UPDATE: The newly sworn-in Republican governor of Maine, Paul LePage, hastily added an appearance at a Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial breakfast on Monday after taking political flak for refusing to attend events honoring the civil rights leader.
An Obama administration official said that nonviolent icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would "understand" and "recognize" the need for the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan if he were alive today.
Rocker and gun advocate Ted Nugent has found a new cause in the tea parties. He also apparently thinks Africa is a "country" that offers bountiful hunting experiences.