*in my loudest megaphone voice* HEY YOU GUYS LISTEN!!

[libnnc]

If you do nothing else on the computer today, listen to Dr. King's speech on Vietnam. All of it. Let it sink in. Realize that nothing has changed. You must hear his message and understand it. Many of his sermons will be quoted today, but the MSM won't dare quote this one. They never do. There's a reason for that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b80Bsw0UG-U

Please, please listen to this.

[Reterr]

1. Recommended n/t

[libnnc]

5. thanks for that.

We have an opportunity today to understand what King's legacy is really about.

[proud patriot]

2. Thank You

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. Thanks, I will.

[bdamomma]

4. thanks

[Robbien]

6. There can never be another MLK, the media will not allow it

thanks for the headups libnnc

[libnnc]

7. It makes me furious the way the media

dismisses his antiwar and economic justice work.

[me b zola]

19. I noticed this during coverage of CSK's death & funeral

It seemed as though the media has rewritten who & what King was.

[yurbud]

26. yep--all you have to do is listen to how talk radio talks about MLK

it would make J Edgar Hoover blush.

[sammythecat]

8. Thanks for being so insistent.

I might have skipped over this.

I listened from beginning to end. I'm old enough to be ashamed I've never heard this. I don't know nearly what I should about Martin Luther King. What a hero for Mankind.

I'm going to make it a point to learn more about this man.

[libnnc]

9. You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of

There's a reason this speech has been forgotten by the mainstream. I only learned about it in grad school. King began speaking out in favor of human rights and economic justice for all people. He connected the dots. That's when he was silenced.

[watrwefitinfor]

23. Many of us realized that at the time.

Similar situation with Malcolm.

Wat

[halobeam]

10. just listened...

I hope many of us do listen today.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

11. MLK -- a true national treasure and hero

:cry:

[sammythecat]

12. There is a thread I just kicked

It' called "War is a Racket", started by "cool user name".

It fits in perfectly with MLK's speech. MLK speaks of the evil of war and Gen. Butler speaks of where the evil comes from.

The words of both are every bit as relevant today as they were in 1970 and 1935. I urge everyone to check out that post. At least read the OP which contains some words from Butler's book. It's not something you've never heard before, but the clarity and authority (Marine general, 2 Congressional Medals of Honor) of the author give the words real impact. It'll only take a couple minutes to check it out.

[tbyg52]

13. Audio link

A little more do-able for those of us with dialup--start downloading and come back a half hour later.... ;)

http://wrybread.com/misc/vietnam/index.shtml
(Scroll down a little.)

Looking for a link to the full text, which has been harder to find--will edit if I do find one.

[libnnc]

15. thank you. I forgot about dialup---->fulltext links here

and here is a post with the full text links

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=12695&mesg_id=12717

this speech is also in the video section

[tbyg52]

18. Thanks!

That audio link is Real Audio, mine is mp3, if anyone has a preference.

Up to the point you posted the link to the text, this was the best I had found--perhaps a predecessor, I'm thinking?
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/058.html

[nam78_two]

14. K&R &Thanks.nt

[spanone]

16. I lived thru those days. I can't fucking believe it's happened all over again.

[Czolgosz]

17. Please also see MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail, here:

http://www.historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=40

[libnnc]

20. a little angry kick to get another tasteless thread

off the top of the page.

It's a shame I have to do this, really...but some folks just weren't raised right I guess.

[Kurovski]

21. Kick.(nt)

[ooglymoogly]

22. and that my friend is why he was shot

imagine if he were alive today...we need you martin....calling dr martin luther king...or someone so courageous...oh what the hey...i have a dream. k&r

[Martin Eden]

24. I'm still waiting ...

... for America to come home.

[VOX]

25. Thank you -- much appreciated! n/t

[Oilwellian]

27. Thank you for posting

I put it in my favorites. :D

[Tom Joad]

28. The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own govt.

King's most important speech.

[libnnc]

29. a little midnight kick

for us night owls

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

30. West Coast midnite kick...

I spent all day listening to his old speeches. Weird... Every Single Time I Listen To "I Have A Dream", I Cry.

Lordy, we cotta long way to go...

[rox63]

31. Thank you for posting this - I had never heard this speech before

K&R! :kick:

[libnnc]

32. One last kick and I'll let it go...pass it on.

Please take the time if you feel inclined, to pass this speech along to your friends.