Posted on 02/07/2006 12:57:12 PM PST by blogblogginaway
Today's memorial service for civil rights activist Coretta Scott King -- billed as a "celebration" of her life -- turned suddenly political as one former president took a swipe at the current president, who was also lashed by an outspoken black pastor!
The outspoken Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ripped into President Bush during his short speech, ostensibly about the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," Lowery said.
The mostly black crowd applauded, then rose to its feet and cheered in a two-minute-long standing ovation.
A closed-circuit television in the mega-church outside Atlanta showed the president smiling uncomfortably.
"But Coretta knew, and we know," Lowery continued, "That there are weapons of misdirection right down here," he said, nodding his head toward the row of presidents past and present. "For war, billions more, but no more for the poor!" The crowd again cheered wildly.
Former President Jimmy Carter later swung at Bush as well, not once but twice. As he talked about the Kings, he said: "It was difficult for them then personally with the civil liberties of both husband and wife violated as they became the target of secret government wiretaps." The crowd cheered as Bush, under fire for a secret wiretapping program he ordered after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, again smiled weakly.
Later, Carter said Hurricane Katrina showed that all are not yet equal in America. Some black leaders have blamed Bush for the poor federal response, and rapper Kayne West said that Bush "hates" black people.
Developing...
It's "The Wellstone Memorial - The Sequel"
That POS Carter didn't shake hands with Bush.
The DNC used Mrs. King as a prop. They should be ashamed of themselves, but they have no shame.
The democrats have no manners, no class, and no ideas.
how absolutely disgusting
EOM
No surprise. It would have been news if they hadn't bashed GWB. He probably shouldn't have bothered to go. Again though it shows the strong character he has to be able to take this unfair trashing and just brush it off.
Wellstone Part Deux.
Fortunately for us, it will backfire on the Dims.
DemocRATS have their heads in their bodingus.
Geeeezzzzzzz what cheese! Talk about a no class bunch a fools!
Could this man be any more vile? I don't suppose he pointed out that the wiretapping of MLK took place under the Democratic Admin of John Kennedy? Words fail me now to describe how much I detest Jimmy Carter and how ashamed I am that such a man served as president, and that he ever set foot on the campus of my alma mater, Georgia Tech!
Politicizing funerals again. Typical.
How about, "No class"?
And I'm sure Bush is better off without having to touch that POS.
Gads, but lefty dems are a shameless lot.
These liberals never learn. To use such a solemn moment and to politicize it to another person attending the funeral is akin to punching someone at a showing because of the way they run their business.
America wont like this one iota just because the lack of class being shown even if they dont agree with Bush.
And they wonder why Bush doesn't attend so-called "civil rights" events. To put it bluntly, people like Lowery are lying trash.
Democrats:
All of their rallies become funerals.
All of their funerals become rallies.
thats pretty good.
If true (and I don't doubt that it is, but it needs to be confirmed), Bush should cut Carter off completely -- nothing not absolutely required by law.
Not unlike the salamikazes.... The only real difference being that democrats don't engage in celebratory gunfire....
When is GWB going to quit smiling weakly and tear that bumbling fool carter's guts out with the ammunition carter has given us over his past miserable 30 years?
Bush showed a lot of character by going.
The Democrats showed, again, as usual, just what they are made of too.
I am left with enormous admiration for GW. And unspeakable contempt for his enemies.
Those idiot democraps just don't get it. They lack the intellectual power to do so......I don't think it's all their fault. They were literally born stupid.
Clinton: "We can't forget that there is a woman in there".
Kennedy: "Oh my Gawd. let me get my drink off of there".
Wow. Not sure what offends me more: the fact that liberals are this crass, or that they're this mindless.
Dems are like heroin addicts. They just can't help themsleves. They have to have the drug every time -- bashing their political opponents no matter what the cost.
The Democrat party is the party for people with no standards.
Someone better fill them in that it was Bobby Kennedy that ordered the wire tapes on her husband while JFK was president.
The standing-o crowd ignores the fact it was JFK and his brother who signed off on the King surveillance...and you won't hear it mentioned by the MSM, either.
Why did Bush even bother to show up?
i was just thinking about how classy this makes the Dems. look. how tasteless to use a funeral to bash someone. shows their mentality though, doesn't it?
Disgusting, revolting, politicizing, communist, race-baiting, a$$hat, creeps.
I could go on...
Don't you find it ironic that a woman who devoted her life to unity, rather than division, is used as a pawn by her party to try to score political points by fostering division.
What a complete surprise...
>>>Fortunately for us, it will backfire on the Dims.
You really think so? I don't know, but it makes me angry that they had (the Bush's) to sit there through that garbage.
Crass trash. To be expected!
Jimmy Carter is an absolute disgrace to his country. I loathe that scum more than Algore, Bill Clinton, Shrillery, and John Skerry combined! He even makes his drunk brother Billy look good by comparison.
It was lose-lose from the start -- to attend or not to attend.
Democrats: "Hello you nice black people. Mind if we use for for a little while to head some political headway? Thanks so much."
Was Robert Kennedy AG at that time?
The Democrats showed, again, as usual, just what they are made of too.
I am left with enormous admiration for GW. And unspeakable contempt for his enemies.
Yes, yes, and yes.
No kidding! I swear, you can't put ten Dimowits in a room together without them all having to Hi-Five and Back-slap one another about how wonderful they (think they) are. A captive audience of ten thousand in attendance must've made them swoon, LOL!
What immature, rude, self-serving people. Can't even behave at a funeral, can they? We must NEVER let them back into power again. Ever.
Bill Clinton: "Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!"
What do you mean "it needs to be confirmed?" I saw it with my own eyes.
So THAT'S what a plantation sounds like!
Did they wear their tye died shirts and Love Beads??
God Bless our Presidents Courage
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Ditto
I suppose Lowery will have a suitable apology when the WMDs are found (and it sure looks like an announcement is coming soon). On second thought, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for his retraction.
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