tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6969790119553109945..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: A Dream DeniedOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-9059067365774763282013-09-08T03:18:03.644-04:002013-09-08T03:18:03.644-04:00Thanks for the reference to Hughes, Troy -- the Po...Thanks for the reference to Hughes, Troy -- the Poet Laureate of African Americans.<br /><br />Exactly.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-28493134397611435452013-09-08T01:36:36.144-04:002013-09-08T01:36:36.144-04:00Your post title reminded me of a poem.
A Dream De...Your post title reminded me of a poem.<br /><br />A Dream Deferred<br />by Langston Hughes<br /><br />What happens to a dream deferred?<br /><br />Does it dry up<br />like a raisin in the sun?<br />Or fester like a sore--<br />And then run?<br />Does it stink like rotten meat?<br />Or crust and sugar over--<br />like a syrupy sweet?<br /><br />Maybe it just sags<br />like a heavy load.<br /><br />Or does it explode?Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759047914577194212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15191184528643870112013-09-07T20:55:27.160-04:002013-09-07T20:55:27.160-04:00I agree, Anon. Racism in the United States is aliv...I agree, Anon. Racism in the United States is alive and well. That said, I can't imagine that the man who advocated "meeting physical force with soul force" would be happy that Obama was contemplating attacking Syria -- even if Assad had used chemical weapons on his own people.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-88353695149974966712013-09-07T12:23:49.821-04:002013-09-07T12:23:49.821-04:00I think Obama is in a difficult position. As the ...I think Obama is in a difficult position. As the first African American to hold the office of President, he has to move slowly and incrementally in all the changes he makes. I think he understands the situation, and is making the best of it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-39745506873789542462013-09-07T10:42:44.294-04:002013-09-07T10:42:44.294-04:00Caplan makes the point that Clinton made $17 mill...Caplan makes the point that Clinton made $17 million giving speeches last year, Lorne.<br /><br />That was not why King gave speeches. But money is even more corrupting today than it was fifty years ago.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-16393232832609269372013-09-07T10:32:39.605-04:002013-09-07T10:32:39.605-04:00There is no doubt that Obama is a largely self-ind...There is no doubt that Obama is a largely self-induced failure, Owen. I once attended at talk by Chris Hedges shortly after Obama became president, and I still remember his words: "Brand Obama is no different from Brand Bush or Brand Clinton."<br /><br />Hedges has proven to be eerily prescient.<br /><br />Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-91980307835667464902013-09-07T10:13:41.501-04:002013-09-07T10:13:41.501-04:00And Carter has done more than Obama to merit the N...And Carter has done more than Obama to merit the Nobel Peace Prize, Philip.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-14703210160874292532013-09-07T10:07:13.809-04:002013-09-07T10:07:13.809-04:00I was embarrassed seeing Obama speaking on this oc...I was embarrassed seeing Obama speaking on this occasion. He is all that Dr King struggled against. American's focus on Dr King's struggle for civil rights ignores his more radical concerns for economic equality for all and his strong anti war commitment. Interestingly, Jimmy Carter, the southern gentleman, has spoken out more forcefully on the radical issues of Dr King than Obama ever could. His voice was not publicized.Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.com