MLK honored on 40th anniversary of assassination

peacelilly wrote:

<quoted text> And what have you done for anyone. What degree do you have? I forgot idiots dont have degrees, they just complain about nothing.

same question right back at you. I have a master's degree from an Ivy League school, what do you have? It is amazing the liberl response when someone disgrees is to attack the person, instead of having rational, honest debate. Keep it up you are a good democrat

http://www.topix.com/tech/2008/02/university-...

Read article and more importantly read comments. This is what whites think of blacks.

We Shall Over Come wrote:

Dr. King wasn't talking about overcoming another RACE of People..He was talking about overcoming the ways the Black People have been living...
1. Overcome - Your Problems for Self Improvement
2. Overcome - Sins in your Life
3. Overcome - What the past was and go forth
4. Overcome - Put Jesus First in your Life
5. Overcome - Quit blaming others for where you
are in your Life
6. Overcome - Thats The Dream

Neitave, that sounds more like Rush limbaugh talk,

During Dr Kings time, there was real live segregation and governmental racism. Dr King was appealing to the Government and society to make a change in the laws that restricted the Freedoms of Non-Whites in America.

The message you speak is for today, not the 50s....Don't get the two generations mixed up.

Blacks of the 40s, 50s and 60s had a whole different mentality than do many today....You can't even compare the two...

Pardon, I meant to say

Negitave, that sounds more like Rush Limbaugh talk.

"The dream is not working. MLK would weep at what's happening in the black community today. Snoop Dog is probably more popular, and influential than MLK ever was, and that's the tragedy."

Absolutely right on...

MLK was a pretty good man - but a great advocate for equality!

obama is no MLK!
$harpton is no MLK!
je$$ie jacksin is no MLK!
preacher wright is no MLK!
preacher meeks is NO MLK!

obama is a far-left liberal anti-american & a racist!

MLK would drive any of these fools outta his church if they were making a mockery of his works - like they are!!!

We miss you MLK!

gcr wrote:

MLK may have been a great man to the african-americans, but I think that they forget history.
You see it was Abraham Lincoln who gave freedom to the blacks. How come they dont honor him like they do MLK. They probably dont even know when Abe was killed. African-Americans should show a little appreciation for Abraham Lincoln as well.

I apprecate the brother.

I don’t know my history??
Not only do I know my history but I know your history. Or shall I say our history.

First let me say what Lincoln did for slaves was utterly political. Not for the love or hatred of slaves. Now here is what you may not like… Lincoln and Obama …(I love this)

Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president from 1861 to 1865. J. A. Rogers quotes Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks, as saying that Abraham Lincoln was the illegitimate son of an African man. William Herndon, Lincoln's law partner, said that Lincoln had very dark skin and coarse hair and that his mother was from an Ethiopian tribe. In Herndon's book entitled "The Hidden Lincoln" he says that Thomas Lincoln could not have been Abraham Lincoln's father because he was sterile from childhood mumps and was later castrated. Lincoln's presidential opponents made cartoon drawings depicting him as a Negro and nicknamed him “Abraham Africanus the First."

I will NOT be free wrote:

<quoted text>Jesse Jackson alright he when to 3 different colleges to get his education But Al Sharpton, he "attended Brooklyn College" and I use the word attended loosely. College time 1973-1975. Time as Road Manager for James Brown 1973-1980...priceless.

Ahhh!! You didn’t answer my question!!
Please answer the question.

Tory one wrote:

CAn any of those here like to comment on what they think might have happened had MLK not been shot?
Would his lifestyle have been paraded in the news like todays "stars"
Did he do more by dying that he could ever have done by staying alive?
Is there really a dislike of Sharpton and Jackson by educated people of color?

All the things Dr. King worked for has come into existence. And as they say… the good die young.

No greater love has no man then this… to lay down his life for his friends.

Wake up White americans and see the goverment
handing the blacks and illegals bussinesses,checks,and all types of drugs and guns and any thing they take from white people to sell for them ,Look at them riding in high priced cars, 20,000.00 boom boxes, selling for your bluffing cops.

The First President Of the United States Was A Black Man (John Hanson)

George Washington was not the first President of the U.S. Let's take a look at history.
A "Black" Man, A Moor, John Hanson Was the First President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D. George Washington was really the 8th President of the United States! In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this guy's name - he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name. The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land). Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress. As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents. He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch. All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington. In fact, Hanson sent 800 pounds of sterling siliver by his brother Samuel Hanson to George Washington to provide the troops with shoes. Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus. Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents. President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department. Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time. Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788)- all prior to Washington taking office. So what happened? Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States? It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution. And that leads us to the end of our story. George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today. And the first seven Presidents are forgotten in history

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James Earl Ray hid in rooming houses on Ossington Ave. and Dundas St. West. for nearly a month...

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/410...

he didnt accomplish much though... I have to admit he did try very hard to. But somehow many people in america are still discriminating the blacks.

EcuasionZ wrote:

http://www.topix.com/tech/2008 /02/university-study-claims-am ericans-subconsciously-associa te-black-people-with-apes
Read article and more importantly read comments. This is what whites think of blacks.

I did read the article and a dozen or more comments and it seems to me that not all whites feel that way. I exspected to see some real nasty comments but I didn't. No matter how we look at it, we don't need some university study to know how they feel about us truely, look at some of the pictures that 216Elite put up an whatitdoslittle cousin post. You'll see some real hate.

simplicityair wrote:

there is no one i cant comment on who wrote their comment.
but for me and mlk...i like him and i hope barak obama wins
but i fear the kkk
skin heads
bigots
and those who think only white should rule
truth there is no christian going to heaven in america
i agree!!
for we are liars.
all faiths have boren false wittnes against their neighbor and all are still lying and murdering and there is no love for each other in the faiths heart.
so anyone here in america stole the land with a gun to the heads of those who lived here.
then they destroyed the mexican who owned neveda calif texas arizona, gosh there was five. states
so god fearing people get the truth
love does no harm to any man it fullfilled his law.
and let those who were here first have their land back
you messed it up enough
no one could live like they did
they loved the earth and did good and they loved their neighbor as their self
you dont want jesus to rule
you want you to rule
so stop calling the mexican an alien they were here first.
you liars of god.
you got a gun to the mexican head
then you get mexicans here to side with you.
dont preach god to me and ask me to join in to your lie of god.
god curse america for the sin in it
they broke the law
that is what they did
sin is not a law
its against the law to be a pimp and prostute
but that is what america is
and it broke its own law.
and here
do not covet thy neighbors goods do not steal
etc. want somemore
its broken law.
america guilty of broken law.

i agree

Novacek wrote:

he didnt accomplish much though... I have to admit he did try very hard to. But somehow many people in america are still discriminating the blacks.

Discrimination and classism and Hiarchies, are the way of the world, it will never end.

So one must get ahead and succeed inspite of it...

JustdroppedIN wrote:

<quoted text>I did read the article and a dozen or more comments and it seems to me that not all whites feel that way. I exspected to see some real nasty comments but I didn't. No matter how we look at it, we don't need some university study to know how they feel about us truely, look at some of the pictures that 216Elite put up an whatitdoslittle cousin post. You'll see some real hate.

The majority do. I truly believe this no matter what you or any other we are the world peace keepers think.

Dumb ass RT Cole as I told you before I ain't no goddamn English I'm American can you understand the language.

Can anyone tell me why american's do not or have not made his birthday a national holiday?

EcuasionZ wrote:

<quoted text>
The majority do. I truly believe this no matter what you or any other we are the world peace keepers think.

I'll drink to that. If it wasn't for us keeping the peace and letting alot of stuff just role off our back, we'd of had a race war years ago.