(Though I still am not sure we are actually contributing to anyone’s education by reminding them which of the “great men” of history were born that day of the year. Its basically a kind of astrology, except with 365 days rather than twelve parts of a year.)
I agree with @ghost that this was definitely not a Spankee-led operation.
However, the 21st and Monday thing happen on a fairly regular basis (every 5-6 years? depending on leap years…) so you could reasonably expect that someone would have figured this out. But perhaps the tweeting bit is new enough that they didn’t figure out how to block it in certain years.
That is a GREAT IDEA. terrific, really. It wouldn’t detract from celebrating his life because people would literally have the day OFF to vote AND they could still go to celebrations/parades etc.
This is a really good idea and I would bet even MLk Jr. himself would agree. Making it easier for disenfranchised peoples to vote (but in the process, making it easier for EVERYONE) AND having time off to celebrate a Civil Rights legend/icon is, well…you know, two birds one stone…something something…
Factually correct. Unfortunately, it was, in the librul world view that we all wallow in, it was morally suspect.
As AOC so cogently noted: “There’s a lot of people more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically correct than about being morally right.”
That’s our world today. Everyone looking for that “morally right” comment, and factual statements are simply not at that level.
Uhmmm… it occurs to me that this WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM except for trying to honor a traitor to the US. Stonewall Jackson’s b-day is now stuck between two of my brain cells and will not go away for a good long time. WHY IS HE ON THEIR CALENDAR???
Been there many, many times … that is, unless there is more than one, but it looks like the one I know on Indiana 46. That said, I’m proud that that wide spot in the road is now immortalized in the TPM posts, such memories.