Why did McCain oppose a federal holiday for MLK? - Page 3 - Political Forum

Mooboy · 04-14-2008, 06:03 PM

I don't think a MLK national holliday is that important either way, but the arguments against it that Shiva pointed out make sense to me. I don't think it should be an issue.

BTW, if MLK hadn't been assasinated and were still alive, don't you think conservatives would be depicting him as anti American. Fox News would probably be calling him crazy or a "reverse racist".

JoeBlack · 04-14-2008, 06:49 PM

I think MLK Day was very important. And it is to many blacks in this country.

stephenpe · 04-15-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyFord

Honestly, I would be 10 times more likely to support a holiday for gandhi than lincoln. Lincoln was a racist and a horrible president. Elementry school/High School History can't change history itself, and that man deserves no holiday. Washington doesn't really either. Colombus shouldn't have a holiday either. THAT is a holiday we should be getting rid of.

MLK jr. Should have a holiday because he didn't have some shady background or poor history like lincoln and colombus did. People like Lincoln, when looked at closely, can be seen for what they really are. They weren't the great men they were made out to be. MLK jr. was.

As a child and adult I have read about most of what has been written about
Lincoln. Havent seen much about his shady background but Im not privy to many underground websites and discussions. Please enlighten us more about Lincoln and even Washington.