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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: spectre

Overactive bladder?


641 posted on 02/07/2006 11:59:39 AM PST by Palladin ("Governor Lynn Swann."...it has a nice ring to it!)
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To: Pukin Dog
I want to attend Carter's funeral in person!

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

642 posted on 02/07/2006 11:59:42 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: stocksthatgoup

Hillary.


643 posted on 02/07/2006 11:59:53 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: Mercat

Yep. Gag me.


644 posted on 02/07/2006 12:00:12 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: defconw
...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.

645 posted on 02/07/2006 12:00:28 PM PST by SGCOS
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To: Pukin Dog
I hear they plan to pass out Snickers bars and RC cola.

I'd go in a heartbeat!

646 posted on 02/07/2006 12:00:39 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
This is the best of the best today? Oh boy, I can't WAIT for the next election...:)

sw

647 posted on 02/07/2006 12:00:44 PM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Bahbah

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


648 posted on 02/07/2006 12:00:59 PM PST by Txsleuth (l drink tea, not kool-aid.)
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To: Pukin Dog

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


649 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:03 PM PST by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: sangrila

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


650 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:04 PM PST by newnhdad (All your government branches are belong to us!!)
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To: Shqipo
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.

651 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:07 PM PST by GrandmaPatriot
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To: SGCOS

LOL!!!


652 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:14 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Who knew Islam's hot button was in the funny papers?)
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To: Lizarde

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.


653 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:20 PM PST by defconw (Bushbot,SnowFlake,Levinite, Dittohead,Hannitized and Sam's Club Member.)
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To: Neenah

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


654 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:22 PM 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: Mercat
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

656 posted on 02/07/2006 12:01:49 PM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: SE Mom

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


657 posted on 02/07/2006 12:02:02 PM PST by linda_22003
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To: NormsRevenge

YAYYYY

Yet another goofy picture of Kerry!


658 posted on 02/07/2006 12:02:05 PM PST by Txsleuth (l drink tea, not kool-aid.)
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To: SGCOS

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


659 posted on 02/07/2006 12:02:16 PM PST by newnhdad (All your government branches are belong to us!!)
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To: SE Mom

Disgraceful is right.

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


660 posted on 02/07/2006 12:02:34 PM 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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