Posted on 01/16/2017 3:16:25 PM PST by catnipman
Despite reports, there are no plans for Donald Trump to visit the Smithsonian African American History Museum on Martin Luther King Day, multiple spokespeople for the venue told BuzzFeed News on Saturday.
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About 9,000 other fake stream media outlets are reporting "Trump cancelled visit" as if that was gospel. None bothered to check anything they published.
buzzfeed is not worthy of a link.
Someone may actually hit it.
Buzzfeed owned by NBCUniversal.
Not going to click on their link and add to their ratings, but for Buzzfeed the group who loves fake news. So frigging what if he does not go.
He was in New York anyway.
Fake News.
Spicer said never were plans to visit.
If Trump went there or attended another celebration of MLK, he’ll just get criticized for it.
If he doesn’t, he’ll get criticized for it.
If he goes one year and doesn’t the next, so what.
I’m glad civil rights have progressed, but I am not a big fan of MLK. I’m not a big fan of this holiday. I’m not a big fan of them naming streets, schools, and other things after him.
My way isn’t for everyone, so I accept that. Let others observe as they see fit.
I don’t dislike King either. I just think things have been blown out of proportion with regard to him.
DON’T CLICK ON THE LINK!
Sorry. Won’t give Buzzfeed any traffic.
Frankly, such a visit to me would be another Lincoln passing by train through Baltimore moment and for this year wisely avoided.
He is probably busy as a bee trying to tie up the last few details, packing and getting ready to move to the White House, write his Address (which traditionally sets the tone of his administration) and assorted other things. This is the LAST weekend he gets to be with his wife and young son Barron before being “on the clock” 24/7, 365 as President...
So these bastards are going to make it look like he is intentionally disrespecting blacks?
I HATE the Left!
If you don’t like MLK Day,you really aren’t gonna like Barry Day. That’s what the propagandists are working toward.
There is going to be a lot of pressure to name buildings and schools after Obama. I expect OHare International Airport in Chicago eventually to be renamed to “Obama International Airport”.
“If you don’t like MLK Day,you really aren’t gonna like Barry Day. That’s what the propagandists are working toward.”
April first is taken.
Not a freaking chance!!!! Obama will be a SWEAR word!!
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“I’m not a big fan of this holiday. I’m not a big fan of them naming streets, schools, and other things after him.”
I also am not a big fan of this holiday.
“I’m not a big fan of them naming streets, schools, and other things after him.”
This is where we disagree - ‘naming streets, schools, and other things after him.’
I have no problem with that, in fact’ I heartily endorse that!
My problem with MLK day is twofold : first, it has completely over-politicized to the point where King’s message has effectively been erased among Americans by the ghetto demagogues, and far-left DNC operatives.
Second, Ronnie could not have allowed another paid Holiday added to the Federal Calendar (long story) and was forced to choose which Federal Holiday to eliminate.
Again, I understand his predicament. My problem (and it is the first thing I remember when I think of Ronnie’s’ missteps) is the fact that the GREAT EMANCIPATOR’S was forgotten in favor of ‘Presidents Day.’
That seems to be equating ‘Honest Abe” to Clinton, or even the Kenyan usurper! Whatever...
Snort!
LOL
I was thinking about that a few hours ago, how Lincoln was chopped off for MLK. Not a good trade IMO.
I will say this about Lincoln, and not everyone agrees.
Toward the end of the war, it had grown quite unpopular. Funding was waning and it was becoming hard to keep the fight going.
It was at this time that Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation. It achieved the desired effect and the war was carried on to conclusion. If he had delivered the Emancipation Proclamation it at the beginning of the war, I would have a lot easier time thinking the war was about that. As it is, it seemed to be a ploy more than an object of conviction.
No matter when the proclamation was made, it did have the effect of discontinuing slavery at the end of the war. I will grant that.
That does trump anything King did.
I understand the difference in some of our views on this. That’s okay.
He’s not the President. Did the current President go there today?
I didn’t go either. I guess I’m a racist.
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