Merv Griffen Show: Dr. Martin Luther King discusses views on Vietnam War (1968)

[hadrons]

Run time: 04:06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jg7baiY5Vw   Posted on YouTube: February 18, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 18, 2009 By DU Member: hadrons Views on DU: 1021

 
Circa 1968

[david13]

1. Excellent. Retro Excellence.

Excellence revisited.
Tnx
dc

[dem mba]

2. I could listen to Dr. King speak for hours and hours

I think I enjoy his interviews better then his speeches too. It really shows how comprehensively he had dissected the major issues of his day. Gee, I wonder what he would have thought about the war in Iraq?

[poetsdream]

3. King = America's Conscience

He is so thoughtful and well-informed. He was truly the conscience of America and his death in '68 was devastating. I think his death broke the hearts of many of us in this country and our hearts hurt for decades. I think the election of Obama helped to begin to heal that hurt.

I see a lot of King's influence in Obama. Like King, when Obama speaks he is deliberate and you can tell he has studied and seriously considered the topics on which he speaks.

I also like the way King was allowed to speak in a way that truly respected his opinion. He was allowed to share with us HIS observation about the war, and give us a history lesson on Vietnam at the same time. I really miss the days of a more civil media that focused on information and not rhetoric of hyper-ideology. In my 'perfect world', I wish for us a return to this kind of respectful one-on-one interview where the host doesn't have a political axe to grind, or a giant ego to massage.