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1/17/2006 |
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Honoring MLK | |
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It was great to see the Democrats getting together yesterday and honoring the memory of and American Icon. A man who said such promising words as: "Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood." "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must ever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. " "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal." "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." Great words from a great man. Sure, he is not without his faults, but few if any of the men we study in our great history are perfect. If King were alive today, what would he say, what we he feel about the current representatives of the civil rights movement. Seeing the state of the nation today would probably make him cry. King's children are judged by the color of their skin not character. With government programs that promote minorities based on the color of their skin, not the character, hard work or education. When you have Sharpton throwing a simple question and her response is that republicans are running the House of Representatives like a Plantation? What does that mean. As of the writing of this there is still no explanation coming from Camp Clinton. In the most anti-MLK fashion, she and other democrats continue to divide, not unite. And she dares to call the Bush Administration Corrupt. Al Gore dares to call this President a criminal. Clinton's record is a disgrace. Stealing from the White House, illegally requesting FBI records on citizens, selling Presidential Pardons to the highest bidder, perjury; Let's talk about corruption. When Jesse Jackson is being investigated for frauding the Rainbow Coalition, 1.2 Million Dollars being unaccounted for. A man who continually divides the nation. And do I have to mention Farrahkan? We could argue that he is among the most bigoted, hateful persons in the black civil rights movement. Then there's Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans, who basically said the Hurricans that hit the Gulf are God's revenge on the Bush Administration. Never mind that his city is known as a cesspool of depravity. For 4 days every year, New Orleans is transformed to Sodom and Gomorrah, but that's fine in the eyes of God. I am not saying that God is taking revenge, but if you wanted to go down that road, you could point to a number things besides the current administration. Then, Mr. Nagin says he wants to build New Orleans as a "Chocolate City". Truly MLK would be thrilled to know that his own people wish to segregate. It's nice to see that the spirit of MLK lives on in today's civil rights leaders. |
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