Comments on: remember what your mamma taught you

By: mrwhitey

mrwhitey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:22:42 +0000

Today, April 4,2008, is a day of reflection for a lot of people across this great land. I guess what happened on this day means different things to many different people. The following is what it means to me.
I think the Dr. King speech of his dream was right up there with the best of the best. Four score and seven years ago, A date which will live in infamy, Ask not what your country can do for you, One small step for man, That shining city on the hill. Yes that speech affects me just as all those do. It is a great piece of Americana. The last three presidents haven’t made speeches that even come close to that.
Something else I like about Dr.King is that he didn’t act like he wanted it all for his people. I think we all were his people. He wanted the same opportunities for whites and blacks. In other words, he didn’t have this now popular attitude , lets take it all and d**n the rest. He wanted everybody to have a piece of the pie. He knew that everyone would get a different sized piece, but the harder you worked the bigger piece you got. He mostly spoke great about America. Benjamin Hooks was on TV a couple of days ago echoing Dr.Kings feelings on how great of a country this is. It made me feel good to here him say that.
Now I guess you can say this is where my true color comes out. You see, not many black leaders speak like Hooks or King, they raise hell about the injustice of the past when most of us weren’t even born. The black leaders of today sound like radicals who want it all and at all cost. That attitude was born April 4,1968 in Memphis,Tn. On that day when those shots rang out, two things died and one thing was born. A great leader and statesman died, and the will of the white man died. What was born was the thug attitude. It took some years to evolve into what it is today. I truly believe if the events of that day had not occured then we wouldn’t have the culture we have today. I really think that if Dr. King were alive today blacks would be living a much better life, and that would mean we all would be living a better life. It would be a better world for all of us.

Alot of white idiots praise James Earl Ray for what he did. He did more harm to ALL of us instead good. I don’t believe there would be nearly as much white flight from this city. I also believe there would be a better mayor in office. Not a white one, but a better one.
When Ray fired those shots the white man lost control of his courage and backbone. He was ashamed and scared all at the same time. None of the prominent whites of the day couldn’t speak out on the severity of the tragedy. They hid under the sheets and quivered and still to this day have not come out. They were scared, and they bored children and taught them to be scared.
I too have a dream. I dream that we see a return of the solid backbone to whites that white people once had.
I dream that a day will come when a white man and black man has a difference that the white man won’t cower down in fear.
I dream that blacks will somehow find a way to trust whites and not forget about the past, but not use it as a tool for division.

By: harleysportster

harleysportster — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:26:58 +0000

oaksirish I get your point about the civility. I am not for/against anything that anyone on this forum has said. I was only saying that each person should be responsible for their own posts and certainly not blame channel 3 or George or anyone for what someone chooses to post. I am considerate of language. (Not talking about race terms either). The things that I might say, when repairing a motorcycle, in a garage full of other guys, is not the types of things that I would say in front of women and children. I have seen posts on here that say things like “Oh, so and so said that, so I know that news channel 3 is racist”. Wait a minute, just because someone chose to post that , does not mean that you can hold anyone responsible for it other than the person who typed it in. I am a regular contributor to another website, we get pranksters on there all of the time, no one blames the website for the prankster. So, I stand by my original stance, it should be post at your own risk. If you have an issue with the poster, take it up with the poster.Alot of rambling on my part, but don’t blame the board for a few posts!

By: oaksirish

oaksirish — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:06:05 +0000

mrwhitey-how marvelous and humbling. thank you.

By: mrwhitey

mrwhitey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:56:35 +0000

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By: americanintraining

americanintraining — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:39:14 +0000

So far since returning to this blog, I have had pretty much every post blocked, I find it so hard to consider what is accepted. I would openly say these things in public view in memphis. I am not here to even push my opinion. EVERY post has too sides, points for thought, and also generally return a polite comment from kind people such as “proudofmyheritage” and others.

George is it time to review your handcuffs?

ps due to someone talking my username, I was therealist!

By: oaksirish

oaksirish — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:57:25 +0000

well, as soon as I said big brother, it clicked and cut me off again. gets a mite scary. will try for the fourth time.
Harley, I like what you have to say. However we are not together physically to help each other after the RANTing is finished. We can’t go have some hot chocolate or spaghetti or Irish soda bread at my house when the verbal is finished. There are some folks who get in this who really believe their excrement has no odor.
So out of respect to George, the civility needs be. There are no abilities for deeds here; only words.

By: harleysportster

harleysportster — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:49:47 +0000

I agree with Mr. Whitey on that one. Look at it this way, I grew up in a tough New Jersey neighborhood. Everyone on my street was Italian, Irish or Jewish. In school, we probably flung more insults at each other and had a million dirty jokes against one another (and some of the things that we said would probably been seen as quite hair-raising to the politically correct)but the truth of the matter is, at the end of the day, we all stuck together and all run together. One of my closest friends growing up was Jewish, he insulted me a million times over for being an Italian and I had some ugly comments back at him. But we were inseparable as friends. Here is what my mama taught me, talk is cheap, anyone can talk it’s your actions that define who you are. Any man can make promises and talk in a certain vein, what separates them is their deeds and not necessarily their words. My mama also taught me that respect is earned and you have to respect yourself before you expect others to respect you!

By: oaksirish

oaksirish — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:09:37 +0000

You know mrwhitey, you really hit the nail right on the head. There are some who siimply can not for anything be pro-active or constructive about anything. However—this is called the RANT…..As such, it ought to allow r.a.n.t.i.n.g. I suppose some folks don’t know how to rant about things without attacking people.

By: mrwhitey

mrwhitey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:00:46 +0000

You know, it’s really wierd how seriously people take this blog and the internet as a whole. Take me for instance, MrWhitey, none of you really know that I’m white or not. I may be just a black guy on here to instigate and stir things up. You don’t even know if TJ is really black, or Peb1, you don’t know a thing, but about one person, and thats George Brown. Thats just because he’s on TV. I want to inform you guys about something. Not only do we have a freedom of speech, we also have the freedom not to read some or anything that is posted here. I have never heard of so much idiousy in my entire life. For someone to have the gaul to call the station manager or write emails to complain about this stuff on The Rant is just childish foolishness. If I ever met any of you face to face , I would say it more frankly than that. A certain segment of the community wants to push their IMAGINARY weight around. They think they are entitled to expect results of whatever they complain about. To some respect I think it’s working.
George, I know this is your baby. As much as I enjoy being on here , I would rather you close this joker down instead of caving in to the few who think they run things just because this is Memphis Tn.

By: oaksirish

oaksirish — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:16:56 +0000

My reply to tj was to point out that the idea was to attack the action, not people; or to propose a plan of action. Markeetta, I am so glad you are intelligent and that you think you are more intelligent than I. I am so glad you are getting a retirement as well as holding down a job and living in a nice neighborhood in Memphis. No I don’t live in Memphis. But I am driving in Memphis probably as much as anyone commuting there to work–which I used to do when I worked at Parkway Heaalth and Rehab and the end of South Parkway. Keep reminding your 13 year old to achieve the highest goal she can. But while you are doing so, please watch your own bigottedness which is showing through like a becaon of light on a dark and stormy night. Please remind her that people are precious and are God’s children. Keep reminding her to get a good education and that forgiveness and love are the two greatest teachings in the world to hold dear.