I'm sorry, ADJ is this for me?

Stand my ground due to my personal experiences.

Doesn't add nor take away from anyone's opinion, nor does it make me want to veer from my views.

Location is only geography.

I try and steer clear of the 'what if's' and trying to decipher what people mean/meant/should/should not say. Much like assumptions

if you have to ask i do not think so

In a February 2000 interview with ABC News, McCain said his initial opposition to a holiday was based on his belief that “it was not necessary to have another federal holiday, that it cost too much money


hhhmmmmm

kinda what i thought his reason would be

but hey

what do i know

after are federal holiday === paid day of for those who are paid with your tax dollars

what do "the people" get for this expenditure

all federal holidays should be unpaid if the federal employee does not work that day

yes the majority of the american populous is to lazy to inform themselves as far as the issues

or even the true stance behind political candidates

just like this mlk day thing i wonder how many tax dollars this and any other federal holiday costs the american taxpayer

washintons birthday is not a holiday

roosevelt's (the only prez to be in office 4 terms) is not a holiday

granted mlk was a great man no doubt about it and i am pretty sure mccain feels the same way

but to spend millions of dollars every year to celibrate his birthday

i would almost bet mlk himself would say this money could be better used to work on the equal rights of all and to move closer towards the realization of all races working in unison for the betterment of man

there are great men that do not get any recognition and some may be greater than any known man in the world

so maybe we should abolish all federal holidays

and reestablish one holiday (not paid) that is called mankind day

Dude... what the hell?

As one of about 12 black people active in the forums, let me be the one to state that bringing this up as a political issue is

a) Bad politics
b) Bad for the country
c) Bad for us individually.

McCain was certainly not the only person to vote against the holiday. In fact, it wasn't until 2000 that all 50 states recognized the day as a holiday. That doesn't mean that McCain or the people who don't support it don't like black people. They just don't agree with it being a national holiday. As an American, no matter how much I may disagree with that position, the best part about this country is that we are FREE to disagree without violence. That being said, it is what it is.

Furthermore, McCain has - in the years after the 1983 vote - reversed his decision, and even supported attempts to get the holiday recognized in his home state. Whether this was sincere, or politics, I don't know. I guess the cynical point of view would be to assume it was simply to avoid heat.

Personally, I'm tired of cynicism. I'd like to believe that the man was locked in a cage during the civil rights struggle, didn't understand the significance, and made a judgement based on some other criteria other than racism, then maybe saw that it was a bigger deal than he realized, and learned. Who knows? Bottom line is, I'm not going to cast (or not cast) a vote for President based on him voting for or against a national holiday. It's ridiculous. As I look at the body of McCain's work, I can tell you that I don't think he's a racist. I think the word 'racist' is thrown out there waaay too much, and it's unfortunate.

Many retarded comments (like a few uneducated opinions in this post) are not made from a hatred of minorites. They're made from a position of ignorance, and a general disenchantment and disillusionment of their personal positions.

Well, I feel as sorry for them as they would for me. I'm 34, educated, well compensated for my work, and am generally isolated from the issues that MLK fought for. I do appreciate what the man did, and I hold him in high regard for it. But if people choose not to recognize it, I don't care.

He simply fought for the right of all Americans (not just blacks) to be able to share in the American dream. That has been realized to a large extent, and ANY American who doesn't take advantage of it (white, black, female, male, hispanic) I could give two ****s about. Bottom line is, if you want it, go get it.

With THAT, said, I would suggest anyone using MLK, blacks, hispanics or any other racially divisive issue to promote a candidate, take a hard look at what's happening in this country. Progress is inevitable. You can't stop it. We're all here, no one's going anywhere, and we're all gonna just have to learn to deal with it.

If I don't vote for McCain, it's not because Obama's black. It would be because I feel he represents the best opportunity to reverse the direction that the Bush administration set us on, which you'd have to be close to moronic to support.

yes the majority of the american populous is to lazy to inform themselves as far as the issues

or even the true stance behind political candidates

just like this mlk day thing i wonder how many tax dollars this and any other federal holiday costs the american taxpayer

washintons birthday is not a holiday

roosevelt's (the only prez to be in office 4 terms) is not a holiday

granted mlk was a great man no doubt about it and i am pretty sure mccain feels the same way

but to spend millions of dollars every year to celibrate his birthday

i would almost bet mlk himself would say this money could be better used to work on the equal rights of all and to move closer towards the realization of all races working in unison for the betterment of man

there are great men that do not get any recognition and some may be greater than any known man in the world

so maybe we should abolish all federal holidays

and reestablish one holiday (not paid) that is called mankind day

just a few points of interest as far as i am concerned

i guess since the congress has passed funding for iraq then the counterpart running for office in the future will say they supported the war rather than the warrior

Washington's Birthday (third Monday in February)

The birthday of George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and first president of the United States, has been a legal holiday since 1885. It was originally celebrated each February 22. The Uniform Holidays Act, passed by Congress in 1968 to take effect in 1971, fixed the holiday on a Monday. As a number of states also celebrated the February 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, some legislators advocated combining the two events into a single holiday. The final legislation retained the Washington's Birthday holiday but many Americans now call the holiday "Presidents' Day," believing the change to Mondays was intended to honor both Washington and Lincoln or all presidents.


http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-english/2008/January/20080113151228abretnuh0.5784265.html

• Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (third Monday in January)

On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing a legal holiday honoring the civil rights leader (born January 15). By 1999, all 50 states observed the holiday.

Im worried about McCains affiliation with various people like that rich guy he got out of jail that one time.

my dear you can do no wrong in my eyes

I enjoy having the day off w/pay

but seriously can see your point.

In April of 1979,[57] McCain met and began a courtship with Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona, the only child of the founder of Hensley & Co.[60] He and his wife Carol then permanently separated later in 1979,[57][63][64] and she accepted a divorce in February of 1980,[57] effective in April of 1980.[21] The settlement included two houses, and financial support for her ongoing medical treatments for injuries resulting from the 1969 car accident; they would remain on good terms.[60] McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980.[13] John and Cindy McCain entered into a prenuptial agreement that keeps most of her family's assets under her name;[65] they would always keep their finances apart and file separate income tax returns.[65]

How many times has McCain been married and how many illegitament kids does he have?