Unfortunately, I could find no other details either with the Austin newspaper, the radio station's website or the city's own website.
Personally, I think it's a great idea. Since Christmas has now been all but banned and renamed as "Winter Holiday", since Washington and Lincoln are now lumped together as "Presidents Day", why shouldn't Dr. King's birthday be morphed into the larger concept of "Civil Rights Day"? Why not make it "Diversity Day" or "Multicultural Day"? Wouldn't that be more inclusive and less divisive?
To: Tall_Texan
Hee hee heeeeeeee! I love it!
A slap in MLK's face!!!
To: Tall_Texan
To me Civil Rights Day makes more sense but that's just me. I don't have a problem with MLK day. Today I worked and that was it. Same as any other day.
3 posted on
01/19/2004 4:18:27 PM PST by
cyborg
(feed marmite to the prisoners and they'll never go there again)
To: Tall_Texan
Sounds like the former mayor has no clue what MLK marched for!
4 posted on
01/19/2004 4:21:53 PM PST by
lonestar
(Don't mess with Texas)
To: Tall_Texan
I live in Cedar Park, and I just stayed inside all day. Wouldn't know it was such an eventful day, except the dang kids are home from school. (By Monday, teenage boys are dang kids *L*)
To: Tall_Texan
My sister-in-law sent me an email encouraging reflection in observance of this great day. She included noble quotes from MLK. Since she didn't specifically say 'this great day' was MLK's birthday, I sent her a reply that yes I would take a moment to reflect on Robert E. Lee's birthday. Noble quotes from the general were included.
6 posted on
01/19/2004 4:24:22 PM PST by
Sodbuster
To: Tall_Texan
It would be even better if they made it "Civil Responsibility Day".
To: Tall_Texan
The former mayor, who is black, condemns the decision saying it is a "slap in the face" to the memory of Dr. King. Wasn't it a slap in the face to combine Washington and Lincoln's birthday in order to give a holiday to a non-elected person?
8 posted on
01/19/2004 4:31:56 PM PST by
SunStar
(Democrats piss me off!)
To: Tall_Texan
There are a number of states where it's officially called Civil Rights Day. Utah is one.
Personally, I refer to it as "Prove You're not a Racist Day".
To: Tall_Texan
Gee... and I thought all the fuss was that it was Robert E. Lee's birthday...
17 posted on
01/19/2004 5:47:23 PM PST by
scaevola
To: Tall_Texan
"got mlk?"
19 posted on
01/19/2004 5:50:35 PM PST by
ItsOurTimeNow
("By all that we hold dear on this Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!")
To: Tall_Texan
I propose moving MLK Day to the second week of March....good spacing of holidays is important.
To: Tall_Texan
Pity they didn't have the nerve to observe that it is also Robert E. Lee's birthday.
30 posted on
01/20/2004 2:49:14 PM PST by
Redbob
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