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CMT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-04 11:24 AM
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The irony of Martin Luther King, Jr. "official" birthday holiday
The irony of this great man whose birthday we are celebrating today is that the people who he spent most of his life helping and defending--the poor working class--don't really get to enjoy the day off.

Post offices, banks, and government buildings are closed but service employees in retail, hotels, restaurants, and other facilities are working today--and probably busier due to the holiday.

Doesn't seem fair somehow.
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-04 11:30 AM
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1. So true!
Sad.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-04 11:31 AM
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2. And signed into law by Reagan!
Reminds me of some observation that you get more liberal laws implemented under a GOP President and more conservative laws under a DEM President --- one of those "go to the middle" affects of pandering for votes.
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arcane1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-04 12:03 PM
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3. and of course, adding Robert E f-ing LEE to the same holiday!
:crazy:
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