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More On MLK’s Dream
Category: Conservatism, Current Events, Liberalism, PoliticsWith the recent celebration of MLK Day in America and some very healthy debate on several blogs, I did some research on Dr. Martin Luther King’s life. MLK was truly a great man and all Americans should be proud to call him a fellow American.
MLK was a visionary and I couldn’t help but wonder what he would think of today’s politics. The relationship between the Democrat Party and black Americans is an interesting one. Notwithstanding the devoted loyalty to the Democrat Party by black voters, very few blacks achieve a high level of ranking within the party itself.
We now have a viable black Democrat candidate seeking the office of the President of the United States. MLK must be doing a dance in his tomb over this extraordinary event. In the spirit of disclosure, I do not support Barack Obama because he’s a Liberal and with that said, what and accomplishment for a black man in American to achieve. I find it odd that some think opportunities are far and few between for a black American and no strides have been made when we have an accomplished black American running for the Presidency.
With Barack Obama seeking the nomination of his party, it appears that race has raised its ugly head and become an issue between the top contenders in their efforts to take objection to one another. Even though the Democrat candidates share the same ideology it has become obvious these candidates are nothing more than members of particular groups.
Blacks who choose not to adhere to the group view and the Democrat ideology are most always ostracized, ridiculed, and rejected by the media and the party faithful. For the most part, these outcasts are Republicans with few exceptions. Michael Steele, Colin Powell, Justice Clarence Thomas, Condi Rice, Juan Williams, Thomas Sowell, and Walter Williams are just a few who have achieved Dr. King’s dream through achievement rather than the color of their skin. Obama might consider rethinking his liberal ideology and join those accomplished individuals listed above while Hillary and Bill continue with their race baiting and much celebrated personal destruction.
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Well said, James. It appears now that Hillary is willing to lose some of her black support in the primary in order to gain the party nomination. She is confident that she can pander back the black masses for the general election. I still think a Clinton Obama ticket is possible. It is sad, but we are still a color-divided society. When asked if he thought that Bill clinton was the “first black president”, Obama answered with a comment about whether or not Bill was a good enough dancer to be a brother. I thought it was a bigoted question and Obama’s answer, whether intended to be humorous or not, was more of the stereotypical nonsense that continues to divide races.