Posted on 02/07/2006 6:33:27 PM PST by KCRW
Sorry to be disrespectful about the whole Coretta thing, but in my house she was known as "The Professional Widow." I never saw her when she didn't have that pained, aggrieved, martyred expression on her face. I think Bush was crazy to show up at all at her funeral.
If it's the Democrats who are spying on you it's just for your own good - a noble cause.
If it's the Republicans - it's evil.
Simple Dummie reasoning.
Right.... its "For the Better Good"
Somehow its OK that they always manage to speak out of both sides of their mouths though. Somehow.
I watched a scary movie last night "Fear of the Dark" and it had a creature in it with a mouth that stretched around it's skull... could that have been a Dummie of the Dark????
: )
Maybe. Did it star Barbra Streissand or Sean Penn?
Political undercurrent seen at King funeral
By Andrew Ward in Atlanta
Published: February 7 2006 23:56
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/9cf2b1e8-9834-11da-816b-0000779e2340.html
When Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968, Lester Maddox, the governor of Georgia, refused to attend his funeral in Atlanta, branding the civil rights leader “an enemy of the country”.
So it was a sign of how much the US has changed over the past four decades that the funeral of his wife, Coretta Scott King, in the same city was attended on Tuesday not only by the state governor but also by four presidents.
George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter were among about 10,000 mourners at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, an arena-style megachurch in suburban Atlanta.
Most of the six-hour ceremony was dedicated to celebration of Mrs King’s life, with President George W. Bush leading the tributes to “a woman who worked to make our nation whole”.
But there was a strong political undercurrent, with several speakers making veiled and in some cases open criticism of the Bush administration from a podium situated just feet from where the president sat.
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin recalled how Mrs Scott hadspoken out against “the senselessness of war” with a voice that was heard “from the tin rooftops of Soweto to the bomb shelters of Baghdad.”
In an apparent swipe at the domestic eavesdropping programme authorised by Mr Bush as part of the war against terror, Mr Carter recalled how Mrs King and her husband had been the targets of secret government wiretapping.
“It was difficult for them personally with the civil liberties of both husband and wife violated, and they became the targets of secret government wiretapping and other surveillance,” he said.
Mr Carter also referred to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as evidence that the struggle for civil rights was not complete. “We only have to recall the colour of the faces of those in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi who are most devastated by Katrina to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans,” he said.
Mr Clinton was joined at the podium by his wife, Hillary. When he said how pleased he was to be in attendance with the current and former presidents a voice in the crowd shouted, “and the future president”, provoking first laughter and then applause.
Rev Joseph Lowery, who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Mr King, drew loud applause from the largely black congregation when he said in verse: “Millions without health insurance. Poverty abounds. For war, billions more, but no more for the poor.”
Have you ever seen a more self-serving loathesome bunch? Clinton, pianolegs, peanutbrain and the rest of the race hucksters were right at home.
The only difference between the gruesome ghouls at the Wellstone funeral is that this was the sainted widow of the God of Civil Rights. If you respect her, respect the event. But no. Cheap people will ALWAYS behave cheaply.
Wellstone all over again.
Maybe... it's probably their night jobs. ; )
As for Martin Luther King, I'm sick of hearing Republicans praise him. It wasn't that long ago that Republicans like Dick Cheney opposed the affirmative action lobby's push to create a national holiday in King's honor. Republicans rightfully resisted such a holiday because they knew that King was a fraud who had mistresses in every city he went to. Clearly, he didn't take Christianity too seriously and only used it as a stalking horse for his political agenda. Now Republicans rush to praise King out of fear of being called racist.
Angelou also said she was representing people who couldn't be at the funeral, like Harry ("I never met a dictator whose boots I wouldn't kiss") Belafonte and Winnie Mandela.
I'm struck by the way the liberals ignore the fact that participants in non-violence movements are often protected by people with guns.
And Liberals ignore the fact that President Eisenhower sent in armed troops to protect folks who integrated schools in in Bill Clinton's hometown, Little Rock, in 1957.
beautiful collage...thanks...I really needed to see this...I've become so angry at watching on TV the unfortunate, shameful display at the King funeral yesterday...I am in the mood to write to anyone and everyone--feeling like I need to voice my disgust...the King family and our president deserve an apology for such ridiculous antics...has anyone compiled a list of names and addresses, emails, etc...who can I write to? Not wanting to stoop to the level of the ignorant folks of yesterday (Carter leading the pack)...just want to let it be known that our president indeed has supporters who believe in him...I would appreciate any information...Thanks...Please, let's continue to keep our president lifted up in prayer...Thank you, Jesus, for giving us such a class act.
Me too and I'll never forgive myself. I was only 23 but I should have known better. He just seemed like such a non-political guy who really cared about America and he turned out to be just an idiot who wanted to be president. He didn't stand up for America or America's interests, ever. When the world ragged on the US he agreed with them. President Bush is more the man I thought Carter was. I may not agree with everything he does but it is obvious that he cares about America and is willing to take the heat.
Don't laugh. I bet 50% of the people, if they heard she died, didn't have a clue who she was. Maybe 10% of those paid a minute of attention to the funeral. Out in the real world, away from FR, there is very little political talk going on.
I was 28 and apolitical.
Carter's credentials were Annapolis and outside the beltway....period.
When I heard Reagan's acceptance speech at the 1980 Republican Convention, I was hooked.
That speech ranks in the top 5 I've ever heard.
Bush's Sept. 20, 2001 speech to the country from Congress is in the top 3.
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