my battle with dj ayres

there's this guy named ayres haxton. he rolls with a crew out in NY called "the rub." I friended him on facebook a while back because I thought his remixes were cool. I don't know the guy, but frankly, who cares? it's facebook..the new myspace!

so today, after reading an article that suggested that MLK was a republican, I wrote "MLK was a republican...good man!" as my facebook status. I left it up for a few seconds then I realized that it was a bit distasteful, especially on MLK day. Plus, I don't think anyone really knows whether King was an elephant or a donkey. The debate continues to this day...

Fast forward to about 4 hrs ago. I get a comment from ayres that reads "don't be an idiot." My initial inclination was the following: this guy's a dj, probably liberal, he's from NY. He buys into the whole Yes we can Obama forever garbage.

I was correct! He was the liberal who, when lacking facts, chose to spew nonsense and hurl insults rather than put together a cogent argument. Here's our conversation. After having some fun for a while we both called it quits. Well, at least I did...


After his comment "don't be an idiot," I replied with a comment on his wall that said "don't hate the truth." Here's what ensued...



Title of the message: "are you serious?"

I just don't get why you posted that. There is no evidence anywhere that MLK was a Republican. If it is a joke, it's pretty distasteful to joke about MLK on his birthday.

"In 'The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.,' which was published after his death from his written material and records, King called the Republican national convention that nominated Goldwater a 'frenzied wedding ... of the KKK and the radical right.'

'The Republican Party geared its appeal and program to racism, reaction, and extremism," King said in the book.'"

Erik Martinez
Today at 1:51pm
Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the 1957 Civil Rights Act. The Democrats, led by the "legendary" Strom Thurmond, opposed the bill from becoming a law, yet their efforts were futile.

Later on, the 1964 revision to the act was successful in its attempt to further regulate civil rights as it outlawed segregation. But, who opposed this bill? The Southern Democrats. Leave it to the Confederates.

Additionally, President Kennedy, the Democrat, with the aid of his brother Bob Kennedy, had King wiretapped by the FBI "on suspicion of being a Communist."

In his time, why would Dr. King support the Democrats? Republicans advocated civil rights. Was he a registered Republican? Perhaps. Was he a Dem? I would think not.

I was already considering removing that status seconds after I posted it. The vision of MLK transcends any political party.

I still like the rub.


Ayres Haxton
Today at 2:16pm
Congratulations, you can cut and paste little bits and pieces of facts that, when read on their own, would support your argument. The Religous Right does the same with the Bible to support homophobia and all sorts of other evils.

But you know that saying "Martin Luther King was a Republican" is some sensational bullshit though. Right? It's offensive and your little argument to back it up is flimsy and obviously partisan.

Of course there were good and bad Democrats during the Civil Rights Movement, especially in the South, just as there were good and bad Republicans. Saying the Republican party was "the civil rights party" is revisionism at its worst. It's totally ridiculous and anyone who was alive back then will tell you that.

Martin Luther King was famous for being apolitical, but people close to him say he voted for President Kennedy. Yes there were tenuous relations between the Kennedys and Martin Luther King. MLK was for civil disobedience and the Kennedys believed in affecting change through voting and government. But J Edgar Hoover was who wiretapped Martin Luther King.

And Bobby Kennedy's central issue was civil rights. I'm from Mississippi. Ever heard of James Merideth? It was Bobby Kennedy who sent in the troops to enforce the court order that protected Merideth's right to attend Ole Miss.

I can keep going. I'm really surprised that someone who goes to Georgetown doesn't know this stuff.

Erik Martinez
Today at 2:44pm
"Congratulations, you can cut and paste little bits and pieces of facts that, when read on their own, would support your argument. The Religous Right does the same with the Bible to support homophobia and all sorts of other evils."

1.Please refer to your original message. 2. You're right (excuse the pun), maybe I shouldn't back up my claim with unbiased, historical facts? 3. Your comment on the religious right is a little out there in "left" field. Don't know where that's coming from. Sounds like you hate religion?

"But you know that saying 'Martin Luther King was a Republican' is some sensational bullshit though. Right? It's offensive and your little argument to back it up is flimsy and obviously partisan."

1. The facts suggest that King would have supported the Republicans in their efforts to bring about change in the civil rights movement. Evidently, from your standpoint, calling someone a Republican is insulting. You're emotions and bias are getting the best of you here. 2. You call me partisan yet you proclaim that associating someone with the Republican party is "bullshit." That is unnecessary. Sounds like you're clearly on the left side of the fence.

"Of course there were good and bad Democrats during the Civil Rights Movement, especially in the South, just as there were good and bad Republicans. Saying the Republican party was "the civil rights party" is revisionism at its worst. It's totally ridiculous and anyone who was alive back then will tell you that."

1. Facts are facts. You need some here. Unless you were alive during that time, how can I believe you? 2. I don't see where I stated that the republican party was the official civil rights party. I stated that they supported civil rights.

Now I can keep going, but what's the point? You're the biased one here who has engaged in taking cheap, personal shots. This retort of yours lacks hard facts. I'm not going to rebut with an "I'm smarter than you" statement" because that's not professional, and I certainly don't need to outline my credentials to prove my intelligence to someone who responded to my status on facebook.

Yes we can!
Erik

Ayres Haxton
Today at 6:41pm
I'm sorry, what you're saying is absurd. Let me pull it back and to the top and make it super simple: you said "Martin Luther King was a Republican." The objective reality is that Martin Luther King wasn't registered with either party. So you're wrong. The End.

Erik Martinez
Today at 6:45pm
You make generalized statements with no evidence. Looks like we both agree that this conversation is over. It was fun while it lasted. You get the last word...

Ayres Haxton
Today at 6:47pm
Show me. Show me that Martin Luther King was a registered Republican. Give me hard evidence.


And, for the record, I'd just like to point out that I never said MLK was a registered Republican. I stated that in my first message...

Whatever. Some conversations aren't worth continuing.

MLK day tomorrow!

holiday tomorrow. day off. holiday tuesday. day off

only good thing about the inauguration is that we get it off. yippe. so i'm calculating forward rates right now. this is some phun shiet. nott. this is something i'll probably never use again. so pointless.

i think the inauguration is overshadowing MLK day, a real holiday. that's a shame. can this guy match up to MLK? we'll see..

purchased the ACA ticket. spring break '09 let's go..f*ck u orbitz u better not screw me. i already applied for the birth certificate.

made some fatman scoop loops for the bro. fatman scoop DOT com!

holler for a doller

bored at work

if only my boss knew what i can do for him. if i had me working for me. shit i don't know what i'd do.

submitted my appeal today.. hope that works out.

moved back into my room. that was so ghey.

my brother dj'ed for Shwayze this past weekend check out the one picture i have ever uploaded on facebook...

"the academy is" is coming to jammin' java in VA along with "the Cab" to do an acoustic show. i think the tickets sold out in like 10 minutes.

posted on an arab forum. turns out that chick down there has a name...Maria. She's a lebanese-armenian singer. not too bad looking either.

hope the semester flies by. i love intro to computer science, arnie seems like a cool guy. just hope i get an A, son!

off to code now...work is boring

who the f is this random

chick

fuck school

so glad this is the last semester at school. done with this overpriced university. but it's weird; when i'm at school for a while, i don't want to leave. when i'm at home, i don't want to go back to school. i'm just fucking tired of flying in that fucking airplane for 5+ hrs.

so i've got one more semester. one last hoorah.

i hope i don't miss my flight tomorrow.