{"id":27149,"date":"2023-08-01T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=27149"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:13:40","slug":"cartoon-the-gops-dream-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=27149","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: The GOP’s Dream Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This cartoon was drawn by frequent collaborator Kevin Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From a 2022 article<\/a> in the Pennsylvania News-Standard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCritical race theory goes against everything Martin Luther King Jr. taught us, [which is] to not judge others by the color of their skin,\u201d Kevin McCarthy, Republican minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, tweeted in July. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

McCarthy\u2019s point – a ludicrous one to attribute to MLK – was that he thinks \u201cCritical Race Theory\u201d is bad. To make his case, he alluded to MLK\u2019s August 1963 speech<\/a> at the Lincoln Memorial. More specifically, he was referring to a single sentence of that speech – the only sentence of that speech, or indeed of MLK\u2019s entire career as an orator and writer, that any Republican seems to be familiar with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to McCarthy, this is \u201ceverything Martin Luther King Jr. taught us.\u201d Which is far from true; it\u2019s just everything that McCarthy wishes to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same article also quotes Chuck Dickerson, an NAACP member:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of people tend to focus just on the King who spoke about his dream at the March on Washington in \u201863,\u201d Dickerson said. \u201cThey don\u2019t know or don\u2019t like to focus on the King who was speaking out against American imperialism and U.S. involvement in Vietnam by the time he was assassinated in \u201868.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is one of several cartoons I\u2019ve done on the subject of how the GOP misuses MLK\u2019s \u201cI Have A Dream\u201d speech while ignoring – or actively erasing – everything else MLK ever said and did. I don\u2019t know why this gets under my skin, but it does, and that\u2019s why I return to it every few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m writing this from Ithaca, New York, where I\u2019m visiting with family. Last night we were treated to a truly spectacular thunderstorm, with deep thooms and bright flashes that we almost never get to see in Portland, Oregon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing makes me feel more cozy than watching a big storm while safely indoors. I was raised mostly in the Northeastern US, and although I love living in Portland, I do miss cool storms.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not relevant to the cartoon, it\u2019s just what\u2019s on my mind as I write this. :-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This cartoon has four panels, plus a tiny fifth \u201ckicker\u201d panel below the bottom of the cartoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PANEL 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Martin Luther King Jr, dressed in a gray 1960s suit with a black tie, stands behind a podium, with an array of microphones positioned to catch his words. Behind him we can see a crowd of Black supporters listening. MLK is holding up a finger to emphasize his point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind him, a white MAGA dude, wearing a polo shirt with a big green stripe, green shorts, and a red MAGA cap, is emerging out of some sort of sci-fi portal hanging in the air. The MAGA dude is holding out a hand in a \u201cSTOP!\u201d gesture and has an urgent, wide-eyed expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK: I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA: STOP! Dr. King, we gotta talk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PANEL 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr King looks a bit annoyed at the interruption, but remains courteous, speaking softly to the MAGA dude. The MAGA dude, not seeming to notice King\u2019s annoyance, grins hugely and puts a hand on King\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK: Er\u2026 Excuse me, my friend. I\u2019m giving a speech right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA: I know! The 21st century GOP sent me back in a Time Machine to tell you to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PANEL 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK, taken aback, turns to face the MAGA dude. The MAGA dude, still grinning hugely, explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK: Pardon me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA: The \u201ccharacter not skin\u201d bit? SUPER DUPER! But you said so many things that aren\u2019t good for us! Like reparations, and socialism, and anti-war. Be a pal and quit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PANEL 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK is amused, clearly holding back a laugh. The MAGA dude is now the one taken aback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK: So you think I\u2019ll be silent because a white man from the future says my words are inconvenient for him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA: Uh\u2026 Yeah. Why, is that a problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TINY KICKER PANEL UNDER THE CARTOON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLK: You don\u2019t know the first thing about me, do you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA: Nope! And I\u2019d like to keep it that way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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