Sen. Tim Scott wasn’t invited to event commemorating MLK march on Washington

[Ptarmigan]

Sen. Tim Scott wasn’t invited to event commemorating MLK march on Washington
http://washingtonexaminer.com/sen.-tim-scott-wasnt-invited-to-event-commemorating-mlk-march-on-washington/article/2534830

Sen. Tim Scott, R.-S.C., the only African American serving in the United States Senate, wasn't invited to the event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's march on Washington, though a host of Democratic luminaries spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

“Senator Scott was not invited to speak at the event,” Greg Blair, a spokesman for the South Carolina lawmaker, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “The senator believes today is a day to remember the extraordinary accomplishments and sacrifices of Dr. King, Congressman John Lewis, and an entire generation of black leaders. Today’s anniversary should simply serve as an opportunity to reflect upon how their actions moved our country forward in a remarkable way.”

The event organizers didn't completely exclude Republicans from the event — former President George W. Bush, for instance, received an invitation, but he couldn't attend as he is recovering from surgery — but the slate of speakers was filled with names such as former President Clinton, Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and others.

Segregation still exists if you are a Black conservative.

[Ptarmigan]

Civil rights leader angry he was cut from ‘March on Washington’ ceremony
http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/29/civil-rights-leader-angry-he-was-cut-from-march-on-washington-ceremony/

The leader of a prominent civil rights activist group expressed outrage after he was prevented from joining President Obama in speaking at the 50th anniversary commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington on Wednesday.

“This morning, my time as well as that of Sofia Campos, leader of United We Dream, was cut from the march. But we still have much to say. They told me that they had run out of time, but I believe that our time is now,” Phillip Agnew, leader of the activist group Dream Defenders, said in a video posted to Youtube Thursday in which he criticizes urban violence in Chicago, veteran homelessness and U.S. foreign policy in a performance suggesting how he would have used his speaking time.

“Phillip Agnew of Dream Defenders, and Sofia Campos, young leader of United We Dream, have been cut from today’s March on Washington roster. But our generation will NOT be silenced,” Dream Defenders, which gained national prominence during the Trayvon Martin controversy, announced on Facebook.

They too were not invited.

[JohnnyReb]

Poor old Tim, he's just to black to be with "The Washington Elite Blacks".

Another run away slave from the Hillary Clinton plantation.

[obumazombie]

Black conservatives become a lot more transparent than the rodeowebuma administration promised to be.

[Dori]

No one in this country gets treated as badly as a black conservative. 

[DLR Pyro]

No one in this country gets treated as badly as a black conservative. 

they still have to ride in the back of the bus.

[JohnnyReb]

they still have to ride in the back of the bus.

Ride in the back of the bus, hell, they won't even let Tim get on the bus.