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“America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.”
“My Uncle, of course, would have been pleased to see someone with brown skin holding the office of president.”
“My daddy, Rev. A. D. King, my granddaddy, Martin Luther King, Senior - we are a family of faith, hope and love.”
“Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color.”
“The Bible has multiple accounts of people who were born with various conditions and in various states of existence, only to meet Jesus and be healed or delivered from whatever was their concern. Truly, there isn't a human ever born into this life without having to contend with one issue or another along life's journey.”
“It is statistically proven that the strongest institution that guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman. We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage.”
“Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.”
“The John Lewis I know is a peacemaker.”
“It is absolutely ludicrous that abortion supporters would accuse a blood relative of Dr. King of hijacking the King legacy. Uncle Martin and my father, Rev. A. D. King were blood brothers. How can I hijack something that belongs to me? I am an heir to the King Family legacy.”
“I've never called President Obama a racist. I love President Obama. I pray for him all the time. God loves President Obama. God loves you. And God loves me.”
“A woman knows a skirt-chaser.”
“America, we need to pray and lead from our spirits and not our emotions - and definitely not with our weapons.”
“As you know, it's so important that we always embrace the sanctity of life. One way to do that is to vote pro-life in every election.”
“You know, people really want to hear about the issues.”
“The violent rioting that is sometimes now being called protesting - it makes the emotions so high that you almost cannot see the insults and injuries that are the people are suffering.”
“Protest is OK. But protests, according to my King family legacy, should be peaceful.”
“African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.”
“If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes.”
“We're reclaiming America and restoring honor. I believe we do that with faith, with hope, with charity, and honoring our brothers and our sisters as we honor each other.”
“If Uncle Martin were here today, he would surely commend us for giving honor where honor is due.”