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First family visits new MLK memorial
Associated Press ^ | Oct. 14, 2011

Posted on 10/14/2011 5:38:53 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is following through on his longtime plan to take his two daughters to see the new monument to Martin Luther King Jr.

Two days before speaking at the monument's dedication, Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha made a surprise visit to the new memorial to the slain civil rights leader on the National Mall.

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


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KEYWORDS: mlk; obama
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To: Brad's Gramma
Y’all need to go to the link and read the last sentence...

he would tell his daughters "that this man gave his life serving others. I will tell them that this man tried to love somebody. I will tell them that because he did these things, they live today with the freedom God intended, their citizenship unquestioned, their dreams unbounded.

Nice catch!

Unlike DumBO his daughters have birth certificates.

Somebody?

21 posted on 10/14/2011 7:32:29 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (I'll follow an eloquent Allen West out of hell.)
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To: depressed in 06

MLK’s was NOT about citizenship!

Yet more drama, lies and race baiting from Barry, huh...


22 posted on 10/14/2011 7:49:41 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I still say it looks like Juan Williams gone Chinese. Photobucket
23 posted on 10/14/2011 8:44:08 PM PDT by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Longtime plan? It was opened about two months ago, right?”

The posted article mentions that Obama gave a speech at the groundbreaking for the memorial in 2006. Included in the speech were his thoughts about taking his daughters to see it upon its completion.

Here’s a transcript of the speech he gave-

http://asksam.com/ebooks/releases.asp?file=Obama-Speeches.ask&dn=Dr.%20Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20National%20Memorial%20Groundbreaking%20Ceremony


24 posted on 10/15/2011 2:59:29 AM PDT by Mila
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Did he tell his daughters that MLK was one of those EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVIIIIILLLLLL Republicans?


25 posted on 10/15/2011 9:55:25 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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