of course the niece who never knew her uncle is more reliable than say close family members who spoke with and knew him. 

I hate nieces / nephews and other “relatives” that try and somehow claim they know more about someone strictly because they are related. So pathetic, get a life of your own already.

Milking you uncle’s name to suit a certain point of view is pathetic. 

Conservative always trying to rewrite history, and of course Fox is an enabler to this.

If he were around today I imagine he would be disgusted to know the truth about the last election and the current tyrannical government trampling the Constitution.

Is there anything more disgusting than people trying to hijack a great person’s legacy for their own political benefit?

Anybody been to this dude’s site?

[See:  GOP, Ronald Reagan]

A rather over reaching presumption on your part Feds etc blah etc blah…

More than anything he stood for Civil Rights of the poor, down trodden and racially abused. How you managed to cram ‘current tyrannical government trampling the Constitution’ among that is both embarrassing and laughable.

Don’t let the truth of MLK’s achievements get in the way of your own keenly researched and perceptive argument.

Agreed.

Dr King’s achievements have long stood up by themselves and are beyond peoples (related or not) whose own are somewhat lacking by comparison.

When did she say the word conservative? Wasn’t it just to say that “it’s not about ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative?’ So that means that your article is a mischaracterization of what she actually said (can’t say that I’m really that surprised). She doesn’t care about liberal and conservative, she’s saying that her uncle would not have supported abortion. So she isn’t saying he’s a pro-life conservative, but that he would have been pro-life. Believe it or not, there are people who are not conservative, but are pro-life. You’re trying to portray her as “just another conservative” to discount what she actually says. in the minds of some readers.

Also, way to dredge up some article written a year ago to try to discredit what she said. Did you know that she responded to those claims: http://www.lifenews.com/2010/01/20/nat-5902/ (Next time you want me to do your job for you, let me know before you publish it.)

I don’t think that receiving an award from an organization means that you wholly and unequivocally agree with them, both then and/or in the future. I think it could very easily and correctly be pointed out that Dr. King, a black leader fighting for the equal treatment of black men and women under the law, probably would not have much to agree about with Margaret Sanger, a women quoted as saying: 

“Colored people are human weeds and they are to be exterminated.”

Yeah, I bet Dr. King was in complete ideological agreeance with a women whose views were antithetical to his. Wait, isn’t that a contradiction?

MLK was a Ron Paul supporter.

everybody knows that

stop asking questions

You can tell it’s a holiday: the stupidest crew on the stupidest excuse for a show to say the stupidest possible things about stuff in the news is forced to recycle their stupidest past bits.  

It’s no different than if there were a show that involved picking out an American at random & examining every aspect of that person’s life in ridiculous detail for crazy relatives & dissenting views in her family. We all of us have an uncle Jimmy that over his life has ‘gone away’ for stretches at a time, sometimes for ‘rests’, one time for ‘super secret undercover work’ involving those young boys he’d ‘rescue from the street’. And the show Jimmy would go on to tell the world exactly what she was thinking at every moment would be Faux & Fiends.    

When I saw the headline, I knew it would be the idiot Pe-Jo.

The oldsters who watched the segment have an increasingly murky memory of the time. This narrative will replace what they knew about the man comfortably. The mass of gray now certain of something untrue.

No.

This is a woman with an honorary doctorate from an unknown college and two abortions under her belt (literally) who passes herself off as a pro-life doctor.  And her sad attempts to curry favor with those racist morons on Fox would embarrass her uncle.  Other than that, she’s awesome.

Always happens on this day. Personally I can’t wait for the annual conservative MLK co-opt attempt so that I can give them a little history lesson.

Check it out, there are some interesting theories, that  I do not buy at all. Fun nevertheless.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is a well-known fact that the attention span of liberals is roughly equivalent of that of three year olds, so there is a good chance that Dr. King’s words will not register with them. But here they are, anyways:

http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html

Now, assuming that liberals finally read Dr. King`s words, will they still think that he would approve of the sociological travesty known as AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

did you know mlk supported the war on poverty? 

The same kind of media stooges called MLK a commie and socialist, the same way they call our President. MLK was a LIBERAL. Anyone who has read anything he WROTE, would know that.

truth. 

It’s so tragic that on MLK Jr. Day, people can’t espouse his value set.

Honestly, why anyone expects anything from the Faux Noise machine is beyond me.   Yet, because of them, millions of old people will go to church or some community club and say, “did you know Martin Luther King was a pro-life conservative?”  They exist only to perpetuate the right wing lie, and they do so masterfully. 

Well, let me try again, since Meediaite saw it fit to remove my post quoting THE speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Here it is:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/i-have-a-dream-speech-text_n_809993.html

We agree for once.. It is such a pity that Foxnews and his niece felt the need to troll his legacy on the Holiday named in his honor..

His father was (and a Republican) so it’s so tough to imagine?  

Here he is meeting with Nixon “for a discussion of ways to overcome Democrat opposition to the Republican civil rights agenda.”

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nixon-mlk-e1326717192441.jpg 

Exactly. MLK died while planning a huge protest meant to get the government to help out the poorest more. That’s hardly a conservative idea. He was in Memphis helping sanitation workers strike because they were getting paid next to nothing to use dangerous equipment (a few had died in a company-caused accident and the families got almost nothing). Again, I’m pretty sure the GOP wouldn’t support that. In fact, the Republicans repeatedly called him a dangerous commie during his lifetime, and Hoover had his phones bugged. 

It’s amazing how Fox can gloss over the most obvious facts to spin reality how they want. The assumption (unfortunately true, for some) is that their viewers will never look deeper at the facts to see through their b.s. 

Liar

The guy is a schizophrenic or a troll, probably the former. 

http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/01/15/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-full-body-of-work-should-be-recognized-in-memorial-quote/#comment-18227

I believe he famously said, “I’ve been to the mountaintop, and Ron Paul was there, brothers and sisters, and he said ‘Let’s dismantle these programs for the rich and the poor, for the black and the white, and let the Good Lord take care of them all.’”  

too bad affirmative action was in place when he was alive and he never had any direct opposition to it.

It’s true. Read about it. MLK often held up “Ron Paul for President” signs at his rallies. He even had a t-shirt. As a Christian, MLK was obviously a huge, huge fan of Ayn Rand and the Austrian school economics because those are the philosophies that really adopt the spirit of selflessness. 

He also expressed support for the war on poverty, a social gospel, compensation for minorities who had been wronged, he also said this: ”
Actually, the Negro has been betrayed by both the Republican and the Democratic party. The Democrats have betrayed him by capitulating to the whims and caprices of the Southern Dixiecrats. The Republicans have betrayed him by capitulating to the blatant hypocrisy of reactionary right wing northern Republicans. And this coalition of southern Dixiecrats and right wing reactionary northern Republicans defeats every bill and every move towards liberal legislation in the area of civil rights”

DR. Martin Luther King Jr. DID have a direct opposition to Affirmative Action, by his own words, where he expressed his dream that a person should be judged by the content of his character not by the color of his skin.

Affirmative Action is nothing but giving advantage due to skin color.

no, affirmative action was in place when he was alive. He never had a single speech where he mentioned the program by name. 

Watch the video again and listen to the first words out of that douche bag Peter Johnson’s mouth.

Strangely, I liked one of your comments, WC. Happy MLK day. 

you’re right, on this mlk jr day, let’s all espouse a war on poverty. 

nationman, the idea that a person is to be judged by the content of his character rather than the color of his skin is the direct and undeniable opposition to affirmative action, whether Dr. King ever  referred to that travesty by name or not.

Dr. King a conservative?
He looked to the future inspired by a vision of idealized equality (utopian).
Opponents looked to the past as a status quo to preserve (preservation).
He understood equality as a level playing field.
Opponents declared failure to be opportunity unrecognized. 
He fought for federal intervention in the protection of rights.
Opponents fought for states to maintain their might. 
He marched with labor.
Opponents stood with capital.
He understood others must observe human rights.
Opponents considered this interference in others rights.
He was a pacifist.
Opponents students of violence.
He saw freedom as being free from abuse.
Opponents declared freedom a chance to succeed or fail.
He fought for fairness.
Opponents battled to maintain order

King, an icon who personified the best ideals of the left.  The right is uncomfortable with this for obvious reasons.

he had a chance to. and he didn’t. Clearly he was not of the opinion that it was against his values. 

he was also accused of being a communist, much like conservatives accuse obama of being now. 

Actually, that is Martin Luther King meeting with Vice President Nixon for “a discussion of the use of Nike Missile sites around Birmingham to repel a UFO attack.” 

See? Anyone can write their own captions.  In your case, the original author of that explanation of the meeting is a blogger called Grand Old Partisan.  

If you want to get a little closer to the truth (which I doubt) you could try looking in the description of this meeting from MLK’s own papers in the King Library, which indicate that this 1957 with VP Nixon was for King to express his disappointment in Eisenhower’s lack of more overt support for Civil Rights, and to convey his concern that the peaceful nature of the southern marches could not guaranteed to continue without Federal intervention and protection.

But don’t let this get in the way of your story.  By all means continue!

In all of your comments about the black community (there are a lot), you always suggest that blacks and whites are on the same level playing field in this country. It’s true that there are plenty of black people born into middle class families, and many have gone on to great success. Obama is one such example. But the fact remains that the one ethnicity most burdened by poverty and prejudice is the black community. Imagine growing up in the projects in NYC or even smaller cities, like New Orleans. You’d be, from birth, faced with hurdles (poor schools, no money for college, exposure to crime, racism) that even the poorest whites don’t have to contend with. That’s a systemic problem, and not an individual one. Yes, it’s possible to climb out of that situation, but you’d be starting much lower on the ladder than most Americans. Affirmative action is flawed and, in a perfect world, should be done away with. But because we live in an imperfect world, it’s better than nothing because it gives people who want to try a means to succeed that they would not otherwise have. 

Ask yourself this: between a lazy white middle-class 19-year-old and a hard-working but poor black 19-year-old, which has the easiest path to success in this country? 

In all of your comments about the black community (there are a lot), you always suggest that blacks and whites are on the same level playing field in this country. It’s true that there are plenty of black people born into middle class families, and many have gone on to great success. Obama is one such example. But the fact remains that the one ethnicity most burdened by poverty and prejudice is the black community. Imagine growing up in the projects in NYC or even smaller cities, like New Orleans. You’d be, from birth, faced with hurdles (poor schools, no money for college, exposure to crime, racism) that even the poorest whites don’t have to contend with. That’s a systemic problem, and not an individual one. Yes, it’s possible to climb out of that situation, but you’d be starting much lower on the ladder than most Americans. Affirmative action is flawed and, in a perfect world, should be done away with. But because we live in an imperfect world, it’s better than nothing because it gives people who want to try a means to succeed that they would not otherwise have. 

Ask yourself this: between a lazy white middle-class 19-year-old and a hard-working but poor black 19-year-old, which has the easiest path to success in this country? 

Well said.

Capitol Commentary is one of those folks who just learned about politics and “parties” a decade ago -OR LESS-.. Uh, for the record, MOST BLACK MEN were/are GOP party members from that era. What is TOUGH to imagine is the NEW GOP leaning back over 50 years to explain or support a contemporary party that has lost its way so much that it was interested in the likes of TRUMP.
I know you have something better than “MLK’s dad was GOP”.. WHO from the black community in the 40s or 50s WASNT IN THE GOP.. sheesh.

tell us more big brother

wow such big words from a government troll spreading propaganda and liking their own comments

another government handle chimes in

As someone who lives in a college town, I see no end to young, white, college freshmen who come from comfortable homes and piss their parents money away on booze and weed. A lot of them drop out, only to shape up and get another chance later on down the road due to the financial stability of their family. 

How many times do you think the same could be said for poor teens, both white or black? Often times they don’t even have one chance. 

Thank God big brother found another story to dominate the conversation on

Who from MLK’s era wasnt a “social conservative”? At a time when the average abortion was nearly a death sentence for both mother and child wouldnt it be only prudent to be “pro-life”. What a STUPID question/statement. ONLY a crazy conservative zealot would stand proud as “pro-life” until the child is old enough to be KILLED legally after getting in trouble with the law. LOL -the last part is a joke…-

do you ever contribute anything but nonsense? 

The only one who can call me that are my little siblings.

Funny how Libs can’t fathom that a) MLK could ever have been pro-life and b) his family would ever actually know how he felt on the subject.

I can’t imagine MLK would be pro-abortion myself.

let me know when his close family, people that actually spoke with and knew him, say that. Not some random niece. 

‘wow such big words from a government troll spreading propaganda and liking their own comments’ Fed blah etc blah

Genius!!

You have seen through my guise as a government agent. We all salute you intellect and ingenuity…

Yes, that’s how rightists like to misinterpret those words.

Later we crystallized our experiences in Birmingham and elsewhere and developed a department in SCLC called Operation Breadbasket. This has as its primary aim the securing of more and better jobs for the Negro people. It calls on the Negro community to support those businesses that will give a fair share of jobs to Negroes and to withdraw its support from those businesses that have discriminatory policies.

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=1139 

Looks like you don’t have a clue what social issue refer too.

No, and never will.

Well this seems rather pointless. Although being prolife is not out of the ordinary for religious preachers so it doesn’t sound like a stretch at all. Those here spewing hate for those they disagree with would probably have called him a religious not or something.

It is also interesting that people are born into one of two sides in this country and are programmed to believe that all good people ever are on their side and one of them, while all bad people ever were on the other.

“I guess Alveda King is the……..

*puts on sunglasses*

……black sheep.”

YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!

“Whenever the issue of compensatory treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree, but he should ask nothing more. On the surface, this appears reasonable, but it is not realistic.” — 1964, Why We Can’t Wait.

Reporter: ”Do you feel it’s fair to request a multi-billion dollar program of preferential treatment for the Negro, or any other minority?”
Dr. King: ”I do indeed…Within common law, we have ample precedents for special compensatory programs. … America adopted a policy of special treatment for her millions of veterans…They could negotiate loans from banks to launch businesses. They could receive special points to place them ahead in competition for civil service jobs…There was no appreciable resentment of the preferential treatment being given to the special group.” — (Interview,1965, p.367)

“We must come to see that the roots of racism are very deep in our country, and there must be something positive and massive in order to get rid of all the effects of racism and the tragedies of racial injustice.” – ”Remaining Awake,” 1968 (271).

“Whenever the issue of compensatory treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree, but he should ask nothing more. On the surface, this appears reasonable, but it is not realistic.” — 1964, Why We Can’t Wait.

Reporter: ”Do you feel it’s fair to request a multi-billion dollar program of preferential treatment for the Negro, or any other minority?”
Dr. King: ”I do indeed…Within common law, we have ample precedents for special compensatory programs. … America adopted a policy of special treatment for her millions of veterans…They could negotiate loans from banks to launch businesses. They could receive special points to place them ahead in competition for civil service jobs…There was no appreciable resentment of the preferential treatment being given to the special group.” — (Interview,1965, p.367)