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Muhammad Ali's Hometown of Louisville Pays Tribute to the Boxing Legend (Flags at half mast)
ABC ^ | 06.04.2016 | David Caplan

Posted on 06/04/2016 8:52:58 AM PDT by Dr. Marten

Muhammad Ali's birthplace of Louisville, Kentucky, is paying tribute Saturday to the late boxing legend, who died Friday in Arizona at 74.

At a ceremony at the city's Metro Hall, Mayor Greg Fischer said flags on government buildings would remain at half-staff until Ali has been laid to rest.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: cassiusclay; draftdodger; flag; flags; gaseouscassius; gaseousclay; gregfischer; halfstaff; kentucky; louisville; mayor; muhammadali; muslim
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To: BenLurkin

Ok. Thanks.


21 posted on 06/04/2016 9:24:27 AM PDT by mindburglar (When Superman and Batman fight, the only winner is crime.)
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To: BenLurkin

Agreed.


22 posted on 06/04/2016 9:25:16 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: P-Marlowe; Dr. Marten

I agree that Ali did not dodge the draft.

He did not run to Canada at the height of the war. He did stand on his personal priciples. We know now that that was not an aspect of islam which is the most warlike of all modern religions. So, it was personal principles.


23 posted on 06/04/2016 9:26:05 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: Dr. Marten

I loved Ali, but, the poor soul was used and abused, by those around him. They used him for their ugly political gain & motives and they then they stole his money & wealth. God made him to be a champion, which he became, was & always will be!!! But...he was short of “common sense”, and was easily led, by those with their own evil intentions & convictions. America allows, and the left-wing, low life, vermin, do this all the time to a large portion of our gifted, but, flawed, people. They rank, terribly abuse of them, and, then discard like they ware throwing away garbage!!! Where were the good shepards of the Lord, when you needed them?

Ali, my son, Ali....RIP, with all of your human faults, which we all have, You amazed us all with your fantastic boxing skills, you entertained us, charmed us, made us laugh, made the world a better place, loved your country & loved the world, loved all people & suffered illness with your unending dignity, courage and grace!!! Thank you, for being a man for all seasons!!! I will always love and honor you, sir,....for you did nothing but bring good & brightness to the world, at the end of the day!! Bravo!!!


24 posted on 06/04/2016 9:29:41 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: P-Marlowe

I don’t recall ever reading about the Supreme Court exonerating him, but they did. Learned something new today.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-decision-saved-muhammad-ali-boxing-career-101004899—politics.html?ref=gs


25 posted on 06/04/2016 9:29:53 AM PDT by Dr. Marten
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To: moovova

Lord help us.....the flag at half mast for a loser like Whitney Houston. While Ambassador Shirley Temple Black was never mentioned by the POSPOTUS.


26 posted on 06/04/2016 9:39:07 AM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Dr. Marten

10 to 1 says before the day’s out Obama will call a press conference and say how great and “transformative” Ali was. He loves the word “trans”. He’ll then say all flags will flown at half-staff for a man that refused to fight for his country. Obama will say the Supreme Court exonerated him and he deserves the highest respect because we are greater country because of this “courageous” American.


27 posted on 06/04/2016 9:39:53 AM PDT by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: mindburglar
He is resting in hell.

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/muhammad-ali-dead-trusted-in-islam-allah-for-salvation/

28 posted on 06/04/2016 9:41:21 AM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: Dr. Marten

Those flags should fly half mast for the boys from Louisville who served in Vietnam and never came home.


29 posted on 06/04/2016 9:42:45 AM PDT by allendale
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To: mindburglar

“He was stripped of his belts and was in and out of jail in the years he was most formidable.”

Another fable. He never spent a minute in jail.


30 posted on 06/04/2016 9:42:56 AM PDT by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: moovova

That draft should have ended in 46’.

If more men like Ali had dodged it, it wouldn’t have taken another quarter century for it to end.


31 posted on 06/04/2016 9:49:06 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Blennos

Those who remember Ali only for that brief tainted period in our country’s history have likely never been refused service in a restaurant simply because of their skin color.......


32 posted on 06/04/2016 9:50:27 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My only regret in life is being too young to get to know my grandfathers before they died)
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To: Dr. Marten

This for the guy who rejected and refused to serve his country, what a disgrace. He is not worthy of this honor.


33 posted on 06/04/2016 9:54:12 AM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: Dr. Marten; moovova
you don’t lower The Stars and Stripes for a draft-dodger.

You don't have to like the guy but under our system of justice, Muhammad Ali was not convicted of draft-dodging. The USSC said so and their word is final. Even if you disagree with that decision (and I do), it must be respected as the law of the land.

As a youth, I liked Muhammad Ali but soured on him as I grew older. However, I don't have any issue with Louisville, Kentucky honoring one of their citizens who made good. I believe there is already a Muhammad Ali Blvd. in Louisville.

Does anyone know if Louisville lowered the flag when Louisville native Jimmy Ellis, the former WBA world heavyweight champion and big shot in the national amateur boxing organizations, died a couple of years ago? If it was done for Ellis, then it seems obligatory to do it for Ali who had a much more storied career.

34 posted on 06/04/2016 10:00:13 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
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To: Dr. Marten; xzins
I don’t recall ever reading about the Supreme Court exonerating him, but they did. Learned something new today.

The final decision was a unanimous ruling, 8-0, in favor of Ali, a stunning turnaround from a potential 5-3 loss.
After the court announced its decision, reporters asked Ali if he intended to recover damages from his three-year exile from boxing.
“No. They only did what they thought was right at the time. I did what I thought was right. That was all. I can’t condemn them for doing what they think was right,” he said.

Ali was truly magnanimous in his personal victory. He was found to be a true conscientious objector (as opposed to all the cowards who burned their draft cards and ran to Canada to await the pardon from the next Democrat in power).

He stood on principle and was eventually exonerated and did not hold any grudges against those who prosecuted him.

I guess you could say Ali was a MINO.

35 posted on 06/04/2016 10:03:01 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: Dr. Marten

This coming week is gonna be like when Nelson Mandala died, or worse.


36 posted on 06/04/2016 10:06:52 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Dr. Marten

Ali may have been a great fighter, but for the most part I found him to be a Immature Braggart lacking in any class or humility. I cite his treatment of Joe Frazier as a good example. Joe was the real class act, and of not for his sense of fairness and generosity Ali would never have gotten that title fight against him for his comeback.


37 posted on 06/04/2016 10:07:19 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Dr. Marten

This half-staff business is getting out of hand. Only the president and state governors have the legal authority to order the national colors lowered to half staff. But what do laws mean anymore?


38 posted on 06/04/2016 10:07:19 AM PDT by Always A Marine
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To: P-Marlowe

All that aside, head injury is one of the listed causes of Parkinson.


39 posted on 06/04/2016 10:19:36 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: xzins
All that aside, head injury is one of the listed causes of Parkinson.

If he injured his head, then it must have been an accident at home. I don't recall anyone ever landing a solid punch to Ali's head. His head was the fastest moving target in Boxing history.

40 posted on 06/04/2016 10:33:14 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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