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.

[Palladin]

Overactive bladder?

[Semper Paratus]

I want to attend Carter's funeral in person!

I'll watch at home with a case of "Billy Beer".

[Howlin]

Hillary.

[Not A Snowbird]

Yep. Gag me.

[SGCOS]

...I will not watch Carter's funeral or Clinton's.

I'll watch Bubbas. When they drive his sorry ass down Main Street there'll be folks throwing beer cans, women dropping their shirts, rednecks mooning the hearse. It will be a sight to behold.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I hear they plan to pass out Snickers bars and RC cola.

I'd go in a heartbeat!

[spectre]

This is the best of the best today? Oh boy, I can't WAIT for the next election...:)

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[Txsleuth]

Bah....I would have thought that Hillary was "doing Hillary" on Saturday Night Live....

THAT speech was the worse delivered speech I have ever heard...EVEN in high school speech class!!

I think she just lost ANY shot she had...LOL

[SE Mom]

What a disgraceful event. They should be so ashamed of themselves.

[newnhdad]

Matthews is repeating the charges made by the democrats against the president. Katrina, wiretaps, WMDs..

[GrandmaPatriot]

It comes from Isaiah 6:8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me!

She is trying to cozy up to the scriptures in time for the elections.

[Liberty Valance]

LOL!!!

[defconw]

Just be glad you missed it. I missed Bush 43, but Mr. Peanut bashed him. Clinton was his usual sliminess and Hellary was robotic and awful.

[Howlin]

I like to think that the Bushes as just classier and more decent than these people.

[Mo1]

I can't get cspan and on MSPMS they're showing Oprah with Mrs. King. Is this being played at the funeral????

It's a video tribute to Mrs King with her children on the stage

[linda_22003]

The presidents, as a group, are all leaving now.

[Txsleuth]

YAYYYY

Yet another goofy picture of Kerry!

[newnhdad]

I'll be there for Carter's funeral. I need to know where he's buried so I can piss on his grave.

[Howlin]

Disgraceful is right.

And, of course, they don't have the sense to be ASHAMED.