Martin Luther King III to John Edwards: "Keep fighting. My father would be proud."

[bigtree]

from The Swamp: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/mlk_iii_to_edwards_my_father_w.html



-- Moments before he and rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (were) set to debate in South Carolina -- and at the end of a holiday that saw Democrats and Republicans pay homage to Martin Luther King Jr. -- John Edwards' campaign released a glowing letter to the former North Carolina senator from Martin Luther King III.

Edwards met with King, the first son of the famed civil rights leader, on Saturday in Atlanta. In a follow-up letter, King lauds Edwards for his commitment to social justice and his focus on making poverty a presidential campaign issue.

"There has been, and will continue to be, a lot of back and forth in the political arena over my father’s legacy," he wrote in the letter to Edwards. "It is a commentary on the breadth and depth of his impact that so many people want to claim his legacy. I am concerned that we do not blur the lines and obscure the truth about what he stood for: speaking up for justice for those who have no voice.

"I appreciate that on the major issues of health care, the environment, and the economy, you have framed the issues for what they are - a struggle for justice."

In closing, he wrote: "So, I urge you: keep going. Ignore the pundits, who think this is a horserace, not a fight for justice. My dad was a fighter. As a friend and a believer in my father’s words that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, I say to you: keep going. Keep fighting. My father would be proud."

full letter: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/mlk_iii_to_edwards_my_father_w.html

[NavyDavy]

1. yes JE stay in because once HRC and BO kill each other you

will be there to save the Dem party from itself.....

[polichick]

2. Exactly - last night the other two showed how alike they really are...

It goes far beyond their voting records ~ a new kind of politics MY ASS!

STAY IN, JE!!!

[stray cat]

3. Now thats an impressive endorsement!

[bigtree]

4. I thought so, too

gave me chills, even.

His remarks match my own impression of the Edwards campaign.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. It sure is!

Edwards '08

Of the People By the People For the People

[helderheid]

13. absolutely!!

[lonestarnot]

5. Beautiful!

[WolverineDG]

7. Go John!

Keep kicking butts & taking names!

:bounce:

dg

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. K&R!

[xchrom]

9. recommend

[marions ghost]

10. "a struggle for justice"

that's what it's all about. Keep fighting John.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[redqueen]

18. Yes it is!

:kick:

[Cass]

11. What a beautiful letter.

Very impressive words of support for John Edwards.

[malaise]

12. Bravo MLK III

Edwards is the best of the three candidates. It's that simple. MSM hate his guts. What more proof do we need.

[redqueen]

14. That's my candidate!

:woohoo:

K&R!

[redqueen]

15. KICK!

:kick:

[donkeyotay]

16. A fight for justice. That's what it is. Not a corporate game show. nt

[redqueen]

17. But the M$M *loves* the game showeyness.

Hence the focus of all their attention... too bad some voters are allowing the M$M's focus as well as nonstop poll results to help them decide whom to support.

[donkeyotay]

19. They enjoy the fraudulent hope, too. Me, not so much. nt

[redqueen]

20. I don't know if it's so much fraudulent as misguided...

I don't want our party to move one inch further to the right.

Obama's comments in his book worry me greatly. About judges, about DLC policies, etc.

[LizW]

21. Kick n/t

[redqueen]

22. And another

:kick:

[smokey nj]

23. K&R!!!!