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Humansletstalkok (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:17 PM Original message |
How should white progressives invoke Dr. King to criticize President Obama? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:26 PM Original message |
Utter nonsense. I suppose only GermanJews should quote Marx and MLK |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. King was all bouncers and velvet ropes when it came to spreading his message |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. Beautiful! |
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rury (629 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. +1,000,000,000 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Deleted message |
grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. They should loudly invoke Dr. Kings words and aim them at President Obama whenever |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why should anyone invoke MLK to criticize Obama? |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. How about we use the man's words for their content and not for the color of his skin... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yea, content of his character is lacking |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Prove it. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Guantanamo |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Never mind the fact that the troops leave Iraq by year's end... |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Oh I was speaking of Dr. King, but that works too lol. |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. King's next project was supposed to be a march of the poor on D.C. Obama is more geared toward the |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
11. More very insightful observations from the piece . . . |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Oh, my word! |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Again ... I suspect |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Wouldn't there also be some irony if Rubio appropriated this language? |
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SadPanda (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Sigh, I read that article three times.... |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. True ... |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. I suspect ... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. You are absolutely right. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. I can't thank you enough |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Relatedly ... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 11:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I know too many black people that have a similar story |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-29-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Liberal Racism ... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:38 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. hell of a post |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Yes, I know Wise well, literally ... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. PM sent! |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. K/R |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-29-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Is it just me or does it seem as if this diary is in response to Cornel? |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
21. After reading the subject heading again, I think that actually the correct answer is |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Or maybe even better ... |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Perhaps because some of those who respect his "legacy" |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. So true ... So true. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Not to mention the lawyers, lobbyists and others who were pushing and prodding at the same time |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-28-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Damn. SPECTACULAR point |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. That disqualifies just about everyone reading this from "invoking" him |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
35. Kick |
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