Martin Luther King had a dream for America. None of the current candidates do. Who will stand up to take forward that legacy.

“What better tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. than to host such an important educational event on the day we celebrate his birthday,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, who serves as chair of the CBC Institute. “This debate truly reflects Dr. King’s dreams and ideals.”

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MINDS? THIS IS WHAT DR. KING MEANT WHEN HE SAID "Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair."

I TAKE GREAT HUMBRAGE TO THIS LUDICROUS STATEMENT OF Rep. Bennie Thompson, WHO IS A FIGUREHEAD TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, BUT LET US NOT BE CONFOUNDED AND MISDIRECTED BY THE RIDICULOUS AND SELF-SERVING MISPLACEMENT OF THE GREAT DR. KING'S DREAMS AND IDEALS!

AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT? I DOUBT IT! THIS IS A DEBATE, NOT ENLIGHTENMENT!

This is great to honor one of the great heros of freedom, from voting rights for minority to women…It shows how well we are adjusting to accept our great heroes from our military servicemen to freedom fighters.
God bless America!

The Congressional "Black" Caucus"???

This is the USA / Man this is AMERICA

To try to get along and not be racist try it this way

The Congressional American Caucus??
This is inclusive and Not EXclusive.

Jessie J and Al S might not agree and be rebel rousers/ But rest of America would like the UNITED approach. The Almighty loves us all equally/ reguardless of our skin color.

There's been and continues to be too many debates ! I can't keep them all straight

Yes it is called the Congression Black caucus….AND?

It is a great way to honor Dr King. The haters will hate no matter what day or what venue the Dems choose. Carry on!

In less than a yrs time America shall overcome the bad policies of this administration.

Could there be a Congressional White Caucus, too? Just askin'…

As a Hillary supporter I want to know:

- Is Obama really black enough to attend this debate?

- Will Obama remember to put his hand over his heart when saying the Pledge of Allegiance or does he feel this is just "optional"??

- Is Obama and Edwards going to continue attacking Hillary with direct questions, expecting her to give a direct answer??

Van

They have no shame..

To the Hillary supporter who wanted to know if Barack Obama is black enough to attend this debate. Obama's black. The real question is — Is Hillary black enough to attend this debate? No.

Ronnie mentioned that there should be a Congressional "White" Caucus. There is a Congressional White Caucus, it's call the rest of "Congress."

It is disgusting to see what the Clinton Campaign is doing in an effort to win back the white house. The country has real issues. HELLO!!!! Wake up! In tears she said "I just don't want to see us go backwards" and now she is taking us back to the civil rights riots of the 1960s???? Are you kidding Hillary? You will not only lose in Las Vegas and South Carolina, you may well lose in NYC which will not tolerate your racist, biased power play. Barack Obhama has been honest and straight forward from the start about his background and only a Clinton Machine as Tim Russet says could turn that into a negative. Unless you want the next President to be a Republician, stop fighting each other and fight for us! I have never been so angry at the Democractic party for tolerating this as I am now.

In defense of Hillary Clinton, I wish people would review what was actually said and by whom, and how it was compounded by the media. All candidates for the Democratic party have always stood by the people, all of the people. The Republicans have stood by the corporations who are caught up in the greed machine, no matter how many of "the people" it hurts. Let's lower the rhetoric and give credit where credit is due and call out those who have soooooo damaged our country.

We are in such trouble on every front that we need the best qualified person on the ticket. We need a person who has been there, has the contacts, ran the country in a positive direction during office (even as they were blasted from the "right".) Think about what they could accomplish with all they know now, and with a majority in the House and Senate. We can't have roadblocks (which we've seen since last November) with too many Republicans still halting progress.

If someone is willing to step into this mess and try to fix it - heaven help them and they'll have my support all the way.

How do you get tickets to the debate??????????????

Is this really representative of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr? That the media has had a huge roll in selecting who is a "viable" candidate. Will this be another Edwards,Clinton,Obama, only campaign. Or will the American people be able to hear a real democrat debate. Where is Dennis Kucinich? About a month ago I saw him on the SCBD website. Now there are no longer pictures of him. How much money did CNN give to the SCBC campaign to shut out Kucinich again. The only reason he is not in these debates is because he is for singe-payer (not for profit healthcare. The only one who is going to end the war in Iraq. The only one who is for a WGP. Taking care of our environment. Take back the constitution. The other candidates shouldn't be in the Democratic party. They never talk about real democratic issues. Issues that support the real democratic public. So let's see if CNN will be like the other stations.
Now remember there are four Democratic Candidates running:

DENNIS KUCINICH, Edwards, Obama, and Clinton.
People do your research on all these candidates. Then make your choice.

The networks who broadcast the debate should not be deciding which candidates will be allowed to participate. The public has a right to hear any candidate who will be on the ballot. No one should censor or determine for anyone else who a "viable" candidate is. The networks have a responsibility to use the public airwaves to serve the public's interest.

In a debate you should hear a variety of opinions from all the candidates. The American people have a vote, not corporations, organizations or networks.

Be true journalists and let Kucinich participate. You may even have something interesting to report afterward.

ON MLK day the Congressional Black Caucus is in no position to hold
of the educaional issue. I have put forth the far deeper advancement in
mathematical technology to the CBC, yet their concern for the hottest
areas of space science and defense is at a zero level. WHY is the
most deepest levels of mathematical and physics technology being studied
by o% of African americans. THIS issue is strongly ignored by the CBC.
Would MLK ignore this topic?

I would like be 100% behind the CBC debate forum, but their record on
exposing the latest in mathematical and physics hottest areas of space,
defense and atomic technology to the African American Community, is very
dismal.WILL the Presidential candidates be allowed to address why black
folks are o% of the far deeper technlogical areas of mathematics and
science, an how will they help reverse this trend.Would MLK like this topic
being burried by the CBC.

Senator Obama is the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King. When I was growing up we were always reminded that you have to work twice as hard as your white associates. Looks like Obama has to work twice as hard he is running against Bill and Hiliary.
I hope that CBC will bring up the issues of Forclosures and Minorities.

In addition it would be a interesting to find out what kind of experience does the Senator H. Clinton have that Black folks are so split on.

On foreigin issue I would like to hear what candidate will continue to enormous support to the jewish nation that continues to suppress the palenstine people.

I am looking forward to seeing a lively debate with radically different questions.

When i think about change it is about changing the status quo of attack politics to that of unity. Some people may understand that the change slogan started with Barack Obama, a message so powerful that the other demarcates as well as the republicans adopted the slogan. To put down another candidate for the purpose of highlighting oneself is the political tyranny that Barack stands against. As we come together as a people we hopefully would have the audacity to not continue business as usual. Any Presidential candidates that feels the need to incorporate division in any way should abandon that agenda. Any candidate that does not actively and contentiously seek to avoid this method of politics will clearly further push the efforts to separate us. We have waited for the opportunity to vote for a person that not only stands for change but also is the evidence of that hope that Dr. Martin Luther King died for. I am the voice that is the recipient of inequality, injustice and division. I am that unheard intellectual that possesses all of the dreams deferred and my heart cries for pain to give birth. I am the voice of the uneducated African American male. Can the children of slave owners and non-blacks stand for that change. Can the children of slave masters have the hope for the long awaited change that most of us have become weary of. Can it be revived in the "08″ campaign for the first African American president of the United States of America? I have the audacity to hope.