Watch the upcoming Martin Luther King Day coverage closely.

[KamaAina]

You'll notice a strange gap in Dr. King's career.

You'll see Selma, and the March on Washington, with the "I Have A Dream" speech.

And then -- nothing, until "the shots rang out/In the Memphis sky..."

Um, what might Dr. King have been doing in the intervening five years? Protesting against an illegal, immoral, imperialist U.S. war, perhaps?? Can't have that, can we, 'specially not now while we're in the thick and din of yet another one, huh?

MLK Day coverage has always been skimpy on the antiwar Dr. King. I fully expect it to get skimpier and skimpier 'til it resembles a "wardrobe malfunction"...

Edit: speling

[ContraBass Black]

1. Quiet! You're not supposed to be paying attention!

[villager]

2. and he was shot when planning a Poor Peoples' March

on Washington, D.C. Not "black" -- but "poor." That kind of civil rights movement was too much for the elites, hence, the always-convenient "lone nut."

[Solon]

3. Link to a 1967 speech...

http://www.africanamericans.com/MLKjrBeyondVietnam.htm

One of the few heroes of mine that I have no reservations about is Dr. King, an inspiration for us all.