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Lewis: Don’t Underestimate Progress Made Since March on Washington

Buck Banks

Come and walk in my shoes. Come walk in the shoes of those attacked by police dogs, fire hoses and night sticks, arrested and thrown in jail… Fifty years later, we can ride where we want to ride … and those signs that said ‘white only’ and ‘colored’ are gone.

— Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), one of the few speakers at Wednesday’s March on Washington anniversary who was also at the march 50 years ago, said nobody should underestimate the progress made over that span.

Fox News Analysis Finds a Way to Co-Opt the ’50 Years After March on Washington’ Meme

Buck Banks

If you’re Fox News, how do you deal with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington? Co-opt it!

Thanks to Josh Barro at Business Insider for bringing this insightful analysis from Fox News to our attention. As WonkBlog points out, the construction lends itself to a wide variety of useful insights:

The great thing about this is that the formulation works for anything. “50 years after March on Washington, the bees are dying.” “50 years after March on Washington, some worry about Miley Cyrus’s ‘twerking’.” “”50 years after March on Washington, my sink is leaking.” “50 years after the March on Washington, we still don’t have jetpacks.”

We have a few more to add:

  • 50 years after March on Washington, Congress still at loggerheads
  • 50 years after March on Washington, Kanye West thinks he’s a god
  • 50 years after March on Washington, black people are still black
  • 50 years after March on Washington, some think tattoos are cool

Do you have any “50 years after March on Washington” insights to share? Leave a comment.