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#28
KB5252 said:
Abolition of slavery
Victory in Japan
9-11
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Why is 9/11 a great day in American history? It is an infamous day, sure. Great? I do not believe so.

Also, I am quite sure I included your other two "moments" in my list. Look again.
 
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#29
nickknx865 said:
Memorable, yes. Greatest, no. Unless you're talking about how our country united after that tragedy.
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Greatest because it showed terrorists around the world their best shot would not cripple or divide us.
 
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KB5252 said:
Now it is only for the rich?

In our history as a nation it should probably be in the top fifteen. It all depends on who you ask though.
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If someone would find the organizational capabilities, not to mention some backers, you could have a President who doesn't make too much money.
 
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KB5252 said:
I believe it is a great moment in history. I did not vote for him but it is certainly historically significant. Top ten, no. Top twenty, yes.
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Historically significant is not synonymous with great. A great day in American history would be electing a great president. Only time will tell if this was a great day or simply a historically significant sidenote.
 
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therealUT said:
Why is 9/11 a great day in American history? It is an infamous day, sure. Great? I do not believe so.

Also, I am quite sure I included your other two "moments" in my list. Look again.
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See my post above.

Right you are.
 
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nickknx865 said:
If someone would find the organizational capabilities, not to mention some backers, you could have a President who doesn't make too much money.
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Nice if it happened that way but in politics you have to pay to be a player on pretty much every level. This is just the way things work.
 
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You know what the sad thing is.......MLK would have rather seen this kind of attitude.

"Yesterday BHO became the 44th president of the US". End story.

Why has it got to be "My prez is black" or "ooh we gotta go see our man get sworn in"?

If you don't want to antagonize the race issue....don't let there be a race issue. The better man won, not the black man won. Why can't we say that? Why does it have to be significant? It's 2009, not 1869. Shouldn't a black man winning a high office in government just be another day at the office if we're truly all brothers? There were several prominant black officials there yesterday....several white ones too.....several women......I welcome you to America.
 
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k-town_king said:
Thats what it looks like the next day after millions of people gather to celebrate one of the greatest moments in history. What did you expect no trash on the ground. Yall republicans are so butt-hurt right now you'll find anything to cry about.
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That's a bit overboard.
 
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k-town_king said:
Thats what it looks like the next day after millions of people gather to celebrate one of the greatest moments in history. What did you expect no trash on the ground. Yall republicans are so butt-hurt right now you'll find anything to cry about.
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that's one of the silliest things I've ever read on this forum. I'll assure you that's a very high threshold.
 
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#37
rockytophigh said:
You know what the sad thing is.......MLK would have rather seen this kind of attitude.

"Yesterday BHO became the 44th president of the US". End story.

Why has it got to be "My prez is black" or "ooh we gotta go see our man get sworn in"?

If you don't want to antagonize the race issue....don't let there be a race issue. The better man won, not the black man won. Why can't we say that? Why does it have to be significant? It's 2009, not 1869. Shouldn't a black man winning a high office in government just be another day at the office if we're truly all brothers? There were several prominant black officials there yesterday....several white ones too.....several women......I welcome you to America.
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Exactly :eek:k:
 
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nickknx865 said:
What? I like the song, and it fits the mood.
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I fail to see how any song promoting the "N" word is somehow a good thing towards 'race' relations.

MLK would be appalled. More, MLK would probably deride the weight placed on a black president. If I recall correctly, he argued for a world free of importance placed on the color of one's skin.

Obama is the 44th president. End of story. Washington was our first president, not our first British-American president.
 
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jwells said:
I fail to see how any song promoting the "N" word is somehow a good thing towards 'race' relations.

MLK would be appalled. More, MLK would probably deride the weight placed on a black president. If I recall correctly, he argued for a world free of importance placed on the color of one's skin.

Obama is the 44th president. End of story. Washington was our first president, not our first British-American president.
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Have you listened to it yet?
 
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nickknx865 said:
Have you listened to it yet?
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I haven't but I can rest assured that MLK would be very disappointed in the hip hop cultures careless use of a derogatory term used to insult him personally and black men and women as a whole.
 
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KB5252 said:
I haven't but I can rest assured that MLK would be very disappointed in the hip hop cultures careless use of a derogatory term used to insult him personally and black men and women as a whole.
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I can't disagree with that. But then again, I have no idea what MLK would think about such things today.
 
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nickknx865 said:
I can't disagree with that. But then again, I have no idea what MLK would think about such things today.
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Google his letter from a Birmingham jail. I read it yesterday for the first time and I will tell you, & I'm white, it changed my outlook and potentially my life. :hi:
 
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