Sarah Palin Honors Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Sarah Palin offered a tribute to the life of Rev. Martin Luther King on her Facebook Notes page Sunday:

Celebrating the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tomorrow, America honors the memory of one of our greatest – Martin Luther King, Jr. He used his gifts and talents in selfless, mighty ways to mobilize efforts against racial discrimination and is deserving of our honor.

Please take a moment to tell your children about this great man. He fought for liberty and equality because he knew they were God-given and he knew that no government should be empowered to thwart our freedom. King summarized his mission when stating that no one should be judged based on skin color, but by the content of one's character.

Seeming to have a foreboding notion of how quickly life passes, he did not waste time on pettiness. He believed that “the quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”

May our children follow in the footsteps of giants like King, who sincerely respected equality.

- Sarah Palin

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – MLK

Update: From Team Sarah:

Governor Palin is aware of what is being posted in the comments section of her Facebook page about Martin Luther King. Governor Palin responded quickly to the racism and hatred [comments posted by anti-Palin Mobys] with the following:

"Thank you, Facebookers, who are slamming down racist comments. My Facebook page is not going to be used as a forum for people who spew this stuff. By the way, I appreciate the comments that remind us that with equal rights come equal responsibility to provide for ourselves and families, and to contribute to those in need. We can't rely on government to provide for our livelihoods, health or happiness."

- JP