USAians: What are you doing on this loooong MLK weekend?

[Imran Siddiqui]

It was a wildly inappropriate joke, showing the underlying and deep seated vestiges of racism in the United States. The only way to really stop racism is to call out the social permissiveness to such racist statements and thoughts. Make it understood that it is not acceptable (before you start with your bull****, I'm not saying ban it). Kind of like what homosexuals are doing when they slam people who think it's ok to say "***".

So, do you think the permissiveness of racist statements is "truely trivial" or "irrelevant"?

Now, I won't say if you can't see that you are an idiot, because in your case, I think I already know the answer.

[Dr Strangelove]

Here in Virginia today we clebrated Lee-Jackson Day, in honor of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. While Martin Luther King day is a mandatory holiday for Federal and State governments in Virginia, counties have the option of also taking off for Lee-Jackson day. Bedford County, where my children go to school did not take Lee-Jackson day off, but used a snow day anyway. Campbell County, where my clinic is, took Lee-jackson day off as a holiday.

[Winston]

Black people have been joking about the underlying connotations of "the White House" in the same manner for decades, if not centuries. I suppose we need to get their social permissiveness to racist statements out in the open too while we're at it.

You're fooling yourselves, and ever increasingly so, by dedicating such ridiculous attention to all your inconsequential PC offensiveness baloney.

You're like a group of safari hunters bickering over who spotted the antilope while a massive herd of elephants shuffle by completely unnoticed. And I won't even go into the group of native Africans standing by, laughing themselves silly over the spectacle. For all I know, they could be hitting the Denver circuit with a hugely popular re-enactment by now..

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Winston

Cynthia McKinney

As I see it, this woman is more a part of the problem than the solution. She's like a female Reverend Jackson squared.

But to each his own, I suppose.

Fortunately, I only see your opinions as a source of amusement.

I do not support McKinney, but given the opportunity to meet someone who may be the Green Party candidate for President in 2008, I'm going to take it. I have serious questions about her politics and I figure she's just the person to answer them. Also, I know some of the leaders of the Florida Green Party, and I thought I'd do them a favor and help with the event.

[Riesstiu IV]

White people drive like this... but black people drive like this.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Winston
Black people have been joking about the underlying connotations of "the White House" in the same manner for decades, if not centuries. I suppose we need to get their social permissiveness to racist statements out in the open too while we're at it.

Seriously, what the hell do you know about my country. You aren't just offensive to our minorities, you're offensive to all Americans. You're an arrogant pig who thinks he know more about us than we know about ourselves. How would you feel if we started telling you off about Denmark? Stop talking about my country like you know us. You don't know us.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Riesstiu IV
White people drive like this... but black people drive like this.

It's funny cuz it's true!

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Here in Virginia today we clebrated Lee-Jackson Day, in honor of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. While Martin Luther King day is a mandatory holiday for Federal and State governments in Virginia, counties have the option of also taking off for Lee-Jackson day. Bedford County, where my children go to school did not take Lee-Jackson day off, but used a snow day anyway. Campbell County, where my clinic is, took Lee-jackson day off as a holiday.

What possible good was anything that Jackson or Lee did for the people of Virginia? I would think you'd only honor folks whose actions made a positive difference or at least whose goals would have made a positive difference if realized. Do the counties involved make any effort to justify honoring these two men?

[chequita guevara]

It's about racism, d'uh.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yep... it is no mistake that Lee-Jackson Day is held so close to MLK Day.

[Riesstiu IV]

Are you sure the purpose of Lee-Jackson day isn't to celebrate the greatness of Samuel L. Jackson?

[chequita guevara]

Lee Jackson doesn't exactly roll of the tongue. Should have been Jackson Lee.

[Winston]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Seriously, what the hell do you know about my country. You aren't just offensive to our minorities, you're offensive to all Americans. You're an arrogant pig who thinks he know more about us than we know about ourselves. How would you feel if we started telling you off about Denmark? Stop talking about my country like you know us. You don't know us.

Wow. You lose! Summa cum laude!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Lee Jackson doesn't exactly roll of the tongue. Should have been Jackson Lee.

Yeah, but you know Lee can't be second to Jackson in Virginia.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Yep... it is no mistake that Lee-Jackson Day is held so close to MLK Day.

If I was interested in seeing the text of the acts that established this odd holiday do you think I'd find any discussion of the merits of having such a holiday or is it unlikely any such discussion is in the public record?