Posted on 01/14/2005 3:24:52 PM PST by KiloLima
"Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year, on January 17th, we will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, thanks to a 1983 federal law that I was proud to vote for, we take the third Monday of January to commemorate Dr. King’s birthday, his vital message, and his enormous accomplishments.
In his "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. King shared his vision of a land where people of every race, religion, and creed could realize the American dream of freedom and opportunity. And in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Dr. King clearly outlined his views for inclusion in America. He wrote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live within the narrow, provincial 'outside agitator' idea. Anyone who lives within the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds." On Martin Luther King Day, we take this opportunity to reflect on the dream of an inclusive society in which all people are truly created equal.
On this day and all year long, Americans share in Dr. King’s extraordinary commitment to improving the lives of all Americans and all peoples of the world. We remember his dream and his call for everyone to take an active role in making it a reality.
One important tradition of Martin Luther King Day is to remember his call to action. Today, as we mark the national celebration of Dr. King’s birthday, let us not merely reflect on his work: let us live his legacy. On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I ask you to join me in vowing to make Dr. King’s dream a reality. Let us come together to take positive action to build a better, more inclusive, more peaceful America -- and while we are at it, an America where every vote counts.
I encourage you to learn more about Martin Luther King and his legacy by visiting the feature on my website at http://boxer.senate.gov/mlk/index.cfm.
Barb should apply at the Seven Veils.
I shake my head at the large number of people who are elected members of congress. If they keep this up we will be doomed. When you line them up in the group photos, I am surprised the camera doesn't explode. It's even worse when they open up their mouths.
Most of Boxer's personal servants are African whatevers, you know.
I'd rather you stay on your side of the galaxy, Babs.
The only time we hear from Babs Boxer around southern California is when she's up for re-election. Then all of a sudden she brags about her "accomplishments". I doubt if she even knows what southern California looks like anymore. She's absolutely useless, yet the liberals keep electing her.
Yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck.
Wasn't she the perfect addition to the Rodham family?
I have a very snappy but risqué retort to that headline...but I'm taking the high ground and leaving it unsaid.
How come we can't call Christ's Birthday Christmas, but are supposed to call this Martin Luther King Day. Why not "I have a dream " Day. Or, Happy Kumbayah to all.
She can start by saying President Bush won in Ohio.
Dr Martin Luther King would be horrified by Babs Boxer's support of white abortion doctors who exploit African-American women.
...and then some, (in Washington state).
How come we can't call Christ's Birthday Christmas, but are supposed to call this Martin Luther King Day. Why not "I have a dream " Day. Or, Happy Kumbayah to all.
That's exactly what I thought when I read this thread. It is a double standard. No disrespect intended to Dr. King and his work and legacy, but I think my greeting to the anti- Christmas libs on MLKJr's Day shall be, "happy holiday!" /wee bit o' sarcasm
actually, babs, no.
I spend my time year round working to improve MY life, and to help my family and friends improve THEIR lives.
I don't fussbudget in on the lives of those I don't know, and don't really cotton to your ilk trying to force me to do so, pretend to want to do so, or finance your thrice-damned entitlement schemes in the name of doing so.
now, go do us all a favor and play blind-man's bluff on the Atlanta 285 loop near Spaghetti Junction. That's a dear, thanks ever so much.
Which is Democrat-speak for a call to riot in the streets in memory of Karl Marx.
MLK would spit on her and her party for what they have turned the Civil Rights movement into - a plantation of exploitation.
I like that. If you don't mind, I'm going to file it away for future use.
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