Is it just me?

[MNDude]

I'm sure MLK jr was a great guy and all that, but does anyone else think it's gets a little nauseous to see an endless series of Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections, politicians, and celebrities trying to show how deep and respectful of the man by posting some quote of his all day?

[Viennacon]

If you have a holiday named after you, its what happens. You get a lot of attention.

[ReaganÜberAlles]

For Liberals it’s a religious holiday.

Anything less than complete glorification of King is heresy.

[PapaNew]

Here's how I feel about the mindless JFK-like worship of MLK.

What were MLK's contributions, other than generating support for more federal government power and interference, and making "discrimination" a "bad" word? "Discrimination" means "choice". We discriminate every day - if we didn't we'd die. Discrimination is a good thing. We need to recover our lexicon that freedom of discrimination and choice is the God-given right of every individual as long as it does not interfere with another’s life & freedom.

Credit MLK for stirring up consciousness about the mistreatment of blacks and others. God bless him. Credit him for stirring up other blacks to snap out of a stupor and "get in the game" with courage and determination, the way Bill Cosby talks to the black community. God bless him – fight for what you want.

But MLK’s agenda was to sir up GOVERNMENT to FORCE what MLK wanted on non-blacks. The valid Constitutional issue was against STATE LAWS (not individuals) requiring SEGREGATION (not integration). But MLK contributed to influencing government force on the individual and to force integration. That was a contribution of a giant shove towards Socialism and tyranny.

[Flycatcher]

I'm sure MLK jr was a great guy and all...

Reassess your surety.

[Nowhere Man]

I agree with you so it isn’t just you. I’m tired of it too.

[Jack Hydrazine]

MARTIN LUTHER KING (actually M. L. King, Jr.) (1), above, is seen in 1957 photo at Highlander Folk School (for Communist training) with (2) Abner W. Berry of the Central Committee of the CPUSA, (3) Aubrey Williams, president of the Communist front, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, and (4) Myles Horton, director of the school. Located at Monteagle, Tennessee, the school was closed down by the state of Tennessee; but an offspring is now thriving at Knoxville.

Martin Luther King...and His Communist Affiliations

[minnesota_bound]

I figure anyone who hung out with people like Jesse Jackson was not all that nice. If he wasn’t shot I suspect he would be wealthy like Jesse Jackson in various shakedowns.

[steve86]

Didn’t see a single one.

[Nowhere Man]

Credit MLK for stirring up consciousness about the mistreatment of blacks and others. God bless him. Credit him for stirring up other blacks to snap out of a stupor and "get in the game" with courage and determination, the way Bill Cosby talks to the black community. God bless him – fight for what you want.

But MLK’s agenda was to sir up GOVERNMENT to FORCE what MLK wanted on non-blacks. The valid Constitutional issue was against STATE LAWS (not individuals) requiring SEGREGATION (not integration). But MLK contributed to influencing government force on the individual and to force integration. That was a contribution of a giant shove towards Socialism and tyranny.

Yeah, I don't deny that he brought to attention the problems of those times but I think where it went off track is when Civil Rights became less of an individual's rights and more into group rights or pitting one group against another (or others).

[lefty-lie-spy]

Its not just you. I was nauseated by all the fluff from stupid liberals about what a great person Mandela and his friends wer “even thought he may have been a murdering terrorist communist, as you said, but I wasn’t aware of it, but you know what great things he did for South African, right?” Yeah, right up there with Che, Mao, Stalin. A bunch of loving and peaceful folks they were. Now George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were the REAL terrorists, don’t we all know. Yeah, it makes me sick at how stupid liberals are, and even more annoyed that they don’t know how stupid they are, and wallow in each others stupidity.

[Lurker]

I wish they made half as big a deal out of Washington’s birthday.

[Nowhere Man]

I remember when they used to but that was back in the 1970’s.

[willywill]

“I wish they made half as big a deal out of Washington’s birthday.”

it’s not even Washington’s birthday anymore, it’s presidents day. a planned change to remove one more white Christian male American forefather from memory.

[cloudmountain]

I'm sorry but I don't think he was a hero. Even his "I have a dream" speech was written for him. ALL presidents have their speeches written for them. Some presidents nitpick, as they should, but speech-writers DO THAT for a living.
They make a living at it because they are GOOD at it.
M.L. King was at the right place at the right time.

It all started with the Power to the People in the 60's, then Black and Women's Power in the 70's and Gay Pride in the 80's. Everyone has been "liberated," I guess.

WHY then do people still whine moan bellyache complain if everyone is "liberated"?

[lbryce]

When you don’t have much to look back on that makes you feel proud, good about yourself, when you lack accomplishment, heroes to believe in, you try making most of what you’ve got.

[Old Sarge]

If he wasn’t shot I suspect he would be wealthy like Jesse Jackson in various shakedowns.

[TChad]

I wish they made half as big a deal out of Washington’s birthday.

And they definitely do not. I bet most American leftists regard Barack Obama as more important to America than George Washington. They believe that people should be judged by the color of their skin, not the content of their character.

[tomkat]

Thanks to a little fiddling, I've actually enjoyed checking the forecast the past few days

             

[FlyingEagle]

Have not seen evidence of MLK being great