Just Words:

[BenDavid]

"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing '*** Bless America.' No, no, no, *** damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people."

Just Words?

"*** damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people ...*** damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. *** damn America for as long as she acts like she is *** and she is supreme."

Just words?

"We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye."

Just words?

"We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."

Just words?

"We started the AIDS virus ... as a means of genocide against people of color."

Just words?

In a campaign appearance earlier last month, Sen. Obigot said, "I don't think my church is actually particularly controversial."

Yes, just words.

[AllentownJake]

1. Patorbating again are we

Didn't you get the memo today is the talk about being Bitter.

[catcher]

2. So...

How do you feel about Senator Clinton honoring the Holiday of a man who shared the same sentiments.

[jackson_dem]

4. Please. Only in the "netroots" is MLK compared to Rev. Racist

Of course the netroots also consider Obama the second coming of Lincoln.

[AllentownJake]

7. Probably

Because in the netroots people have actually read some of the more controversial things the dear Dr. King said.

[jackson_dem]

14. Far different time, Jake

That was four decades ago. Aren't we now in a "post-racial" era or is electing Obama prerequisite for reaching that?

[AllentownJake]

17. Sadly

We aren't and electing Obama or any other black man is going to change that.

[AllentownJake]

18. Sadly

We aren't and electing Obama or any other black man is going to change that.

[catcher]

9. read up on your history there bucko

MLK was arguably the most hated man in America when he died. And was considered by many anti-America because of his criticism of the government for its role in Vietnam. Public Education taught history has a way of sugar-coating things.

[cliffordu]

12. He WAS hated - I remember how scared most white people were

of him - they didn't know the difference between MLK and MalcolmX

[jackson_dem]

3. "only bitter people without Ivy League degrees go to church or hunt"

"We need to reach out to homophobes"

[cliffordu]

5. When you pastorbate, do switch hands to gain a stroke??

[catcher]

6. ha!

you made me spit out my brew

[cliffordu]

11. Anything I can do to help......

:patriot:

[stellanoir]

8. only the thing about AIDS is unprovable and questionable

" word are only abstractions. . .they are foxholes for feelings."

We feel a myriad of feelings simultaneously. Some people look at things through a singular prism. Some look through a dualistic prism.

I look through a multidimensional prism and I can feel hope and bitterness simultaneously. I can feel bitterness about what's transpired in this country over the past several years.

I can feel hope for better more responsible leadership to come.

I can believe we should be held accountable for our atrocities and be blessed for our benevolence.

It blows my mind that people can see multiple points of view.

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. And the Walls you build

around yourself and others
is turning into a Ghetto of your mind

[2rth2pwr]

13. "Don't tell me words don't matter!"

[leftstreet]

15. "I remember landing under sniper fire..."

There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

[MrSlayer]

16. Nothing wrong with the truth is there?

The AIDS thing I don't particularly agree with but the rest is true. I'm not seeing your point.