 Presidential Election
The American President is officially voted in by the electoral college which are made up of individual electors who almost always vote the same way their state’s population did in the election. However there have been a few examples of “faithless electors” who vote for the other major candidate or someone else. The 2016 Presidential…
Fun Fact: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Views on the Vietnam War
During his final years, in addition to advocating for civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. also expanded his reach by speaking against the Vietnam War. Which unfortunately alienated some of his supporters at the time.
Fun Fact: Republican Hypocrite Scott DesJarlais
During the 2010 congressional elections, many new (Tea Party) Republicans were elected, one of them being Scott DesJarlais. Despite running on “family-values” and having a “pro-life” stance, DesJarlai was revealed to had many affairs with co-workers and patients during his career as a doctor (which is against the law), and he had pressured a mistress…
Neko Random 