MLK: Letter From a Birmingham Jail

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"You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations."

Naomi Wolf on Obama: 'His Record on Civil Liberties is Shocking'

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Well written, short, and to the point.

"The suppression of civil liberties is more critical than any other issue we have right now in America, and I would say globally as well."

Obama Backs Gay Marriage

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Kudos to Obama and North Carolina for amping up the gay marriage debate.  That makes the presidential debates much more interesting because if it was about the NDAA, Internet security, or the Bill of Rights it would go something like this...

Obama: "Americans do not have any rights that the government does not grant them.  We can hack into your Internet history and arrest you whenever we feel like it."

Romney: "I agree with the president.  Let's open Gitmo to Americans!"

Obama: "Good idea, Mitt!"

Do Conservatives Understand How the Female Body Works?

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This is merely a ploy by politicians and the media to divert the political discussion to issues like abortion, gay marriage, and the like because the Republicans and Democrats can get up and pretend to be on opposing sides.  On the real issues - war, the economy, civil rights - the Republicrats are in lock step with each other.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech

Truly inspiring...