4 U.S. Presidents Expected at King Funeral (Live Thread)

AP on Yahoo ^ | Feb. 7, 2006 | Errin Haines

[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.

[Christian4Bush]

she's riding his black coattails! Ha!

Well, Dennis Miller did have the classic line that "the reason Hillary rides Bill's coattails is because there was never any room available on the front of the garment."

[Kylie_04]

Did anyone else notice how hard Clinton had to work to keep his hands from shaking? Is this a medical condition??

[sangrila]

Do you hear snoring?

[stocksthatgoup]

Dems = Invasion of the Body Snatchers

[BRUMama]

Great point...
She is bland as plain white toast...
dry and crusty and tasteless

[rirepublican]

Hillary in "preaching" mode! Another hypocrite quoting scripture..

[NormsRevenge]

Former US president Jimmy Carter (R) shakes hands with Reverend Al Sharpton (L) during the memorial service for Coretta Scott King at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA. Americans bade farewell to Coretta Scott King as the beloved wife of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Junior was to be laid to rest after carrying on her husband's message of non-violence for decades.(AFP/Jim Watson)

[Howlin]

Didn't you hear, she's softened herself up.............HAR.

She's stepping in to Coretta's place, so she thinks.

[Graymatter]

The Dawg said that, yes. "There's a woman in there." And to us it sounds crude, but the crowd seemed to like it.

[tioga]

-so when does she start talking plantations and "you know what I'm talking about" rhetoric. They all have to be asleep by now.

[Howlin]

Yes. Mine.

[Not A Snowbird]

This sounds very staged... almost drug induced. Trying to disavow the title of "angry", I guess.

[Bahbah]

seeing Hilary speak after him really heightens her total lack of charisma.

LOL. It could not be more on display. And she's making Bill stand right there for the whole thing. Boy oh boy, she cannot deliver a speech.

[steve-b]

[Raebie]

The black lady behind clinton is asleep. Seriously.

[Semper Paratus]

but seeing Hilary speak after him really heightens her total lack of charisma

That's like Jackie Mason following the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964.

[defconw]

She is a lousy public speaker. OMG! This is so bad.

[Howlin]

PRECISELY!!

[BigSkyFreeper]

ROFL!!! The beaming smile on Hillary!'s face disappeared when Bubba started going on and on and on about himself.

[NormsRevenge]

U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) attends a memorial service for Coretta Scott King at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, outside of Atlanta, February 7, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing