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.
What an a**-wipe Klintoon is!
BC: I'm honored to be here with my president, my former presidents...
Then silence as everyone follows the train of thought: and my future president. A great roar goes up, though he never says the words.
Clinton is really working the crowd.
"one of the frozen chosen," whatever that means.
I muted also... I just can not stand them. The look on W and Laura's face tells it all right now. UNBELIEVABLE!
Points to the casket..."I don't want us to forget that there's a woman in there."
OMFG
He just complimented Bush on zinging "Ol' Lowery - not bad for one of God's Frozen Chosen", which is how we Episcopalians refer to ourselves.
he said that?
Rush played that Lowery "WMD" comment, and the reaction from the crowd sounded like a Def Comedy Jam moment.
As opposed to a symbol. Try to keep up.
Bill is actually calling the crowd out it in some way.
Why did Bubba refer to Bush 41 as one of the frozen Chosion?
No.
But Bush 41 and 43 got good receptions.
I can't wait for Saturday Night Live to get ahold of this one..
sw
Why is he talking like a tent revival preacher?
So she can glom onto him....because SHE certainly has nothing.
It does look very awkward though, doesn't it???
He just had to turn it into a Pep rally
Clinton is a PIG!
I enjoyed the first hour, with the beautiful Bible quotations and the terrific singing. Then along came Joe Lowry, that blasted Commie, and the Wellstonization of Coretta's funeral began. I had to turn it off when that disgusting Jimmy Carter went up to the podium. Enough, already, from the tasteless white trash Dems!
The woman who sang The Lord's Prayer was phenomenal. That was the high point for me. It was all downhill from there.
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