Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Would Probabaly Be Part of the Anti-War Movement Today!

Martin Luther King Jr gave this sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967. [note: As part of the process of creating imagery for this video, the speech was edited for length. The whole speech is reprinted HERE. Sections in bold were omitted in the video.]

As The Real News urges, once you’ve watched the video, read the speech in its entirety.

Prof. Jared Ball on the Distortion and Re-Imaging of Martin Luther King, Jr. on The Real News

It wasn’t all about the “I have a dream…” speech segment you’ve probably heard repeatedly over the years. He also had a dream that economic exploitation and militarism would be eradicated too!

[via The RealNews.com]

Michael Steele Withdraws from RNC Chairmanship Race

Seriously, I’m gonna miss that guy. Just for the comedy factor alone!

Read more via The Root.

Why Did Wikileaks Take so Long To Support Whistle-blower Pvt. Bradley Manning?

Wikileaks head Julian Assange claims in the above video that wikileaks technology means they can’t even be certain that Manning is the source of the US military cables & videos they leaked! :/ But outrage at their lack of support seems to have prompted some action on their part in the past week apparently:

– Wikileaks Donates to Okla. Soldier’s Defense. [KOCO-TV Youtube video]

– WikiLeaks Contributes $15,000 to Bradley Manning’s Defense. [Wired]

Related:

– Supscted WikiLeaks cables leaker, Bradley Manning faces 52 years in jail. [Guardian]

Two Republican Representatives Miss Swearing In to Attend Fundraisers but Vote Anyway!

I know this story is slightly old not but I had to post it anyway – WTF??!!

Read more about this absolute f-ckery at: Gawker | CNN Polticial Ticker