tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post1423360126012600527..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: The Hideous MLK MemorialAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-2768895290038180542011-11-28T11:55:32.595-08:002011-11-28T11:55:32.595-08:00Thank you, Alan. Once again, you NAILED IT!! &quo...Thank you, Alan. Once again, you NAILED IT!! "We are only empowered, when we grasp TRUTH and REFUSE to let go, regardless of the consequences." You MAY quote me on that, Barbara StohlerThe Prodigal Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045665948119714674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-66033203101248431782011-11-28T11:34:44.724-08:002011-11-28T11:34:44.724-08:00Thank you, Alan. Once again, you NAILED IT!! &quo...Thank you, Alan. Once again, you NAILED IT!! "We are only empowered, when we grasp TRUTH and REFUSE to let go, regardless of the consequences." You MAY quote me on that, Barbara StohlerThe Prodigal Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045665948119714674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-92076475707663111492011-08-26T09:21:24.221-07:002011-08-26T09:21:24.221-07:00So sad - this is not Dr. King. Send it back to the...So sad - this is not Dr. King. Send it back to the land where it was created. Allow someone who knew him to approve a new, gentler, more powerful peaceful image.4GivenGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002740744376358043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-33185787235623039622011-08-25T10:01:15.307-07:002011-08-25T10:01:15.307-07:00Sir: I agree with you article! The "monument&...Sir: I agree with you article! The "monument" is a "monstrosity." Equally appaling is the fact that the King siblings demanded $800,000. to quote him! http://wp.me/KNGoLegaleaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265843804195031911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-12214138308924468932011-08-25T08:05:16.923-07:002011-08-25T08:05:16.923-07:00What a slap in the face to ALL Americans! This man...What a slap in the face to ALL Americans! This man changed the course of history, unfortunately, less savory characters have hi jacked this gentle giants words and more importantly, his vision. That monstrosity looks like something you would see in China, celebrating a ruthless tyrant, all I can think of when I see this thing is MLK's dream being shattered, a statue erected with slave labor in a land where freedom is non-existant!<br /> Will we hear from the Sharptons or the Jacksons, probably not, for theirs is a belief of dependency, not independence as MLK dreamed!!!<br /> A despicable slap in the face.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284632343518235595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-71879599518541256252011-08-24T13:15:09.886-07:002011-08-24T13:15:09.886-07:00I remember hearing Dr. King's 'I Have a Dr...I remember hearing Dr. King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. It mesmerized me. The tone, and power of his voice was electrifying, not to mention the words themselves.<br /><br />The only contact I had with black people when I was young, was playing football against other teams in high school. No blacks in my school, so I had no particular opinion about them.<br /><br />That made it easier to appreciate MLK's speech. I still consider it the most powerful speech ever.<br /><br />I agree with you about the sculpture. The word 'dismal' comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-10991879102110154512011-08-24T13:05:13.409-07:002011-08-24T13:05:13.409-07:00The so-called black leadership, with people like S...The so-called black leadership, with people like Sharpton and J. Jackson, have pretty much claimed to follow King's precepts, while actually doing just the opposite.<br /><br />One facet of which I approved greatly at the time applies to all of us. Simplified, "Stand on your own hind legs, be self-sufficient and independent and don't let others define your reality."<br /><br />Seems like all we have nowadays is a bunch of race-baiters who are unconcerned with anybody's character, including their own.Desertrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860257698839313423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-18615750660913787382011-08-24T06:00:53.091-07:002011-08-24T06:00:53.091-07:00I was just horrified when I seen the "monumen...I was just horrified when I seen the "monument" of Dr. King on the news, and I said the same words you did. What a horrid and cold depiction of a gentle, and peaceful man whose only goal was to unite the masses to peace. I am still horrified and I really do not have any words to put to my lips to state anything otherwise.Being an artistic type I can tell you the Chinese sculptor who carved this statue, it truly shows the harshness of where he lives and the coldness of his heart.<br />I watched Dr. Kings speech in school. What an honor to meet such a figure in history.denimflyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737448177805751756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-30304322251782427312011-08-24T03:34:51.248-07:002011-08-24T03:34:51.248-07:00The stirring ideas of yesterday are being misused ...The stirring ideas of yesterday are being misused all around today. But this example I can only answer with a succinct, "next time, buy American." Well, here's more, from Percy Bysshe Shelley:<br /><br />I met a traveller from an antique land<br />Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone<br />Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,<br />Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown<br />And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command<br />Tell that its sculptor well those passions read<br />Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,<br />The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.<br />And on the pedestal these words appear:<br />`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:<br />Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'<br />Nothing beside remains. Round the decay<br />Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,<br />The lone and level sands stretch far away".Harry Dale Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210275295826050501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-22752163559150962132011-08-23T20:28:24.303-07:002011-08-23T20:28:24.303-07:00Little strange the "committee" picked a ...Little strange the "committee" picked a chinese sculpture, what could they not find an aspiring young black artist to memorizes Rev. King? I would have thought that would be an honor! I guess being PC is still the hallmark.<br />The blocks of rock look hideous!<br /><br />Cederq<br />SD BobCederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-49636639237647977112011-08-23T17:43:11.168-07:002011-08-23T17:43:11.168-07:00Our family just spent time at the MLK Historic Sit...Our family just spent time at the MLK Historic Site in Atlanta. One of my purchases was a poster celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. I've always thought that he would be appalled that a holiday was given to him that would provide everyone with a three day weekend. When I saw the poster I just had to buy it. It's getting hung up at my office. "Remember, Celebrate, Act. A day ON, not a day OFF."What if it's today? - A survivalist's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291866801645327324noreply@blogger.com