Comments on: The Candidates Speak Out About Dr. King

Web Exclusive: Presidential Hopefuls Reflect On Civil Rights Leader's Legacy

[piercetheval]

...How touching...MLK WAS POLITICALLY ASSASSINATED...ONLY A FOOL WOULD BELIEVE OTHERWISE. JFK, RFK AND MLK...ALL VIRTUE[LESS]LY KILLED BY A SINGLE GUNMAN...WHY DO YOU THINK THEY PUT THE DIMMEST BULB [GERALD FORD]THEY COULD FIND IN CHARGE OF THE WARREN COMMISSION?...for refer. to whom "THEY" are...listen to actor Edmond O''Brians'' rant in the movie "The Wild Bunch."

[frankson2]

THE LEGACY OF MLK GOES BEYOND THE "I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH." AT THE TIME OF HIS ASSASINATION HE HAD JOINED THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT AND THREW AWAY HIS POPULAR SUPPORT. BY THAT TIME HE WAS REVILED BY THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS. THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS THE TRUTH. TO SAY OTHERWISE IS DELUSIONAL.

[andersenme]

Martin Luther King, Jr., talked about his dream of living in a nation where people will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.



Barack Obama ran and won in the Iowa caucus by promising to unite "red" states and "blue" states in a common national cause.



Then he was ambushed by the Clintons, who knowing there are more white voters than black voters in the country, sought to define Obama as the "black" candidate, putting the filter of race in a campaign where it previously did NOT exist.



( As Newsweek is reporting, Sen. Ted Kennedy has accused Bill Clinton of injecting race into the campaign. See: http://www.newsweek.com/id/96385])




Frankly, it makes me sick to my stomach that race is being used--in 2008!--in a Democratic contest. And now the Clintons will parade in front of black churches on MLK Day, claiming that is was all one big misunderstanding.



We know what the meaning of "is" is. And this "is" wrong!!!


Martin Edwin "Mick" Andersen

[andersenme]

Martin Luther King, Jr., talked about his dream of living in a nation where people will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.



Barack Obama ran and won in the Iowa caucus by promising to unite "red" states and "blue" states in a common national cause.



Then he was ambushed by the Clintons, who knowing there are more white voters than black voters in the country, sought to define Obama as the "black" candidate, putting the filter of race in a campaign where it previously did exist.



( As Newsweek is reporting, Sen. Ted Kennedy has accused Bill Clinton of injecting race into the campaign. See: http://www.newsweek.com/id/96385])



Frankly, it makes me sick to my stomach that race is being used--in 2008!--in a Democratic contest. And now the Clintons will parade in front of black churches on MLK Day, claiming that is was all one big misunderstanding.



We know what the meaning of "is" is. And this "is" wrong!!!


Martin Edwin "Mick" Andersen

[actiscenei]

Interesting...no mention of Dennis Kucinich who was recently called the ONLY candidate who truly embodied the ideals of Dr. King -- non-violence, anti-war, pro-union, equality for ALL (gay, hispanic, asian, black, female, native, etc.).

No mention of ron Paul either, yet he has done beter than guliani and thompson so far...

it is sad that our media has pre-chosen our leaders for us. Actually, it is scary that the people do not seem to care or realize that they are subservient to the various media.

Long live the King message!