I’m from the South and we take funerals seriously down here, even Blacks. Especially Blacks. You will be judged harshly on how you ‘do’ your elder’s funeral. You must have the right food, (and enough of it), the right funeral home, the right eulogy, casket, officiant, etc. There are a lot of people watching to see if 0bama will ‘do right’ by his grandmother. Remember the Wellstone funeral?