Martin Luther King Jr. –The Great Hypocrite
by Charles Coughlin
Anyone familiar with the real Martin Luther King Jr. knows a man far removed from the patron “saint” of liberalism that he has become today. Every January 15th, we hear excerpts from his speeches and we are told how “great” he was. Invariably quotes from King’s “I have a dream speech” are played. In the most important line in that speech, King proclaimed that people should be judged by the content of their character and not the “color of their skin.” Let’s dissect that speech and determine if King really was a “great man” or if his very words make him a hypocrite and a phony.
If King truly wanted people judged by the content of their character, then why didn’t he urge the government and universities to create completely color-blind tests for jobs and admission policies for higher education?? This is exactly the sort of policy that would result from King’s most famous speech if taken literally —and if King were telling the truth. If King, the liberals and the liberal media truly wanted equality of opportunity, this could have been achieved almost overnight by requiring a written exam for each job and giving the job to the person with the highest score. (more…)