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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: katieanna

What an a**-wipe Klintoon is!


441 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:18 AM PST by Thom Pain (Supporting the Constitution is NOT right wing. It is centrist.)
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To: Dog

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.


442 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:21 AM PST by Graymatter
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To: Raebie

Clinton is really working the crowd.


443 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:28 AM PST by Mercat (We are all Danes now.)
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To: Mo1

"one of the frozen chosen," whatever that means.


444 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:37 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: Lovergirl

I muted also... I just can not stand them. The look on W and Laura's face tells it all right now. UNBELIEVABLE!


445 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:37 AM PST by JFC (W, I am with YA)
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To: Raebie

Points to the casket..."I don't want us to forget that there's a woman in there."

OMFG


446 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:44 AM PST by Raebie
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To: Mo1

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.


447 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:46 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: Graymatter

he said that?


448 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:52 AM PST by tioga (Where is spring???)
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To: Bahbah

Rush played that Lowery "WMD" comment, and the reaction from the crowd sounded like a Def Comedy Jam moment.


449 posted on 02/07/2006 11:38:55 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: Raebie

As opposed to a symbol. Try to keep up.


450 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:08 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: Lovergirl

Bill is actually calling the crowd out it in some way.


451 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:10 AM PST by sangrila
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To: ncpatriot

Why did Bubba refer to Bush 41 as one of the frozen Chosion?


452 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:11 AM PST by Rebelbase (President Bush is a Texas jackass when it comes to Border security .)
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To: defconw

No.

But Bush 41 and 43 got good receptions.


453 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:17 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: Howlin
Vintage Bill Clinton...

I can't wait for Saturday Night Live to get ahold of this one..

sw

454 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:17 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: All

Why is he talking like a tent revival preacher?


455 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:25 AM PST by newnhdad (All your government branches are belong to us!!)
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To: Lovergirl
I muted Rush, too. I am not watching it on tv. I think it is on HGTV.
456 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:25 AM PST by MamaB (mom to an Angel)
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To: Howlin
Hello,

I. Can't. Take. It.

OMG, Clinton is talking about the "frozen chosen"??

Glad to be here, MOgirl
457 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:34 AM PST by MOgirl (Hillary. She's a totalitarian freak. And you know what I'm talkin' about.)
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To: Mo1

So she can glom onto him....because SHE certainly has nothing.

It does look very awkward though, doesn't it???


458 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:41 AM PST by Txsleuth (l drink tea, not kool-aid.)
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To: Graymatter
Then silence as everyone follows the train of thought: and my future president. A great roar goes up, though he never says the words.

He just had to turn it into a Pep rally

Clinton is a PIG!

459 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:42 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Txsleuth

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.


460 posted on 02/07/2006 11:39:44 AM PST by Palladin ("Governor Lynn Swann."...it has a nice ring to it!)
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