President Obama added to King Memorial Dedication Program TODAY
President Obama added to King Memorial Dedication Program TODAY
I had wondered WHY our US President Barack Obama, first “black” President in US history, was NOT participating in the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. EARLY THIS MORNING, reading the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel online, I read Brett Zongker’s AP report that the PRESIDENT will participate today.
If you want to read that AP report, use this link, “President Obama, Aretha Franklin to dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on National Mall”
Was this very late announcement due to SECURITY concerns? I wonder.
I am planning to be watching this very significant national dedication event either on the live webcast or one of the TV sources starting at 7 am OUR time. (THANKS again to reader “jll475” for correcting my time calculation in my blog post yesterday!) Are YOU going to watch?
Yesterday I posted on my WE THE PEOPLE blog the information about today’s dedication celebration and program of the MLK Jr. Memorial. If you want to read more details and take advantage of numerous informative links, use this link, “Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication TOMORROW.”
Here we go…
Mr. E.
John Eyster lives in the Edgerton area. He is an adjunct professor of political science at UW-Waukesha and an advocate for democracy/civics education in Wisconsin high schools. John is a community blogger and is not a part of The Gazette staff. His opinion is not necessarily that of the The Gazette staff or management.
Oct 17, 2011 at 4:22 p.m.
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wislady, do you even partially, just a teeny weeny bit, begin to understand the import of that article you just pasted? Do you understand what it is saying and the impact it has on the actual content provided by the site? Does it CHANGE the outcome of any of their conclusions? NO. Was it right for the writer to not credit sources? NO. Does it change anything? NO, except for the career of the writer who failed to credit others for their work. It in no way discredits the work of others that was cited.
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I seriously wonder about you, wislady. Do you actually read these things and comprehend them before posting them? Or do just throw up links that have headlines that kind of sound like they support your position and then wait for the truth to hit you like a ton of bricks?
Oct 17, 2011 at 3:01 p.m.
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I think the Politifact’s Truth-O-Meter wasn't working.
Politico Reporter Dismissed for Plagiarism
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/po...
We have added clarifications on all pieces in which we have discovered problems with improper borrowing and inadequate attribution, and will do so on any others that we discover. The corrected pieces are listed below. POLITICO apologizes to our journalistic colleagues and competitors for these errors, and to our readers for the lapse.”
TSA not flying high fiscally
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/101...
Scuttled Highway may sidetrack Perry
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/101...
Christie to return rail tunnel cash
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/091...
Shovel ready jobs could take time
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/091...
Boeing factory turns sour for Obama
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/091...
Defining the transportation debate
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/091...
Obama to tout auto turnaround
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/071...
Oct 17, 2011 at 1:21 p.m.
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That trash you keep posting has been totally discredited, yet you keep on posting it like some robot that has gone into an infinite loop and can't stop spamming.
Oct 17, 2011 at 9:53 a.m.
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It is amazing how much both parties have changed.
Oct 17, 2011 at 9:33 a.m.
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Who is that speaking?
O'Riley, Hannity, or Limbaugh?
Some of you are taking entertainment too seriously.
Oct 17, 2011 at 9:07 a.m.
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I'm sorry if all that TRUTH hurts your feelings poobah. Oh wait....no im not. Obama is EPIC FAIL!
Oct 17, 2011 at 9:02 a.m.
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Did you have something other than rhetoric to say, madcat?
Oct 17, 2011 at 7:08 a.m.
Oct 16, 2011 at 7:07 p.m.
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poobah
Thanks for highlighting my error....
do NOT support his political views
Thanks.
Oct 16, 2011 at 6:40 p.m.
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I guess that I can attribute it to Michael Moore making the movie "Roger and Me".
But that was about Roger Smith,
not Roger Moore.
Oct 16, 2011 at 6:37 p.m.
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Breathtaking.
Oct 16, 2011 at 6:34 p.m.
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wislady said, "I love Denzel Washington, watch every movie he is in, but do share his political liberal views."
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Wow, you now share Denzel's political liberal views. Must have been some epiphany during the MLK ceremony, eh?
Oct 16, 2011 at 6:31 p.m.
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"I relayed the conversation I had, I did not make it up. Get over it." What does this mean? That your conversation was based on facts or direct knowledge or that you were just passing on some rumors or gossip? Just wondering.....
Oct 16, 2011 at 6:03 p.m.
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Moore is still a pig, without lipstick.
Anyway, the ceremony today was nice.
Oct 16, 2011 at 5:54 p.m.
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Sir Roger has put on a few pounds,
but I doubt that he tips the scales at anywhere near 28 stone.
I never really liked him as 007.
Oct 16, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.
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poobah
Wiki...really?
Oct 16, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.
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Nvgrf
I don't like the politics of Obama, never met him.
I have stated that MLK was a great man, however, he is not a saint.
I don't listen to much music being hearing impaired, but I do not like rap.
I love Denzel Washington, watch every movie he is in, but do share his political liberal views.
Oct 16, 2011 at 5:20 p.m.
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wislady....You don't like Obama. You don't like ML King. Don'tell me...I'll bet you hate rap music and really don't care for Densel Washington either.
Oct 16, 2011 at 4:13 p.m.
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Please, wislady, you are making me ill with your Tea Party links. AIM is well known as another one of Richard Mellon Scaife's tools. He's given more than two million dollars to them.
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You should check him out, wislady. He's divorced, has billions and pays for almost all of the drivel you copy and paste.
Oct 16, 2011 at 3:56 p.m.
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http://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/help-p...
Oct 16, 2011 at 3:44 p.m.
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Interesting that negative aspects of King's life have been able to be hidden, probably because anyone speaking out would be accused of racism. Obviously, MLK was not a saint.
The King Holiday and Its Meaning
http://www.martinlutherking.org/articles...
(from the article).....
Charles D. Brennan, retired Assistant Director of the FBI, stated that he had personally been involved in the FBI surveillance of King and knew from first-hand observation the truth about King's sexual conduct --- conduct that Mr. Brennan characterized as "orgiastic and adulterous escapades, some of which indicated that King could be bestial in his sexual abuse of women."
Oct 16, 2011 at 3:37 p.m.
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Did you even read the article from PolitiFact, wislady? I know the article is about 30 paragraphs longer than your usual two sentence reading material, but it would make it clear (at least to a person capable of reasoning) that the disagreement is between you and every reasoning person.
Oct 16, 2011 at 3:14 p.m.
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poobah
I guess you and I are not the only ones to disagree on his political affiliation.
Oct 16, 2011 at 3:06 p.m.
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poobah
I relayed the conversation I had, I did not make it up. Get over it.
Oct 16, 2011 at 1:55 p.m.
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wislady said, "MLK was also a republican"
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Another ignorant lie straight from your Tea Party newsletters. Check out the FACTS, wislady.
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http://www.politifact.com/texas/statemen...
Oct 16, 2011 at 1:44 p.m.
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wislady said, "Should a 400 lb man advise us on the evils of over-consumption?
Should the resident of a million-dollar apartment claim to be a poster boy of the working class?"
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Should anyone give any credibility to a person who makes up stories about unemployed people who'd rather collect unemployment than apply for a $16 per hour job?
Oct 16, 2011 at 1:04 p.m.
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You refer to him as Black, he had a white mother. You always bring up the race issue when it suits you.
Oct 16, 2011 at 12:50 p.m.
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poobah
Since you bring up his name...
Herman Cain was the guest of Alveda King (niece of MLK) at the event today. MLK was also a republican, like Herman Cain.
Oct 16, 2011 at 12:21 p.m.
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Thanks for the article and updates, John. Keep up the good work.
Oct 16, 2011 at 12:19 p.m.
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totellthetruth said, "Herman Cain is a huge threat to his continued reign and he has to prove he is more aligned with the African-american people."
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Ahahahaha! "Herman Cain Wants Electrified Border Fence To Kill Illegal Immigrants." Read all about it at http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/1...
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Oh yeah, tttt, Cain is a real threat...only to the Republican party power brokers as they figure out a way to push him aside after his race is no longer of some small advantage to them.
Oct 16, 2011 at 10:08 a.m.
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Should a 400 lb man advise us on the evils of over-consumption?
Should the resident of a million-dollar apartment claim to be a poster boy of the working class?
Should a person who thought that Enron was a great investment, that Ralph Nader, Wesley Clark and John Kerry would win, and that North Korea's Kim Jong was changing for the better, advise us on ANYTHING?
http://www.mooreexposed.com/
Oct 16, 2011 at 9:59 a.m.
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Still mad at Roger Moore?
Oct 16, 2011 at 9:26 a.m.
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It didn't take long to turn into a political speech.
Andrew Young.....campaigning for Obama at the MLK memorial dedication, disgusting.
(Young just finished his speech).
Oct 16, 2011 at 8:50 a.m.
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LISTENING to the coverage of the MLK JR. MEMORIAL DEDICATION... his daughter, Rev. Bernice Albertine King, delivered a poignant and challenging MESSAGE! She is TRULY her father's daughter!! If you want more information about Rev. King - read the Wikipedia biographical article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernice_Kin.... THRILLED to be listening... WISH I were there incarnate... here we go... John W. Eyster
Oct 16, 2011 at 7:17 a.m.
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[ SOS ] Complaint about Human Rights Violations by IBM China on Centennial
Please Google:
Tragedy of Labor Rights Repression in IBM China
or
How Much IBM Can Get Away with is the Responsibility of the Media
or
IBM detained mother of ex-employee on the day of centennial
Oct 16, 2011 at 5:35 a.m.
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Too bad the family of this great American required payment, via licensing rights, to have this memorial erected in our nations capitol.
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