[Michael.SF.]

we're trashing the service. That's a liberal trick.

The trashing of memorial services, or using it for political gain, has long been a traditon, or so it seems of the Democrats. Specifically:

Ron Brown -- Remember Bill yucking it up off camera then faking the tears when on camera?

Paul Wellstone -- Bill, Mondale yucking it up, then speaker after speaker using the service as a politcal pep rally.

Coretta King -- Jimmy Carter using her funeral as an opportunity to trash President Bush.

[Heyworth]

I'm sorry, I missed the part of the article that says there was anyone actually in attendance protesting the ceremony. But given that FR is a political website, aren't you the one trying to use this funeral for political gain by posting it, just like each of the examples you cite?