He was not attending an "event". He was attending a funeral! It was about Coretta Scott King! Not about Katrina! Not about Wiretapping! Not about the Iraq war! Not about the poor! It was supposed to be to about her and to remember her and her contributions (whatever they were). This was disgusting as hell! How many funerals (other than Wellstones) do you know of where the person in the coffin was not the main reason of the event? Maybe I'm old fashioned. I just don't believe in speaking ill of the dead or ill of the person eulogizing her!
Good points, all!