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hindsight is always 20/20 isn't it???
Now that's what one calls saying the right thing at the right time...
100% Hipocricy at it's best...

Unaware of King's legacy!?!?!? Did he ever go to school or learn anything about our country?

OK LISTEN UP PEOPLE OF AMERICA WHO ARE DEMOCRATS:

IF YOU NOMINATE OBAMA FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.

BE CAREFUL.

IF YOU NOMINATE HILLARY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WE WILL HAVE A SERIOUS CHANCE OF GETTING THE WHITE HOUSE BACK.

THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. THIS IS USING YOUR BRAIN. I WISH THIS COUNTRY WOULD WAKE UP. HILLARY WILL FIX THINGS. HILLARY WILL GET THE JOB DONE. HILLARY WILL FIX THE ECOMONY...HILLARY WILL FIX THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS.

EXPERIENCE MATTERS. PEOPLE OF INDIANA...PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA....PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA...PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THE WRONG CHOICE.

WE CAN'T AFFORD MORE REPUBLICAN RULE. USE YOUR HEAD. VOTE FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE. NOT THE ONE THAT USES FLUFFY SPEECHES WITH NO AGENDA AND EXPERIENCE TO WIN YOU OVER.

California Independent April 5th, 2008 11:48 am ET
"... but like their fearful victim of a leader, they have no patriotism."

Today a lot of Patriotism in America is as cheap as the dollar is against most foreign currencies. It has been devalued by fear, fear of some sort of unknown, fear generated by those whom want to divide us and distract us from the truth that we face a great disparity between the rich and the almost poor then at anytime in the history of our country!

America is a far greater force then the count patriotic songs we sing, or the sum of lapel pin flags we wear!

I am not a light-weight American whom talks a lot of talk about duty honor and country but has never served a single day in the uniform of our great nation! The type that avoided the draft at all cost i the '60s and shudder at the mere thought of some legislators discussing a possible future draft.

Whom of you believes that wearing a lapel pin of Old Glory is all it takes to be a good American citizen? Ever seen a North Korean .. probably not. Every North Korean is required to wear a lapel pin with the photo of their beloved leader, Kim Jung Ill over their heart!

I am an American patriot and part of that patriotism is not following the blind or ignoring those that don't see life as we do and branding those we disagree with unpatriotic.

I am an American patriot!

Clinton in 08!
If not, it is all up to you Senator McCain.
Obama will not lose the election. His radical lefty supporters and their vitriolic rhetoric against Senator Clinton will. They are as toxic to the party as their counterparts on the other side of the aisle. The number was 28% that will switch to McCain. Can't wait to see the number by the end of the summer when the media continues to shove Obama down our throats. Disgusting

Fine. Fine. Fine. Thanks for the apology. But what do you intend to do about carrying on Dr King's legacy if you are truly sorry. How do you intend to deal with povery among whites, blacks, hispanics etc? what do you intend to do about the incarceration rate, educational disparity among blacks (and also with other racial groups). What are your policies about equity and social justice among all races in america. Dr King would not have cared about a holiday in his name (except for the fact that it would bring attention to his cause). Enough of symbolic and empty gestures lets deal with the real issues. Kudos to Clinton for supporting King's idea of a poverty czar. But I think Obama is the real guy to take this country to the next level.

And now there is a petition on Capital Hill to not have Thanks Giving as a Holiday. This is where McCain's expertise comes in handy.

I appreciate Sen Mc Cain I don’t know why Obama keeping distance what he try to prove past one month Obama disappointing us Our Vote for Hillary if not vote for Mc Cain

ps. at least he was there

XAVIER, There were plenty of Natives and Hispanics of dark complexion in Arizona, and they too faced discrimination. I have spoken with native Spanish speakers that suffered corporal punishment for speaking their native tongue in school. MLK was/is a symbol of fighting discrimination through positive actions. This goes beyond whatever "race" is the subject of the discourse.

I my respect for an individual is always increased when they recognize their own faults as Mr. McCain has! If he really wants to make amends, he'd push for Ceasar Chavez's birthday to be a national holiday, but I guess that too wouldn't be financially beneficial to the big wigs.

I have never met a rich republican that wasnt subtily a RACIST on one level or another.. they have those little black figures in front of their country clubs with those little stupid rings in the statues hand.. Go figure that one out. ..

He is forced to apologize or he'll be called a bigot.....this isn't comig
from the heart.

Look a McCain black people would not forget this, so tell african american why did you vote against MLK holiday are you a racism McCain. You running for president this mean so much to the black people who die to have equal opportunity in american.

If you have a Mama vote for Obama, he is the only clear choice for America, Texas for Obama!!!

OBAMA 08'

Abraham Lincoln doesnt even have a federal holiday named after him, oh yeah his birthday is on the calendar but it's not a federal holiday, i find that even stranger, i dont really find it respectful from any of the booers either period, i mean wow, I dont even think Dr. King would have thought that was cool

Listen to all you democrats throw insults at McCain. Would MLK be proud of you for that. Try practicing what he preached.

McCain didn't know about MLK's significance in 1983? The eighties were filled with white music about good feelings, being gay and smoking pot. Hmmm, now I understand why McCain didn't know.

I lived in Arizona and we marched and had very large memorials in honor of MLK before Arizona gave recognition. John McCain is a flat out liar, he knew these marchs were taking place and he stood against a holiday for many years. It was not of his doing that Arizona now recognizes a MLK holiday and he deserves no credit that he is trying to proclaim.

McBush was wrong then, was wrong now

McBush is wrong about the war and wrong on keeping the war for 100 years

McBush is wrong for America!!!!

wow you guys are brutal

It is rare for a politician to say that he/she is wrong. I give John McCain credit for it.

I'm just so sick of hearing about King. I remember this past February at some black church on TV they were playing hallelujah for him. He's been raised to the ranks of a god. Sure he did some good stuff in one area of the country, but he's been raised to the status of a diety. I'm sure the media is going to start trying to convince people that they need to go to church and pray every April 4th. I'm sure the media and certain groups want April 4th to replace Christmas as the religious holiday. I see it coming......

What a bunch of hate coming from Obama supporters.
Kind of ironic isn't it?

Give McCain his due, he was stuck in the Hanoi Hilton as a prisoner of war when the country realized what a treasure it had in Martin Luther King.

I know what MLK stands for.

Martin Luther King.

Did you think I didn't know that? I knew that. Silly to think I didn't know that. HRUMPH.

You know I was really thinking of not voting at all if Hillary is not the Dem nominee. If Obama is, I am definitely voting for Mac.

HILLARY or McCAIN only!!!

It's becoming more and more apparent that Obama supporters are the largest group of haters in our country. Very revealing of their souls in these blogs. McCain or Clinton in 08 will be a must to save us from these tortured souls.

YOU CELEBRATED COLOMBUS DAY FOR YEARS FOR FINDING AMERICA, YET AMERICAN INDIANS WERE THE NATIVES OF NORTH AMERICA...DOUBLE STANDARD!
MCCAIN IS FORGIVEN...ATLEAST HE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS WRONG.

REV. WRIGHT WAS ALSO HONORED FOR EXCELLENT BEDSIDE TREATMENT OF PRESIDENT NIXON BUT NOBODY HAS EVER MENTIONED IT. HE WAS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN IN THE MARINES OR NAVY...SERVED THIS COUNTRY BUT HE CAN ALSO BE FORGIVEN.

DICK CHENEY VOTED AGAINST THE RELEASE OF NELSON MANDELA AFTER 27 YEARS IN JAIL...BET YOU IF HE ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS NOW, IT WOULD BE ACCEPTED, TOO.

RACE BECOMES AN ISSUE B/C OF AMERICAN HISTORY. RACE IS THE WORST THING THAN ANYTHING I KNOW...NOT GENDER, AGE, ETHNICITY!

OVERALL, IT IS GOOD TO FORGIVE B/C WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES BUT, BUT WE, WE CAN NOT AND MUST, MUST NOT FORGET FORGET!!!!!!!

John McCain Sucks!! Vote for Barack Obama in the Fall!

You know, this is why I respect McCain more than Hillary. And NO, is not because I like McCain more than Hillary, well, maybe a little but that's not the point. The point is that Senator McCain is doing his thang, his honest and responsible. At least he admits his faults, but what about Hillary?? Ohh wait a minute, she tells jokes instead so it all makes sense...

Believe it or not guys, McCain is a good guy, it all depends how you view him. I personally don't got anything against him because he understands what he has to do.......

Go Hillary. She would make the best president but that has nothing to do with it. The ignorant American public votes for whoever they would like to sit down and have a beer with or go to a barbecue. You deserve what you get. Look at the past seven years. What a disgrace.

McCain is a man of honor!

Yes he got booed but so did GWB at the Washington Nationals baseball game.

Opposing MLK Day should not be viewed as some sort of litmus test to measure whether someone believes i the preaching of Martin Luther King.

Go Barack '08 else McCain but ditch the Clintons!

Some people change.

How convenient.

Umm........now he thinks about that, running for president.

GO CLINTON

Just think!

If you just found out you are pregnant, this election will FINALLY be over about the time you deliver!

Looking forward to a long and miserable pregnancy?

We will all be suffering at the same time!

To the rich:
To most peopl who are rich, doing significant things to help get the poor out of poverty "costs too much".

To the privileged:
To most people who have freedom, rights and privilege, everyone who demands that same freedom is considered an animal, a savage, a trouble maker, less than human. Ask Blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics.

Mccain and most other Republicans detest the poor. To them the poor are only to be helped through pihlanthropic donations to the "Arts" and the building of Presidential Libraries. What Waste. May their wealth and privilege die witht them.

The man fought for our country, was a prisoner of war. Booing him.... what is that?, you should salute the man! there is no booing!

So. A lot of people felt that way at the time.

Why is there a black man holding an umbrella for McCain?

MLK was a "leader" in a very small region of the US. How he came to represent all blacks is a mystery. The north never had slavery (even though everyone thinks they did nowadays) and the north never had segregation. People say, "had it not been for MLK, blacks would still be at the back of a bus." However, that never existed in the US except in Alabama. So to give him credit for saving all blacks is just beyond me. He helped a small group of blacks in a small area of the US. Segregation never happened in Chicago, Detroit, NYC, Los Angeles. So pretend the whole US was this racist, segregationist nation untill MLK came along.

Does McCain expect us to believe that he didn't know about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. nearly 15 years after his death and that's why he didn't vote for the holiday the first time? Wouldn't it have been an intelligent decision to research King rather vote against the holiday?

As president, sir, you will not have the luxury of being "late...in doing the right thing." Quoting you:
"I was wrong and eventually realized that, in time to give full support for a state holiday in Arizona. We can all be a little late sometimes in doing the right thing,"
This is just another example of your being for, then being against, then being for – just when are you going to take definitive stands?
The GOP was right in rejecting you in 2000 and now they are wrong to support you – but you wouldn't have that support without having sucked up to the right wing as you have done.
You are a past hero, sure – but now you are just pathetic.

McCain will lose the November election bc of the Recession and the Unpopular Iraq War. Obama will win the Nomination, he will select Clinton as his VP and then win the November Election making him the First African American President!!!

OBAMA/CLINTON 08

McCain should take a step back and learn to put himself in others shoes. He admits he was wrong about MLK Jr. Day now, but it took 10 years for him to be able to understand his error - something that is easily understandable in a 10 minute conversation. What other basics does he not understand? How long will it take for him to re-examine his bias against gays and lesbians? He took the time and made the effort to create a commercial against gay marriage in Arizona when it is already illegal here. Arizonans voted against the constitutional ammendment. In my opinion, he really needs to re-examine his biases and decide if he wants to represent all the people or just the portion with whom he relates to.

whats next a malcom x day he did just as much for cival rights , then lets have an eldrige cleaver day , then a huey newton day , then a jessie jackson day , lets just fill the calander with holidays .

THE FACT is we should celebrat DR. King everyday for what he has done to try to improve race relations . and as far as black history goes
i think black history month is a joke . Black history should be celebrated year round .

Americas real problem is everything is made in china , but people have the nerve to say we should boycott the games there LMAO, yea boycott the games while they make all our goods .

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CONTRDICTION AMERICA

I have never seen so much hate... so many people in this country want to hang on to the idea of racism. Younger generations view all of these hateful comments as simply devicive and ignorant. Apology accepted Mr. McCain. Now people, let's move on and quit living in the past.

There is a true flip flabber if there ever was one! If this guy should become president, God help us? He most certainly will take us into WWIII, but if not a shooting war, a new cold war that will make the previous one look like peanuts. Yes, Ron Paul the only true American speaking for this nation within the spirit is was give birth so long ago, but truly berated by the Republican party, in as much as it is so in love with Imperialism making previous Empires pale by comparison.

MLK was a communist and an unfaithful husband. No wonder the Clintonistas love him so much.

Nicely done. If no Hillary then you'll have my vote. No shame in admitting your wrong.

He is a liar and a political opportunist. Any intelligent person can see right through this – the truth is he voted against MLK birthday in 1983 because he's a racist.

According to Rep. John Conyer, he didn't acknowledge wrongdoing then, nor in 1987 so how convenient to say he is wrong now that he's running for president.

He is foul !

Hey, wait a minute. Barack didn't vote for the holiday either.
Didn't vote for the war. Wasn't there to vote for it , but we give him credit for not voting for it.
Didn't vote for MLK day. Wasn't there to vote for it. We should give him the exact kind of credit.

Seems as if he learned from his mistake by '92, and I appreciate his honesty in bringing it up at a place where he knew it would get a few boos.

I will be voting Democratic in November, but I appreciate integrity when I see it. It is a rare thing these days. (Just take a look at all of the comments on this board, for example.)

-An Obama Supporter

It is funny to see him apologizing to the left and to the right. When will he apologize for this war? I won't have time to wait 20 years, not even 4 years, for it!

Pandering. Enough already. Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge never gets this kind of adulation and they sacrificed for the entire Country.
Come on McCain tell the critics to pound salt.

Those who say they admire his honesty, that's it's so refreshing, those people seem so un-refreshing, and quite frankly, retarded. It's like they've been waiting for a politician to come along that speaks truth. Well, those same people can't, and have not handled the truth so far. If they did, it would be a shoe-in for Ron Paul and not for this mini Napoléon Bonaparte.

I would like to know how anybody on this planet could not have been aware of MLK's legacy in 1983. I was 9 years old and fully aware of MLK.

Want the real truth about where McCain was born? Read the treaty signed by the USA and Panama which was the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. Panama did not give one square inch of territory to the USA. Panama retained complete jurisdiction and sovereignty over the Canal. McCain was born in Republic of Panama. The Canal Zone was owned by the Republic of Panama not the USA.,

A lib would never admit a mistake which is why we should not allow one of those two to occupy 1601.

if MLK was truly against hate then his target today if he were alive in 2008 would be the American Lib. As you can see in this thread and all over the net, no one in America is more hateful at this moment, not even the kkk, that's saying something.

Since I'm not a lib I provide proof to back up what I'm saying. In ultra blue states like New York, politicians like Alan Hevisi talk about shooting republicans between the eyes in public speeches to get the support of the libs who dominate that state. If what is said of MLK is true, he would be outraged at the most hateful in America today, the American Lib.

You know, I have to say something here:

What is going on in this country??????

For some reason the military has become the red headed step child of the US. Colleges won't let them recruit on campus. People in uniforms get booed on the sreets. A friend of mine in college who is ROTC went to Columbia for a swim meet and was pelted with tomatoes.

People are attacking John McCain for not knowing MLK's legacy. THE MAN WAS BEING TORTURED FOR 5+ YEARS TRYING TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS.

ANYONE IN THE MILITARY DESERVES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RESPECT, AND THE FAR LEFT PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT HAS TURNED THE MILITARY INTO A BUNCH OF LEPERS.

Let me remind you, if our military disappeared right now, we would be gone in days.

I am a democrat who is becoming incredibly disgusted with the MOVEON's who seem to be taking control of the party.

Are these Obama supporters for uniting the country? I doubt that Obama and his supporters are for uniting the country. They seem the same as Bush and his supporters. The only difference is they are on the other side.
The man honestly recognized that he was wrong. Not many politicians can do that.

I personally don't think that MLK, who was a great man, deserved his own individual holiday over and above other Americans such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Senator McCain,

Thank you for gathering with us to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King inspired, loved and spoke up for all people, no matter what our differences are. As we celebrate his life, let us all encourage ourselves to let the "light" of the Lord shine in all of us. Thanks again for coming, good luck to you in your campaign for President of the United States and God Bless you and your family.

An Ohio Voter

I was against it then as well as now. A federal Holiday for what? The whole thing is dumb and dumber. MLK should be recognised for everything he stood for but why a holiday?

Listen to the poor little Obama drones sniveling again. McCain was a little busy at the time, but like their fearful victim of a leader, they have no patriotism.

Then come the 'I have to change my vote' crew. They read a few sentences on the ticker and waaaaaaa, 'I can no longer vote for that person.' As usual, it's whining Obama supporters. If your sensibilities are so offended by a few sentences, maybe you use your computer for more than whining on a ticker. Keep the wimp out of the White House.......

If it isn't Clinton, McCain '08

This is a bunch of crap. If you listen to the video you can also here people saying, "We all make mistakes," and "We forgive you," in addition to scattered boos.

The news media wants to shape the narrative of this election for the sake of ratings and spin; regardless of who you support, you owe it to yourself to take every headline, story, and agenda into account.

NOMATTER WHAT THIS OLD MAN, JOHN McCAIN, SAYS, DEFINITELY HE IS A RACIST. HAD HE NOT BEEN THE NOMINEE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WE WERE NEVER GOING TO HEAR HIS APOLOGIES. BETTER KEEP QUIET MR. OLD MAN.

Who cares if its a national holiday or not who cares if if we cellebrate it as a national holiday . i dont think racial relations have gotten any better since Dr. king was living , i have met his wife and son and im sure the couldnt pick me out of a line up . i will never forget the first time i met them at the reenactment of the march from selma to montgomery . Blacks in america are just as racist as some whites .
Its ok to be angry and want improved race relations. I am also saddened by the fact that black people when white people are not around they are racist against whites , what really hurts me as a black man i get discrimanated against everyday . Blacks should know better than anyone that this is wrong and step up and lead by example .
I have a lot of friends who say they are voting for obama because hes black . i dont feel like obama is black ,sure his father is african but that does not make him black . Native africans hate american blacks just as much as whites . If u want to stop racism the first step is to stop calling black americans african americans we are not from africa we are froom here. i dont hear whites refered to as european-americans . My birth certificate says negro basicaly the government wanted to call me a n(u know the rest )word . Obama is an african -american his mom is white and his dad is african.

Wrong about Martin Luther King in 1983?

In 2008, McCain obviously thinks Martin was a president who should have waited his turn like all the other 'presidents'.

McCain's been 'out of it' too long.

Time for a permament holiday in Arizona.

His.

He opposed the day because it's silly. It has gotten to the point where everyone thinks there should be a holiday for everything. There is a lot of racism in this country, that's for sure, but not from McCains side. I don't see his reverend preaching hate like some others.

kimathi,

Agree with you 100%. He is not the man to lead this country through all of our problems.

Vote Democratic in the Fall!

I'll bet he would have voted for James Earl Ray Day. Being the bigot that he is.

Of course we all know what MLK stands for. That's what they name a road after so that out-of-towners will know they are on the bad side of town.

By the time my comments get "moderated" the comments are closed. Will try to sneak this one in.

Barack Obama is getting 90 to 95% of the African American vote. How can anyone say that is not based on his race. If Hillary got 90% of the female vote it would be gender bias. Bob Dole didn't even get 90% of the dottering old veteran with a bum right hand vote.
There is a racial bias is this election.

MLK is the most overrated man in American history.There shouldn't be a holiday for him & I wish McCain had never changed his mind.Regardless,he's still the best candidate in the race.A true American hero & I'll be proud to vote for him.

The lack of knowledgable and reasoned political debate by our everyday citizens is unfortunate.

I am not going to vote for you, however, I (and we) have to give this guy an enormous amount of credit for a)attending this event, and b) addressing this issue.

No one can argue that he is a man of principles. I just wish he was 20 years younger and more of a moderate

McCain only apologized for his opposition to the MLK holiday for political reasons. Had he not been running for president, he never would have shown up and he never would have apologized.

People who still think he's some sort of special "maverick" are forgetting that he now has flip-flopped on most of his positions to align with Bush. He sold out to get the political machine to support him. I hope the media finally gets over their love affair with McCain and starts showing him for who he really is.

I wonder how many people realize that he doesn't need to apologize. At the time, 1983, he voted against it. He then was a "chief backer" for it later, which I think adequately cleans the slate in this case. I'm not voting McCain, more than likely, but the ignorant statements of the uninformed fanatics on here sicken me. That America is so arrogant to not get the right information, or to ignore the information, then claim their candidate is being duped is just stupid. I wonder what happened to the collective IQ in this nation?

you know what people, cut the man some slack! he apologized. who of all of you can honestly say you made a mistake, then publically acknowledge you made it? so don't diss mr. (president to be) mccain for being a man about it and fessing up.

Madison wrote our Constitution... no holiday.

King plagiarized his writings, advocated socialism, and led some marches.... HOLIDAY!

Anybody else see a problem?

Blessed are the merciful–they shall see mercy.

I give Mccain much credit. This is a man of integrity who is not afraid of speaking straight to the voters even when he has little to gain but much to loose. Who in this day and age of politics has gone against his own party for the sake of the country. Who has gone against his own interest to risk his life for his country. Who has held tightly his belief and principles with regards to Iraq when his presidential bid is on the line. Who has showned a history of no pork to save america's budget even when he is the only one in the senate to have done so. Who has actually work across party line to get things done instead of just talking about it. This man has integrity not because he said he that he does...its because his records, history and actions has been consistently so. BTW, who in politics whether on the Dem or GOP side has been offered a VP position by the other party? None! and that's because there has never been a politician like Mccain. Mccain for president!

WHAT WON'T THEY SAY TO GET ELECTED!
WE'VE CELEBRATED MLK BIRTHDAY FOR WHAT 20 SOME YEARS, AS WELL AS BH MONTH EVERY YEAR! SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN HEAVILY ON HIS HEART AND MIND ALL THIS TIME SO HE JUST NEED TO GET IT OFF HIS CHEST AND THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY HE HAS HAD IS THIS ONE.THIS DAY! YEAH RIGHT! IF YOU FALL FOR THIS ONE I GOT SOMETHING FOR YA TOO!

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I cannot believe the venom and the nasty language of certain people. First off the Obama supporters who are for "uniting" the country are more polarizing than any other group. What an irony!! Second people who do not understand the language should not respond. Thei first task is to study and understand. McCain did not apologise now that he is running for President, he apologised in 1992 and in 2000 and backed a referendum which created the MLK Holiday in Arizona. Which part of this, don't you understand. He is one of the few people in politics today who has integrity. Still you do not have to vote for him but PLEASE keep it civil.

Has anyone besides my myself, Seen a, {Should I say pattern) In the MCcain and clinton campagne? Lots and lots of apologies for a slip of the tongue, I mispoke, (Or so we are told?) I shouldn't have voted that way. Wow! The bible says forgive your brother seven times seventy..... But you guys are taken it to the extreme a little don't you think?

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." Rev MLK, Jr.

Maybe McCain should apologize for his continual efforts to hasten the spiritual death of America. McCain cannot pretend to be a supporter now of Rev. King or the movement when he still opposes almost everything that King stood for – racial reconciliation, social uplift, workers' rights, corporate responsibility, and the defeat of militarism.

In my view, we shouldn't be so concerned about the government legislating to have non-Christians acting like Christians. As far as the American constitution is concerned, I am not sure that the government should be legislating on spiritual issues affecting prayer and the like.

This whole area is a difficult issue and I don't know if MLK would even agree to have prayer in the public schools and the Ten commandments in our courthouses.

I'm dead set against as well!!!! We lost a day of regcognition for one of the our founding fathers for this King guy. All it is is a day off for blacks! For the ones who have a real job!

At least he admitted to his mistake.

you thought it cost too much? well 'what do you think this war is costing us? chicken feed?

Before someone calls me stupid because I wrote MKL instead of MLK.
I wrote my comment very fast and was shocked to see I had written it badly. I am sorry!!!!!

i am a McCain supporter. I am ashamed of this. I must consider my vote in the general election.

Advice from the Bayou. Here in the swamp we call it as it is, no apologies, no regrets. MLK was not a priority for us returning veterans from Vietnam. We had to deal with the Jane Fondas(Hanoi Jane) and being spit upon by complete strangers upon returning from Battle. We had to get our lives back in order and go to work for a living. MLK was not exactly our saviour. at the time, and for non Blacks a pain in the neck in the college admissions and job market.

MLK was great, but he is the only individual who has his own national holiday and I don't fault McCain for voting against it. This though is just pandering. Its so said that he's reduced himself to this.

Not only did he vote agianst it, but his home state was amoung the last to inact the January date as a holiday. That action didi not come until the mid-ninties!
And they still say he's too moderate to be the Republican nominee! He's too moderate to be the Grand Dragon of the KKK, but Ihtink he follows the precepts of the RNC perfectly!

Oh barf, just saw Hillarys MLK speech.
That woman is really a piece of work.

I am white. I will vote for Obama!!!!!! However, I did not think at the time
MKL should be given a national holiday. I still feel the same.
What about Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock etc.
Yes MKL was a great man. He helped pull the downtrodden black race
upwards toward a long over due equality to the American dream that all men are created the same. I believe he should receive a very prominent place in all history books. We don't have enough days in the year to give all the great Americans who have served our country a holiday.

Brave. Good job John. This is why I volunteered for you in 2000.
OBAMA 08.

Go McCain !!

Oh yes, MLK ranks right up there with Washington, Lincoln and JFK....right!

Just sickening!

Stop the lying you adulterous loser. Just go into retirement with you drug addicted milionairess wife at you side. Bring Back HUCKABEE

Thanks Senator McCain. I think it takes a real person to admit there mistakes. If Obama doesn't win you have my vote.

Well im not gonna even say jack about that cause he probably thought he was just another blackman why should we have a day to celebrate him. Thats a republican for you.

I am an Obama supporter (one the 400,000 first-time / small donors supporting his campaign) and I have to say that I am shocked. Not that McCain vote against the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday back in the 1980's. No, shocked that he is enlightened enough to see and admit the he made a mistake.

How very un-Republican of him. Jesse Helm's is probably rolling in his grave, while Dr. King is looking down smiling.

Obama '08

P-A-N-D-E-R-I-N-G. And I am tired of it.

All republician politicians are against a paid day off for workers. It has nothing to do with recognition. If they had their way we would work on Christmas. Some of us have, but thanks to unions it's usually for double time and a half.

While I am not a John McCain fan I do admire his honesty. Takes cajones to admit your mistakes. Hillary Clinton could take lessons from him.

Flip Flop....sure I can understand he would change his mind. I somehow wonder though if it came from the heart or political posture. I was a hell of a lot younger then. I knew his greatness then. I knew his dedication to peaceful civil disobedience. McCain...too late for my respect on this and many other issues.

What American wouldn't want to honor a guy who cheated on his wife and his taxes?

If he wasn't aware of something so important, such as MLK's legacy, then how could he possibly be aware of what's happening outside the U.S.?

I'm still voting for Ron Paul, the man who wanted to donate his own money towards a medal for Rosa Parks.

Obama pays tribute to Dr. King all the time. I'm sure he didn't skip the event in disrespect. After all, Dr. King is the reason Obama is able to run for prez today. I'm sure he knows that.

Everyone who is bashing McCain can quit it. He clearly states he was a junior senator at the time he made this mistake and rightfully has admitted it. And yes he was unaware of his legacy because he was stuck in a jail being tortured in Vietnam at the time which he also states so why don't you all actually read the article instead of just the headline before you comment. 10 yrs of history is a lot to read up on aftre getting back from being tortured for 10 yrs so get off your high horse

This guy will not be the next president! His personal life is enough to tell us his not a conservative...his WILD!!

McCain was a prisoner for five and a half years when MLK was killed.
McCain's adopted a minority baby. McCain supports affirmative action. McCain is not a racist. He was against all holidays back then. He is a small government conservative.

He was wrong about MLK, he was wrong about Keating with the Savings and Loans, he was wrong about Iraq... He seems to have a record of being wrong.

This is a joke, right? He was not aware of King's legacy? And you want to be my president? King's legacy and his prominence in the civil rights movement was cemented long before you became a POW Mr. McCain. Where were you? You should be ashamed of yourself.

Norisha-

You probably shouldn't hope for your messiah, Obama, to debate. When it comes to debating he is a masterdebater.

"Ummm....er...umm. I agree."

Unless Barack has a prepared speech and a teleprompter he cannot speak.

This is exactly why Americans elect older Presidents. They are wiser than younger people and learn from their mistakes.

Obama has no chance of beating McCain.

McCain is going to be steamrolled in November. Obama will destroy him by double digits.
Period. The end.

mmm.............. just like he is wrong to go for the war!!!!

wrong wrong and wrong

McCain and Clinton one and the same

soon Clinton will say, it was wrong to say: Obama can not win.

these people are sad cases

It only took McCain SOME YEARS to realized "he made a mistake" who are you kidding Mc? your kids? your barbie? Let's face it........... you did not and do not care about African Americans just like the rest of the Republicans! LET'S BE DIRECT! OK?

Why aren't we off for PRESIDENT'S Day? Or any of our fomer President's Birthdays?

Oh sure. Its simple: He voted against it, because he is against it.

I guess I'm in the minority (pun intended – since I literally and figuratively am) but I can understand why he voted no and can appreciate when someone is willing to take an opposing view in the face of potential ridicule or detriment to his political career.

I am very fortunate for the things that Martin Luther King Jr. did for the Civil Rights movement and as a Black woman recognize that my existence would be that much harder without the efforts of those that came before me, but I don't need one particular day to honor those people. I do it every day. So for those that are peeved because McCain gave fiscal thought to his decision at the time, get over yourself. (except for the Public Enemy reference, that was kinda clever)

I'm an Obama supporter, but I'm actually concerned about John's health. I mean he's had to deal with his health and he's standing in the rain, running around giving speeches. It was a nice jesture, but not necessary. Those folks know the score, it's political posturing.

You could have sent a nice letter John, and everyone would understand.

Mary said "Don't feel bad McCain, Obama would not even stop campaigning today to honor MLK."

If you had a single clue as to what Dr. King was about, you'd know there was no better way in the world for him to honor Dr. King than to campaign as a viable candidate for President.

While recognizing and appreciating Mr King's efforts, this controversy about the blacks in America is really too much now. Is this race only about the blacks, or the Americans of this country? The blacks are NOT the only folks that have suffered. Many others races have as well. This is plain ridiculous and we need to concentrate on the issues. This is precious time wasted.
Open your eyes, people, not everyone knows about history. The man was brutally honest and should be commended for that.

God Help This Country

here's the abbreviated edition in case the first one is too much

total primary votes for McCain: 5,384,398
total primary votes for Obama: 11,127,137

total primary votes for Republicans: 12,658,384 about an average of 372,305 per state
total primary votes for Democrats: 22,310,661 about an average of 656,195 per state

total forecasted popular vote in general election for McCain: 37,975,152
total forecasted popular vote in general election for Obama: 66,931,983

I don't know how anyone can look at this data and still say Obama has no chance with a straight face!!

But at the time he didn't think he was wrong, it was probably straight from his heart. I think Arizona was the last state not to recognize Dr. King.

I'm not buying this admission. He did exactly what he wanted to do, vote against the holiday. And I will do exactly what I want to do, vote against him. But I was going to do that anyway. Now it will feel so much better.

This country owes a lot to Dr. King. Some people don't think so, but that's there worries, they'll understand someday.

Obama 08

I respect Mr. McCain apologizing for something he now believes was wrong. This is something HRC doesn't understand. I really do respect his decision to speak out on this subject before November. Saving state money wasn't such a bad reason to vote against the measure.

Obama 2008

ABC (Anybody But Clinton)

Like Robert E Lee was a racist to not draw his sword against his native Virginia when Virginia chse to secede from the Union in 1861, sorry all you liberal biased, BUT, fact and truth is, the Clinton Obama Feud is only HELPING MCCain,
McCain Hutchinson '08. PS Good to see the comments back at CNN.com as they were prior to the the war.

HYPOCRITES!

Why is McCain wooing the blacks where Dr. King got shot? Why weren’t they there long before now. It's really sad to see McCain can only do something for blacks when he need their votes and when he gets into office he go right back to doing Washington as usual.

Shame on you McCain, Shame on you...

Mc Cain had to be living under a rock to not know of Dr. Kings legacy. He should be ashamed to even admit this in public.

McCain was not the only one opposed to a MLK holiday. He should not have to aplogize for his opposition. This is a small list of Americans that don't have a Holiday in their honor: Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Davey Crockett, Sam Houston, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, etc, etc. Everyone more deserving of a Holiday than MLK. Or how about Christopher Columbus and all the Spanish and French Explorers that discovered this Country.

I don't plan on voting for McCain, but I do admire people in power who will admit when they were wrong. I think this is absolutely essential for a commander-in-chief to be able to do. This is one of the reasons why I would very seriously consider voting for McCain if Clinton somehow gets the democratic nomination.

For the MANY people asking "What was McCain doing during the 60's that he was not aware of MLK?" You seem to have forgotten – he was in a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp. King was shot in 68, McCain was not released until after the war. Why is this hard?

This is ridiculous for McCain to be sorry. I would have never apoligised about someone of Kings moral standards. Sure maybe he did do good for civil rights. I'll give him credit for that. But he does not deserve a holiday. My Gosh we have so many people that have done so much more for our country and they didn't get a holiday. Audie Murphy for one. George Patton for another, Gen Icenhower for another Etc. But anyway when a man moral's standards fall to the scale of Martin Luther King's he is not worthy of any holiday. You crucified for and adulterous affair Bill had and it was a fleeting thing. But King had a long lasting Mistress. You want to award him for this. Not me buddy. I condemn character's of this double standard. He has proven out just like the Rev Wright who uses God's name in vain inside of a church. Obama's men. Christians they are not. Praise them by voting for him and that will make you no better.

I am a 76 year old, and as I listen to the Presidental candates, when
Clinton comes on T. V., it turns me off, same with McCain,
but Barry O'Bama I can set & listen to him all the time.
THANKS

Stick to who you are McCain. These Obamabots made a mistake not researching there candidiate enough and now feel like thay cant change there minds. Way to change your mind Senator. If McCain can change so can you Obamabots.

Sorry John. Not better late than never. It's called pandering.

I agree with John in Maryland. A reformed racist? I don't think so! It's just politics.

To THE NAKED TRUTH

Your meeting with the KKK is about to start ignoramus.
You are the epitome ignorance, disgust, racism, and so much more. You should be ashamed of yourself. Its 2008 loser stop hating and get educated.

This man has so much integrity. We should be so lucky to have him making decisions in the White House.

The man owns up to his mistakes, takes responsibility when he doesn't have to – this is the man that should be running our country.

Go John McCain!!!

This is nothing but BS political posturing. I don't believe it for a second. McCain and Dr. King sport political ideologies that are at opposing ends of the continuum. Dr. King spoke out not only for civil rights and equality but spoke out against the Vietnam War. Now here we have a candidate who supports a war that should have never been authorized, waged on lies to the American people, who speaks of a possible one hundred years more of occupation. I can't take the man seriously. McCain wanted to talk about peace today. With stances like his, he must really be losing it. I'll give him credit, it took a lot of balls to do what he did today but we all know his racist history, his well documented comments about Asian-Americans.
This is like having Richard Dawkins speak at an evangelical conference.

"I voted in my first year in Congress against it and then I began to learn and I studied and people talked to me"
So you want a president who will cast a vote and not know what he is voting for? Especially about a man such as King who was on every government watchlist? Who in a non-violent way ushered in a change in mindset that grew out of 400 years of hatred? This is the person you want representing the US and our future? Surely you must be kidding.

I like this guy. Too bad he is a republican. I have voted for him a few times in Az. He towed party line when first in congress. Then he realized how irrational conservatism really is. Now however, he has to pander to the conservatives to win. But that guy is really a good guy. But I will vote for Obama nothing less.

To see a Republican standing there makes me sick to my stomach. That is a sacred place, now stained with more than the blood of a great man.

Who really cares why McCain did or didn't vote for a holiday a quarter of a century ago? Remember when we were told by the Missus that Bill Clinton's draft record (or lack thereof) of 24 years earlier didn't mean anything?

I honestly could care less whether or not there was a King holiday anyway. Does anyone think if McCain had supported it that more blacks would support him? Of course not.

Opposing MLK Day. Am I the only person who thinks that is much more significant than choosing not to wear a flag lapel pin?????

I like McCain, but I am tired of our nation's favoring of cheap nationalism over the real celebration of the ideals upon which the country was founded. You know...liberty and freedom of thought and expression, DISSENT, a government that is for, by, and of the people. It is easy to support these ideas when not much is at stake. But when a nationalistic fervor builds up over a war in Vietnam or a war in Iraq and dissenters speak out, they get the un-American tag. And all they need to wash it off is wear a pin and keep their mouths shut.

MLK was a peace-advocate but also an in-your-face anti-war, anti-poverty, pro-social justice giant making a much larger contribution to American civil life than those who fall in line with the much easier and lazier version of nationalism – flag pins and war slogans.

Too little too late!

Go have another adulterous affair you be sinner! Or go buy Cindy some more drugs to keep her happy. I can't believe how you got her off of her drug charges! I would never get away with doing what she did. I would have been jailed!

I remember this one! There were many states that didn't want to support MLK day. If you believe it was because of what it COSTS then I have a bridge ............................

I remember driving with my young family across the country at that time after getting out of the Service and heading home to California. As we drove through Arkansas we were listening to the CB and were shocked to hear a TON of people chatting about it. Well let me tell you the words they used to have this conversation kept me driving HOURS longer than I should have to get as far from them as I could before stopping. The year was 1986 and after years of serving my country I, a Black man was terrified of my own countrymen.

If you forget history it will sneak back up on you.

Don't worry about it McCant, just kick Hitlerys butt around!

If this guy becomes our next president I'm moving to Canada. I see another Bush when I look at him. And that's total bull about not knowins Dr. King's legacy in 1983. I knew his legacy when I was in elementary and I'm 23 and know his legacy now. Wow!

I'm an Obama supporter but have respect for McCain even though he is completely wrong on the war. It disturbs me that people are posting such denigrating comments. McCain is not a racist. Yes, he was wrong about not supporting MLK day 20+ years ago, but he then became a strong backer of it against a Republican governor. At least he admits that he was wrong and now people are using that admission to take cheap shots at him. There's no way I'd even consider voting for McCain, but he deserves better than the angry and ignorant comments that are being posted on this page.

McSame was McWrong about a lot more than MLK holiday.

John McCain is the wrong choice for president. America needs a fresh start. His stand on the issues clearly indicates he will give us more of what we've had wtih the Bush Administrations. However, I am reading a great deal of self-righteous indignation in many of these comments. George Wallace, after admitting he was wrong, was forgiven, even by many Black people. McCain has admitted he was wrong on the issue of national recognition for Martin Luther King. Accept his apology and get back to confronting the issues of jobs, the war in Iraq and heath care.

You liberals are so unused to hearing a candidate speak the truth that all you can do is bash the man for being honest. Why am I not surprised?

THANK YOU for apologizing NOW that you are running for President. HOw convenient. Whats with the smirks this guy is giving in the video? NOT cool.Didnt realize his legacy? Thats like someone saying "I didnt know Lincoln freed the slaves!" Come on! What a racist thing to learn about John McCain . It is very sad and disheartening to learn this about my party's nominee. I guess this is another thing to add to my list as to why I am voting for Obama in November! Thats right NOVEMBER. Yes its great he apologized but the truth of the matter is that it is an issue especially in my African American community which is where it resignates the most, that he would have the audacity to oppose this. That is the type of ignorance that grinds my gears about the WHITE PEOPLE of America. The whites have a history of wanting to surpress people, disenfranchise people, take credit for others doings not just blacks, The roots of the white man trace back to thievery, corruption, lies, and so much more when it comes to America. THat is why race is such a big issue in this election. LETS SEE CNN POST THIS CONTROVERSIAL ONE. DOUBT IT!

Quote from: Maybe race is the issue; "I find it more than strange that after screaming race every 5 min in this campain when it benifits him, Barack Obama did not see fit to go to Memphis today. Very strange to me."

Wait, I didn't know that the only way to honor the life of a great civil leader who was slain was to actually go to the site of the death.

I believe that Sen Obama DID in fact honor him while in Indiana... just like I honor him here in Dallas as my friend honors him in California.

MLK is just one of many who stand as a beacon as to what IS right about this country in chaos and in peace.

I could care less if Sen. Obama couldn't make it to Memphis just as long as he does care.... which he does.

Yes We Can & Yes We Should!
Obama 08'

Photon Torpedo
Dallas, TX

Only for opposing MLK day????
How about 100 year war???
And dirty tricks with a lobbyist???
etc.

Not being for a national holiday doesn't make you a racist give me a break. Sure I disagree with his decisoin at the time but he admitted he was wrong and then fought for it. Am I a racist b/c I don't think there should also be a Malcom X day? Or are black people racist b/c they don't want a George Bush day? Obviously those two men don't compare to MLK but does it make you a racist to oppose the thought of it? He did it for financial reasons not racial issues, read the man's speech. And do the poster named "Common Sense" he never said MLK Jr. was a President, he said that there were other Presidents who deserved holidays of their own and that is one of the reasons he didn't think MLK should have a holiday in his honor first. It's called reading comprehension....

Thanks Senator,

It's never too late to admit to a mistake. If you could share this with Sen. Clinton, I believe she is there also today.

Obama 08

It takes a real man to apologize on such a level.

I think MLK day should be opposed. Why is it that Martin Luther King has his own holiday but all of our US Presidents are combined into Presidents Day. All our of war heroes are combined into Memorial Day. All of our workers are combined into Labor Day. Why should this man be given his own holiday. Even though the laws he was breaking were wrong, he was still breaking the law. He should not have his own day while there have many MANY more deserving political figures in our time that is far more deserving. What next? A Jesse Jackson Day?

JOHN McCain has this in the BAG!!!

I am still going to vote for HILLARY!

The write in line is my choice So in essence you will benefit John.

So be IT!

The Democratic party has screwed up and I am now an independent!

How sad that now he's running for president it was a mistake. Even more pathetic is the fact that it took him 10 years to "learn" who MLK was. What a winner.

Poor Guy

They Boo'ed him badly

We all make mistakes as someone said in the crowd.

He was about to get Hotttttttttttttttttttttttttt for a minute. Glad he cleared that right on up

He sounded kind of phoney though. Not like he didnt mean it, but like he was trying to sound really genuine like Barack and failed seriously

"He was wrong about not supporting a "King Holiday" initially. That was when he was a younger man, now he is an older man and probably even slower in processing the right thing to do. Do we really want him answering the phone at 3 am. Wrong on King, wrong on the Iraq war, and probably will be wrong again, again and again. I say he is not insightful enough initially in his judgements to be president of our great country.

and for those of you idiots tlaking about how mccain is bad you nit pick every little thing he does becuase hes a republican but have you even looked at the news about both of your lying sweet talking candidates ones a lying racist black man that is unpatriotic and the other is a lying socialist leaning women that cant even handle he own crappy campaign the only reason obama is doing semi well in your party is hes new and diff and BLACK same with hillary being a WOMEN i dont feel bad for either one of them and neither of them are talented enough to be president neither of them will do anything that they are saying becuase the moderate congress WONT LET THEM THINK PEOPLE THINK these are empty promises and all of you are the sheep getting lead to the cliff and unfortunatly this time your gonna take our great nation with it thanks dems your stupidity doesnt even amaze me anymore its just pathetic

AND CNN HOW BOUT LETTING SOME TRUTH ON HERE INSTEAD OF MAKING THIS A REPUB BASHING SITE

" McCain said of his initial opposition was due to the fact that "it cost too much money, that other presidents were not recognized.”

Since when was King ever a "president" ??? This was in 2000 – the man has only gotten older and more confused in 8 years – doesn't even know the players and their allies in Irag!!!

Say good night, John!

To me this is worse that the Rev. Wright controversy. It is was in is heart and it was more than a 30-40 sec. sound bite in continuous loop or a part of a message that was taken out of context due to not hearing the entire thoughts thoughts. This was a vote that he stood by for sometime. Now he's running for president now he's sorry. He didn't want the holiday for a longtime. I want be sorry when I go to the polls unless Hillary is given the nomination then I will forgive you and vote for you otherwise I am pro Obama all the way. But oh well, It doesn't surprise me after all I am in America. Black people where is the outrage and a I bet alot of you didn't even know. Obama 08' and 12'.

How can he be unaware of MLKs legacy when he voted in 1983!?!? Wow, there is no way. How can he be as old as he is, living in this country and not know who MLK was? No way. Anyway, who care what McCain thinks, no one need him nor Hillary in Memphis today.

He was right to oppose it.

THE NAKED TRUTH!!! April 4th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

HIs legacy is that he is an adulterer!!! SO why would you honor someone like tha? Double standards isn't it you Obama supporters? King gets a Legacy!!!. Bill is called a Liar!! I just love you people's sense of justice. O.J. Was innocent too, wasn't he? Obama will never be President> This one you can put in the books.

If anyone didn't understand what Obama's race speech was about... here you go.

Naked truth – last time I checked, MLK wasn't President of the United States when he cheated on his wife. But whatever! Let's jump on board and have it out! George Washington had slaves, MLK cheated on his wife and Hitler loved puppies, was a vegetarian, a Christian, and abstained from alcohol. There's good and bad in everyone. Sometimes the good outweighs the bad... other times it doesn't (note: Hitler... the puppies don't make up for the Holocaust... sorry). I'll take MLK's good over his bad any day.

I'm sure Barack Obama would apologize too. I mean, if he ever made a mistake.

I commend Barack Obama for not joining the pandering scene in Memphis. Better to honor Martin Luther King with your heart, than your soul.

I live in Arizona. I voted against it as well...twice. All Americans enjoy civil rights, Native Americans, Latin Americans, African Americans, etc.

Had the day been called Civil Rights day I would have been all over it.

to THE NAKED TRUTH!!!

yo need decaff or somthing if you like Bill some much listen to him and just CHILL OUT and learn how to come to grips with having a president named Barack Obama you better enjoy these last few months under your pal bush the age of racism and ignorance are coming to an end have a nice weekend ....... Douche

Waow, at last the chickens have come home to roost.
Well, McCain apologises for blocking the MLK holiday because he is running for president. trust politicians to always be chameleons.

what planet is this guy on anyway? you didn't know about MLK? what a joke. Someone out of touch with reality and this is who is close to being the President. What a shame. Doesn't seem like people learned from the past 8 years of Bush at least not Republicans. If he's President next year then we deserve every crap that we get.

all of you are freakin idiots arent you it was in 1982 and he ws a first year senator and millions of americans still dont agree with it oh but if they say anything they are racist right shut up and go into your self serving politicaly correct hole and die pleas

what planet is this guy on anyway? you didn't know about MLK? what a joke. Someone out of touch with reality and this is who is close to being the President. What a shame. Doesn't seem like people learned from the past 8 years of Bush at least not Republicans. If he's President next year then we deserve every crap that with get.

Too little, too late John. Everyone knows how you really feel.

There goes whatever black vote you might have had.

I know it may be hard to believe that everyone makes mistakes, but we do. Additionally everyone has their own opinion about everything. In the political realm, you seldom if never hear a politician say they are/were wrong and/or sorry. That would admit fault. We all need to think about what mistakes we have made and know that we are not perfect. Sen McCain, thank you for being honest on so many levels; I hope and pray for you and in Nov I WILL VOTE FOR YOU! God bless you. And that my friends is how you deal with hatred.

I agree with the person from Fort Myers.... McCain should've had some backbone. We don't need another national holiday because it means nothing to people anymore, it's just another day off from work that we Americans take for granted, like Memorial Day and Labor Day. Can someone answer why MLK Day now has more importance than President's Day (which celebrates Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays) and Veteran's Day? King was a great man and a fine American, but for anyone to say his greatness supersedes that of Washington, Lincoln, or our veterans is ridiculously PC.

McCain, you are the right man for president in my book, but don't act like a Democrat!

This will go down as one of McCain worst votes ever... right up there with his vote to succeed from the Union.

While I don't support McCain, I find it honorable that he would admit he made a mistake. I also see that he does have some reason to not know what was going on back home. He did serve in the Navy from 1960 until the 80's and I know it's hard to find out how things are 'back home' when you're away. Add to that, being in Vietnam as a regularly tortured prisoner for 6 years, and not getting back home until the mid 70's, and you got yourself a much better excuse then Clinton had for 'mis-speaking' about sniper fire in Bosnia.

As you folks all poke fun at 'grandpa' why don't some of you find out what his natural hair color was, why it's white today, and why he still can't lift his arms above his head.

Have a little respect for those of us that served.

Are all of you accusing him of only admitting his mistake now he's running for President reading the whole story? Apparently not or you'd have seen that he was the main backer of a 1992 ballot referendum to mark the holiday. 16 years before this presidential run.

Wow, he's only 7 years younger than MLK and he didn't know of his legacy? He was an adult during Dr. King's legacy! How could he not know? What he means is he was a racist during King's legacy and that's what he remembered of him and why he voted against it... Now he wants to say he's wrong because he's running for president and wants the black vote... try again buddy...

JOHN MCCAIN HAS POOR JUDGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE OF BEING WRONG!

I lived in Arizona ,and the reason they have a King day is because of hosting the Super Bowl there.no King day,no Super Bowl.

to Xavier, Washington, DC

that was hilarious I am at work laughing my butt off at your comment lol but anyway some people may think it took guts but I think it was something else the election I mean it was 1983 it is now 2008 HOW LONG did it take for you to realize it was a mistake I respect his military service I owe him for his sacrifices for this country but you will never have my vote you old battle axe

Rush or some other egghead must have been putting out the "liberals are lazy and just wanted another holiday" talking points judging some of the dumb comments on this post. What happened was Washington and Lincoln's birthdays were combined into Presidents Day. No extra days were given.

And are you people so brainwashed by our fast-paced rat race that you would argue a day off here and there for sanity and mental peace?

Must be the same people who believe every military intervention is "fighting for our freedoms". The big businesses count the money and laugh.

Democrats don’t have half of McCain’s honesty.
Let’s see if Obama can be this honest and sincere about Wright.
John McCain is the only one for the job.

John McCain 08

So he is an BLATANT OPPORTUNIST,

just like Howard Dean has said.

You voted time after time for the Iraq war too because you were UNINFORMED, UNCONCERNED, and ignorant of what was going on – but you voted for it anyway.

Not my type of President
GO OBAMA

I can accept whatever reason he has for not voting for the holiday. BUT at least you should know the WHAT behind it all. I find it extremely difficult to believe that any resonably educated person in America (no matter what your personal racial beliefs) would know about MLK. Even more so for a person of his age, education, and involvement in American politics. Now I'm really scared!

Oh BULL, BULL McCain. In 1983 you were not aware of Dr. King???How did you become a senator then if you were not aware of greatness in your own country??? And then to say it costs too much money and other "presidents" were not being honored with holiday? You must really think first that african americans are stupid and also the American People to believe that crap.

You attended this historic memorium in Memphis today only for a "photo opt" and politics – just like Hillary.

What in the world would someone like you even know to begin a dialogue about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. HAVE YOU READ UP YET?? You are very very sad as someone who is a hero, who is running for President – and in 1983 you did not know who Dr. King was and what he meant to America – - what were you in Vietnam fighting for certainly not democracy for anyone if you were unaware of the greatest Civil Rights Leader in the world – who by the way, opposed the Vietnam War – OH I GET IT. You too are a liar – you knew who this man was and that he was against war you were in. How Ironic you attending a memorial to his honor.

It is amazing how naive you politicans think Americans are

NOT THIS TIME

GO OBAMA

OH AT LEAST McCAIN WENT THERE TODAY, OBAMA IS SO SURE OF HIMSELF HE DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY RESPECT TO DR. KING.

John "Bush" McCain, I can't believe you have the gall to go to Memphis and try to get votes on Dr. Martin Luther Kings remembrance (have you no shame). I remember how people begged you to acknowledge Dr. Kings birthday in Arizona and you flat out refused.
You only came around because of the heat you were catching, not because you thought Dr. King was special.

What you did in failing to support a holiday for Dr. King will forever be etched into the minds of African Americans and your apology is weak and your record underlines the lack of sincerity in your apology.

Sir, you are a Bush, Karl Rove, Dick Chaney republican, not to be trusted.

Its easy to understand why McCain oposed MLK because McCain never supported any type of civil rights legislation in his entire career. And today's event I think really demonstrates the extent to which he will say or do anything to get elected, no matter how shameless the level of exploitation is. McCain your supporters should be ashamed of you today and you have blurred today's memorial of a great American, a spiritual and social leader and pioneer by turning the occasion into a photo op. I'm sure MLK is turning in his grave.

I'm a fan of CNN but lately they are giving McCain too much credit and exposure. We want to see the real McCain, CNN. The one who could care less about America, MLK, or anybody else-either here or in Iraq. The only people who will benefit from him in the White House are lobbyists and illegal immigrants.

Well, he had to admit it, it would surely have come out from under a rock. What I don't get is that you didn't know his legacy? I was thirteen 40 years ago and I knew what MLK stood for.

Oh my, he's 71 years old and he was born in 1936 and the civil rights movement was going on in the 1960's and you tell me he was not aware of MLK legacy. I was born in 1970 and my parents and my culture taught me of who he was at a young age. McCain just admit you lied and you didn't agree with giving a black his on personal holiday. That is a major lie....You are 71 that speaks for itself. I hope you realize that a black man is running for office in 2008!!

I'm a staunch Obama supporter. Even though I didnt agree with him voting against the Holiday, I think it takes alot of courage to own up to your mistakes.

THE NAKEDTRUTH,

You are an idiot! You actually believe the proper gander that J. Edger "skirt wearing," Hoover peddled. I wonder who the real racist here is.

For those who say that Obama didn't recognize the MLK holiday but instead went campaigning, I think you miss the point.

He is out there today campaigning to CONTINUE MLK's legacy-and by doing so, he is honoring MLK. The fact that this country will accept an African-American to run for president is what MLK dreamed of for all people, but never lived to see. Obama's hard work in campaigning honors MLK's legacy.

I commend Hillary on her poise today in honoring MLK's death, and I commend McCain on admitting his mistake. I don't believe he is sincere, but you have to admit that it does take a lot for someone to step up and acknowledge his own wrongdoing. Especially, when it is about race.

This overall is a positive, uniting step for this country and I for one, am proud to be an American.

Yes we can, and will.

Umm...McCain is an adulterer too. And he wants to be president....

I'm a Black American and I honestly do not care that he did not vote for this to be a National Holiday. Presently, it is a holiday so his initial vote is meaningless any way.

Focus on his more recent and terrible decisions, and lets let some (not all, but some) of the racial stuff go for now.

It is real guttsy for McCain to admit mistake in front of the people he offended before. McCain earns my respect for being a straight talker politician.

Wrong on MLK day, and wrong for America. No more GOP neo-con trickle-down theocrat nonsense. Stop the McCain-Bush train wreck of failed policies of the past!

I am sure the fact that the NFL boycotted hosting the Superbowl there was enough to make someone say hey, we don't have to think the guy was important but let's give them the day. Major sporting events generate lots of revenue.

I mean, he was a first year senator and he never really know about MLK so I guess he was living on some other planet.

Yeah right Johnnie, nice try.

Poor judgement once again after voting for Iraq war.

Senator McCain's claim of increased cost to the state was very wrong. Prior to the MLK Holiday we had 10 federal holidays. After the MLK Holiday was enacted we still have 10 days of federal holidays. Therefore his claim was horse pucky. Now, the truth is that we all need to forgive Senator McCain for his then racist position. If we do not forgive him, we would be guilty of the very same cause of MLK's death.

You know I read what McCain said and I have much respect for him now! Its like an alcoholic – the first step is admitting that you have a problem the second is taking steps to correct it! Unlike Hillary – She is clueless that she has a lying problem SO there is no correcting that! Lies and more lies!!!
Much respect Mr. Mccain hovever my vote is for Hon. Sen. Obama!

Another flip flop change of position by the two-faced McCain.

excuse me but arizona is not a racist state.......how dare you make that remark.......you are generalizing all of arizona,,,,,..i think that arkansas has more racial issues going on.....

This is a really sad that all of a sudden he regrets being against MLK Day, he;s only apologizing because he is running for president, but he will be in for a rude awakening come November, the people want to look foward not look backwards

Obama 08

UNAWARE? thats too funny.. He is was too busy still being being a player'

Anybody can make a mistake.

What you McCain bashers are failing to realize is that he changed his stance before 1992 to become the sole supporter of MLK legislation in AZ – long before running for president.

Get off your high horse and admit the man has more integrity in his little finger than the lot of you.

I don't blame him at all. He realized his mistake and backed it wholeheartedly in 1992. You have nothing to worry about. You're courageous.

What!!! J. McCain knew little about MLK in 1983? What else doesn't he know? oh, the ECONOMY!!!!!!!

Well done. Maybe Hillary can learn from this and say she's sorry she voted for the war

It a shame that MCcain won't get my vote, especially since he was around during the civil right movement while MLK was marching across the country.

OMBAMA 08

He voted against it in 1983, then fought for it in 1992.

So his change of view came well before his run for president. He admitted his mistake in 1992, not 2008.

How much can you twist this to make the man look bad.

Why do you have a African American holding the umbrella? Could you not atleast get a white person.

Oh my GOD, and this 70 year old man had the nerve to say that he was unaware of Dr. Kings Legacy, come on you could not be that stupid. Everyone in the WORLD knows about Dr. Kings Legacy, and what he stood for, and you are running for what, The President of The United States of America, Please, don't insult my intelligence.

atleast here is politician who is not afraid to admit he was wrong. unlike someone I know that would flat out lie to your face that 1- I was under sniper fire in Bosnia, 2- I consistently opposed nafta and 3- I never said Obama cant win. Integrity, if you dont have it, you dont have anything!

To all the people that seem to think this is a new position for McCain, feel free to read the artclie. McCain isn't changing his position NOW, and this has nothing to do with his presidential campaign. He corrected his error back in 1992. It says RIGHT IN THE ARTICLE:

"McCain was a chief backer of a successful 1992 Arizona ballot referendum to mark the holiday"

Nobody is perfect. I'm glad there are people that are willing to admit and correct their mistakes.

What's the big deal? I'm 37 years old, and I'm unaware of King's legacy. I don't know much about the man at all, other than he fought for the rights of blacks in America. In my mind, that's what Louis Farrakhan is fighting for too... so what's the difference? Well, I'm a typical white guy, and I don't know my black history and don't have the ability to tell the difference between the Farrakhans and Kings of the world. I can only go by what the media tells me. I have to trust their estimate that King was a great man and that Farrakhan is a racist.

That's why I understand John's statement that he didn't know King's legacy. Look what happened when he did learn about it – he was the lone supporter of the holiday in AZ! He took the right approach... if you don't know enough about it, take the conservative "don't spend money on it" approach until you do learn more about it.

I still don't think that the Obama supporters deserve the support of the Clinton supporters if Barracck wins.

Is that a Black man holding the umbrella over McCain's head?
Now THAT'S funny!

I can't believe that Mr. McCain was unaware of what Dr. Martin Luther King was all about in his first year in congress. After all, Dr. King was a nobel peace prize winner and just about every state in the union recognized Dr. Kings legacy.

I think its more about the matters of the heart with Senator McCain, his heart was not in the right place until he recognized he could gain politically and then he was for it. This seems like a pattern with McCain, he was for the war in Iraq and then became against it, he was against Dr. King and then became for him, he was against Bush and then became for him, he was for campaign reform, but now is against it, he was against tax breaks for the rich and now is against it, he loses his temper quickly, but now says its under control.

How can we trust his decision making ability when he has no clue what he's for or against.

I find his statement about not being aware of Dr. King's legacy more insulting than him not voting for the holiday, forget it McCain, you will not have the black vote!. I wish that the moderators would be more sensitive to the comments that are allowed to be posted, lot 's are tinged with racism, but again why shoul d I be shocked? we are African Americans, not colored's.

McCain claimed in 1983 he did not know of Martin Luther King’s legacy. Did he not attend any schools in the country? Did he not watch or read the news until the 1980s? Was he oblivious to the Civil Rights movement? I find it very hard to believe that a person who works in politics was unaware of a huge political issue in this country. I find it hard to believe that he knew nothing of Dr. King’s legacy. I find it hard to believe that he is sincere in his apology. This is a political move on his behalf. Pretty soon he will release a statement saying he can identify with African Americans because he watches BET.

If McCain was "a little slow" in 1983 in recognizing MLK's importance, when he was 48 years of age, imagine how slow he is going to be when he reaches for that phone at 3AM, let alone attempting to make a decision at the advanced age of 73 years and counting.

What are you sorry now. You voted against is because you do not think black leader deserve a government holiday in memory of their good contribution to the America and the World. That is what he beleived in 83 that is what he beleives now. You can not change an old Dog. He is doing this because he is running for president he needs a vote from balck people to win. It ain't going to happer grandpa.

Where are all of your hyocrites when Obama's main supporter was utter hatred filled rants against this country? And the "he doesn't have to believe everything he says" does not fly. If you don't like a movie get turn it off, right? He never turned off the movie or gut up to walk out!!!!! Obama is the bigger racist. And why not talk about MLK and his sexcapades while we are judging? You can't have it both ways.

Ha! We dont believe you McCain!

How can he not be aware of Dr. King in 1983? McCain is a senile opportunist who ought to just go somewhere and shut up.

Wrong on the MLK vote.
Wrong on the war vote.
Wrong on the economy.
Wrong on free trade.
Wrong on the lobbyists.
Wrong for president.

"I hate the gooks," McCain said yesterday in response to a question from reporters aboard his campaign bus. "I will hate them as long as I live." -John McCain 2000

So now that he is running for President, he isn't racist?

I can't believe this man said he knew nothing about Kings's Legacy? was he still a POW or something?

I just can't get over his excuse that he was unaware of MLK's legacy in 1983. DUDE! Really?!?!?! WOW!

25 years to realize that he was wrong about his vote, or at least admit to it.

100 years to realize that he is wrong about Iraq.

America can not afford to have a President with an abundant lack of foresight combined with grossly delayed hindsight!

OBAMA '08!
THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE.

More politicians should vote against state, county, municpal paid holidays for MLK's birthday. It's a wast of money, and rarely do those same employees attend observances (mostly the politicians and wackos) they just hang out around the house or shop. But the business owners, and employees who pay for those taxes black and white–usually end up working.

I hope he grows some grit!!

A racist comming out of the closet. Too late!!!

you didn't know about his legacy , Got to be kidding

Wow. I can't believe that he had the nerve to say that. Dr. King died 40 years ago and you just NOW realized that you were wrong. I am not sure if he is racist or anything but his judgement is a little off. I believe Obama didn't go to Memphis today because he doesn't have to. Dr. King's sister and daughter weren't there either and obviously they care. McCain and Clinton flocked to Memphis because that is good politics. Clinton's speech was pretty good though. It seemed somewhat sincere.

What else is supposed to say? Standing where MLK was shot of course he says he was wrong. If he says anything else he loses all his moderate support.

By the way, where is lapel pin? Is he unpatriotic because he decided not wear a pin? Let's not be hypocrites, what's good for one is good for another.

At least he can apologize when he is wrong – and this is a pretty big blunder. HRC doesn't ever apologize when she's wrong, it seems.

Yea right!!!!!!!!

The legacy of Bush continues...lights on, nobody's home.

While I find it incredulous for a grown man to say that he was unaware of Dr. King's legacy back in 1983, I can at least respect the fact that he owned up to his error. I am more interested in what he has been doing since then to fight for those who may not be able to fight for themselves. I find his record even more dismal in this regards.

HIs legacy is that he is an adulterer!!! SO why would you honor someone like tha? Double standards isn't it you Obama supporters? King gets a Legacy!!!. Bill is called a Liar!! I just love you people's sense of justice. O.J. Was innocent too, wasn't he? Obama will never be President> This one you can put in the books.

Well theres another bad decision by McCain. So in time, he will be saying the same thing about Iraq. Oh, I made a mistake, sorry!
What a joke he is.

Is this a flip-flop, or is McCain slow to catch on, or is he just pandering for votes?

Go away Grandpa, 100 years in Iraq…..are you crazy or are you on Crack? Once we get rid of that pathological liar Hillary, then we will focus all our money and resources on you. You have no clue on how to run the economy.

Our President Obama 08 & 12!

McBush and Billary are looking for votes, and that's the only reason why they're in Memphis. We all know that.

He didn't want to support a MLK holiday 20 years ago because he didn't want another national holiday based on a public figure. He was hoping the society can celebrate more of those unknown heros like......single mother's day or single father's day or grandparents raising grandchildren day or vonlunteer for the needy day....things such as that. The faceless, voiceless and unknown heros that no one ever talk about. Now, one of those holidays are what Mccain would have gone for.

At least he has the back bone to admit he was wrong unlike some other candidate that dodged snipper bullets in Bosnia and makes a joke about it afterwards (what a slap in the face to those that fought and continue to fight for our freedom). Sorry but that still torques my jaw.

This is almost as stupid as back in '92 when a certain presidential candidate said, "...But, I didn't inhale".

Abolish all Holidays. No exceptions.

BTW 80,000 people just got an extented holiday lasy month. How many are for this month?

It just shows what type of a person you are McCain. I would not vote for you if my life was on the line. You are bad for America, and minorities would not stand a chance in this great country. We still have problems where States will not accept MLK day and still hold the Confederate Flag in support for hatred. We need new blood in the White House and we need it fast. For a country to be so great, we really hate each other.

Obama 08

Let's face it. McCain is an idiot. Enough said.

In the words of Public Enemy-
Flat out racist
Simple & Plain
Mother___ him
and John Wayne.

Honesty – how refreshing. I'd rather see a politician step up and say "I was wrong" than all of the logic-defying rationalizations that we normally see. Rather than avoid or ignore the issue, McCain at least has the intestinal fortitude to stand up and admit his mistakes while pointing out that he not only changed his mind twenty+ years ago, but did so in a way to overcome the initial mistake.

Go John Go! McCain '08!

I did not know you voted against it in the past.

You lost this Republican AA's vote.

Today- you think that you are wrong because you are running for President.

Ignorance is not an excuse. If a national holiday was being proposed, it didn't prick his mind to do some preliminary research to determine the measure of the man being considered for such an honor? And he wants to be president of the United States?!

Is he really as dumb as he sounds? I was 15 when MLK was shot, and I knew about him and the movement. I cried at the injustices I saw on TV, and even at my own school. What in the heck was he doing in the 60's not to be aware of what MLK stood for? Methinks he just helped the Democrats...again.

please, quit posting on this blog. Let us honor Mr. King by keeping the dialogue civil. I do believe people can have a change of heart. I won't be voting for McSame, but I do feel people can change. Now, as for his initial judgement (what matters as prez) on the matter, well....

i love that he claims he didn't realize MLK's legacy. where were you educated? how did you ever become a congressmen? how and why are you running for president? you didn't know who MLK was? what an idiot!

He was not aware of King's legacy in 1983! If this guy is President, we are in for some serious trouble. God help us.

RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's been wrong about how many things now?
You know, I wouldn't trust this man to be a greeter at Wall Mart, let alone the presidency, he shouldn't be allowed within 200 miles of the whitehouse.

McCain does not believe in equal rights and opportunity for all.

McCain voted AGAINST Martin Luther King day?? It's so bad politcally, it's actually laughable. I actually feel sorry him!

You wanna talk about "Oopsy!" Hahahaha – I'm sure this won't sling back come November to bite him in the behind.

Wow. (To his only defense, he'd better have voted against another state-wide holiday or for sure this will be seen as racist – even if it's true or not)

Is this staement made to gain votes or was it heart felt?

Don't feel bad McCain, Obama would not even stop campaigning today to honor MLK.

The mark of a Good Man .....admit your mistakes ....Obama, McCain

The mark of a Selfish person...I mis-spoke and joke abt it ...........Clinton

wow, in 1983 Mccain wasn't aware of King's legacy!?!
Wow. go retire gracefully McCain. do it for your country.

"On Thursday, he suggested he was unaware of King's legacy at the time."

In November, we will be unaware of his presidental candidacy at that time

Gee, awfully big of him.

Next he'll say that whole slavery was an error in judgement too.

Opps! My bad...

McCain seems to be dishonest about this. In 2000 he said, "it cost too much money, that other presidents were not recognized.” and now he is flip flopping on his statement by saying he was unaware of the legacy until 1983. I find it hard to believe that he was 'unaware' given the national attention on King and the Civil Rights Movement.

"a little late sometimes in doing the right thing"

Like not invading sovereign nations? Oh, you hae yet to realize your mistake.

It is a CREDIT for McCain to admit that a long ago vote was wrong, instead to lie or try to go around it.

The "Boos" show that racism is still not dead. But it is severely injured !!

ALBO

I find it more than strange that after screaming race every 5 min in this campain when it benifits him, Barack Obama did not see fit to go to Memphis today. Very strange to me.

What a (Can I curse in this thread?) Ok, you get the pitcure. He can "SAY" he was wrong to oppose King Day all he want's... Frankly he just wants in the White House... I think that I am going to oppose him that option!

"Look, black equality and issues like that just weren't important in Arizona. I mean, how many coloreds can there possibly be in Arizona? If I knew then that I would need black votes, of course I would have voted for the King holiday."

How convenient, that he's now admitting he was wrong. Arizona has consistently been a racist state, not that McCain is, but its policies are. Only because he's running for President. He ditched Bush like a $2 trick and only now is he repudiating some of the ill-mannered ideals of that washout, no-good piece of crap Ronald Reagan. It was Reagan who opposed MLK's Birthday being a National Holiday, and McCain was his lackey, like a lap dog lapping at the kool-aid.

You should pick your heroes a little more careful there, son.

What a strange story.

Not aware of King's legacy in 1983? I guess a 47 year old man who lived his 30s during the civil rights movement wouldn't know anything about MLK. That's worse than Hillary's excuse for the oopsie on sniper fire in Bosnia?

In 1992 he supports a referendum in Arizona, so it took him 9 years to realize he was wrong. Will it take him 9 years to realize a continuation of Bush politics is wrong too?

I am an Obama supporter and a skeptic, and I often have trouble believing the sincerity of Clinton and McCain, but it was pretty awesome of him to admit he was wrong in voting down the MLK holiday measure... at least that's a step further than Clinton, who wouldn't admit to making a mistake in voting for Iraq... and even if he's pandering to get votes, the words are what will get recorded in transcripts and history books, so it is out there and he will be judged by those words.

Right on, McCain. You won't have my vote, but... right on.

As always, I urge everyone else to remain positive, while I try to stifle the pessimism I feel about whether it will ever be that way.

Keep on booing. He is only sorry when he gets caught. He had
"years' to make amends. And now he wants your vote. What a phony.

Obama

Yes, it was wrong for you not to reference MLK and not forgotten that you opposed it.

Good thing he apologizeds now...oh, while Running for President. You are truley forgiven by all minorities and women.

Vote Mcdummy 08!!!

I Admire Senator McCain for speaking honestly. It's refreshing to have a candidate who is able to say: I was wrong. McCain is an American Hero.

Flip-flop

you are one of those Republicans that are always wrong!!! I can't wait for the debate against OBAMA...... He's gonna make you wish you stayed home with all your mistakes you've made!

Too Late, buddy.

Did her realize this when he decided to run for President or after?

You wouldn't be admitting to this "mistake" if you weren't to run for these Presidential elections, would you, McCain?
You are a cheapskate.

Wow, he is sorry. The only thing he can talk about is his military back ground. The other things like, dating a stripper, drinking, committing adultry etc should remain under cover.

Too much, too little, too late. He was "unaware of King's legacy"? Stop it, Senator...please, just stop.

He voted against a MLK day. Give me a Keating high five John.

Well, you did, Mr.McCain. You thought you were better than most
people then, and you think you are better than most people now.
You and Cindy. And your cronies make me sick.

NO McCain

All for Obama, my man. Only winner in the crowd.
OBAMA 2008. No to Edwards. He waited too long and it should be over for him.

I just don't understand how he could have EVER opposed it. I'm glad he finally saw the light, but it was not a judgement call that did it. He was under heavy political pressure.

Well that's something you don't hear every day... "I was wrong". I don't know why they booed at him while he's saying he was wrong to have done it... that's a little unnecessary.

Reformed racist.....What a polical move.

Obamanation

Wow I am a democrat and I find it wonderful hes admiting to his mistakes.

Obama 08

Oh man, this dude voted against MLK day? Did he vote to succeed too?

It took a lot of guts for John McCain to go before that crowd in Memphis and apologize for having not recognized the MLK holiday. An imperfect servant he is, but this is another example of why he is the only great man in the race.

I don't blame him, age has a way of playing tricks on you. You see what others see perhaps slighly late. May be he will see he is wrong about Iraq in 2020.

DUH...OF COURSE HE'S SORRY...IT'S A CAMPAIGN YEAR

Do you think that cop holding the umbrella wanted to bop in the head for his insulting comments?

Of course you just happen to "realize" you were wrong, during the elections when the media is all over the story!!

In 1983 you weren't aware of Kings legacy? I know you were in a tiger cage at the time, but did you crack a book, newspaper, or anything once you got back. If you're admitting you were that out of touch, I'm afraid your run for the highest office in the land is doomed.

Im curious as to why he didn't want to support MLK day. Just wondering...

Obama Richardson 08!!!

shameless

"In 2000, McCain said of his initial opposition was due to the fact that "it cost too much money, that other presidents were not recognized.”"

Oh really? Tell me Mr. McCain. When exactly was MLK Jr. President? What a buffoon. He should be at White Glen Acres, taking medication twice a day to keep his blood oxegenated.

He sure was! Think of all the days off his state workforce lost!

Do not be a wimp McCain.
The reason you were against MLK day in Arizona is because of finances.
Why pay state employees for paid time off for an additional holiday in February just because it is populist?
Any employee who wanted time off to observe the day–is entitled to it under the rules.
There is no need for a paid holiday to recognize MLK.
This waffling really pisses us off John.
Be a man..don't be a liberal.

Why now...Oh that's right youre running for President. Now you realize that you were being rascist. I guess its OK then. Still can't scratch the back of your head can you Grandpa Munster?

He was wrong!!! very wrong!!!! but not the first think he is wrong on and will not be the last.!!