From gay liberals to straight conservatives: the impulse to lie ‘for a good cause’ strikes again (and again)

From the right — the insecure need to align oneself with Martin Luther King & co. in order to counteract charges of “racism” is SO tiresome, guys. Give it up…

What is he, about 45 years old? Maybe 50? And he was battling evil Southern sheriffs back in the late 50s and early 60s? What, when he was 2 months old?

And from the left — kudos to Mark Shea, who alerted me via email to this piece the moment it came out in the NYT; looks like others shared his suspicions…