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4 U.S. Presidents Expected at King Funeral (Live Thread)
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| 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: defconw
I want to attend Carter's funeral in person!
I hear they plan to pass out Snickers bars and RC cola.
621
posted on
02/07/2006 11:57:32 AM PST
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Carolinamom
-she has a dream............she want's to be president..
622
posted on
02/07/2006 11:57:33 AM PST
by
tioga
(Where is spring???)
To: Graymatter
Der Schlickmeister pointing to the casket saying "There's a woman in there!".......(and if I wasn't married I might go out with her)
623
posted on
02/07/2006 11:57:36 AM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
(http://www.busateripens.com)
To: newnhdad
matthews is all over the Wellstonization of this event. One couldn't miss the Wellstonization of this event
The Dems just can't do it .. think of someone else besides themselves
624
posted on
02/07/2006 11:57:49 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
Comment #625 Removed by Moderator
To: Neenah
I turned it over just as he was talking about Carter not shaking hands with Bush.
And now he's just said we saw a political torch passed today -- and he gave a sort of nod of the head, like "You all know what I'm talking about."
626
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:05 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: girlangler
627
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:18 AM PST
by
defconw
(Bushbot,SnowFlake,Levinite, Dittohead,Hannitized and Sam's Club Member.)
To: Pukin Dog
And I keep hearing the song "Ding,Dong, The Witch is Dead!" in the background.......
628
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:36 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
To: Howlin
and very angry the measured tones don't hide it either.
629
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:39 AM PST
by
swheats
To: spectre
This is funny as heck. It's funny watching all these decrepit, old, antique leftist goobers flailing around like as though they still had credibility in this world.
They act this way because they are without power
630
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:49 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
To: Howlin
Yep. I got it. Her stentorian voice related the marriage and hardships of the Kings...which sounded like her own. She is shameless and using this FUNERAL to advance her own political ambition is beneath contempt.
631
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:52 AM PST
by
Carolinamom
(I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. ---Ronald Reagan)
To: Howlin
Who does Matthews think the political torch was passed to?
632
posted on
02/07/2006 11:58:54 AM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
(http://www.busateripens.com)
To: Neenah
Matthews can be pretty obnoxious and obviously leans left, but I think he is much more fair than a majority of liberal commentators.
Comment #634 Removed by Moderator
To: Howlin
He said basically what we have been saying ! Chided Carter...said they were turning this into a Welstone deal...Carter walked right past Pres. Bush and Laura. And he said it as it was WRONG !..And why were the Dems doing it.
They are talking about just that now.
He also talked about Clinton Hillary was going to carry on HIS TORCH. omg.....This is at least a very good picture of the hypocrisy in this nation.
Some BROTHER our Pres. has, huh ?
635
posted on
02/07/2006 11:59:04 AM PST
by
Neenah
To: Mo1
I can't get cspan and on MSPMS they're showing Oprah with Mrs. King. Is this being played at the funeral????
636
posted on
02/07/2006 11:59:07 AM PST
by
Mercat
(We are all Danes now.)
To: Shqipo; Mo1
I missed the "send me."
Did she actually say that?
637
posted on
02/07/2006 11:59:14 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: Peach
But Chrissy's guests have defended that this turned political because MLK was all about politics
Wellstone was all about politics too. His funeral ended up losing the dems the MN Senate seat
638
posted on
02/07/2006 11:59:17 AM PST
by
Republican Red
(We will stay steadfast, we will not falter, we will never murtha)
To: Mo1
Why couldn't the family have just given her a small and private funeral?
To: Pukin Dog
ROFLMAO! That's not enough incentive for me, but please do a live report for me. :)
640
posted on
02/07/2006 11:59:29 AM PST
by
defconw
(Bushbot,SnowFlake,Levinite, Dittohead,Hannitized and Sam's Club Member.)
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