dalai lama
May 20, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
DHARAMSALA, India – The Dalai Lama’s recent attendance at a cricket match here led Beijing to again taunt the Tibetan spiritual leader over past remarks that he is a “son of India”, with Chinese media saying he is faking a passion for the sport to please his “Indian masters”.
At the root of Beijing’s criticism may be concerns that the religious leader will one day seek citizenship of India, where he has taken refuge for the past 52 years. This would complicate the thorny issue of succession when the 74-year-old passes away.
In recent years, the Dalai Lama has often referred to himself as “a son of India”. At an event to mark 50 years of Indian hospitality to the Tibetans in New Delhi last year, he said, “I call myself a son
of India. Over the years Tibetans have developed very close ties with the country.”
This led various Chinese media to say that the Dalai Lama no longer had the right to be the religious leader of Tibetans. The criticism was revived last week when he attended an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match in Dharamsala as a special guest.
“The [Tibetan] religious leader was trying to prove himself a worthy son of India by participating in the country’s favorite pastime … Cricket is one of the most popular sports in India and the Dalai Lama of course has to have fun with his ‘dad’ since he wants to be a son of India,” wrote a People’s Daily editorial.
rand paul civil rights act
May 20, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Wednesday on “Hardball,” Jack Conway charged that Rand Paul wanted to do away with the Civil Rights Act. In fact, Rand Paul’s words to the Courier-Journal, in their editorial board interview, were even more extreme than the paper’s editorial reveal.
The interview that reveals Rand Paul’s views on civil rights was done in April. People have linked to the editorial, but the transcript has not been circulated.
Conway’s charge today on “Hardball” sent me searching. Below is a transcript (the piece below is at the very end of the interview):
Question: Would you have voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Rand Paul: I like the Civil Rights Act in the sense that it ended discrimination in all public domains and I’m all in favor of that.
Questioner: But…?
Rand Paul: (nervous laugh) You had to ask me the “but.” um.. I don’t like the idea of telling private business owners – I abhor racism – I think it’s a bad business decision to ever exclude anybody from your restaurant. But at the same time I do believe in private ownership. But I think there should be absolutely no discrimination on anything that gets any public funding and that’s most of what the Civil Rights Act was about to my mind.
Questioner: And then it was extended by most to most localities to include all… Would you be in favor of just local–
Rand Paul: On a local basis it might be a little different. The thing is I would speak out in favor of it. (pause) I mean, I look at the speeches of Martin Luther King, and I tell you I become emotional watching the speeches of Martin Luther King. I love it because he was a transformational figure… [...] (goes on to talk about Martin Luther King for a few moments)
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr, Impact and service of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with several traditional annual events. This year’s theme is “Challenges Beyond the Dream.”
* The prayer breakfast is held at 7 a.m. at the Reed Center near Rose State College in Midwest City.
* There will be a program at 9 a.m. Monday featuring Rebecca Ross as guest speaker at The Freedom Center, 2609 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
* Immediately after the program, the silent march begins, followed by the Governor’s ringing of Oklahoma’s Liberty Bell replica in front of the Oklahoma History Center.
* At noon or so, the annual program from the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition of Oklahoma City takes place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral on NW 7th. The keynote address will be delivered by Reverend Anthony Walker, Pastor.
* Finally, the downtown parade, one of Oklahoma’s largest, begins at 2 pm. at the Broadway Circle and North Broadway. Here’s the parade route.
Martin Luther King Jr was first posted on January 18, 2010 at 3:38 pm.
Obama Receives Nobel Peace Prize
December 10, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
OSLO: President Obama, who earlier arrived in Norway with his wife Michelle, also defended the US record in Afghanistan and his planned surge of 30,000 military personnel as motivated by his desire to bring peace to the war-torn country.
In his acceptance speech, he hit back at critics of his plan to begin withdrawing US soldiers from Afghanistan in mid-2011, saying he was “unambiguous” about the date and would debate it no further.
But he struck a modest note when he said others may be “more deserving” of the prestigious prize this year.
Shortly before his own investiture as a Nobel laureate, Obama marvelled at the “galvanising” impact of the US civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
President Obama and wife went directly to the Norwegian Nobel Institute to sign the guest book after flying into tightly secured Oslo for a day of events marking the first-year US president’s surprise Nobel prize.
“Michelle and I were commenting on the fact that when Dr King won his prize it had a galvanising effect around the world, but also lifted his stature in the United States in a way that allowed him to be more effective,” US President said.
He said he was honoured to receive the peace prize, and had paid tribute to the work of the Nobel committee in the guest book.
“I think it’s important to congratulate the Nobel Committee for the work that it’s done over the course of history to highlight the cause of peace, but also to give voice to the voiceless and the oppressed around the world.”
Martin Luther King won the Nobel peace prize in 1964. Obama has often said that he owes part of his success in becoming the first black US president to the legacy of the civil rights leader.
Obama Receives Nobel Peace Prize was first posted on December 10, 2009 at 4:49 pm.
