Desmond Tutu refuses to share stage with Blair -

[truedelphi]

http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/08/28-5

He is the man of the hour, as far as I can tell.

If you read the above article, make sure you read the comments as well.

My hat is off to you Mr. Tutu.

On edit: And how totally cool is it - this OP is my 25K post here on DU (May 2005, to now)

Glad the subject is worthy of my milestone.

[Voice for Peace]

1. nice

and nice on the 25k too.. great post

[coalition_unwilling]

2. I saw Tutu speak in Madison, WI way back in the late 80s (IIRC). He was positively

radiant - think the word is 'aura'.

Good on him to shun that war criminal and Bush lapdog Blair.

And kudos to you for 25K posts.

[liberal_at_heart]

3. that is a good description

The Dali Lama and Tutu have something wonderful in common. You can see the joy in their face and hear it in their laugh. Those have to be the two most truly happy human beings on Earth. They obviously know something we don't.

[truedelphi]

4. DAlai Lama, Tutu and Mandela are all top examples of what humans could be, if we could rise above

Our culture.

I can remember how activists against Apartheid would worry about Mandela, as he was imprisoned in such horrid conditions. Then they'd hear that he had been praying FOR THEM, and he would have birthday greetings snuck out of his enclosure and what not. Always thinking of others, as DL and Tutu do too.

[liberal_at_heart]

5. Yes I would definitely put Mandela in that group