Gold Dome Live

By Iris Jenkins

March 30, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

What is seven minutes late do to heavy traffic? Traffic is especially heavy since more and more people are still in the process of moving to the Atlanta area. Dr. King and his wife contributed so much to Atlanta and other cities (especially Dr. King’s plea non-voilence). I think it is a shame not to honor Mrs. King. This kind of action only lets the public see what kind of government we have here in the city where Dr. King was born, reared and worked. This would truly be a shame.

By paulette

March 30, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this

I think Ms. Abdul-Salaam is being unfair to insinuate that the committee is mean-spirited when she was late not once but twice to meetings that were critical to her bill. If she had made the meetings on time and the committee refused to address her bill she would be justified in her statement. It appears in this case, she is at fault!

By KayTee

March 30, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

I think it would be a shame if Georgia Government did not honor Mrs. King. She conttributed to and continued the legacy of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King. Governor Perdue should make the hanging of her portrait MANDATORY! Shame on you decision makers if this falls through the cracks!!!!

By Analyze This

March 30, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

Honoring “Dr.” King is one thing…honoring Mrs. King is another. She was on her husband’s coattails. If you want to hang her portrait, hang it in the Civil Rights Museums and/or the King Center. Enough is enough.

By Comment

March 30, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

There are a lot of people a LOT more deserving of their portrait than Mrs. King who don’t get special honors. I have to agree with Analyze This.

By James

March 30, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

Abdul-Salaam should have planned her arrival. If this was so important she should have taken the necessary precautions to ensure she was present for the hearing.

By JimBob

March 30, 2007 11:52 AM | Link to this

Sounds like she has a problem showing up for work. And I’m like the others she road his coat tail. From what I heard she wasn’t that nice to people in the public. That you didn’t dare speak to her you spoke to her assistant.

By Pompano

March 30, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

Aside from riding her husband’s coat-tails, she also managed to raise a totally dysfunctional family. All they did was live off of and tarnish the reputation of the family.

Let’s stick with honoring individuals in GA with actual accomplishments. If the issue is more portraits of African-Americans @ the Capitol, then I nominate Hank Aaron.

By Typical

March 30, 2007 11:56 AM | Link to this

The bottom line is that if you want YOUR bill considered in committee and you do not show up at the committee hearing, it cannot be considered. Yet, Rep. Abdul-Salaam would rather the public believe the failure of her bill to be considered was another case of white repression. It is yet another case of a black politician playing the “race card” instead of owning up to their own failure.

Quite simply, if Rep. Abdul-Salaam cared so much about honoring Mrs. King, she should have been at the Capitol an hour before the committee met. She should have used the extra time to prepare her remarks and meet privately with her colleagues to lobby them on her cause. Traffic is no excuse. Furthermore (and this is the subject of another post), we should question if Rep. Abdul-Salaam is even deserving of her position. A state legislator should be able to show up for their job on-time, every day.

Moreover, Mrs. King does not deserve a portrait in the state Capitol. Mrs. King was not an elected official, appointed official, or military leader. The state legislature should not be in the business of recognizing people with portraits that had nothing to do with state government. While the current controversy with Rep. Abdul-Salaam has nothing to do with whether a portrait will eventually hang in the Capitol, I strongly support those who oppose the portrait. Mrs. King is sufficiently and appropriately honored not a mile from the Capitol on Auburn Avenue - the “honoring” of a person has to stop somewhere.

By LMAO @ KayTee

March 30, 2007 11:59 AM | Link to this

“Governor Perdue should make the hanging of her portrait MANDATORY! Shame on you decision makers if this falls through the cracks!!!!”

KayTee - Gov. Perdue has absolutely nothing to do with the decisions of the legislature and what they do with their building, the Capitol. Evidently, you learned nothing about the separation of powers while “getting your learn on.”

By KayTee @ LMAO

March 30, 2007 12:28 PM | Link to this

Gov. Perdue has absolutely nothing to do with the decisions of the legislature and what they do with their building, the Capitol. Evidently, you learned nothing about the separation of powers while “getting your learn on.”

LMAO - You evidently don’t know that the governor/politicians of this state can make happen what he/they want if he/they are passionate enough about it. Separation of power or not!

POMPANO - I’m sure you have some dysfunction in your family somewhere. We’re not talking about her children but Mrs. King herself. She was the glue that held together what remained of Dr. King’s legacy and that alone deserves this recognition. There was a lot accomplished after his death. Give credit where credit is DUE! Yes, it does have to stop somewhere and Mrs. King is where it should stop.

By Jay

March 30, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this

Man they better hang that picture up no matter what!!! Mrs. King rep. the state of Georgia and the legacy of her husband ever since his death!!! For anyone with this negative bull go to u know were!!! Its messed up how the government got Dr. King killed and tried to cover it up…Now that we are in reality Mandatory thing to do is hang Mrs. King picture up GA!!!!

By alfonso the great

March 30, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

Mrs. King set the standard for compassion, civil rights and a better city and state for all of us. Disparage her if you like, but it reflects more on your soul than hers.

By O69Bingo

March 30, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

I flew on a plane Ms King was on, and all flight attendants were told not to talk with Ms King and please no eye contact with her. Shes a real piece of work. She was a disgrace to Mr Kings legacy.

By Typical

March 30, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this

First, Jay, please offer a cite for “how the government got Dr. King killed and tried to cover it up.” That is certainly not one I have not heard before.

Second, KayTee, that was a weak comeback. Gov. Perdue can do nothing to make the hanging of a portait in the Capitol “MANDATORY” whether he is “passionate” about it or not.

Posts like me question whether universal suffrage is a good thing…

By War Eagle

March 30, 2007 1:05 PM | Link to this

Enough with the Kings! They are not royalty. They are not the be all and end all. Mrs. King was a snob at dinners and plane rides and made others WAIT on the plane while her limo came on the tarmac. A Black AJC reporter was trying to interview Mrs. King and Coretta’s body guard said all correspondence had to go through him an dthen he spoke to Mrs. King. THER is your BLACK leader and her family-WHAT have you done for me lately and company. Bow down to me for I’ve been oppressed for longer than I’ve been alive. Pay me because I am a widow. Enough of this BS. You want a painting of that woman-you buy it and put it in your house. Not a Government house where MY tax dollars go! Talk about misspending-she did not spend a dime cleaning up that rat infested King Center. And her sons and daughters-that’s another disaster story. Why didn’t MRs. King stop Jackson and Sharpton and Farrakhan and Lewis from making racial statements against Whites, Hispanics and Jews and Asians? They’ve been oppressed for the last 40 years under the so called “Civil Rights Act” aka the I’ve been oppressed mantra. Mrs. King did nothing to stop the NAACP from creating racial hatred when they sided with the Lying black woman from NC central, when she accused the white students of raping her, when all along, she was raped by two black guys prior to the party. She did this before and she was doing it again. The two blackmen were bums and had no money, so she planned to get money out of the white students. And what did the black community want? Put the white kids in jail even if they were innocent to make up for past crimes? What kind of justice system is that? An African one? None of the King’s spoke against Lewis and Franklin and Eaves when they said in a commercial that eluded to voting for a white republican would set them back to the 1960’s and water cannons? Where were they? The black community has more problems to worry about than a painting. They need to arrest and try Cynthia McKinney for treason-accepting money from an arab sheikh for 9/11. What a sellout! Put a painting of someone that has actually done something for America-like Paul Coverdell or Ronald Reagan. Not someone that only pandered and catered to one community. A better GA? check out the 10 and 11pm news-what group is getting arrested almost every night? Black men and women. And who are they targeting? White people. Yeah, Mrs. King got the message out-the Robert Mugabe message. Take what you want from the white people because they oppressed you for 100 years. And that’s the bottom line…’Cause Stone Cold said so!

By td

March 30, 2007 2:11 PM | Link to this

Just another politician who thinks that somehow the rules don’t apply to her. Here’s a tip, Ms. Abdul-Salaam: traffic in Atlanta on weekday mornings is heavy. Plan accordingly.

As for whether Coretta Scott King is even deserving of a portrait in a government building, I don’t know and I really don’t care. It’s just more tax dollars spent for silly reasons, and more legislative time spent debating issues that don’t affect the everyday lives of the states’ residents.

By in rememberance

March 30, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry but the King Center is where is should hang if ANY portait should hang in the Capital then how about Judge Rowland Barnes, Julie, and officer Tesley that were gunned down while trying to protect each and everyone’s rights under the law for the State of GA!!! They were performing their duty and now we are sticking HIS portait all over the papers!!!! Let us never forget that day in March!!!!

By marty

March 30, 2007 2:29 PM | Link to this

Doesn’t she have a cell phone? I thought all of them (bruthers and sistas) had cell phones. Why couldn’t she had called and told them she was 7 minues late. I smell somthing funny here and it “ain’t” natural insect repellant.

Marty

By BigB

March 30, 2007 3:09 PM | Link to this

Coretta Scott King needs no portrait in the State Capitol. What has she done that was so beneficial to the state besides marry the good Dr. King? There is a King Center, if I’m not mistaken, put up a portrait there.

If anyone needs a portrait, it should be Andrew Young. He strategized and marched with King, he was an U.S. Ambassador, he was a great mayor for the city of Atlanta, he brought economic development to metro ATL, which benefitted the entire state, he was a significant and influential aspect of the 96’ Olympics to the city and he is still very active in civil rights and economical opportunities for all.

I’m not saying Coretta didn’t do some nice things in the community but I would need some serious convincing to believe that most of her appearances weren’t primarily to sustain her living expenses or people just wanted to be close to a person associated with Dr. King. I know this may be cold-hearted, but anyhoo, the spouse of every great or notable person shouldn’t be recognized as anything but the supportive spouse of any great or notable person. SHould Bubba at the trailer home factory, who is employee of the year for ten consecutive years, have his wife’s portrait put up at the plant? Hell Nawl!!!

As for that sorry legislator who was late…twice, for her own bill, get a grip. YOU dropped the ball and have no one to blame. Traffic has been crazy in Atlanta since 1991, if the bill was that important you would have been there early. When I’ve been late of my own accord, it’s always 5, 7, 10 minutes. When it’s really been an issue that I couldn’t control, I would be late about 30 - 45 minutes and it was a great chance that others were late as well.

War Eagle, you’re stupid and you appear to be a bitter, borderline racist. I’m not asking you to have white guilt, just be intelligent enough to understand that vestiges of america’s historical racism still permeates in America. When I look at the news, yes, I see many blacks getting arrested, but I also see plethora of whites and hispanics. It seems as if the white crimes get minimized (i.e. Barbie Bandits). You’re right it seems as if more blacks are getting in trouble for shootings & robberies (especially in Clayton Co.), where the whites are molesting, committing “white” collar crimes, killing spouses with anti-freeze, killing people while DUI, mortgage fraud, or screwing members of the same sex at the airport. Crime is crime and it’s wrong irrespective of race. Dumb A**!!!

By WOW

March 30, 2007 3:11 PM | Link to this

I can not believe (then again I can) that one article about a woman being late to a committee meeting regarding whether or not Mrs. King should be honored for her years of service could spark as much hatred and racism (covertly and overtly) that I have read here today. Wow, this is utterly ridiculous. Typical, Marty, War Eagle - you all have shown that no matter what year, decade or century we live in, the mindset of the “Good Ole Southern Boy” still exists. What a bunch of SCHMUCKS! Grow up and get a life!

As for the portrait, it may be best suited for the King Center, were as you all put it, her “dysfunctional” family can one day remain faithful to the fight and the cause for which it began.

As for Rep. Abdul-Salaam, yes she should very well take responsibility for her actions. However, even the Labor Laws allow a 7 minute grace period before charging someone with being late for work. The end all of this story is whether Rep. Abdul-Salaam was late or not, the legislature simply does not want to deal with a matter such as this. Stick to the reason the story was written and this blog was opened. Leave the King children, their family and Mrs. King’s attitude or whatever out of this blog!

By Chris

March 30, 2007 3:39 PM | Link to this

Other than being the wife of Martin Luther King, how can a committee justify a portrait of Coretta at the Capitol? We’re talking about the wife of a great civil rights leader - no doubt - but is the Georgia State Capitol building the proper place? I know, someone will read this blog and list off about 10 civil rights marches and name all the great things Mrs. King accomplished during her life. However, does Nancy Reagan’s portrait hang in a state capitol in this nation? Has Eleanor Roosevelt been honored with this same distinction? I would argue these women did as much if not more for our nation as Mrs. King.

Rep. Abdul-Salaam should be ashamed of pointing the finger at the committee instead of herself. She was late…period! This was not the 1st meeting either that she missed over the portrait. Thanks Abdul-Salaam for wasting tax payers money again!

By BigB

March 30, 2007 4:03 PM | Link to this

To: In Remembrance

As sad as what happened to Judge Barnes, Deputy Teasley and the others, the deceased that worked in the courthouse should be honored at the Fulton County Courthouse and not the State Capitol. Judges, District Attorneys, State Troopers and countless corrections officers, policemen and firemen have died in the line of duty and they don’t need a portrait in the capitol either, where will it end? Maybe there should be a Marble Memorial on the Capitol Grounds where a person’s name can be inscribed if they are lost in the line of duty.

I wish the area news would stop detailing everytime nichols goes to the restroom or anything else he does. Paul Howard needs to stop seeking the death penalty, offer him a plea of life without parole and send him away. If would be less exposure and millions would be saved. HE is terrorizing the system again with all the press and all the money being spent. Put him in prison and “accidentally” leave his cell unlocked and make it worth some other killer’s while to accidentally drop cooking oil in his cell and maybe another inmate may just happen to drop his lit cigarette.

Did you know it was a rap song out last year that had a verse that stated “Now watch me Brian Nichols…” ? I’ll think of the group and post it later. The radio stations never pulled the song…sad. In my opinion the context of the verse was that the group was going wild.

By mustang100

March 30, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this

WHAT has Coretta done, exactly, to be so honored by the State of Georgia? Not divorcing her philandering and drinking husband (Rev. Abernathy Sr.’s testimony, so don’t try rewriting HIS words)? REV. King was a very brave man who tried saving the white race from themselves (You cannot pass God’s judgement with Hate in your heart) and suffered the fate he knew was probably going to be his in the end. DR. King was called home before Satan could place HIS claim on the good DR.’s soul for good. Politics is truly the Devils own game, after all. So, what did Coretta do for all mankind, and Georgia, that she should have her image in the Statehouse?

By coachhollywood67

March 30, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this

The General Assembly needs to hang portraits of Ms. King, FDR (for his Georgia connection), and some other civil rights icons. They aren’t going to of course, because the right wing Republicans in charge hate any one they perceive as liberal, present and past. Representative Abdul-Salaam is unfortunately correct in her assessment of those in charge, they are mean spirited.

By MOT

March 30, 2007 4:41 PM | Link to this

That is the same Rx for individuals not just groups of people as well, of any color. When you take the focus off of yourself, and get out and help someone else, on a regular basis, your life improves, doors open, opportunities start abounding.

By ML

March 30, 2007 5:08 PM | Link to this

This posting board is the best reminder for me and those who are really willing to admit that racism is alive and well. The issue is simple: should Mrs. Kings portiat hang in the State Capital? Opinions should vary, but justifications shouldn’t persue slander, racial overtones or uneducated dialog.

By Geechee Boy

April 2, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

Coretta SCOTT King was born and raised in rural Perry County Alabama near Heilburger. Her mother had a country store and they were considered an affluent family for this impovished area. When asked where she was from she would state Alabama. She would say she lived in Atlanta but was FROM Alabama. She lived in Georgia only after marrying MLKjr. She may have had loyalty to Atlanta but not to Georgia. She was skillful in milking the King Legacy for every dollar it was worth in order to create a generation of spoiled brat Kings who could not make it on their own in any business or profession. I say fix up King Center which the Kings have allowed to run-down because they have spent money on themselves and not on keeping the Legacy and then hang a portrait there if the family will part with some of their millions from the sale of King papers and documents. They will probably elect to spend the sale dollars on fancy cars, big houses, lavish parties, and other stuff that people who have not earned money themselves usually do.

By mustang100

April 2, 2007 3:17 PM | Link to this

It’s just hard for me to forget the ‘copyright’ issue of anything concerning MLK, his image, the “I have a dream” thing, the NAME!!! Does anyone remember when the King’s were trying to squeeze the major corporations for the D.C. ‘King Mall’ funding? Give us the money, but you can’t use the name in any advertising saying you gave it to us. No wonder it took more than 10 years to break ground, and then only after Coretta passed away. Co-incidence? Or legality? Who knows? At least there will be a place to throw trash away after visiting the Vietnam Memorial Wall a short distance away.:-)

By I love art

April 3, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

I say we hang her portrait in the City Hall east right next to the hate whitey art! Look how far we have come… God bless our corrupt city council and local governments!

By Mike

April 3, 2007 1:35 PM | Link to this

It is unfortunate the sponsor for the Coretta portrait is not more professional and respectful of everyone else’s schedules. You can usually count on traffic to be bad in Atlanta. If Rep. Roberta thought the portrait was so important, she should have left very early for the meeting…

By Ms J

April 3, 2007 3:39 PM | Link to this

I don’t think traffic should be an excuse. If you have an appointment, any appointment and one as important as this one, she should have been waiting outside the door before the session even opened up! No Excuse! I didn’t know this was a bill to be proposed, so I’m really disapointed in her behavior as a representative. This could have been something GREAT for our history!

By Rudy

April 4, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

The mean spirit at the Capitol is no worse than the spirit of unqualified entitlement that Rep. Abdul-Salami bandies about without hesitation. So what if the traffic was horrible! It’s to be expected in Atlanta …everyday! The meeting was at 8:00. You could have left earlier, arrived on time , and probably gotten your way. Get a life!

By Dumbing Down

April 5, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this

If I am late for work, I get sent home with NO pay. Coretta never worked except at being a PROFFESIONAL MOURNER. What a joke.

By humbug

April 5, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

Oh, the shame of these rascals. Failure to worship this professional mourner shows that the committee has some backbone and ethics. Don’t they know that they should bow to anyone named King? Why does her picture deserve to hang in the capitol anyway? Simply—-it doesn’t.

By tom

April 5, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this

Ms. King NEVER did anything to deserve a tribute. She was a parasite on the butt end of society and she and her family live on the legacy (or mis-legacy) of her famous husband, who contributed more to the dysfunction of his race than to the function. If it weren’t for the blues, jazz and black rockers, blacks would have no more rights and freedoms then they did when they were ‘bussed’ here by the Dutch…

By Ulver

April 5, 2007 4:57 PM | Link to this

The entire King family is all about the Ka-ching! Ka-ching! They’ve milked every $$$ they could out of a man who spent the last night of his life partying with prostitutes. He also happened to be a plagiarist. Just like the line in the movie: “The truth? You can’t handle the truth.”

By walt235

April 6, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

I like this talk of hanging negroes! We should hang a few more besides the wife of the w*******-mongering, wife beating, plagerist M.L. Koon!

By sandy

April 6, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

I am the type of person that do not like name calling…Just stick with the facts which are: A portrait of Mrs. King does not need to be placed in the Capitol…She does not fit the definition of eligible citizens for that distinction. Period. Doesn t matter whether she was pink orange or gray. She just isn t a qualified candidate.

By joshrandall

April 6, 2007 1:28 PM | Link to this

Hang Coretta in the capitol? Thats what they shoulda done with Martin!! Who the hell wants to look at that old n**** ugly puss anyway? To hell with that old money-grubbing b***.

By Gaylene

April 10, 2007 8:47 AM | Link to this

I agree with Analyze This. If it weren’t for Dr. King no one would even know who she was. If you feel the need to hang a picture of her, hang it at home.

By TheTruth

April 10, 2007 10:16 AM | Link to this

I must say that I am proud of those of you who didn’t respond to the trash that always surfaces to wreak havoc via name calling and spewing venom. It’s a shame that they hide behind these forums like their fathers and grandfathers used to hide behind their sheets. In addition, I agree with those who state that Mrs. King’s portrait belongs in the capitol building. It was her husband that caused the government to created and enforce legislation that all Americans take advantage of today: African Americans, Caucasain Females, Gays and Lesbians, and even the trash who resorted to name calling. Whatever she did after the death of her husband pales in comparison to his accomplishments. She was class. She was intensity and compassion. She was not a leader. As far as the representative that was late to the meeting is concerned, she is playing the community. She was late and she didn’t show up on another occasion. Hmmm. It seems to me like she wants the credit for making the proposal but doesn’t want to ruin relationships in the legislative body by fighting for it.

By diana session

April 10, 2007 1:32 PM | Link to this

I have read all of you’ll comments, even the low class, dumb white trash, bigots, If love to hang you by your d### or by the strain of your hair, now getting back to the point, the idea that rep abdul salomi is blaming everyone but herself, not once, but twice for meeting for a bill that she wants, I say again what she wants just makes thing that no there is no other person or persons has a deciding vote. I knew that Coretta was not a very nice person in the public eye, and her children, there is 1 only the City, the other 3, SOL, they would not be in the public eye if it had not been for their father, not the mother, right, but as long as I have lived in this city, I never have visited the king center because of have stories I have received and will never visited it. If we hang her picture and we are still holding on to Brian Nicolas, I think so where I should get paid for dumb mess, I totally agree that the writer about him, if the person wants to hang someone, let Brian out and put him in the area with the bigots, they will know what to do and whem the trial if over, I want my money, because sure as hell you can collect it from the IRS.

If that picture gets hung without a vote, this city has gone worst to hell, now the traffic that is no excuse, I agree that if you want something you have to determination and not whatever. Coretta was not a person that grew in proverty, what about all of the blacks that did a lot, but the white has taken credit, because he is a sorry piece of nohow, what about the big executive from enon that took all of that money, what he white?> You people need to think first about things before you speak.

I watched IRobot, starring Will Smith and it made me think one day, it can happen, they where would you white bigots do then, think people,

By Seagle

April 11, 2007 9:44 AM | Link to this

Political correctness will see Ms. King’s portrait in the Capitol Building. But it DOES NOT BELONG THERE.

By wareagle

April 11, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this

I like it in the butttttt

By Proud African American

April 11, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

Only in America can you view such hatred and ignorance at the expense of such Honored men as Dr. King and his widow. It goes to prove that any excuse that the racist people in Georgia can use to promote thier hate & discontent for anyone or anything that they don’t agree with, that they will do just that. I am so glad that GOD is still in control and that GOD will make the enemies of the righteous our footstools. History has proven that good will always overcome evil and try as they (racist) may they will always fail in the end. The battle has already been fought and the victory has already been won. You racist who hide behind ignorance are just showing Georgia & the world that you belong to the loosing side. The word of God says in Romans 8:28, “That all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are the called according to his purpose”. Therfore try as you will to destroy the good things that Dr King and his wife Coretta have done, it’s all good. So hate on my racist brothers & sisters, there is a day called “judgement day” where you will have to give an account for all that you have said and done!

By Waya

April 11, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

I am sick of the Kings! Dr. King was a great man, however his widow does not deserve a painting in a government building. As a Native American I would like to see more paintings of the original Georgians-Creek and Cherokee leaders. We too were and are subject to the prejudice of the dominant White culture. In addition, we were here first, even before the much over lauded King family.