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Eric Holder dedicates MLK memorial, says work is not done
The Daily Caller ^ | 08/25/2011 | Amanda Carey

Posted on 08/25/2011 4:13:52 PM PDT by martosko

In preparation for the official dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in D.C. this Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder gave a rousing speech at a luncheon, Thursday, honoring the civil rights leader.

It was a touching tribute to the legacy of MLK and the advances minorities have made in securing equal rights since the riots and unrest that characterized King's heyday in the 1960s.

Holder's speech, however, contained a rather large "but."

"Now, despite all that has been achieved in recent years, the work of strengthening our nation and empowering all of our fellow citizens is incomplete," said Holder.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: barackobama; ericholder; martinlutherking; memorial
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Black president? Check. Black attorney general? Check. Black surgeon general? Check. (Someone doesn't know how to take "yes" for an answer...)
1 posted on 08/25/2011 4:13:54 PM PDT by martosko
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To: martosko

When will be able to judge a man by the content of his character and not by the color of his skin?


2 posted on 08/25/2011 4:17:11 PM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: martosko

The work will never be done as long as there is money and property to grab.


3 posted on 08/25/2011 4:17:40 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: martosko

I(s that the statue created in red China? As a black columnist from the Washington Post said, King looks more like a politburo member than an inspirational preacher.


4 posted on 08/25/2011 4:17:40 PM PDT by Stepan12 (Palin & Bolton in 2012)
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To: martosko

I’ll bet that’s a Trojan MLK, Jr. Someone check it for flash mobs or commies.


5 posted on 08/25/2011 4:19:27 PM PDT by liberalh8ter
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To: Stepan12
I don't know....looks kind of like Juan Williams to me...Photobucket
6 posted on 08/25/2011 4:19:30 PM PDT by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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I don't know....looks kind of like Juan Williams to me...Photobucket
7 posted on 08/25/2011 4:19:30 PM PDT by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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Black president? Check. Black attorney general? Check. Black surgeon general? Check

30 foot high statue of black icon in Stalinist style? Check.

8 posted on 08/25/2011 4:19:54 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: ladyvet

Honest, I didn’t hit post twice!


9 posted on 08/25/2011 4:20:31 PM PDT by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: martosko

Guess what.....our ghetto raised a bunch of bums on welfare...and high school graduation is at less than 50%. The whites heard Martin....The blacks didn’t!!


10 posted on 08/25/2011 4:20:47 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: martosko

No, someone just fail to realize that if you give a child a cookie, he’s going to want a glass of milk.


11 posted on 08/25/2011 4:23:51 PM PDT by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be purchased and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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If he’s referring to the damage that has been created, he’s right.


12 posted on 08/25/2011 4:25:02 PM PDT by crosshairs (If Sharia Law becomes the law of the land, heads are gonna roll.)
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To: martosko

Just plain wrong not to use an american artist.


13 posted on 08/25/2011 4:25:58 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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I(s that the statue created in red China? As a black columnist from the Washington Post said, King looks more like a politburo member than an inspirational preacher.

Looks like he would fit right in with these guys.


14 posted on 08/25/2011 4:26:38 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Obama and the Dems - The flash mob raiding the Treasury.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Just plain wrong to put a monument to MLK on the mall.

In the company of Washington and Jefferson?

Makes me want to spit.


15 posted on 08/25/2011 4:29:07 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: ladyvet

“Honest, I didn’t hit post twice!”

It’s a glitch that has been happening since the server went down a few months ago. Happens on every thread.


16 posted on 08/25/2011 4:29:23 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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“Honest, I didn’t hit post twice!”

It’s a glitch that has been happening since the server went down a few months ago. Happens on every thread.


17 posted on 08/25/2011 4:29:49 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: CondorFlight

On more important news;

Mac,the crybaby liar, daddy is enjoying his 150th vacation while people can’t find jobs, the economy is at and all time low, America’s credit ratting has been lowered, people are losing their homes and families are finding it hard to feed their children.

So you worthless POS you continue to enjoy your vacation b because you have NOTHING TO OFFER THAT WILL SOLVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS.


18 posted on 08/25/2011 4:32:19 PM PDT by chiefqc
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Yea'butt,' the MLK memorial was made in China and the Misery Bus was made in Canada . . . what a guy!

"work is not done"

Too bad the death of over 660,000 Americans in the Civil War doesn't mean a thing to these racists.

"Black" president? "Black" attorney general? "Black" surgeon general?

They're no more "black" than I am "white." Hey, Holder, get the chip off your shoulder, you filthy racist!

19 posted on 08/25/2011 4:32:30 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: dsc

I agree....


20 posted on 08/25/2011 4:33:12 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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