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K&R forestpath Aug 2013 #1
K&R x 1000 mazzarro Aug 2013 #98
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence G_j Aug 2013 #2
In what way has Obama demonstrated Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #3
Listen to the speech, then G_j Aug 2013 #9
Nice deflection. Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #18
let's put it this way G_j Aug 2013 #23
Oh, I see. Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #38
Talk about deflection. LWolf Aug 2013 #55
The OP clearly states Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #71
. LWolf Aug 2013 #78
Great pic Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #84
And three. LWolf Aug 2013 #187
REALITY is the high proportion of our hungry children... grasswire Aug 2013 #205
ok agreed, the headline could have been better G_j Aug 2013 #94
obamacare and redistribution arely staircase Aug 2013 #100
I thought the gist of the subject was G_j Aug 2013 #115
People blame the president for so much that they cannot even Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #199
If inequality is the actual subject matter... bhikkhu Aug 2013 #112
The "actual subject matter" Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #119
I'm sorry to disappoint you but G_j Aug 2013 #127
I wouldn't call it an obsession. Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #129
you might complain about this then G_j Aug 2013 #133
Promoting the idea Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #135
reading comprehension class is over for the day G_j Aug 2013 #139
I'm afraid that reading comprehension Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #145
well good then G_j Aug 2013 #147
You know what's interesting? White conservatives insists that MLK, Jr. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #198
Now, you are deflecting, big time rury Aug 2013 #92
I have no need to deflect. LWolf Aug 2013 #124
You really nailed it here. So right! maddiemom Aug 2013 #214
Beautiful post. woo me with science Aug 2013 #240
You have opened the Social Security can of worms here. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #63
Yeah, fer sure Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #125
Seriously, this is the craziest dennis4868 Aug 2013 #103
Yup, and as sane people like you stop coming, the place gets worse. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #185
I would say the killing of innocents is a pretty glaring 'issue' which MLK spoke about. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #104
You're free to make note Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #120
I didn't say the OP said anything. I said it. Anyone who has kill lists is not in tune with the sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #159
Obama has continued to bomb and kill many people including women and children JDPriestly Aug 2013 #118
The question, yet again, goes unanswered: Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #122
Uh, it is useless to enter into debate with the anti-Obama folks. They put words into his mouth and kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #190
Not only do they put words and thoughts into Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #237
It's kind of a core issue. KarKar Aug 2013 #222
The "core issue" I have raised Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #226
Ye shall know them by their fruits. KarKar Aug 2013 #227
"In what way has Obama ever demonstrated that there is any aspect of MLK Maedhros Aug 2013 #51
Oh, I'm sure you could go on Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #67
I'm sure you know this, but I'll post it anyway. Maedhros Aug 2013 #69
You got it! ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #176
Thank you. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #181
it's sad you would rather find humor G_j Aug 2013 #72
I find it incredibly humorous Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #128
Go read my post #68 Maedhros Aug 2013 #209
I agree with you, Summer Hathaway. cheapdate Aug 2013 #70
And I agree with you, cheapdate Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #76
So your problem isn't whether we have a president 1awake Aug 2013 #195
If you can't recognize the difference between a questionable "wording choice" cheapdate Aug 2013 #229
I posted this for Summer Hathaway, but it appears nobody has read it. Maedhros Aug 2013 #211
You see what they're doing: using a black man's words to smite Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #196
Show me a single instance in th last two years when truedelphi Aug 2013 #215
So sorry Obama Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #228
OP just went for a cheap demonization of the President CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #232
Thank you. nt woo me with science Aug 2013 #31
Not only ProSense Aug 2013 #11
Sorry, ProSense Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #15
Touché arely staircase Aug 2013 #36
Uh oh. bravenak Aug 2013 #68
Ipso facto. cheapdate Aug 2013 #74
NAILED IT. Number23 Aug 2013 #88
HA! N/T Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2013 #95
Whoop, there it is!! The Greenwald defenders-ODSers don't want us Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #201
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #238
I didn't expect you to actually address G_j Aug 2013 #16
they haven't figured out how to throw him under the bus yet. KG Aug 2013 #22
Not publicly, anyway. +1 woo me with science Aug 2013 #30
MKL Jr.'s views on American foreign policy were based on world conditions.... George II Aug 2013 #25
I knew somebody would say that, since he is not around G_j Aug 2013 #34
After listening to this speech I thought how relevant it is to our world conditions today.... midnight Aug 2013 #35
Are you KIDDING?! TWO illegal invasions (Iraq; Afghanistan)?! Gitmo? Drones? The NSA?! WinkyDink Aug 2013 #65
Afghanistan = America's longest war. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #182
And I seriously doubt he would approve of the droning of children. I can't speak for him sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #111
So what is the case? Savannahmann Aug 2013 #39
Congress doesn't agree with you, nor do the governments around the world who sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #109
Good one ProSense RFKHumphreyObama Aug 2013 #126
And again with the whole "let's jump on Greenwald" thing... TiberiusB Aug 2013 #170
Defensive, thinly-veiled chervilant Aug 2013 #20
Unbridled, unveiled derision leads me to believe rury Aug 2013 #66
Where is this chervilant Aug 2013 #82
I am responding to YOU rury Aug 2013 #89
Actually, I find it presumptuous chervilant Aug 2013 #149
I detected no unbridled, unveiled derision in your post. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #183
I appreciate your post. chervilant Aug 2013 #225
Oh, yes. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #235
It might be noted that king was never a President, and... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #79
It might be noted chervilant Aug 2013 #152
It might also be noted that any President's actions speak far more than anyone's speech. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #210
Listen to the speech nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #26
Pay attention - this was NOT the title to Greenwald's piece when it was 1st published during the kath Aug 2013 #83
What on earth are you rambling about? Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #131
Further, the videotape is all about George Bush. That's what makes it double-bullshit. MADem Aug 2013 #132
There is an 'overtone' to many of these types of arguments Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #134
Yep, there it is. nt MADem Aug 2013 #136
We already know that all of Obama's critics are racist. Including Doctor_J Aug 2013 #138
I never said that Obama's critics are racists. Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #141
That wasn't pulled out of thin air. TiberiusB Aug 2013 #171
You should ease it on the personal attacks. morningfog Aug 2013 #189
OMFFSM Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #207
There's not much they have in common. tblue Aug 2013 #4
It is so good that he has you here to speak for him and explain to us arely staircase Aug 2013 #37
perhaps that is because G_j Aug 2013 #41
no arely staircase Aug 2013 #47
you don't have to be clairvoyant G_j Aug 2013 #54
not regarding current events post 1968 nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #56
you attempt to devalue King 's clearly stated G_j Aug 2013 #59
nah, you trying to speak for him is silly nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #114
So timely....hope all will take the little time to listen to the video. nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #5
du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #6
K&R liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #7
Greenwald. LOL...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #8
Instead of laughing about Greenwald why don't you read what MLK said? n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #177
He may well have, but substance is the very last thing conservatives want to talk about. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #223
a speech MUCH more important than 'I have a Dream.' KG Aug 2013 #10
It never loses its freshness n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #14
That is because it speaks to fundamental principles zeemike Aug 2013 #49
PLUS ONE! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #184
Curious. Why do you consider this speech "MUCH more important" than I have a Dream? Number23 Aug 2013 #151
Interested to see if you get a response CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #160
Not only that but "I have a Dream" held lots of white people complicit Number23 Aug 2013 #163
there is some strange attempt to try to make him JI7 Aug 2013 #169
Yes, we talk alot about this in the AA forum. The "white washing" of MLK and other civil rights Number23 Aug 2013 #173
because G_j Aug 2013 #168
Here's a thought... Number23 Aug 2013 #172
Greenwald = damn joke. His ODS shark jump happened long ago uponit7771 Aug 2013 #12
The piece is dated 21 January ProSense Aug 2013 #13
see post 83, above. kath Aug 2013 #86
Mike Malloy covered this topic, referencing the Greenwald article. alp227 Aug 2013 #17
Did I miss the memo? George II Aug 2013 #19
Every day with this poster...same as it ever was. nt babylonsister Aug 2013 #21
You'd better believe it! Scurrilous Aug 2013 #53
+1 nt MADem Aug 2013 #248
And not the first time they've tried to use MLK to do it too. Number23 Aug 2013 #91
Did you listen to, or read the speech? G_j Aug 2013 #107
There is probably little that anyone on this site can tell or show me about MLK Number23 Aug 2013 #110
that's good then G_j Aug 2013 #113
They're only here to defend the President from what they consider to be a slight. Maedhros Aug 2013 #212
Are there specific times when Dems are allowed to criticize the president's Republican policies? Doctor_J Aug 2013 #46
24/7 around here nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #48
Sure, when the President DOES have "Republican policies". Haven't seen any yet though! George II Aug 2013 #81
I heard that speech in 67. It sent chills through my body and tears to my eyes. It still does today. Autumn Aug 2013 #24
At least both Obama and MLK understood civil disobedience. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #27
Obama? Now now, man... Let's not be forgetful... Scootaloo Aug 2013 #28
You are, of course, correct. Maedhros Aug 2013 #52
exactly,. the president is the PR face of the corporate-military who actually control the policy. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #101
K&R For this timeless speech.... midnight Aug 2013 #29
Why would Obama not want me to remember that? arely staircase Aug 2013 #32
Just another way for people to show how much they hate the president BainsBane Aug 2013 #64
You know, blue neen Aug 2013 #80
this has absolutely nothing to do with race G_j Aug 2013 #121
That's weird. blue neen Aug 2013 #148
What? TiberiusB Aug 2013 #178
Invoking a Civil Rights icon against a black president has nothing to do with race? BainsBane Aug 2013 #242
have you ever heard of human beings? G_j Aug 2013 #243
Yes, I've heard of human beings. I've heard of back human beings too. BainsBane Aug 2013 #247
Which is why he ended the Iraq war, and is following through on ending the Afghanistan war? bhikkhu Aug 2013 #33
Catherina, that's why they killed him. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #40
4/4/67 speech. 4/4/68 assignation. Either (a) just a coincidence or (b) someone was sending AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #45
Why does Glenn Greenwald think he has the authority to say what is on President Obama's mind? blue neen Aug 2013 #42
"all in the name of division." babylonsister Aug 2013 #62
Pay attention - the title of the OP was not Greenwald's title. see post 83 above . kath Aug 2013 #90
Excuse me? blue neen Aug 2013 #99
We are beyond approaching spiritual death zeemike Aug 2013 #43
What would MLK think about Obama ending torture? arely staircase Aug 2013 #50
When did he do that? zeemike Aug 2013 #57
Not to mention the black site in Somalia Maedhros Aug 2013 #73
Thanks for that. zeemike Aug 2013 #85
MLK gave his anti-war speech on 4/4/67 and (apparently only by coincidence) was killed on 4/4/68. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #44
Just beautiful. What a great man. I had never heard that speech before. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #58
and a lot of people pontificating in this thread G_j Aug 2013 #123
Why do you find it necessary Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #180
No...I think you are assuming that other posters are as msanthrope Aug 2013 #192
Rude. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #244
Well, you assume incorrectly. I was replying to G_j, as you would note msanthrope Aug 2013 #245
if so PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #246
WTF...Please show me an instance of President Obama rury Aug 2013 #60
Greenwald/Snowden fans are in an alternate reality. That's why the Guardian mangled John Lewis' ProSense Aug 2013 #61
I'm sure you know this, but I'll post it (again) anyway. Maedhros Aug 2013 #75
It's astoundingly comical that you think you know rury Aug 2013 #97
This thread needs a dose of reality ProSense Aug 2013 #102
What a beautiful picture. blue neen Aug 2013 #105
. Turborama Aug 2013 #162
It's not mind-reading; it's drone-counting Divernan Aug 2013 #108
I judge the President by his actions. Maedhros Aug 2013 #156
did you copy this verbatim from freeperville post during the Bush years? Doctor_J Aug 2013 #143
+1....... madrchsod Aug 2013 #165
K&R!!!!! MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #77
k and r and kudos to those who maintain their souls in the face of unrelenting propaganda bbgrunt Aug 2013 #87
+10000000 woo me with science Aug 2013 #241
Posting ignorant, dated flamebait knowing that you won't be able to see 92% of the responses? Number23 Aug 2013 #93
Right? Life's so much nicer when you put CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #161
LOL! nt SunSeeker Aug 2013 #186
If the point of this is the drone war, Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #96
Really, pulling "I remember 9/11" out is such a very Rudy Giuliani thing to do... TiberiusB Aug 2013 #175
It's war on Al Qaeda, not terror. Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #193
Who and What is Al Qaeda? Who decides if a 12 year old goatherder or KoKo Aug 2013 #200
There's only three countries where drones operate, Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #204
What if their Countries are Corrupt...and don't mind getting Money from KoKo Aug 2013 #233
As I've said, it's not a war... TiberiusB Aug 2013 #239
I miss UNREC. zappaman Aug 2013 #106
111th Military Intelligence Group spied on MLK...NSA would do same I suppose if MLK were around now EVDebs Aug 2013 #116
That is a good guess G_j Aug 2013 #137
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #117
That's a pretty dispicable thread title. It's divisive flame bait and makes DU suck, IMO. MADem Aug 2013 #130
I'll listen to John Lewis about Martin Luther King. Not Snowden, Greenwald, Assange, pnwmom Aug 2013 #140
facepalm G_j Aug 2013 #142
facepalm. You DID miss it. John Lewis was misleadingly quoted as comparing Snowden pnwmom Aug 2013 #157
i guess the only thing some learned from that was to make sure they use JI7 Aug 2013 #174
non stop joelz Aug 2013 #144
Dr. King, Obama and war locks Aug 2013 #146
*please read this /\ G_j Aug 2013 #155
Does my heart good to know locks Aug 2013 #158
that was his compass G_j Aug 2013 #164
Thank you for this wonderful post Catherina Aug 2013 #188
Nicely put. Deny and Shred Aug 2013 #208
DURec for MLK, a great leader! bvar22 Aug 2013 #150
I have a dream - truedelphi Aug 2013 #216
I LOVE that dream. bvar22 Aug 2013 #217
K&R idwiyo Aug 2013 #153
Glenn Greenwald's opinion of Obama should giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #154
Re-read the link TiberiusB Aug 2013 #179
Why hasn't the title to the OP been corrected yet??? Sheepshank Aug 2013 #166
This post tells you everything you need to know alcibiades_mystery Aug 2013 #167
King as President? Who knows. He had a working relationship w/ Kennedy and Johnson bigtree Aug 2013 #191
Trashing thread. I wish white liberals would stop using civil rights Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #194
I don't think that MLK would want his words to be heard and heeded KoKo Aug 2013 #202
And I don't think Dr. King would have wanted to have his words Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #213
There's nothing in MLK's Speech that was "Twisted!" Millions of People KoKo Aug 2013 #231
I'm nowhere NEAR kidding. Stop exploiting this man's words and thoughts for your own purposes. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #234
I have listened to, and read that speech countless times G_j Aug 2013 #236
MLK would have been a great Libertarian. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #197
A ridiculous lead....from a ridiculous source... NeonDog Aug 2013 #203
the only problrm with this op timweidman Aug 2013 #206
What a joke. Greenwald presuming to care more about MLK than Obama does.n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #218
Deadbeat scuzzy lawyer/pornographer on his high and mighty lecturing others. n/t Scurrilous Aug 2013 #219
He wants us to remember. mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #220
Greenwald, the same guy who defended a white supremacist Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #221
consider MLK and LBJ Enrique Aug 2013 #224
Catherina, you rock. wtmusic Aug 2013 #230
this speech heaven05 Sep 2013 #249
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