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Along the campaign trail, King has made some major and minor political gaffes, all of which have drawn attention away from Flynn's positions. King told a group of Jewish leaders, for instance, that he would welcome embattled PLO leader Yasser Arafat to Boston "with open arms" if he recognized Israel's right to exist. After the comment drew harsh criticism from the Jewish community, King swallowed his whole leg by trying to extricate himself from the situation...
King's nagging, though largely irrelevant, proclivity to speak out on everything from Zionism to nuclear policy has managed to draw voter attention away from a platform which--though still incomplete--is more appealing than Flynn's King was wise this summer to discard the African dashikis in favor of the new Mel King Look--the bowtie and suits--and the change symbolized that he had moved beyond the protest leader state. It is surprising that he did not have the foresight to throw the rhetoric into the trash as well...
...raised legitimate though probably unfounded doubts about King's unwillingness to compromise with the more entrenched state legislative and city council. No matter what King's politics and are on issues relevant to this city, his hubristic attempts to be a national political figure have clouded serious questions about Flynn's substances. Flynn is quite simply, not the progressive he purports...
Take several examples. In 1973, Flynn opposed efforts in the state senate to create a minority district in Roxbury and desegregate the all-white senate. He now calls himself a supporter of minority rights...
...Flynn toed the conservative line on social issues, coming out against ERA and abortion, and for capital punishment. He now has changed his views on ERA and the death penalty, but is steadfast on abortion. In short, while Flynn says he has grown since his early days as a South Boston state representative, the rapidity of his political shift raises serious concerns that he is no more than an opportunist...