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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 12:59 PM Aug 2013

Rev. Al Sharpton brought it.

Who is listening to his speech? He has called the political establishment out and issued a clarion call for every person of conscience to continue to march for social and economic justice and to sit in the offices of Congress members if they get tired of marching. He has issued a call to the people to clean up the communities and to "shut down the bank" issuing the check for justice that continue to bounce. Remonstrating people for romanticizing King's words. Calls for wiping out of "sagging mentalities" and return to giving dreams to the next generation.

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Rev. Al Sharpton brought it. (Original Post) Skidmore Aug 2013 OP
He was great Gothmog Aug 2013 #1
"romanticizing King's words" Generic Other Aug 2013 #2
I was reporting the words Rev. Al used. Skidmore Aug 2013 #4
Sorry! I did not mean you or Al!! Generic Other Aug 2013 #6
Thanks for the clarification. Skidmore Aug 2013 #7
Great Speech cal04 Aug 2013 #3
He sure did! JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #5
Yep he was good malaise Aug 2013 #8
Video link? adieu Aug 2013 #9
Here you go. Skidmore Aug 2013 #10
Wow adieu Aug 2013 #20
Love the Rev! Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #11
I don't have a strong opinion on Sharpton, but I like that he pisses off the "right" people. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #12
K&Rn/t Dalai_1 Aug 2013 #13
K&R freshwest Aug 2013 #14
What a breath of fresh air. felix_numinous Aug 2013 #15
I've got a soft spot for Sharpton. JNelson6563 Aug 2013 #16
I knew about it, but only discovered it yesterday. If I had known, I might have found a way to silvershadow Aug 2013 #17
I posted the video link to Sharpton's speech further upthread. Skidmore Aug 2013 #18
Oh, cool. Thanks. Off to watch now. nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #19
Hey Julie, I don't have a tv, either.. thank goodness for TOD.. Cha Aug 2013 #21
Have I told you lately JNelson6563 Aug 2013 #23
Mahalo for your Cha Aug 2013 #24
Thanks for the OP, Skidmore! Cha Aug 2013 #22

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
2. "romanticizing King's words"
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:11 PM
Aug 2013

Last edited Sat Aug 24, 2013, 02:09 PM - Edit history (1)

and also misappropriating them as the Right has done repeatedly. Thanks Al for reminding us.


When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, the mainstream Media treated him with fear and derision. In response to King's prophetic anti-war address in 1967, TIME magazine called King a "demagog for Radio Hanoi." Even years later, Ronald Reagan described King as a near communist.

Today, however, a miracle is taking place in the Media. Suddenly Dr. King is becoming a conservative. By virtue of a snippit from one 1963 address -- a single phrase about "the content of our character"-- Dr. King is the most oft-quoted opponent of affirmative action in America today.


http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/king2.html

on edit: to better express the point I was trying to make and mangled the first time.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
4. I was reporting the words Rev. Al used.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:34 PM
Aug 2013

He said that people "romanticize Dr. King's words" and forget the work behind them.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
6. Sorry! I did not mean you or Al!!
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 02:06 PM
Aug 2013

I am just disgusted that the Right has done this.

Again, re-reading my comments I can see how you could have interpreted as an attack on you which it clearly was not!!

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
7. Thanks for the clarification.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 02:08 PM
Aug 2013

No offense taken. I just felt it was a particularly necessary point to make during these times and he did it well.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
12. I don't have a strong opinion on Sharpton, but I like that he pisses off the "right" people.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 02:59 PM
Aug 2013


Seriously, if you can get old white conservative dudes frothing at the mouth the way he does, you must be doing something right...

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
16. I've got a soft spot for Sharpton.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:36 PM
Aug 2013

I love, love, love how he ALWAYS brings it! If I were in trouble of some sort I can tell you I'd feel a whole hell of a lot better if I had him on my side.

Sounds like this was an awesome event. I wasn't there, knew nothing about it and am inspired just by what I just read here. I can imagine how those in attendance must feel!

Thanks for posting this info! I don't have TV and depend on DUers to help keep up to speed on such things! Can't tell you how much I appreciate you and others who go to the trouble to share it here!



Julie

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
17. I knew about it, but only discovered it yesterday. If I had known, I might have found a way to
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:39 PM
Aug 2013

get there, just to be there. Sounds like an awesome event, and I hope there's video somewhere.

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