Lest we forget while remembering Ted Kennedy - 46 years ago today and 4 years ago tomorrow,

[ddeclue]

46 Years Ago Today Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his historic "I Have A Dream" speech.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

4 Years Ago Tomorrow, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I love hearing him speak...

What a powerful orator he was...

And Katrina, tomorrow...

Great losses, both ...

K&R

:cry:

[liberaltrucker]

3. And one year ago today

Some guy named Barack Obama gave a speech in Denver.

:patriot:

[rustydog]

2. Lest we forget his prophetic words in 1968

"...What it really all adds up to is love -- not love as it is described with such facility in popular magazines, but the kind of love that is affection and respect, order and encouragement, and support. Our awareness of this was an incalculable source of strength, and because real love is something unselfish and involves sacrifice and giving, we could not help but profit from it." And he continued, "Beneath it all, he has tried to engender a social conscience. There were wrongs which needed attention. There were people who were poor and needed help. And we have a responsibility to them and to this country. Through no virtues and accomplishments of our own, we have been fortunate enough to be born in the United States under the most comfortable conditions. We, therefore, have a responsibility to others who are less well off...."

Teddy Kennedy's eulogy for Bobby Kennedy June 8, 1968

The words still ring true today.


http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ekennedytributetorfk.html