We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we stiff creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Civil Rights'
This Is Restoring Honor
August 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Politics
In honor of what true American spirit looks like– and what real struggle and sacrifice embody– here is the “I Have a Dream Speech,” by Martin Luther King Jr. in it’s entirety.
Tags: Civil Rights·Dr. Martin Luther King·I have A Dream·Race·Racism
Glenn Beck: Blacks Don’t Own Martin Luther King
June 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Democracy, News, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism
Digby breaks it down: I guess it just doesn’t occur to these people that any discussions of “owning” an African American civil rights icon are, by definition, offensive. To then derisively tell blacks that they don’t own him and then in the next breath say they have gotten “lazy” and distorted his ideas is so [...]
Tags: america·blacks·Civil Rights·Glenn Beck·Martin Luther King
Glenn Beck And Ezra Taft Benson: Anti-Civil Rights Crusaders
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Political Fringe, Republicans
For someone who fashions himself a civil rights advocate, Glenn Beck sure does manage to associate himself with those who demagogue and disparage the movement on a regular basis. One such individual is Ezra Taft Benson, a member of President Dwight Eisenhower’s cabinet, and a rabid, bigoted opponent of the civil rights movement. Here’s Beck [...]
The Paul Doctrine Part Three: Rigid Ideology
May 26th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
Ron Paul’s unfiltered exposition on article two of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, laid the groundwork for his son Rand and his views on civil rights. The views by both Pauls are certainly not extreme taken by themselves, and if you ignore the facts of history. What the Pauls argue is rights of private [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·civil rights act·Racism·rand paul. government·ron paul
The Paul Doctrine Part Two: A New Strain Of Intolerance
May 25th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Politics
Rand Paul is the new face of the republican party. Rand, the son of longtime republican congressman Ron Paul, is the candidate who’s the culmination of the angst and anger felt by voters in the country today. Paul the younger has benefited from the anti-establishment rancor, and has developed a significant following amongst the ever [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·Democracy·libertarianism·Rand Paul·ron paul
The Paul Doctrine And Republican Sleight Of Hand
May 24th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
I’ve been intrigued by this Rand Paul situation ever since his views on civil rights were made public. The presumptive republican senator (I say that given Kentucky trending republican for a while). I think the republican party, specifically the tea party segment, may be in a difficult position. If you can gleam one thing from [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·Racism·Rand Paul·republican party·Republicans
Rand Paul’s Civil Rights Problem
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics, Racism
This is Rand Paul, republican candidate for the senate in Kentucky: “What I’ve always said is, I’m opposed to institutional racism, and I would have — if I was alive at the time, I think — had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, ad I see no place in [...]
Michael Steele’s Ignorant Defense of The Constitution
May 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
I am not a Michael Steele fan. I won’t try to deny this fact. But I’ve always thought that Mr. Steele was a bright man, fully capable and respectful of the moment–even though I tended to disagree with his political ideology. As chairman of the Republican National Committee, Steele’s responsibility is elevating the profile and [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·constitution·elena kagan·Michael Steele·Supreme Court
Civil Rights Pioneer Dorothy Height Passes Away
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits. ~Robert Brault 1912-2010 The morning of April 20th, 2010 brings the tragic news that legendary civil rights leader Dorothy Irene Height has passed away at the age of 98. I met Ms. Height very briefly [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·dorothy height
