"If an atheist wanted to give a lecture on why they doubted the existence of God, they have every right to do so. It would be CRUDE, RUDE, AND OFFENSIVE for them to try to deliver a speech like that on the steps of a church on Christmas Day!"
"Atheism" is to "Christmas" as "Affirmative Action" is to "Martin Luther King"? How absurd!
MLK's message was that men should be judged by the content of their character, NOT the color of their skin. Affirmative action is based on the premise that judging on the color of their skin is a good and noble thing.
A far more appropriate analogy would be if he'd gotten up on the steps of the Church and delivered a speech about how Christmas is about the birth of Christ, -not- a secular gift-giving festival steeped in commercialization. Lonegan was upholding the -true- spirit of MLK's legacy, instead of buying into the entitlement meme promulgated by race-baiters like Jesse Jackson. And you're screaming "CRUDE, RUDE AND OFFENSIVE!" over it. Quite the opposite, it's Jackson and his ilk who tortured and completely reversed MLK's message that have been "CRUDE, RUDE AND OFFENSIVE", and Lonegan who has shown both MLK and the voters he spoke to far more respect than you are.
Qwinn
Do you really think that Steve Lonegan is the person to teach African-Americans about Dr. Martin Luther King?
My one grandmother was Irish. If Steve Lonegan started lecturing me about the Irish experience in America, I don't know how long I'd listen.