This is the website of Abulsme Noibatno Itramne (also known as Sam Minter). Posts here are rare these days. For current stuff, follow me on Mastodon

Categories

Calendar

January 2009
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Manditory MLK Day 2009 Viewing

This morning I woke up as usual and banged on Amy’s door to let her know it was one hour until we had to leave for school. Moments later, she appeared, indignant, to let me know there was no school today and she was going back to sleep.

Having thus been reminded that it is Martin Luther King Jr day, as if the TV wasn’t mentioning it enough, I went to watch the two most memorable speeches that, I at least, seem to watch or listen to at least once a year. I’m sure everybody is seeing them everywhere today, as every single outlet is taking the time to mention the historical threads connecting MLK with tomorrow’s inauguration. Nevertheless, here they are:

I know I’m a sap, but both of these really get to me every time I listen to them.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.