Monday, January 16, 2006
Happy Birthday, Martin
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me,
but it can keep him from lynching me,
and I think that's pretty important.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., November 13, 1962
The January 1965 issue of Playboy magazine featured an interview with Dr. King by Alex Haley. In it, Dr. King expresses some views that belie the attempts of the contemporary protestant right wing to co-opt him for their various causes. He is still capable of speaking for himself, thank you, & also reminds us from 40 years past that conservative white ministers not only opposed him; they insisted that it was not proper to involve themselves in secular matters.
From Dr. King's important 1967 Riverside Church speech on the Vietnam War, Juan Cole at Informed Comment extrapolates 10 Things Martin Luther King Would have Done about Iraq , without stretching.
In honor of Dr. King's birthday, Focus on the Family has added a banner featuring African-Americans along with their usual white middle class families.
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
It's a sad commentary when MLK, Jr. gets his own day, yet George Washington, the "Father" of our country, 1st Pres., soldier, leader, and all around brilliant man, has to share his birthday with another person, and no one cares, except for the retail sales events. Both George and Abe should have their own special days and be remembered for their important places in history.
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: 6:23 AM
Huh? It's a great reflection on America that we celebrate King's Birthday. George & Abe are separate issues. But as long as we have day for ALL presidents, at least Ronald Reagan won't get one for himself.
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