If Martin Luther King Were Alive Today A Lot Of People Would Have To Ascribe Their Own Prejudices...

If Martin Luther King Were Alive Today A Lot Of People Would Have To Ascribe Their Own Prejudices To Someone Else

Today the nation celebrates the birthday of one of its greatest spiritual leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a time for somber reflection, a time to examine how far we’ve come and how much we still need to do, and it is a time, of course, to speculate on what a man who died at the tender age of 39 would support or disagree with some forty years later. Would he approve of President Obama’s leadership thus far? Would he be in favor of charter schools? It is obviously impossible to know, so we might as well suggest that we do without any degree of doubt. So let me just put it out there: If Dr. King were alive today we can be completely certain of one thing: He would ABSOLUTELY endorse the message behind “Pants On The Ground.” Also “Jersey Shore.” Of this we can be sure.