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It's Time to Cancel Martin Luther King Day
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| 8/7/2013
| Burt Prelutsky
Posted on 08/07/2013 9:06:40 PM PDT by Loud Mime
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To: zeugma
Many of us conseratives have a problem with Lincoln; I’d also be a big fan of a holiday on Jefferson’s birthday.
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posted on
08/08/2013 11:53:55 AM PDT
by
Jack Hammer
(American)
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To: Gritty
Lincoln's birthday was never a national holiday, just a state holiday in some states. When Congress passed the law to move holidays to Mondays, they did not change the designation of Washington's birthday, but President Nixon referred to the holiday as "Presidents' Day" (presumably meaning both Washington and Lincoln)...but that is now seen as a day to celebrate all of the Presidents, most of whom do not deserve any special honor.
To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
You’re missing the point. I’m no fan of MLK, but his actions and other writings still don’t discredit his “content” quote. That quote is still valid, regardless of who said it. It is a seminal comment that applies equally across all barriers that we create, whether physical or psychological.
I lived through the MLK era. I watched what he did and I understood what he was doing when he was doing it. There is nothing you can say, there is nothing that King said or did that discredits the “content” quote.
If you ignore the fact that it came from King and you assess the quote in isolation on its own merits, I think you will agree that it is a great comment. As a final comment, I will only add what so many others on FR have acknowledged over the years - even a broken clock is right twice a day. The quote, IMO, is one of those times.
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posted on
08/08/2013 2:09:00 PM PDT
by
DustyMoment
(Congress - another name for the American politburo!!)
To: Jack Hammer
Many of us conseratives have a problem with Lincoln; I’d also be a big fan of a holiday on Jefferson’s birthday. A thousand years from now, when America is nothing but a distant memory, the words Thomas Jefferson penned in the Declaration of Independence will be read everywhere freedom still exists.
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posted on
08/08/2013 3:32:53 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Be a truechimer, not a falseticker!)
To: Rodamala
Yes, they both were. But for now I’d settle for just ONE, and not on an assorted Monday either...February 22, just like the olden days!
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posted on
08/08/2013 4:37:03 PM PDT
by
Anima Mundi
(At least we don't need to run away from home to join the circus these days.)
To: Loud Mime
A saint. He was extraordinary. I guess that’s redundant.
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posted on
08/08/2013 4:43:13 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Anima Mundi
Imho, among holidays, we should dump MLK day and president’s day, and bring back Washington’s birthday. I’m sick of all of this political correctness.
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posted on
08/08/2013 4:45:25 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
I was wondering when someone would make that connection!
Good Freepin’!
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:24:06 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Liberal: A person who charges their grandchildren for today's party)
To: Loud Mime
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:34:58 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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