What Would Martin Luther King Say?

I must tell you that I have heard more biased, narrow minded prejudiced talk from reporters, pundits and politicians during his political campaign than at any other time I remember. Over 80% of African Americans are voting for Obama instead of Hillary and women are voting for Hillary over Obama. Women are very angry that white males are voting for a Black man. Is this what Martin Luther King, Jr fought for?

The Democrats are ripping each other over race and gender and John McCain over his age. So, the primary attacks by the left wing liberals on their opponents are based largely on sexism, racism and ageism. Wow! I never, ever thought this would happen. We are used to the lefts attacks on religious people but this is amazing.

In the past post I mentioned the increase in people of maturity. The Wall Street Journal has a story about people in the past who have entered high office after age 65. http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120407230026495047.html

The Journal tells us that many great leaders were of retirement age in the past.

John McCain will be 72 if he is elected President. Winston Churchill was 65 when he became prime minister of Great Britain in 1940. When World War II ended in 1945, he was 70. He became prime minister again in 1951 at the age of 76; when he left office in 1955 he was 80.

Konrad Adenauer became the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 at the age of 73. He remained chancellor until his retirement in 1963 at the age of 87.

In 1958, at 68, Charles de Gaulle was elected the first president of the Fifth Republic of France. He held this office until retiring in 1969 at the age of 78.

Golda Meir was 70 when she became the fourth prime minister of Israel. Serving until she was 76, she was in office during the massacre of the Israeli Soccer Team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

In 1994, Nelson Mandela -- after 27 years in prison -- became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He was 75 at the time.

Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the United States in 1981 and 77 when he left office in 1989.

These men and women were very successful leaders even though they were quite old. It does not mean that Senator McCain will be a good President. I do not know. However, the issue of age cannot be used as an excuse against him either. To attack a candidate because of race, gender or age is wrong.

By the way, McCain's mother is 97 and is vigorously campaigning for him on the stump.