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Black Conservatives Voice Support for Glenn Beck Rally
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyGlenn Beck's "Rally to Restore Honor," set for Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, has stirred controversy because of it's timing (the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech) and its location (the same spot where King delivered that speech). While plenty of people are also questioning Beck's motives, some black conservatives have been outspoken in their support. Alveda King -- Martin Luther King's niece -- will participate in the rally. She recently wrote: "When I join Beck and all gathered at the Lincoln Memorial this weekend, I will talk about my ...
Opinion: Shutting a Door of Opportunity in D.C.
By not in system - AOL News(Jan. 18) Back in 1947, Martin Luther King Jr., wrote in the Morehouse College campus newspaper, The Maroon Tiger, about his vision of a quality education. "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically," he wrote. "Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." But in the nation's capital, that vision is far from being realized. And one of the most promising education reform efforts enacted in the city is now being allowed to die a slow death. Washington, D.C, is a city with enormous educational problems. Two-thirds of the ...
Opinion: Three Reasons to Celebrate MLK
By not in system - AOL News(Jan. 18) – In the wake of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's reported comments during the 2008 presidential campaign, the continuing struggles of black media and the tragedy in Haiti, I want to share my top three reasons to celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1) King, a "dark-skinned, articulate speaker," helped blaze the trail for President Obama. Unlike Obama, King was not "light-skinned," to borrow a much-maligned phrase attributed to Reid in the book "Game Change." But people remember King not for the color of his skin but for his humanity, which earned him the ...
The Day Jack Kemp Helped Get MLK His Holiday
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyOn August 2, 1983 I sat in the press gallery of the House of Representatives and watched history being made. That was the date of the historic debate on the bill designating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a federal holiday. ...
Martin Luther King's Children Continue to Cash In on Their Father's Legacy
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyThere are two principles that represent America more succinctly than anything else that can be said of our great land:The first is that our country affords life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to everyone regardless of race, creed, or color of skin. This belief was exemplified by the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The second is that, as Americans, we believe it is our fundamental right to make a buck off of everything we can. This belief is currently exemplified by the children of the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.King's four children have a long history of exploiting ...
Happy Birthday, MLK! Has the Dream Been Realized?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHere's the speech that is worth viewing each and every year. So, does the election of Barack Obama mean that King's dream has been realized? A slew of articles ponder the question. Martin Luther King III says not quite. ABC News surveys civil rights leaders who marched with King and finds mixed emotions.A CNN Poll finds that most blacks think the dream has become reality. What do you think? ...
McCain's Convention Nightmare
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAre you ready for some political football? The date? September 1. The place? St. Paul, Minnesota. The teams? John McCain versus everybody else. As The Washington Post reports today, anticipation is running high for the showdown between Republican conservatives and their presumptive party leader. At issue is the G.O.P. platform, which, at present, is a 100-page-long decree that mentions George W. Bush's name at every scintillating, right-wing turn of phrase:Virtually the entire platform will have to be rewritten to lessen the imprint of the president, who has the highest disapproval rating of ...
75,000 Dream in Portland
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOn the banks of Portland, Oregon's Willamette River this past Saturday, the largest crowd of this campaign season gathered to hear Barack Obama speak. According to Portland's Fire and Rescue chief, Duane Bray, a staggering 75,000 people packed Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Not a bad symbolic boost heading into Tuesday's Oregon primary. More symbols? As Frank Rich pointed out in his column this week, Obama, should he go on to become the party nominee, will deliver his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention exactly 45 years to the day that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a ...
Romney the 'Phony'
By David Knowles - Politics Daily'Tis the season for political endorsements. A show of support from a newspaper, Hollywood actor, or fellow politician can create a sense of momentum when heading into the final stretch of a campaign. Most newspaper nods will spill ink in support of a presidential candidate and sometimes even discuss the merrits of a second person running, such as the Des Moines Register did when it endorsed Hillary Clinton, but singled out Barack Obama as possessing the right stuff to be president. Unfortunately for Mitt Romney, New Hampshire's Concord Monitor wasn't offering him the type of endorsement, or ...
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