newbie Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/24/D8DEPLHGA.html Quote
theloniusfleabag Posted October 26, 2005 Report Posted October 26, 2005 Dear newbie, Indeed a sad day. Rosa Parks was the epitome of 'heroism'. Not in it for personal glory, not trying to 'make a statement', just a simple person standing up (or, rather, remaining seated) for what is just. Quote Would the Special Olympics Committee disqualify kids born with flippers from the swimming events?
PocketRocket Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 A woman of courage and vision. Her like does not come along often enough. RIP indeed. Quote I need another coffee
Montgomery Burns Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 RIP Rosa Parks. You were/are an inspiration for many. Quote "Anybody who doesn't appreciate what America has done, and President Bush, let them go to hell!" -- Iraqi Betty Dawisha, after dropping her vote in the ballot box, wields The Cluebat™ to the anti-liberty crowd on Dec 13, 2005. "Call me crazy, but I think they [iraqis] were happy with thier [sic] dumpy homes before the USA levelled so many of them" -- Gerryhatrick, Feb 3, 2006.
BHS Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 Sorry to piss on your parade, but Rosa Parks wasn't the mother of the civil rights movement. According to her Wiki biography she joined the civil rights movement in 1943, twelve years before her iconic stand against bus seating arrangements. Apparently this was not the first time she'd complained about the situation. Thought she spent the rest of her life as a living martyr for the civil rights movement, she broke with Dr. King et al not long after the SCOTUS found segregation laws unconstitutional. It's an interesting story. Rosa Parks She will be mourned. Quote "And, representing the Slightly Silly Party, Mr. Kevin Phillips Bong." * * * "Er..no. Harper was elected because the people were sick of the other guys and wanted a change. Don't confuse electoral success (which came be attributed to a wide variety of factors) with broad support. That's the surest way to wind up on the sidelines." - Black Dog
newbie Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Posted October 28, 2005 BHS, please read the following from the link you provided: Rosa Lee Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American seamstress who the United States Congress called the Mother Of The Modern Day Civil Rights Movement Duh? Quote
BHS Posted October 29, 2005 Report Posted October 29, 2005 BHS, please read the following from the link you provided:Rosa Lee Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American seamstress who the United States Congress called the Mother Of The Modern Day Civil Rights Movement Duh? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm merely pointing out the illogic of someone being the "mother" of a movement that already existed before they joined. That Congress or any other group should decided to allow emotional attachment to redefine history to make her the inspiration for the civil rights movement (which, as I mentioned, she quickly distanced herself from once the Supreme Court had ruled against segregation) is their choice, but doesn't keep with the facts. Duh. Quote "And, representing the Slightly Silly Party, Mr. Kevin Phillips Bong." * * * "Er..no. Harper was elected because the people were sick of the other guys and wanted a change. Don't confuse electoral success (which came be attributed to a wide variety of factors) with broad support. That's the surest way to wind up on the sidelines." - Black Dog
PocketRocket Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 If we want to discuss the "politics" surrounding Rosa Parks, please open another thread to do so. This one was intended, I believe, as a simple memorial to a remarkable woman, which I think we can all agree she was. Let's not sully that with bickering over semantics. Quote I need another coffee
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