Jesus Christ!!!

SondraKovacio wrote on 01/15/2010 10:39:08 PM:
Fascinating. I never knew there was a ban on any celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday. That must be why no one here even thought to mention it...let alone be aware of it...let alone celebrate his birthday on the day he was actually born.You people are such sticklers for reminding everyone that Jesus wasn't born on Dec. 24th...

Using your convoluted crap as a logical guide, if Jesus was born on December 24th, why celebrate his birth on December 25th?

For the history challenged:

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) led opposition to the bill and questioned whether King was important enough to receive such an honor. He also criticized King's opposition to the Vietnam War and accused him of espousing "action-oriented Marxism". (fascinating.....the "M" word.....sound recently familiar?)

Another forgettable moment - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) voted against the creation of the holiday to honor King, and later defended Arizona Republican Governor Evan Mecham's rescinding of the state holiday in honor of King created by his Democratic predecessor. After his opposition grew increasingly untenable, McCain reversed his position, and encouraged his home state of Arizona to recognize the holiday despite opposition from Mecham.

Bottom line: Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15.

Sort of like President's Day, that we old folks remember was the combination of Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays, that were once celebrated on February 16 and 22 respectively.

My suggestion to Sondra is that if you aren't old enough to remember this stuff, use that computer sitting in front of you for something other than Beavis and Butthead humor.