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.

[Kylie_04]

A day or two after Mrs. King died, the place was closed down by the Mexican government...IIRC, the AJC was the first to report of the closure.

[Semper Paratus]

My definition of an eternity of hell is being forced to sit next to Jimmuh Carter on a 2 hour flight.

[hipaatwo]

Carter is a disgrace. I'm ashamed I voted for him. I was raised by dems and it was my first time voting.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Carter continues to show his pettiness, busyness, and unalterated meanness.

I agree. He's very repugnant.

[sangrila]

It is obscene. It shows that Carter is totally lacking in any class and even people that used to work for him like Chris Matthews are saying that it reflects very poorly on him.

[andyland]

You are forgiven. Always remember, and pass along, how the Dem party acts at funerals.

[Howlin]

Are they pouting because they don't get to speak?

[showme_the_Glory]

George HW. He's speaking at my kid's school next Friday. I have to work....to pay for my kids school.:-)

[Christian4Bush]

Clintons have always done this in black churches.. they talk black they act black and they think they are black. Some one must tell them they are white as toilet tissue.

And just about as useful.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Look on the bright side, the Wellstonization of this memorial will only come back to bite the Democrats on the backside later this year. I'm sure alot of people are turned off by this whole politicization of a funeral.

[Carolinamom]

The Jan. 3o, 2006 issue of National Review's book review of Carter's book really clobbers him AND the book.

[Howlin]

I didn't see her, but I've missed a lot.

[Howlin]

Is there a link to that NR article?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Your attitude is the exact opposite of what her husband preached.

Amen. If King had lived it would be a very different world today.

[Carolinamom]

There's a pic of Kerry up the thread that shows him sitting alone...no Teraazah.

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO!

[BigSkyFreeper]

First President I voted for was Reagan, for his second term. I was rolling in the dirt, climbing trees and throwing rocks at my friends when Carter was President.

[Carolinamom]

I don't know, but if you can't find it, let me know and I'll send you my copy of the magazine.