Martin Luther King
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On this day in 1968 Martin Luther King - who had survived several attempts on his life - was assassinated. The black civil rights activist was shot in the neck as he stood on a hotel balcony.
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James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in jail today in 1969 for the murder of Martin Luther King.
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stephen says:
As much as the Great are indicative of a country, so are the miserable, and the miserable lose because of Barak Obama. Read more »
Imagine for a second that you had mastered the impersonation of some forgotten 1960s cartoon character - let’s say, for argument’s sake, it’s Elmer Fudd.
You try it out on your girlfriend, and she cracks up. She begs you to talk to her with your new voice all the time, even during the most intimate moments. For some reason, this seems to make her love you more.
After a few days of this, she cajoles you into ordering a meal at a restaurant using your cartoon voice, so you order the “woast wamb” for yourself and the “wemon chicken wiv wentiws” for her.
The waiter thinks it’s hilarious. You spend the rest of the evening receiving special treatment and leave without having to pay the bill.
At work, your colleagues stop by your desk just to hear you say, “my secwetawy is witing a wetter”.
Even a cop lets you off a speeding fine when you tell him, “But officer, I was wacing to catch a wascawy wabbit!”
Eventually you talk like Fudd all day.
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Helen says:
Logic_Will_Prevail, as long as you’re on News Limited forums, you will indeed see a lot of tired Republican talking points - it’s as predictable as hearing talk of hemlines in Fashion week! Try clicking further afield and you’ll find some less biased discussion. Read more »
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logic_will_prevail says:
why is every one on this forum ranting like a bitter republican?..have you been watching too much Fox news?...am i missing something or is it now “cool” to have a go at Obama?..did i miss that memo?...I dont mean to be rude but everyone (on this forum, and any other… Read more »
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