"I think that ANY AND EVERY holiday is a time for -- at the very least -- respect, if not reflection."
I agree entirely. Completely. Totally.
What I'm trying to figure out is why you believe that supporting affirmative action is the only way to show respect to MLK's legacy, given that his most memorable statements ran expressly counter to the idea.
What I'm contending is that Lonegan -did- show respect toward MLK and to those voters he was speaking to, that those who support affirmative action are expressly showing disrespect for the color blind society MLK worked towards and disrespect to those black voters who are expressly condescended to by the notion that they -need- everyone else to be handicapped in order to succeed, and those who are claiming that Lonegan was "rude" and "offensive" for actually listening to what MLK said and applying it today, are the ones failing to show respect.
Qwinn
Did Lonegan communicate to one and all what you claim are his insights into and respect for the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King? Did large segments of Essex and Hudson County switch Party affiliation after hearing of the sayings of this sage of Bogota?