One challenge with being a satirist in today's day and age is that some politicians now steal our bit, and say and do things that are so dumb and stupid that you have think it has to be a joke, even when it's not.
For example, during a speech to commemorate MLK Day in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt claimed, without even a wink or sly nod, that Martin Luther King Jr. – a hero who literally gave his life in the fight for civil rights, justice and racial equality for all – would be "disgusted" with the US Supreme Court's McGirt ruling.
Yep, that's right!
Ole' Stitter – a guy whose ancestors apparently conned their way onto Cherokee tribal rolls – thinks MLK wouldn't have been too happy with a Supreme Court ruling that gave certain Indigenous Americans – a class of people who have been the victims of racial discrimination in our country since it's founding – more freedom and autonomy from the government that has systematically oppressed them for centuries.
Here's the clip:
Here is the video of Gov. Stitt's comments on McGirt during MLK event: pic.twitter.com/3mw3kD58Yl
— Zach Rael (@KOCOZach) January 17, 2022