Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day…A day when millions remember and honor the memory and legacy of the foremost civil rights leader of a generation who was tragically slain in 1968.
King was a visionary who was brilliant, affective, and foremost, courageous. He also possessed perhaps the two most important gifts of a leader of men and causes…
An ability to inspire through sensible yet moving oratory, and more importantly, the serendipity of marching along the timeline of history at just the right moment.
King coming along at the time he did was his most important ally because…
If MLK were alive today and railing against the injustices in the world, he would be eaten alive, by talk radio, tabloids, and the schadenfreude driven 24/7 “news” cycle of speculation and innuendo of cable TV.
Martin Luther King in spite of all his incredible command of what is good and what is just, was a man. A man full of flaws like all of us.
And…
Many of King’s human weaknesses were, by the girdle donning, high heel wearing J. Edgar Hoover, (and RFK for that matter) noted, embellished, and oft times imagined.
Did the married, minister of God enjoy the company of white women? Maybe.
Was he, the civil rights movement, and the SCLC associated with the Communist Party. Not really.
Because King was friends and was mentored by another black civil rights activist, Bayard Rustin, who was a known homosexual make King gay? Hardly…see above.
As King was a fan of the non-violent movement propagated by Gandhi, an Indian, anti-American? Fuck no.
Yet today?
All of this “information” would be perused, skewed, and then taken as fact and spray painted like graffiti on the walls of a shut down factory in Youngstown, Elkhart, or Detroit upon our radios and TV’s.
And my friends…As MLK helped a people and a nation to see and actualize his dream, we as a nation have turned that dream on its head and turned it to some degree, into a nightmare.
If MLK were alive today he would be vilified for “communist ties”, “hanging out with homosexuals”, and being an un-American peacenik by today’s angry, ratings at all costs media, and the thirst for such from a large portion of Americans.
That is indeed why today, we have no great leadership in this country. Why would anyone who has the ability and desire to lead this nation, suffer the scrutiny of those who seek to tear greatness down?
I don’t care if a person was late on their taxes, smoked pot, had a marital indiscretion, or peed in a public pool while drunk if he or she is willing and able to lead this country out of its debt and malaise.
The great ones of today have no desire to lead because it would mean that they would be under the microscope of a media and a people who care more about who they fucked rather than what they can do.
We are stuck with vanilla. We are stuck with mediocrity. We are stuck with the here and now of, “Oh My God…he or she did what?”
I want inspiration from someone, no matter if he or she has human imperfections.
Where’s that inspiration going to come from? John Boehner? Mitch McConnell? Nancy Pelosi? Harry Reid?...Sarah Palin!!?
Ha…I don’t fucking think so.
We have no leaders like King. King spent his adult years trying to forge the unity of a nation and sadly, trying unsuccessfully to not be gunned down by the bullet of bigotry and hate.
The so called leaders we have today? Instead of seeking greatness, they spend their adult years merely seeking reelection.
I hate it.
Cheers!!
Today is the day we in the United States observe the birthday, and honor the life and accomplishments of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. King spent his entire life trying to mold this nation and indeed the world into a place where all people are created equal and are judged not by the color of their skin, but rather the content of their character.
He was a leader defined by his own words as being one who is not a searcher of consensus, but a molder of consensus.
King was courageous, intelligent, and an unwavering force in the civil rights movement. He broke down barriers that confronted the black community in this country.
His eloquence is exceeded only by accomplishments in tearing down those barriers, and while his life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet in 1968, his eloquence and legacy live on through others who have built upon King’s vision and have continued his dream…
Rev. Jesse Jackson has continued King’s dream of understanding and unity by calling Jews, “hymies”, accusing Barack Obama of being “too white”, and fathering an illegitimate child. As King said, “A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.”
Knowing this quote well, Jackson evidently hooked up with a straight chick and rode her from the front.
Decades after his death, King’s message of racial and cultural harmony still echoes whenever Rev. Al Sharpton speaks. This is very evident when Sharpton speaks on the importance of education as he did at Kean College in 1994:
“White folks was in caves while we was building empires...We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.” 
Damn straight, Al!!
Gary Coleman, Jimmie J.J. Walker, and The View co-host Sherri Shepherd, are proof positive that black Americans, like many of their white counterparts, need no talent in order to have a career in the entertainment industry.
King’s words, live on not only in the collective consciousness of America’s black population. His words live on in the action of white Americans as well.
Nearly every day, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her idolaters remind us all of something King said long ago…
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
His words and vision certainly do transcend time and race. It’s a shame that he didn’t live long enough to see and hear these people distort continue his dream and his work.
He would be proud of these folks, but he would be even more proud of the fact that a light skinned African-American who has no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one, was elected President of the United States.
Yeah…King’s determination, courage, vision, and eloquence sure do live on in our times, don’t they?
Cheers!!
So here we are. Our 44th President will be installed into office today.
A black man from Hawaii who trekked through Harvard and settled in Chicago will be residing in Washington, D.C. at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
America has come full circle and finally grown up. Well, most Americans have grown up.
Today is Barack Obama’s day…as it should be. However, my message today is directed towards the 10 percent of you ideologues on the far right and the far left.
My message to you…Suck it up and get the hell over it.
To those of you on the way out right, Obama is not Satan. He is not a Manchurian Candidate manufactured by Al Qaida that will bring our nation to its knees.
President Obama is not a lapdog for Arabs, blacks, or domestic terrorists. He will not try to convert your children to Islam.
He's not going to try to revoke the Second Amendment and take away your Smith and Wesson dick extension.
Well, to you I say...In between watching re-runs of Dukes of Hazzard, waiting for the reincarnation of Jefferson Davis, and sucking back some Budweisers…
Why don’t you get off your ass, love your children, and when you go to praise Jeebus on Sundays remember what Martin Luther King, Jr. once said:
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?"” Let go of your prejudices Mr. and Mrs. Jughead, and start thinking outside of your double-wide trailor that is full of six kids in diapers and 3,000 conspiracy theories.
Getting this country out of the doldrums of our economic plight will require more than Obama. Obama is a smart and decent guy, but he needs the help of all of us.
Nuff’ said to you guys…And now to you out there on the far left. I proudly call myself a Liberal, but I share something with Barack Obama…
Much like the O-Man himself, I am first and foremost, realistic…thoughtful…pragmatic.
Don’t expect Obama to part the Mississippi River and deliver us all to the Promised Land.
Three months into his term, mortgages will not be paid, jobs won’t miraculously appear, and he will not change the name of fish to, Sea Kittens. And, as I told the far right, he's not going to, nor should he, take everyone's gun away. Deal with it.
And, our troops? Due to the the sheer logistics of things, they will still be in Iraq for a couple of years to come.
You want our troops home; Obama wants our troops home, but unless Captain Kirk shows up with the USS Enterprise, it’s going to take some time.
I know that you want it your way or no way, but now is the time to give a little here and there on some issues.
Keep in mind what Lady Astor once said:
"The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything or nothing."
I have every confidence that Obama will work his damndest to make us a better nation and try to perfect this union, but one man is, but one man.
You too, like your brothers and sisters that are diametrically opposed to you, need to put away the hankies and think about the nation as a whole.
With that being said, I would like to leave you all with a couple of inaugural themed pictures…
Yo, Jill Biden...I know your hubby is a heartbeat away from the Presidency, but when he's off attending the funerals of third world dictators...
How about meeting me in my bedroom and being a heartbeat away from the Matt-Man? Purrrrrr...
Oh yeah, I'm diggin' this. Buh-Bye, Dubya!!
Good Luck, President Obama. I'm gonna make fun of you, but I'm wishing you the best of luck. Godspeed, my good man.
Cheers!!
An ability to inspire through sensible yet moving oratory, and more importantly, the serendipity of marching along the timeline of history at just the right moment.
I don’t care if a person was late on their taxes, smoked pot, had a marital indiscretion, or peed in a public pool while drunk if he or she is willing and able to lead this country out of its debt and malaise.
