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Today is MLK Day. Who else deserves (or does NOT deserve) their own day?
Jan. 20 2014
| Lee Martell
Posted on 01/20/2014 5:22:45 PM PST by lee martell
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To: ConorMacNessa
Amen!
First year Baby Boomer here.
Restore the rightful Birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln.
Washington: February 22
Lincoln: February 12
From memory without checking.
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posted on
01/20/2014 9:03:10 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
There is an old story, unverifiable, that at certain key points in Washingtons first term, he was visited and advised by a Winged Angel of God. George was told this new colony would survive, thrive and expand. This new land would become a leader of and partner to the rest of the world. The new land will remain a leading force for many generations, and will be tested in each generation. This comes from one of Washingtons memoirs.
To: lee martell
Nelson Day!?
Winnie and Nelson Day!
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posted on
01/20/2014 9:14:42 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
To: lee martell
Not quite on topic, but I was down at the Post Office getting some flat rate boxes from the display in the lobby when a black fellow walked in. He looked at the window area, locked off, shades drawn and said "It can't be 5 o'clock" and asked me "Is today a holiday?"
I smiled and reminded him why the P.O. was shut down...
He's an oilfield hand by his coveralls, and for those of us in the patch, it's just another day...
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posted on
01/20/2014 9:21:30 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: nvscanman
...and an advocate for the insane theory that stealing money by force and giving it to black people, neither group having been remotely involved in slavery would somehow magically make every thing alright.But who better to oversee the implementation of and expansion of such policies than one whose family ties to the institution would be either buying or selling an ocean away?
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posted on
01/20/2014 9:24:21 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: MeshugeMikey
Winnie and Nelson Day? Why not. We can walk around with car tires around our necks, twinkler lights wrapped around the tires will simulate those burning necklaces so popular with Kenyans.
To: lee martell
My assessment of Coolidge has grown over the years. He was deemed unworthy of study when I was in school 30 years ago. What I've picked up is fragmentary but indicates he was a true public servant and a defender of our system of liberty under law.
Here are some quotes to provide a taste of his political philosophy.
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posted on
01/21/2014 5:52:35 AM PST
by
Oratam
To: Oratam
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshiped. Coolidge was a very wise and practical man, especially for a polititian.
To: Lazamataz
I think we need to have a national “I’d hit that” day. Sort of like Sadie Hawkins day, but in reverse.
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posted on
01/21/2014 7:18:30 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: zeestephen
I can easily imagine MLK leading a “Justice for Trayvon” march today.
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posted on
01/21/2014 7:19:33 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: onyx
From memory without checking. Dittos. It's easy for me because my own birthday is one of those. I remember as a child I never got a Birthday Card on my birthday because mail never ran that day.
Now, neither gets even a mention on most calendars. Just a coupla dead white guys.
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posted on
01/21/2014 7:24:17 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: lee martell
There’s something about a man who does not use the office of president for vain and self-serving purposes. That humility is in short supply from our elected leaders today.
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posted on
01/22/2014 7:41:03 PM PST
by
Oratam
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