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Irish rock band U2’s main vocalist Bono reminded Americans that Palestinians too have a dream during his “In the Name of Love” song tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at President-Elect Barack Obama’s Sunday Inaugural Celebration concert at the Lincoln Memorial. “This is not just an American dream,” Bono said. "Also an Irish dream, a European dream, an African dream … an Israeli dream ... (delayed response) and also a Palestinian dream." (See minute 3:40) The crowd then cheered. The camera later then panned to President-Elect Obama who some on Twitter thought donned a not-so pleasant facial expression in response. But, that might seem farfetched since President-Elect Obama seemed to be listening to the song. Bono’s statement was seen by some as the only contentious-seeming statement during the star-studded celebration. Why though? What are your thoughts?
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Added: January 24, 2009. 01:43 PM CST
MARTIN LUTHER KING
Martin Luther King Pop Quiz How much do you really know? Here's a little MLK quiz to coincide with MLK month. Enjoy. Many Americans don't know enough about MLK. After taking this quiz, you will see how little the schools, news media and political establishment have told you about the only American with his own holiday. 1) Name the judge who has sealed King's FBI surveillance file until the year 2027. Answer: The Honorable John Lewis Smith, Jr. 2) According to whose 1989 biography did King spend his last night on earth in an adulterous liaison? Answer: Reverend Ralph Abernathy. "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down" 3) According to whose 1989 biography did King spend his last morning on earth physically beating a woman? Answer: Reverend Ralph Abernathy. "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down" 4) Who was the U.S. Attorney General who ordered the FBI to wiretap King? Answer: Robert F. Kennedy 5) Who was the Assistant Director of the FBI who wrote a letter to Sen. John P. East (R-NC) describing King's conduct of "orgiastic and adulterous escapades, some of which indicated that King could be bestial in his sexual abuse of women." Answer: Charles D. Brennan 6) Who called King a "hypocrite preacher." Answer: President Lyndon B. Johnson 7) What U.S. newspaper reported that King had plagiarized his doctoral thesis at Boston University. Answer: The Wall Street Journal 8) Whom did King plagiarize in more than 50 complete sentences in his doctoral thesis? Answer: Dr. Jack Boozer 9) Who was the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities who purposely suppressed knowledge of King's plagiarism of his doctoral thesis? Answer: Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Richard Cheney 10) What was Martin Luther King's real name? Answer: Michael King, Jr. In 1935 his father, Michael King, declared to his congregation that he wound henceforth be known as Martin Luther King and his son would be known as Martin Luther King, Jr. 11) In his first public sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1947 who did King plagiarize? Answer: Harry Emerson Fosdick 12) Name the man who served as King's personal secretary from 1955 to 1960, had joined the Young Communists League at New York City College in 1936, went to prison for draft evasion in 1944, and in 1953 was sentenced to 60 days in jail in California "lewd vagrancy and homosexual perversion." Answer: Bayard Rustin 13) According to whom had King "privately described himself as a Marxist." Answer: His biographer, David J. Garrow 14) Who edited King's book Stride Toward Freedom? Answer: Communist Stanley Levison 15) Who made the following speech? That's exactly what we mean-- from every mountain side, let freedom ring.Not only from the Green Mountains and White Mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire; not only from the Catskills of New York; but from the Ozarks in Arkansas, from Stone Mountain in Georgia, from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia --let it ring not only for the minorities of the United States, but for the disinherited of all the earth--from every mountainside, LET FREEDOM RING! Answer: Archibald Carey, 1952 ------------------------------ If you got no questions correct it means that you are exactly the kind of ignorant citizen your government desires. 1-3 questions correct means you could be dangerous. 4-6 questions correct means you must read to much. 7-10 questions correct means you must value historical correctness instead of political correctness. Congratulations! ! 11 or more questions correct means you've been reading this website and learned the truth. Now it's up to you to tell others the truth.
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Added: January 24, 2009. 07:58 AM CST
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Added: January 19, 2009. 10:45 PM CST
Obamas defening silence about the slughter of Palestinian lives is a clear example of his allegance to AIPAC and the murderers in Israel. His cheif of staff Emmanuel and his campaign manager Axelrod is both Jewish and both hate Arabs so you can guess that Obama will just be another stupid American president that bows down to worship the Jews again.
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Added: January 19, 2009. 07:03 AM CST
I think some people are reading too much into a brief facial expression made by the president elect. Stop over-analyzing. I mean for all you know, the man had an itch on his nose that he didn't want to scratch in public. He's only human.
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Added: January 19, 2009. 12:27 AM CST
Palestinians have a dream too
I guess it's only contentious if you contest that Palestinians are people.

I actually watched Obama's expression carefully--I don't know if he looked upset. It's that same thoughtful, serious look he usually has. I'd like to think he was contemplating the task ahead of him, particularly since his website asks people to vote on whether we should reevalute aid to Israel. But who knows--it's not like he's really uttered a word about Gaza...
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