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Re: MLK Day
[Re: MaryCas]
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01/19/15 06:54 PM
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The Italian Stallionette
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Anyone remember after MLK's assassination the touching speech that RFK gave. Including, in part: For those of you who are black and are tempted to fill with -- be filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I would only say that I can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man.I forgot just how close their assassinations were. MLK April 68 & RFK June 68. Seemed like the nation was still reeling over JFKs assassination (I know I was). 3 assassinations within 5 yrs. TIS http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rfkonmlkdeath.html
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: MLK Day
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01/19/15 08:12 PM
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Best speech I have ever heard. I wonder what he would think of Al Sharpton had he lived today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FR1LGsT7E
Should probably ask Mr. Kierney. I guess if you're Italian, you should be in prison. I've read the RICO Act, and I can tell you it's more appropriate... for some of those guys over in Washington than it is for me or any of my fellas here
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Re: MLK Day
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01/21/15 03:50 PM
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I was in my early twenties and, I remember viet nam and all the demonstrations against the war, thousands upon thousands poured into the streets to voice their disapproval of that war.
what happened? the war went on for 8 more years, Lyndon Johnson didn't care if their were 5o million against the war, just like today the people cannot stop wars.
the people were against it, much of congress was against it, and it still went on, and on. MLK was great, but, he and others like him made no real difference.
" watch what you say around this guy, he's got a big mouth" sam giancana to an outfit soldier about frank Sinatra. [ from the book "my way"
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Re: MLK Day
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01/23/15 11:43 AM
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I was in my early twenties and, I remember viet nam and all the demonstrations against the war, thousands upon thousands poured into the streets to voice their disapproval of that war.
what happened? the war went on for 8 more years, Lyndon Johnson didn't care if their were 5o million against the war, just like today the people cannot stop wars.
the people were against it, much of congress was against it, and it still went on, and on. MLK was great, but, he and others like him made no real difference. Right on.. no need to bother getting authorization anymore anyway, that's why even Nobel prize winner Obomber is able to deploy troops without apporbation, you just learn it in the news the next day it happens. The left being mostly anti-war, but highly hypocritical, are giving him a free hand, as opposed to a republican president.
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