Alveda King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece, says her late uncle would not condone the Occupy Wall St movement or ACORN’s voter fraud. Knocks Jesse Jackson for comparing OWS to the 60s civil rights movement, saying the latter “was founded on prayer, peace, nonviolence and order, whereas the Occupiers began their protests out of frustration.” Yeah, judge not by the physical attributes (or politics?) but by the content of character. Today, that would be considered raaaaacist talk.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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