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August 28, 2013 On 50th anniversary, Trayvon Martin is just like MLK or something Katie Pavlich According to NBC’s Frank Thorp, vendors are selling these t-shirts at today’s 50th anniversary celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington D.C. Just, no. “Trayvon Martin Luther King Jr” shirts for sale at a rally for the #MOW50 http://t.co/7McrArHaYt— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) August 28, 2013

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT (Obama MLK Mic Check Spoof) RUSH: One thing here about that parody. That was "white comedian Paul Shanklin" doing the impersonation of our first African-American president, Barack Obama. When he said in this bit here, "Along the way, Martin Luther King endured unprecedented government surveillance," who did that? That would be the Kennedy brothers that did that. It would be Robert Kennedy, who was the AG at the time (the attorney general), and the president, JFK. They were surveilling. They were wiretapping. They were monitoring Martin Luther King. They had collected all the information that he was having...

Barack Obama on Wednesday said the entire world drew strength from the March on Washington 50 years ago, but that continued economic inequality and stagnant wages show that only part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dreams have been fulfilled. Washington, D.C., federal workers were given the opportunity to take a “liberal leave” day to participate in the observation.

Today being the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech it's appropriate to revisit part of that speech and see how his dream has progressed. The full transcript of his speech can be read here. I am going to focus on one tiny part. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Have we as a society reached the point where we do not judge people based...

Fifty years ago this week, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. But in coverage of events celebrating its anniversary, the entirety of King’s address will rarely be reprinted, if at all, nor will viewers see footage of his speech delivered in full.

As we reflect on the words of one of the great spiritual and moral leaders our nation has ever known, many emotions overcome us. Dr King speaks about the basics of humanity, the desires of all men to be free, to exercise the natural rights they are given by their creator. In Dr King’s world, the color of a man’s skin would have no bearing on how he fits into society. In Dr King’s world, it is the content of a man’s character that determines his station in life. It is the content of a man’s character says it all....

Lessons from Reagan: A Wish List for the State of the Union By Joseph J. Sabia This week, President George W. Bush will deliver his State of the Union address, outlining his plans for the nation over the next two years. Political pundits are speculating on the content of his speech—Will he unveil some sort of “smoking gun” with regard to Iraq? Will he compromise on his tax cut package? Will there be prescription drugs for seniors? Will he introduce tort reform legislation? Ronald Reagan energized millions of conservatives over the years with State of the Union addresses that emphasized...