No, of course Martin Luther King was not a god. And he was very human in his flaws. But he had a capacity for leadership and speech probably unmatched in our lifetimes. He died among garbage workers in Memphis, an event that still reverberates in our society.

Barack Obama has been compared to him. I think that is a false comparison. King was a prophet, a man of God. Obama is religious but not so defined by religion. He is less passionate and focuses on getting things done. I really think he is going to be a terrific president, and that it has little to do with being black.

>I've seen the documentary. I find it amazing that people tend to deify many of those who meet an untimely death. MLK was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. He was a man of courage and vision, but he wasn't a god. Neither is Obama, who hasn't even done anything and still has donned the mantle of a sub-god, at least. MLK did what should never have had to be done.
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>On another note, I also find it interesting that most black think Abraham Lincoln was another of their saviors. He wasn't pro black, he was pro union. He only emancipated the blacks who were in states he didn't control. He also said he didn't the blacks were equal to whites and that they would never attain parity with whites.
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>Everyone should be a student of history, and not the history that is foisted upon us by the left leaning media outlets.
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>At any rate, I'm thankful for MLK and his contribution to humanity, while maintaining my sensibilities and knowing that he was just as ordinary as any of us, except he dared to stand up when others were shouted down.
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>>>My AA sponsor is from Wisconsin and tells me the kids where he grew up -- up north, where you are from if I am not mistaken -- get school off for the first day of hunting season but not for Martin Luther King's birthday.
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>>Believe it or not, it looks like Wisconsin outside right now! 3 inches of very wet snow (great for packing) and more scheduled to fall til around 2pm today here. Everything is shut down of course since we only have a couple of sand trucks in the county. Beautiful but treacherous! It's never going to get above freezing until tomorrow afternoon so tomorrow's am drive will be bad as well.
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>>When I was in school in Wisconsin there was no school on the fist day of hunting season as well. Of course, the school sessions were geared around the farmer's schedules too. Here, no such luck, but all schools and banks are closed on MLK day.