Obama likens civil rights to economy fight at memorial (MLK)

[alp227]

Source: Reuters

President Barack Obama gave a partisan-tinged speech to dedicate a new memorial to Martin Luther King Jr., likening the battle for racial equality to his political struggles in a divided Washington.

In a Sunday address that sounded at times like a sermon, the Democrat said that nearly 50 years since King's famous "I Have A Dream" oration on the National Mall, the monument to him symbolized the need to fight on for social justice.

Obama, the first African-American president, toured the monument with his wife Michelle and two daughters as well as some of King's family members before addressing tens of thousands of people gathered for the dedication ceremony.

He said the 30-foot granite sculpture of the pastor, arms crossed and eyeing the horizon, was a celebration of the civil rights movement that gave blacks the vote and ended segregation in schools, on buses and elsewhere in U.S. life.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/16/us-usa-obama-king-idUSTRE79F24J20111016

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video of speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3Gu9c7HxE

[YvonneCa]

1. Yes, he DID...

...:7

[Nancy Waterman]

2. It was an awesome speech

Why do they call it partisan-tinged? Because he talked about not hating people who disagree with you?

[alp227]

4. well, have you noticed how non-partisan Obama has been the past year

ever since the Tea Party took over the House? When I read this, I felt a bit surprised too.

[Jefferson23]

3. K&R for MLK n/t

[Little Tich]

5. Obama just picked up the glove.

I really hope he wins this fight.

[wordpix]

6. He's been picking it up and putting it down since he got in. He needs to FIGHT now

or lose to Tax Haven Mitt and the GOP machine

[Historic NY]

7. Economic justice & jobs.

[burrowowl]

8. King was about the economy

as well. More than Obama at this point. Although Obama seems to be waking up.

[SkyDaddy7]

9. Obama is waking up or you are waking up...

Or maybe WE are all waking up as to what is about to take over this country by storm unless WE do something to stop it! WE have to stop them!!!