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4 U.S. Presidents Expected at King Funeral (Live Thread)
AP on Yahoo ^ | Feb. 7, 2006 | Errin Haines

Posted on 02/07/2006 6:55:05 AM PST by katieanna

LITHONIA, Ga. - Shivering in near-freezing temperatures, thousands of people waited hours in line Tuesday for one last chance to say goodbye to Coretta Scott King before her funeral.

"There's one word to describe going to go see Coretta — historic. It's good to finally see her at peace," said Robert Jackson, a 34-year-old financial consultant from Atlanta whose 10-year-old daughter, Ebony, persuaded him to take her to the visitation.

The lines had already started forming by 3 a.m. By the time the doors opened at 6:30 a.m., people toward the end were warned that if they stayed in line they likely wouldn't get into the funeral because of long lines that were already forming there.

An estimated 10,000 people, including four U.S. presidents, were expected to attend the midday funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, where King's daughter Bernice is a minister.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: corettaking; jimmycarter; king; wellstonememorial2; whitetrashcarter
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To: Peach

I figured this would happen...because this is what happened at the Rosa Parks funeral...one after another got up and bashed Bush...as well as everyone else that might be right of Jesse Jackson...

Also...this is about the 3rd or 4th service...so I am sure the "niceties" have been said so many times...they using their political stuff for TV.


321 posted on 02/07/2006 11:13:58 AM PST by Txsleuth (l drink tea, not kool-aid.)
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To: Mo1

That's because she is; nearly 80 now.


322 posted on 02/07/2006 11:14:20 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: Mo1

Or you'll do..... what?


323 posted on 02/07/2006 11:14:56 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: Maigrey
We knew it was going to happen. It was just a question of when.....

I know. In my best southern accent, Just daaaayyyuummmmm....

(Actually, I should have started a "pool" - how long into this 6 hour + DNC commercial would it take for the Dims and race pimps to go "wellstone")

324 posted on 02/07/2006 11:15:33 AM PST by Christian4Bush (More than 3000 people lost their "civil liberties" on September 11, 2001.)
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To: Bahbah

Lowery criticized Coretta during the 70's for promoting a "cult of personality" of her late husband over other the contributions of other civil rights leaders. He also criticized the King family for trying to get a new trial for James Earl Ray.


325 posted on 02/07/2006 11:16:19 AM PST by Revenge of Sith
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To: petitfour

Yeah, but that was the Bear. That was different.


326 posted on 02/07/2006 11:16:38 AM PST by lugsoul ("Try not to be sad." - Laura Bush)
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To: Peach
Relax, Peach. We win when Liberals act this way. I hope for more Wellstone moments.
327 posted on 02/07/2006 11:16:50 AM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: linda_22003

Harry Bellefonta ??


328 posted on 02/07/2006 11:17:04 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: linda_22003
Or you'll do..... what?

Turn it off

329 posted on 02/07/2006 11:17:40 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Howlin

Thanks for the ping!


330 posted on 02/07/2006 11:18:20 AM PST by confederacy of dunces (Workin' & lurkin')
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To: Mo1
Listen to Maya speak about "dignity"...

President Bush and Laura, are the vision of dignity sitting on stage just taking it..one right after another...slamming him.

Dignity? They don't know crap about dignity.

sw

331 posted on 02/07/2006 11:18:22 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: rirepublican
Sooner or later the truth about WMD's is going to come out. These people are going to look like fools. This is turning into a "Wellstone Funeral".

Almost exactly four years after the "original" one...the Dims are the definiton of "insane"...

332 posted on 02/07/2006 11:19:14 AM PST by Christian4Bush (More than 3000 people lost their "civil liberties" on September 11, 2001.)
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To: Mo1

I won't listen to the creeps. I wish President Bush and our lovely Laura would excuse themselves and LEAVE. I knew this crap was gonna happen.


333 posted on 02/07/2006 11:19:16 AM PST by Lovergirl (Yes! It's true. I am a SnowFlake.)
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To: linda_22003

Why is this crap on TV and why did Bush go? The main-stream black community never fails to embarrass itself at any event, even at the funeral of one of its so-called great leaders. Too bad black people do not live Dr. King's message. I don't remember him telling people to murder each other, and to be spiteful to white people. I wish my tax money had not paid for all of those ex-Presidents to showup for this race baiting and grand standing.


334 posted on 02/07/2006 11:19:44 AM PST by sangrila
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To: Lovergirl

Jimmy Carter up now


335 posted on 02/07/2006 11:19:51 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Lovergirl

You know they can't do that. They look perfectly at ease. If they can take it in person, you certainly can on a message board. Jimmy Carter's up now.


336 posted on 02/07/2006 11:20:33 AM PST by linda_22003
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Oh god..


337 posted on 02/07/2006 11:20:36 AM PST by Dog
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To: linda_22003; Mo1
Bush must feel like Scar in The Lion King: "I'm surrounded by idiots."
338 posted on 02/07/2006 11:20:57 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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To: Mo1

Why is he talking about HIMSELF?


339 posted on 02/07/2006 11:21:21 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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To: linda_22003

I haven't turned it on, because I knew sooner rather than later this whole funeral would take a hard left turn into politics. Because you know when you've got the glare of the national media attending, that's when politics start mucking up a funeral such as this.


340 posted on 02/07/2006 11:21:36 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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