Commentary on Bush visit to MLK Gravesite
From the Michael Medved fan website
here (he is a talk-show host) comes this short comment about the protest over George Bush's visit to Martin Luther King's Gravesite on the anniversary of his birth:
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Pres. Bush visited Atlanta, GA to pay respects to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the invitation of his widow. I read the transcripts of his speech. He honored Rev. Dr. King's memory. I thought it very humble.
bq. But, of course not everyone felt that way:
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Bush was not invited," said Lance Grimes, 55, a black social worker who lives in Decatur, Ga., and was part of the demonstration at The King Center. "It is a desecration for him to lay a wreath at the tomb of Dr. King. He is diametrically opposed to everything Dr. King stood for. With all due respect, Coretta Scott King is making a tactical mistake."
bq. "Not invited." With all due respect (none), who the heck asked YOU, Grimes?
bq. For the first time in our history, the National Security Adviser and Secretary of State are African-American. Not to mention the Secretary of Education. In their appointments, Pres. Bush was not attempting to gratify a part of his constituency, or to win political points, or even to create diversity in his cabinet; he chose the best people for the job-- immeasurably crucial and important ones at that. He judged them by the content of their character and ability. Race was immaterial. Affirmative action was not a factor.
bq. If this makes Pres. Bush, as Grimes says, "diametrically opposed to everything Dr. King stood for," what would it say about him if he had made his decision solely on the basis of race?
bq. I think if Grimes thinks the president's visit to honor MLK is a "desecration," then the Georgia social worker is the one who is diametrically opposed to Dr. King's beliefs. He should be ashamed of himself.
bq. Notice how the Left is fond of calling the GOP moralizers? That's because they're so morally blind.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Posted by DaveH at January 16, 2004 1:27 PM