I leave you with this before I go to bed tonight. Another article I have pulled out of archives due to the comments on FOX news where Eric Holder is screaming Racism. It is scary how I could see even back then...the race card would end his Presidency! God Bless and goodnight Patriots! Pray you enjoy the read. Shannon! “I HAVE A DREAM” – THEN CAME OBAMA! By: Shannon J. Carpenter On August 28, 1963 activist Martin Luther King Jr. gave a vivacious speech better known as the “I Have a Dream” speech. In this speech the theme was centered on calling an end to racism in America. Delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial his speech was not only a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement but it was a call for freedom and racial equality for all. This riveting speech was so powerful that a 1999 poll of scholars of public address ranked it the top American speech of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. carried the torch and promoted non-violence among blacks and whites. He believed and taught that murder could not stop the struggle for equal rights. Due to his prominence in the civil rights movement he received many death threats. After the assassination in 1963 of President Kennedy he told his wife Coretta “This is going to happen to me also. I keep telling you this is a sick society.” On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis, Tennessee and gave the last speech of his life. This speech came to be known as the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” address. In this speech King made reference to a bomb threat that had delayed his plane earlier that day. Near the close of the address he spoke: “And then I got to Memphis. And some began to say threats…or talk about threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers? Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. [Applause] And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And he allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promise land. I may not get there with you. But, I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promise land! [Applause] And so I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.” King’s last words were a fore shadow of where his fate would lead him the very next day. It was as if he knew, and accepted it as God’s plan for his life. His message was not just an address it was a prophetic message. The courage King displayed was a strength that must have come from his faith in God, and God alone. On April 4, 1968 at the age of 39 King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary. The greatest American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was now just a memory. August 28, 2013 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” address. Now is the time to reflect and ask ourselves this important question. Has Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream become a reality or is it still just a dream? In the wake of America’s rise in racial tension, has Obama’s divisive policies and language set us back in time? Is President Obama in fact inciting racial division? Have the race baiters like Obama, Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton done more to hurt black people than any white person could? Are the likes of people like them responsible for setting race relations back 50 years? Just how far have we come beyond Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream and his legacy? Over the last 50 years one cannot deny how far we have come since the civil rights movement? All Americans have equal opportunity no doubt but some would still argue that there is not equal access. America’s racial divide is perhaps the most vexing theme that weaves throughout American history. Rarely do President’s or any politicians touch the subject firmly. Things would change March 18, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Newly elected as the first black President of the United States, Barack Obama gave a speech on election night in front of 70 thousand people. His speech gave the allusion to the great civil rights song by Sam Cooke: “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America”. Although subtle his reference to the astounding racial breakthrough was unmistakable. It was a pivotal moment and a clear message that race would be a central theme of his Presidency. Who could have imagined that Obama would use race to cause division in a time in our nation’s history that yearns for unity and Americans coming together as one? The worst kind of demagoguery is when an individual plays the race card. Barack Obama has played the race card more times than Americans can keep up with. He has deliberately and publically sought to pit racial and gender groups against each other. Obama does not see us as Americans because then he could not play the race card to further his socialist agenda anymore. He has to cause division and he uses the liberal lapdog media to spread his fascist doctrine. The “change” many Americans thought they were sold was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Obama’s anti-American message penetrated Hollywood and the black community and the race baiters were cleared for takeoff! Unfortunately the Obama Administration and the media made a huge mistake when they decided to use the Zimmerman/Martin case as a platform for racial division. Without getting the facts of the case first they assumed the shooting was caused because of racial prejudice and they were wrong. One would think that they would have backed up but instead they dug their heels in. By the time the trial was over and Zimmerman was found not guilty, American’s were divided and racial tension was at a peek. Arizona’s Immigration Law is another way President Obama has caused racial tension accusing Arizona of racially profiling Hispanics. The statute merely empowers local police to enforce existing federal immigration laws. This type of Chicago style, bully politics, has diminished the office of the Presidency and has furthered racial division among all Americans. Over the last year the racial divide has been exacerbated by other race baiters such as Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton. Each have jumped into the race baiting war by screaming racism when it didn’t even exist and could never be proven. Anyone can cry racism but proving it is another story. Are they so desperate to gain power over the white man that they have to smear the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. and everything he worked for? Martin Luther King Jr. never used race to promote his agenda. Never once did he play the race card to bully his opposition. He spoke of unity, freedom for all, equality for all and non-violence. In the face of evil, war, racism and economic turmoil Americans are desperate for a President that knows how to bring us all together. Americans are desperate for a leader who will stand tall and protect Americans as one and not divided. The suffering Obama has caused across the board has been relentless. The definition of racism is usually defined as views, practices and actions reflecting the belief that humanity is divided into distinct biological groups called races and that members of a certain race share certain attributes which make that group as a whole less desirable, inferior, or superior. Not only do the race baiters mentioned above fit this definition, unfortunately so does the President of the United States. Not only are their actions racist in nature they are also anti-American in nature. Martin Luther King Jr. knew how to bring Americans together. If he were alive today the race baiters in America would be shamed back into the holes they crawled out of. Martin Luther King Jr. was God centered not self-centered. His message was about forgiveness and accepting each other without judgments. The difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama is stark in comparison. King was led by the dreams his Father “God” gave him and Obama is led by the “Dreams of his father” who was anti-American much less a higher power. After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. a speech was given by New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy (who was himself assassinated two months later) on April 4, 1968 at a rally in Indianapolis. Putting his own life in danger and against the advice of the Chief of Police he stood on a podium mounted on the back of a flatbed truck and spoke for over 4 minutes. Kennedy’s aides were concerned that the delivery of the information would result in a riot. Kennedy made a choice and in that moment he had two choices. Deliver the news of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. and bundle it with his political agenda or deliver the news and stand on the platform that King stood on for 13 years in his fight for civil rights. Kennedy chose to stand on the side of equality and forgiveness. His words touched the hearts of Americans of all races and was considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. When Robert F. Kennedy informed the audience that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated the crowd let out screams of horror and great sadness. Once they were calm Kennedy acknowledged that many in the audience would be filled with anger. But then Kennedy went on: “For those of you who are black and tempted to fill with – be filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I would say that I can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man.” These remarks were surprising to Kennedy’s aides for he had never spoke publicly about the assassination of his brother, President John. F. Kennedy. Kennedy continued, saying that the country had to make an effort to “go beyond these rather difficult times,” and then quoted a poem by the Greek playwright Aeschylus, on the theme of the wisdom that comes, against one’s will, from pain. To conclude, Kennedy said that the country needed and wanted unity between black and whites, asked the audience members to pray for the King family and the country, and once more quoted the ancient Greeks. This speech was credited in part with preventing post-assassination rioting in Indianapolis where it was given, though there were riots in other parts of the country. Kennedy knew how to lead from the front of the line instead of from behind during a moment in time that could have divided a nation once again. Like Martin Luther King Jr., he chose to unite himself and all Americans with the black community and as one share the pain and loss of the greatest civil rights activist that America has ever seen. This is what a true leader looks like and what Martin Luther King Jr. stood for. The facts are in and yes we have come a long way in the last 50 years but we still have a ways to go. As long as race baiters continue to stay relevant by spreading vicious lies we will never quiet “make it”. As long as there is evil in this world we will always have to deal with a degree of hatred, but dealing with it does not mean we have to tolerate it. An example of this is when President Obama tries to play the race card to divide Americans. We may have to deal with it but we don’t have to tolerate it under any circumstances. Playing the race card is in fact racist at its core and promotes hatred among all races. If President Obama cared about Americans as a whole he would STOP the insanity of race baiting and promote forgiveness and unity among all. If Martin Luther King Jr. was here today he would revel at how far we have come as a nation but he would press full court ahead and tell us that our work will never be done. We can always be better as a people, we can always grow as individuals, we can learn to love and forgive even more and most of all Americans can live together in harmony, lending a helping hand while working for a better future for all generations. He would recognize the divisive nature of President Obama and he would be ashamed of him for not pursuing the “dream” and instead turning the “dream” into a nightmarish reality. The cold hard truth is that racism can only exist in the minds of a racist for individuals who walk in true love and God’s word are truly color blind. In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: “But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the place of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with souls force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidence by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.” UNITED WE STAND AND DIVIDED WE ALL FALL. Shannon J. Carpenter!
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