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Eric Holder’s Parting Advice to America: ‘Read Malcolm X’
breitbart ^
| Feb. 27, 2015
| Wynton Hall
Posted on 02/27/2015 4:13:24 PM PST by PROCON
President Obamas outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder made an eyebrow-raising book recommendation in his exit interview with Politico on Friday.
Asked by Politicos Mike Allen to name the one book Holder would recommend for a young man coming to Washington to read, Holder recommended the work of controversial civil rights figure Malcolm X.
I would hope that I say this not to every African-American of his age but for every American, that you read The Autobiography of Malcolm X to see the transition that that man went through, from petty criminal to a person who was severely and negatively afflicted by race, to somebody who ultimately saw the humanity in all of us, and that would be a book I would recommend to everybody, said Holder.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doj; ericholder; malcolmx
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To: PROCON
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:22:17 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: PROCON
Actually, I too recommend reading the Malcolm X biography. He came to realize that Elijah Mohammad was a con artist and the whites weren't devils.
Enter Calypso Louie.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:24:01 PM PST
by
Pietro
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
What about Malcolm I through IX?I'd think if Malcolm X were as popular as Holder thinks, we wouldn't have been waiting so many years for the sequel, Malcolm XI.
(The prequels, Malcolm I through Malcolm IX might not ever happen.)
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:24:16 PM PST
by
Sooth2222
("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
To: PROCON
From published reports, his successor looks at least as bad ... but there’s always hope anyway....
and it is SOOOOOOOOO good to get this bigot out of our DOJ!
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:24:17 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..).)
To: RS_Rider
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:24:38 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always Give 100% --- Unles you're donating blood.)
To: Fido969
he wasn't afraid to stand up for what he believed in.
That's what got him killed by the nation of islam. He was doubting his faith and doubting the whole black nationalism movement. He called them mindless robots.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:25:48 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: dfwgator
Wasn’t in Calypso Louis’ predecessor Elijah Muhammad who had Malcolm X whacked?
To: MIchaelTArchangel
But I think Louie was the one who actually arranged the hit.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:29:42 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Pietro
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:30:35 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: cripplecreek
Actually I suspect Malcolm X would not think very highly of Holder
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against."
-Malcolm X
Well, that rules out Holder.
To: PROCON
“Thats Malcolm XI, pal.”
Sure that’s not malcom Vista?
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:30:54 PM PST
by
RS_Rider
(I hate Illinois Nazis)
To: dfwgator
How about Atlas Shrugged?
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:30:56 PM PST
by
umgud
(I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
To: cripplecreek
His change occurred after he made the Hajj to Mecca, and noticed there were a lot of white Muslims there as well, so he definitely was moving towards a more mainstream form of Islam.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:31:04 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: PROCON
we are supposed to have equal justice under the law
not
bigotted racist “justice” outside of any law
it feels just GREAT this guy is finally gonna clean out his desk at DOJ
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:32:07 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..).)
To: PROCON
Malcolm, the reason for the Xmas season.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:32:16 PM PST
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: umgud
How about Atlas Shrugged? "Yes, at first I was happy to be learning how to read. It seemed exciting and magical, but then I read this: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I read every last word of its garbage, and because of this piece of ...., I'm never reading again."
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:32:35 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Vince Ferrer
I don’t think Malcolm X would have ever been a solid conservative but I have no doubt that he would be loudly protesting blacks being the willing slaves of the democrat party.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:33:55 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: doc1019
Guy could give a hell of an extemporaneous speech. Talk like him at a TEA Party meeting and DHS will come after you.
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:34:45 PM PST
by
gundog
(Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
To: Fido969
But he wasn't afraid to stand up for what he believed in. How did that work out for him?
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posted on
02/27/2015 4:38:07 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: cripplecreek
I dont think Malcolm X would have ever been a solid conservative but I have no doubt that he would be loudly protesting blacks being the willing slaves of the democrat party. He called blacks who vote democrat chumps (and those who vote republican too). You can find videos of the speech online, and it is still relevant today.
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