During the anniversary events of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday in Memphis, the notable absense was of Barack Obama. He was in Indiana instead.
It just seemed odd that someone who really owes so much to King's legacy would skip Memphis on this of all days.
Then again, Obama might have considered the politicking by Clinton and McCain to have turned such a solemn event into a circus. Maybe Obama was afraid that if he showed up too it would have been a three-ring circus.
It still feels like a missed opportunity. I saw Obama's speech in King's church on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and it was wonderful and groundbreaking. Obama is certainly getting more coverage now and such a speech would have had an even larger audience.
It was interesting to watch McCain visit the very spot where King was slain. I think I blogged about it before, but it must be a very emotional moment to stand there and realize you are seeing part of what King saw in the last moments of his life.
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