From time to time – though very infrequently -- Connecticut Commentary has published commentary written by others. The column below was written by Regina Roundtree and is reprinted here with her permission. “I want you to think with me this morning from the subject: rediscovering lost values. Rediscovering lost values. There is something wrong with our world, something fundamentally and basically wrong. I don’t think we have to look too far to see that. I’m sure that most of you would agree with me in making that assertion.” -- Martin Luther King Jr. The approach of King’s holiday has new meaning to me this year. In 2013, I came out of the closet -- as a Black Republican. Coming out was more than just saying I am a Republican; it required putting my words into action. When I started coming out in 2013 many of my Democratic associates were very surprised. Aware of the stereotype that Republicans are white and racist, I questioned them about why ...
go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you;
may your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!"
--Samuel Adams