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You are here: Home / Civil Rights / Post-Racial America Open Thread: In Commemoration

Post-Racial America Open Thread: In Commemoration

by Anne Laurie|  January 20, 202011:51 pm| 31 Comments

This post is in: Civil Rights, Open Threads, Post-racial America, Republican Stupidity, Trumpery

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President Trump and Vice President Pence just made an unannounced trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington. They stood in front of it for approximately 30 seconds with their heads bowed before turning and leaving without making remarks.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 20, 2020

Trump and Pence were met with booing at the #MLK memorial.

They stood in front of it for 20 seconds and then left.#MLKDay pic.twitter.com/OWIxAtcqWZ

— Leah McElrath ?????? (@leahmcelrath) January 20, 2020

Approximately an hour later:

Yeah, and then Trump tweeted that the person we actually should be celebrating on this day is…. Wait for it….

Oh, you know! pic.twitter.com/kNkKQsJrgy

— Spence Reynaldo (@reynaldo_spence) January 20, 2020

Three presidents tweet on Martin Luther King Day pic.twitter.com/gzjyTEdwNS

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) January 20, 2020


(If you click on the image, you can see Obama’s tweet at the top right, above Clinton’s)

Maybe sit this one out. https://t.co/8gDD8fK3bM

— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) January 20, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. favorable ratings via Gallup –>

1966: 33% favorable, 63% unfavorable

Now: 94% favorable, 4% unfavorable

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 20, 2020

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31Comments

  1. 1.

    khead

    January 21, 2020 at 12:07 am

    I’ve been avoiding the joint for a bit.  Because, politics.  But have some Penny.  She’s doing great so far.

  2. 2.

    khead

    January 21, 2020 at 12:08 am

    Also:

    Declaration of Independence – July 4, 1776

    Gettysburg Address – November 19, 1863

    Letter from Birmingham Jail – April 16, 1963

    As much as I’d like to think differently, I probably won’t be around to see 2060.  So, the next good one on that list is probably up to one of your kids.  

  3. 3.

    Jerzy Russian

    January 21, 2020 at 12:09 am

    The president and Vice President look so small standing next to Dr. King.

  4. 4.

    Sandia Blanca

    January 21, 2020 at 12:20 am

    When I first saw the video of IMPOTUS and VP standing there, it looked like they were taking a pee on the flowers! Ugh, that shows how little I expect from them in terms of civil behavior.

  5. 5.

    sab

    January 21, 2020 at 12:20 am

    @khead: What is that flooring she is on? My cats would kill and eat me to get their claws into that stuff.

  6. 6.

    sab

    January 21, 2020 at 12:23 am

    @Jerzy Russian: Dr King never looked so fierce in life. I know he was, but it came through as persistence, not fierceness. We know now how brave he was. I am glad his statue shows that.

  7. 7.

    khead

    January 21, 2020 at 12:35 am

    @sab:

    Berber carpet.  Once upon a time it was gonna be the pool table room.  And you are right that cats love it.

  8. 8.

    Mnemosyne

    January 21, 2020 at 12:46 am

    I just found out today that there are ten statues of modern martyrs at Westminster Abbey in London, and Dr. King is one of them:

    https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/martin-luther-king-jr

  9. 9.

    Ruckus

    January 21, 2020 at 12:46 am

    @sab:

    I think the word you are looking for is resolute.

    I don’t think Dr. King wanted to be fierce. I never got that vibe. I knew he’d never give up and would take pretty much anything thrown his way but I’d say resolute fits him much better.

  10. 10.

    Ruckus

    January 21, 2020 at 12:56 am

    @Mnemosyne:

    Very interesting. Also reading about the other 9 people with statues. Esther John struck me as one of the most interesting. Both Dr. King and Esther John were born in 1929 and she was murdered 2 yrs after Dr. King. Both had to overcome a lot to be the people they ended up and were actually similar stories.

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    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    January 21, 2020 at 1:09 am

    @khead:

    Fuck, I’ll be 65 in 2060. You know, if the consequences of climate change don’t kill me before then

  12. 12.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 21, 2020 at 1:12 am

    Sooooo Dump and Dense did the same thing they did last year or in 2017 or 2018?  (I don’t remember what damn year it was, it’s been a long century.)

  13. 13.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 21, 2020 at 1:12 am

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Young whippersnapper!

  14. 14.

    The Dangerman

    January 21, 2020 at 1:18 am

    @khead:

    …I probably won’t be around to see 2060.

    Me, neither, though I will try for 2061 because of Halley’s Comet. It’s last pass in 86 was all kinds of wrong (kinda like anticipating Christmas morning, then opening presents and getting only socks and underwear). 2061 HAS to be better.

    Plus, by 2061, the Memorial for Trump will likely be finished (a stall at the spaceport with a flusher that works on the first attempt).

  15. 15.

    JWR

    January 21, 2020 at 1:22 am

    Remember that video from Puerto Rico (?) where Trump moves his water bottle, and Pence immediately mimics him? Watch the above video. At about the 20 second mark, Trump moves/folds his arms, followed 2 seconds later by Pence doing the exact same thing. Very weird pair, those two.

  16. 16.

    Joey Maloney

    January 21, 2020 at 1:26 am

    If ever there was a time for a giant statue to animate and go on a stompy rampage…

  17. 17.

    Mary G

    January 21, 2020 at 1:30 am

    If we’re gonna have this holiday, then y’all at least need to know who you’re actually celebrating. MLK was not the meek and deferential person they describe him as in your history books. He was defiant. He was a truth teller. He was… this guy: pic.twitter.com/dyZsXmiKmx— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) January 20, 2020

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    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 21, 2020 at 1:38 am

    @mrmoshpotato: Ya don’t get to say that too often ’round these parts, do ya?

  19. 19.

    frosty

    January 21, 2020 at 1:40 am

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Same age as my younger son. I worry like hell about them. I tried my best but it’s like pissing into the wind to make things right.

  20. 20.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 21, 2020 at 1:40 am

    @The Dangerman: Growing up, an old guy down the street saw the 1910 appearance,  he said it was pretty spectacular.  1986 was a dud.

    I blame Reagan.

  21. 21.

    Duane

    January 21, 2020 at 1:41 am

    @Joey Maloney: A statue isn’t going to come alive and seek revenge. However, natural conditions could cause it to fall over. An act of a truly caring God.

  22. 22.

    frosty

    January 21, 2020 at 1:44 am

    @Mary G: Wow.

  23. 23.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 21, 2020 at 1:44 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: No. :)

  24. 24.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 21, 2020 at 1:46 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:

    1986 was a dud.

    I blame Reagan.

    LOL

  25. 25.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    January 21, 2020 at 2:27 am

    @The Dangerman: I’ll be a hundred when it comes back, and ever since the pale, wimpy disappointment of ’86 it’s been my goal to see it.

    But yeah, climate change could put a crimp in that plan.

  26. 26.

    Amir Khalid

    January 21, 2020 at 2:34 am

    @Comrade Colette Collaboratrice:

    I’ll be 101, and I’m not holding my breath.

  27. 27.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 21, 2020 at 2:37 am

    @Amir Khalid: If you hold your breath, you certainly won’t make it.

  28. 28.

    Joey Maloney

    January 21, 2020 at 2:38 am

    @Duane: I guess you’re not watching the same animes I’m watching.

  29. 29.

    Amir Khalid

    January 21, 2020 at 2:46 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:

    That’s one of the reasons.

  30. 30.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 21, 2020 at 2:59 am

    @Amir Khalid: Also, you need more time to buy more guitars. :)

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    January 21, 2020 at 5:19 am

    @JWR: It’s part of how Pence stays in Trump’s good graces.  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

    They even teach that practice in communication seminars.  What a disgusting pair.

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