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Bush lauds service on Martin Luther King Day

Jan 21, 2008, 18:23 GMT

Washington - US President George W Bush praised the value of serving others Monday at an event to remember civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr at Washington's public library.

The day was a holiday with the government and schools closed to remember the legacy of King, who fought for equality for African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and was assassinated in 1968.

'Our fellow citizens have got to understand that by loving a neighbor like you'd like to be loved yourself, by reaching out to someone who hurts, by just simply living a life of kindness and compassion, you can make America a better place and fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King,' Bush said at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in downtown Washington.

Democratic presidential candidates campaigned Monday at a holiday rally in South Carolina, where the large black population is seen as key in a primary election on Saturday. Their support could aid Senator Barack Obama, but Senator Hillary Clinton and former senator John Edwards also hope to appeal to minority voters.

© 2008 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur


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SP4: Just too good!Jan 21st, 2008 - 19:34:51

Bush sermonizing....go get em George!

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Bush a riot every dayJan 22nd, 2008 - 03:44:59

'President George W Bush praised the value of serving others ...'

(That should help him in his new career in fast food)

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Comparing Dubya to Dr. King #1Jan 22nd, 2008 - 04:50:02

Dr. King: 'I had a dream'

Bush: 'I had the D.T's'

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Dr. King: 'A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.'

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Bush: 'My answer is bring 'em on.' —President George W. Bush, challenging militants attacking U.S. forces in Iraq, July 2, 2003

(More verbatim from our leerless feeder)

'There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world.' --George W. Bush, addressing U.S. troops at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, Jan. 12, 2008

'I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be -- hold hands.' --George W. Bush, on how he can contribute to the Middle East peace process, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2008

'The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.' --George W. Bush, New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007

'If you've got somebody in harm's way, you want the president being -- making advice, not -- be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group.' --George W. Bush, New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007

(and who can forget ...)

'I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.' --George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007

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SP4: King was WrongJan 22nd, 2008 - 18:51:36

Dr. King: 'A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.'

Hardly the case if you're attacked, isn't it?

We spent FAR more in WWII on the military, year after year, than on social uplift and it was particularly spiritually uplifting, freeing millions of jews and other ethnic minorities in the world, from the scum of humanity.

Mr. King was wrong. He was a political figure, not a prophet.

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and thenJan 23rd, 2008 - 01:34:30

bush pissed on kings grave,
you go george

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Dubya.........Jan 23rd, 2008 - 04:34:55

always good for a laugh!

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