Posted on 08/25/2011 4:13:52 PM PDT by martosko
In preparation for the official dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in D.C. this Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder gave a rousing speech at a luncheon, Thursday, honoring the civil rights leader.
It was a touching tribute to the legacy of MLK and the advances minorities have made in securing equal rights since the riots and unrest that characterized King's heyday in the 1960s.
Holder's speech, however, contained a rather large "but."
"Now, despite all that has been achieved in recent years, the work of strengthening our nation and empowering all of our fellow citizens is incomplete," said Holder.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedc.com ...
“”Eric Holder dedicates MLK memorial, says work is not done”
He’s right...because Eric Holder and a few other STILL categorize people by the color of their skin.
Well, they certainly heard and embraced this:
"A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for him, to equip him to compete on a just and equal basis."
-- MLK in his book, Where Do We Go from Here
...and this:
"If a city has a 30% Negro population, then it is logical to assume that Negroes should have at least 30% of the jobs in any particular company, and jobs in all categories rather than only in menial areas."
-- MLK in Playboy (1968)
...and how about this characterization of Ronald Reagan from King?
When a Hollywood performer, lacking distinction even as an actor, can become a leading war hawk candidate for the presidency, only the irrationalities induced by war psychosis can explain such a turn of events.
-- MLK's comment on Governor Reagan in 1968
Of course not, there's still white people in this country.
Wonder how long before the liberals jump on you and say,see they all look alike to the him?.
There’s the dirty secret.
As a result of his martyrdom, numerous streets, roads and freeways have been named in his honor. These aptly-designated thoroughfares (such as MLK Boulevard) provide warning for those of us in an unfamiliar city of exactly where NOT TO GO!
Seriesly, is there any village, town, borough or city where a venue named after MLK isn't inhabited by urban thugs?
Chris Rock pretty much said the same thing.
Agree...I’m pretty much tired of hearing about him. I remember him and if he hadn’t been shot, he’d not have been immortalized as he has been. His name is now largely invoked by guilt-ridden whites trying to appease blacks and by blacks who want much more than non-violent peace - retribution and suffering are their aim.
Am I the only one who owns a GPS that automatically take me through those parts of any city....I'm thinking that the black chamber of commerce programmed mine. Not long ago I was in a city that I was fairly familiar with and decided just for the fun of it to follow the GPS...sure enough at 1500 in the afternoon thousands of black folks were wide eyed as I traveled through their "hood" in a white Lincoln...but being an old white fart they must have felt sorry for me and left me alone or maybe, just maybe they sensed that there was a .38 stub nose in the glove compartment...only the devil will ever know for sure.
You beat me to it like a beating at a flash mob.
"Hey kids, you noticing all this plight?"
MLK but not RWR? To me, that borders on criminal. Note that there's not a smiley in this post.
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