Obama to deliver miners' eulogy

Pittsburgh Post Gazette ^ | 4/19/10 | Daniel Malloy

[Typical_Whitey]

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Sunday for the 29 miners who died in a coal mine explosion earlier this month.

The service, announced today by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, will be held in Beckley, W.Va., and will include prayers, musical performances, tributes to the miners, and remarks from Mr. Manchin and other dignitaries.

Vice President Joe Biden will join the president to participate in the service, according to a White House news release issued today.

The service will be held at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, at 200 Armory Drive in Beckley, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Seats are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

[musicman]

"What about that “separation of church and state” thing?"

[Typical_Whitey]

I don;t think this was a union mine.... This is his segway into Card Check... He will use the deaths of the miners to promote his left wing agenda...Classless indeed.

[DUH]

Is this a joke?

Unfortunately, it is not; and I live in this area. If it were not for commitments, I would leave the state for a nice weekend vacation.

At this time, I would respectfully ask all of my fellow freepers to say a prayer for the families of the miners. And I have complete faith that you will. God Bless and Thank You.

The Story from a local news channel's website.

http://www.wvva.com/global/story.asp?s=12337883

[xzins]

My memory says that West Virginia was one of the states that Obama LOST.

I’m betting that a large majority of these deceased miners did NOT vote for Obama, and that they would NOT be honored by his speaking at their memorial.

[Niteranger68]

Obama may not have won WV in 2008, but the state has a very nasty and disgusting habit of electing Democrats at all levels. The same Dems that keep the state poor and dependent. Go figure....

[Hoodat]

The service will be held at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center

Since it isn't being held in a church, Obama will attend.

[longtermmemmory]

Obama trying to copy Reagan.

Mourner in chief.

never let a crisis go to waste.

[longtermmemmory]

Obama should have gone to Poland.

[Doogle]

.....got to get out of the White House and take a spin in AF1....pack up Telly the prompter we'z hittin the road , maybe a side trip to Ohio for some cash

[freebird5850]

“Perfect time for more shout outs and to plug cap and trade.

Guaranteed he’ll do it.”

Beat me to it. This boy wanna be king makes me sick. How dare he.

[madinmadtown]

I couldn’t agree with you more. The pundits are always talking about his lack of executive experience, but the guy has no blue collar experience either. He has never worked in a mine or a factory, driven a truck, done any sort of construction, or gotten his hands dirty in any way...except scooping ice cream. Yet he wants the world to believe that he has “solidarity” with the working man.

[avacado]

Creepy given that Obama is trying to kill the coal industry.

[Soothesayer]

He places all his political hope in a growing leftist majority among brainwashed college students.

[Soothesayer]

It would be awesome if everyone in the crowd just walked away when he started giving his “eulogy”. That would be awesome. Too bad it will never happen.

[Soothesayer]

Barack Obama’s speech: “I know how much you have suffered. I too have experienced the death of family and friends. I too have suffered the suffering in this world so my suffering so far is worse than if I suffered in my job if it were my days as a miner. I remember the days of me visiting the Virginia coal mines thinking how much pain this job gave me and the oppressive stench of sulfur in my nose...”

[Soothesayer]

Go and then walk out with the great narcissist starts his great oration.

[hometoroost]

Here’s a thought. He could steal the speech from Biden that Biden stole from Neil Kinnock. “I am a hard coal miner.”

[massgopguy]

Other than the Challenger eulogy, what other private funerals did Reagan address?

[Gabrial]

I have a child in college who sees right through Hussein's BS.

At least that is one point of light!

[Gabrial]

“I’m betting that a large majority of these deceased miners did NOT vote for Obama, and that they would NOT be honored by his speaking at their memorial.”

Let's see. A person that has not been to church since elected and who is trying to shut down the coal industry is coming to talk about people he never cared to meet or get to know.

Boycott the event.