Nanker Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Text and audio. I highly recommend reading and listening to it. 1963 was a watershed year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Always inspirational. Thanks for posting. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_In_Norfolk Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Imus played this this morning at 6am and I woke up to it. The Civil Rights movement changed everything. Our politics, our writing of history, our culture and what it means to be an American. The greatness of the movement and its victory over bigotry, hatred and terrorism stands as shining moment in our country's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sign of the times: Sears has been running television ads all weekend for its big "Martin Luther King Jr. Big Weekend Event"! http://blog.couponalbum.com/sears-martin-luther-king-jr-day-sale-2011/ So, help celebrate the equality of all races and creeds...by saving 30% on a refrigerator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Imus played this this morning at 6am and I woke up to it. The Civil Rights movement changed everything. Our politics, our writing of history, our culture and what it means to be an American. The greatness of the movement and its victory over bigotry, hatred and terrorism stands as shining moment in our country's history. I'd be interested in how you think the civil rights movement changed: Our Politics Our writing of history Our culture What it means to be an American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Imus played this this morning at 6am and I woke up to it. The Civil Rights movement changed everything. Our politics, our writing of history, our culture and what it means to be an American. The greatness of the movement and its victory over bigotry, hatred and terrorism stands as shining moment in our country's history. Did Imus mix it up with his rap about nappy headed hos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Was sent this link today. Also worth a listen. Makes me wonder; when MLK spoke of personal responsibility and accountability, did liberals call him selfish, uncaring and evil? Edited January 16, 2012 by LABillzFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 "I Also Have A Dream" - Malcom X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 "I Also Have A Dream" - Malcom X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 More inspiration. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Was sent this link today. Also worth a listen. Makes me wonder; when MLK spoke of personal responsibility and accountability, did liberals call him selfish, uncaring and evil? no. i can't speak for all liberals but those are important words in any successful society to me. the selfish, uncaring and evil comes when the deck is stacked so heavily against certain groups attaining societal positions that they have little to no motivation to pay attention to those words. at the extreme, personal responsibility to a starving man might well mean stealing food. Edited January 17, 2012 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveinElma Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Was sent this link today. Also worth a listen. Makes me wonder; when MLK spoke of personal responsibility and accountability, did liberals call him selfish, uncaring and evil? Do liberals judge people on the content of their character and not the color of their skin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Do liberals judge people on the content of their character and not the color of their skin? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 BTW, MLK Was A Republican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Okay, I waited until the Holiday was over, Obama "Dream" cartoon [ How Obama Betrays Martin Luther's King's DreamBy George Picard President Obama has mocked Martin Luther King by policies and actions that judge people by the color of their skin and not by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Junior's "I Have A Dream Speech" was one of his more eloquent and moving speeches. His words have resonated with all Americans for the past five decades and will do so for many decades to come. Among his dreams was an America where his four children would be judged not "by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" Of course, he was not just referring to his own children or to children at all. He meant to heighten the disgrace of racism by picturing innocent children as the victims. What he truly meant -- as was made clear during the rest of his oration -- was that his dream was that all people would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." The man who campaigned on the theme that there was no "white America" or "black America" has used his powers as President to practice identity politics on a scale never before seen in America. Barack Obama has overtly chosen top officials on the basis of their skin color and not on the content of their character. Moreover, he has enacted policies that overtly favor "people of color" over "people of pallor" regardless of the merits of the individuals impacted by his programs. What were we expecting from a man whose moral compass was the race-baiting Pastor Jeremiah Wright, whose views of white people and America would have repulsed Martin Luther King, Jr.? Has Barack Obama chosen the best people to run America -- has he picked people in a color-blind way who would do best in helping all Americans or has he used a color filter to discriminate among candidates for office? (List of Obama appointees follows in article) American Thinker Obama Has Failed Black Americansby Lurita Doan Today Americans are remembering a great leader of our past, while at the same time thinking about how poorly our current President’s leadership compares. President Obama has done a great many things to undermine our nation and his failed policies have only deepened our economic troubles, expanded our debt, coarsened our dialogue and divided our citizens. Obama's policies have been especially damaging and painful to the Black American community, for no modern President has served the Black community as poorly as Barack Obama. Obama's historic presidential victory provided him with a splendid opportunity. He had the bully pulpit and the opportunity to use it to talk about important matters. Obama could have advanced an important message to the Black American community about education, independence and initiative. Instead, Obama chose to reinforce the ties of dependency and, to quote Margaret Thatcher, "to entrap, to demoralise and then ignore" the plight of Black Americans in the United States. During his term as President, Obama has produced a woeful record of poorly conceived policies combined with equal parts of failing to lead. Obama has made a mockery of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision of race relations. Reverend King urged advancement based on "content of character" rather than "color of our skin". Americans, and especially blacks, once had hoped that Obama's historic rise to the Presidency would signal a new rebirth of effort and interest in the “content of our character’’ but that hope is now lost. Obama is uninterested in the "content of character" issue. What a pity, for there is nothing more urgent. Consider that today, despite the fact that Obama has run up impossible debts with borrowed money to spend on pet projects, the unemployment rate for Black Americans is stuck at nearly twice the national average at approximately 16 percent, rates not seen since the Great Depression. For younger Black Americans, in cities such as New York, the unemployment rate is a shocking 34 percent. But the misery continues. Far too many Black Americans are idle in prisons and jails. Obama once lamented that there are more Black men in prison and jail than in college. And perhaps saddest of all, nearly 70% of all Black American babies are born to single mothers. {snip} Obama has never been a man of ideas. Even the title of his autobiography (The Audacity of Hope) was first coined by Rev, Jeremiah Wright in a sermon. Americans can see that Obama doesn't believe in free enterprise, and he doesn't believe in American exceptionalism. Obama is the "wooden ventriloquist" of the Democrat Party apparatchik, interested only in herding Black Americans, like sheep, to the polls, certain that despite his destructive policies, Black Americans, somehow, will vote for him again. And so, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s bold vision for Black Americans, a vision of hope, a vision of equality and occupying an equal place in the execution of the American Dream must await a new generation of Black leaders because one thing is clear, .....................Obama ain't it. TownHall . Edited January 17, 2012 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 BTW, MLK Was A Republican. um, being a southern democrat in the 60's wasn't really consistent with his philosophy. lincoln's party and the current one are quite different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 um, being a southern democrat in the 60's wasn't really consistent with his philosophy. lincoln's party and the current one are quite different. Well we know the democrats fought and fought against the Civil Rights Act so of course MLK wouldn't side with them, but I'm curious to know why you think Lincoln's party and the current one are quite different. Can you expound upon that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Well we know the democrats fought and fought against the Civil Rights Act so of course MLK wouldn't side with them, but I'm curious to know why you think Lincoln's party and the current one are quite different. Can you expound upon that? both parties are very different from that time based primarily on who and what they stood for. as you've alluded to, most all of the racist white southern democrats like george wallace who helped write and enforce the jim crow laws are now republicans or dead as are their followers. during the time of mlk, the majority of blacks were republicans. that is clearly not the case anymore, either. in regards to comparisons to civil war era politics, the point of view on federalism alone has changed dramatically within the republican party. i believe that given all the thinly veiled talk of "small gov't" within the party, the former party of lincoln would be the one more likely to champion succession over some fight regarding a modern day economic issue of the same gravity as slavery.an interesting bit on this subjecty btw, there doesn't appear to be consensus on the assertion that mlk was republican despite politically motivated billboards proclaiming it. on a purely ideological basis, some would assert his socialist leanings. most believe he voted for jfk for president, too. Edited January 18, 2012 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 both parties are very different from that time based primarily on who and what they stood for. as you've alluded to, most all of the racist white southern democrats like george wallace who helped write and enforce the jim crow laws are now republicans or dead as are their followers. during the time of mlk, the majority of blacks were republicans. that is clearly not the case anymore, either. in regards to comparisons to civil war era politics, the point of view on federalism alone has changed dramatically within the republican party. i believe that given all the thinly veiled talk of "small gov't" within the party, the former party of lincoln would be the one more likely to champion succession over some fight regarding a modern day economic issue of the same gravity as slavery.an interesting bit on this subjecty btw, there doesn't appear to be consensus on the assertion that mlk was republican despite politically motivated billboards proclaiming it. on a purely ideological basis, some would assert his socialist leanings. most believe he voted for jfk for president, too. That's a really weak response. Your link is crap too. Wikipedia (I know) states that he was a registered republican and actually voted for Richard Nixon. Where do you get this schit that the old racists like George Wallace are either dead or now republicans? You really are a partisan hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 That's a really weak response. Your link is crap too. Wikipedia ... who needs the economist when there's Wikipedia? The link puts forth an interesting albeit controversial idea. The quote " the history of the republican party: Barry Goldwater and Nelson rockefeller got into an argument and George Wallace won" is pretty clever even if you disagree (and I'm sure you do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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