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.
Probably - Jimmy just mentioned Katrina....
That's the sad part for me.
Yes. Katrina attacked only African-Americans. A racist hurricane.
Here's the picture:
http://www.airphotona.com/database/stock/images/04638.jpg
They call them "ponds" up there.
That is Dyke Bridge in the middle of the picture; he went in on the far side, very close to the land on the right side.
Exactly PD...
Bush 43 up now
FOFLMAO!!! Rush is also having a blast with this whole charade.
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Bush 41! Very funny!
It's a good thing that they put "Funeral for Coretta Scott King" at the bottom or it would be easy to forget what this was. Bush '41 will give us some grace notes.
CORRECTION .. Bush 41 is up now
Bush 41............
Yeppers.....those poor poor people that suffered from Katrina...
NOT ONE was white, I guess...and did you notice that BUSH gave a standing ovation on that line!!!
If B.S. was "concrete" the dummyrats would be a "Super Highway"
LOL.... G.H.W. Bush said that as an Episcopalian, he'd never seen a service like this! I empathize with him!
the jerk didn't stop to shake W's hand.
Low class.
He's showing good humor and good breeding. He's like all the fathers I knew growing up. :))
Actually it's NO class.
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