King Day parade grousing was unbecoming


Advertiser columnist David Shapiro has an excellent piece today responding to the letters by David Rosen and Thurston Twigg-Smith criticizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. parade for also honoring Queen Liliu`okalani.

"It was disappointing to see this year's event soured by the carping of anti-Hawaiian zealots over the inclusion of Queen Lili'uokalani as an honoree along with King. The 2005 King holiday fell on the 112th anniversary of Lili'uokalani's overthrow as Hawai'i's last monarch. Parade organizers thought it appropriate to recognize that she, like King, is a symbol of freedom to her people."


Although of course I don't support federal recognition, Shapiro also makes a nice jab in pointing out Twiggy's double standard of opposing the Akaka bill after profiting handsomely from federal protection for his newspaper (even better being the very paper in which today's column appears). Ouch.

Here's the bottom line:

"There is no doubt as to which side Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been on in the Hawaiians' struggle for self-determination."

But go read the whole column.


Posted: Wed - February 2, 2005 at 07:55 AM    
   
 
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