If only Rodney King were still with us to help calm Congress
Lewis DiuguidIf only Rodney King were still alive. The Republicans and Democrats in Congress need him desperately.
King in 1991 survived one of the worst police beatings in America and became famous when it was captured on video and repeatedly shown on national TV. The beat down felt around the world went viral before there was such a thing.
Then four white Los Angeles cops in April 1992 were acquitted in the assault on King, who was black, causing Los Angeles and many other cities to explode in rioting. King then on national TV famously said, “Can we all get along?” which helped to calm the anger, destruction and bloodshed.
But earlier this month, 47-year-old King drowned in the swimming pool at his home in Rialto, Calif. That’s too bad because Congress could use King’s calming influence now as the rancor builds over House Republicans voting Thursday to hold Eric Holder, the first black attorney general of the first black president) in contempt of Congress.
Added to that is the uncivil divisiveness between Republicans and Democrats, which accelerated Thursday with the Supreme Court upholding President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act. Each side is vowing to use the brewing political anger over Obamacare to fuel their hopes in the Nov. 6 elections for the control of the House, Senate and White House.
Is it a black/white fight again only in government and politics instead of on America’s streets?
Rodney King, we need you now!
JR Beillenhouser
10 months, 3 weeks agoIt is to someone who sees everything as race related, like you Lewis.
Kent Mueller
10 months, 3 weeks agoWhile King’s death was sad, why would we want someone with his arrest record anywhere near Congress? He seems to have been especially violent to female family members. Tell me again why you would want him in Congress?
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/kingarrests.html
Brandon Lewis
10 months, 3 weeks agoI’ve read this twice and you’re
s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g.
George Hunsucker
Northland
10 months, 3 weeks agoearth to lewis #18—yesterday’s column was #17 lewis….
Rodney King was a low-level lawbreaker lewis. You of course look at everything through the “victims’” eyes—it does give you a job after all lewis…
I would be very sad if my sole purpose in life was being a victim lewis, but you seem to love it… have at it lewis….
Dear Mr. Diuguid: Yes, there is a lot of wisdom in Mr. King’s famous comment about all of us getting along. When I watch the actions of the two major parties in the US, I am inclined to compare them to children in kindergarten—but for the fact that that would be unfair to kindergarteners!! Personally, as I have done since 2000 I am going to vote for as many Third Party candidates as possible in 2012—these people are the “adults” of the US political system because they really care about the issues at stake!! Take care. Sincerely, Respectfully and In Christ, Ernest Evans