Happy Martin Luther King Day!

**Jenna** · 01-19-09, 12:07 PM

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

**Bob Loblaw** · 01-19-09, 12:13 PM

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**altonc27** · 01-19-09, 08:22 PM

Very true inded to all. It also feels good to know that today is a recognized holiday with holiday pay lol

**JohnnyReb** · 01-19-09, 09:55 PM

Jenna, do you believe Martin Luther King Jr should have a national holiday?

**Jenna** · 01-19-09, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by JohnnyReb

Jenna, do you believe Martin Luther King Jr should have a national holiday?

Everyone should have a national holiday!

**JohnnyReb** · 01-19-09, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jenna

Everyone should have a national holiday!

I'll pass on the communists!

**Jenna** · 01-19-09, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by JohnnyReb

I'll pass on the communists!

**OfficerResource.com** · 01-19-09, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by SnakeInTheGrass

What would you think about a guy who:

1) Has so many secrets that a liberal judge sealed the FBI files on him until 2027

2) Plagiarized his first sermon

3) Plagiarized his first book

4) Isn't a legitimate Reverend

5) Doesn't have a real PhD

6) Went by a name that isn't his own

7) Was a member of the Communist Party

8) Wrote the forward on a book called "Negroes With Guns."

9) Is a self-admitted Marxist

10) Embezzled or misapplied substantial amounts of money contributed to the "civil rights" movement

11) Used SCLC funds to pay for liquor, and numerous prostitutes both Black and White, who were brought to his hotel rooms, often two at a time, for drunken sex parties which sometimes lasted for several days

12) Spent his last night on Earth having sex with two women at the motel and physically beating and abusing a third.

13) Had gay sexual encounters with men behind his wife's back

What would I think about a guy like that? Well, I certainly wouldn't give him his own holiday!!!

hey asshole why don't you go back into your hole

**jcsdscott** · 01-19-09, 10:32 PM

What kind of crap is that? That post doesn't even deserve a response. Reca is right, go crawl back in your hole!

**Terminator** · 01-19-09, 10:34 PM

**Five-0** · 01-19-09, 10:41 PM

Snake you claim the occupation of PoPo in your profile. You need to get your info to CountyBear or Pudge113 for verification. Have a nice day.

**Retdetsgt** · 01-19-09, 11:00 PM

Well, I grew up in the South before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There were white and colored restrooms, white and colored drinking fountains, etc. I never went to a public school with a black kid. And their schools were NOT separate, but equal, they were shitholes. It was pretty awful for anyone who was black. They didn't even reach the level of 2nd class citizens.

You may not like King as a person, but he did a hell of a job getting people some decent rights that they should have had all along. I see no problem with a day to honor him.

**Buttercup** · 01-19-09, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Retdetsgt

Well, I grew up in the South before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There were white and colored restrooms, white and colored drinking fountains, etc. I never went to a public school with a black kid. And their schools were NOT separate, but equal, they were shitholes. It was pretty awful for anyone who was black. They didn't even reach the level of 2nd class citizens.

You may not like King as a person, but he did a hell of a job getting people some decent rights that they should have had all along. I see no problem with a day to honor him.

It's always mind-boggling to me when I think of how recent that was in our history.

I have no problem with there being a day to honor him, but I prefer to think of it as a day to honor all of those - regardless of race - who fought for civil rights. Quite honestly, I don't think that a day off of work is the best form of honor, I think a better honor would be to spend at least a portion of the day doing some type of community work.

**Rhino** · 01-20-09, 12:23 AM

YouTube - Martin Luther King "I have a dream"

**Morris** · 01-20-09, 12:49 AM

Instead of a day honoring one man, how about changing it to the Civil Rights Day to honor ALL who contributed to the civil rights of all, black, white, Asian and First Peoples? Seems that is far more fitting. While Dr. King was a prominent man, by no stretch of the imagination did he carry the entire burden of civil rights on his shoulders.

**Retdetsgt** · 01-20-09, 01:13 AM

I imagine it's because he was assassinated for his role in civil rights. I realize others were killed too, but as you said, he was the most prominent. He definitely was the front man for civil rights during the late 50's and 60's.

**IndianaFuzz** · 01-20-09, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by Morris

Instead of a day honoring one man, how about changing it to the Civil Rights Day to honor ALL who contributed to the civil rights of all, black, white, Asian and First Peoples? Seems that is far more fitting. While Dr. King was a prominent man, by no stretch of the imagination did he carry the entire burden of civil rights on his shoulders.

What are "First Peoples"?

**Buttercup** · 01-20-09, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by IndianaFuzz

What are "First Peoples"?

Native Americans, if I'm not mistaken.

**2 Blue 4 U** · 01-20-09, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by Retdetsgt

Well, I grew up in the South before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There were white and colored restrooms, white and colored drinking fountains, etc. I never went to a public school with a black kid. And their schools were NOT separate, but equal, they were shitholes. It was pretty awful for anyone who was black. They didn't even reach the level of 2nd class citizens.

You may not like King as a person, but he did a hell of a job getting people some decent rights that they should have had all along. I see no problem with a day to honor him.

Hard to imagine having to live like that. Glad I did not have to be subjected to that mentality.

Originally Posted by Buttercup

It's always mind-boggling to me when I think of how recent that was in our history.

I have no problem with there being a day to honor him, but I prefer to think of it as a day to honor all of those - regardless of race - who fought for civil rights. Quite honestly, I don't think that a day off of work is the best form of honor, I think a better honor would be to spend at least a portion of the day doing some type of community work.

Agree 100%

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YouTube - U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)" to Dr. King - The Obama Inaugural Celebration Concert

**Morris** · 01-20-09, 10:12 AM

First Peoples are those that preceeded Europeans in coming to North America, commonly known as "Indians" or "Tribals."

Why honor one man? Indeed, Jesus Christ did far more for peace and civil right that the good doctor did. Yet there is no specific day for him (Christmas, despite the name, is a co-opted Pagan holiday to commemorate the birth of Christ, who was actually born in the Spring, in an effort to convert Pagans, specificially Celts. It is hardly a day of rememberance for one of THE pivotal figures in human history).

A simple act by Rosa Parks did more to inspire minds and hearts to action. The simple act by young people of color at a Woolworth's counter inspired hearts and minds.

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