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.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The funniest moment though was when Bubba started going on and on and on about HIMSELF, the smile vanished from Hillary's face.

[Christian4Bush]

The President's remarks from this morning are now posted at the White House's website, www.whitehouse.gov.

For your consideration.

[Carolinamom]

I wonder how the lib reporters will report all the scripture and use of God's name here.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Did I miss something or was there not a televised "event" for Chief Justice Rhenquist when he died?

Actually there was. Aside from the round-the-clock viewing of the casket at the USSC building on CSPAN, they covered his funeral service.

[linda_22003]

He had a formal lying in state in the Supreme Court. It was televised. The funeral was private, at St. Matthew's.

[BonnieJ]

It was on CSPAN, but what about the cable networks?

[JFC]

This is the LONGEST funeral/dnc peprally I have ever seen. President Bush will be back at the White House before this ever even ends. Unreal... they have to be starving by now.

[Mo1]

Stevie Wonder up now to sing a song

[bray]

Was EyeCondi or Justice Thomas there?? The two highest ranking Blacks in America or were they disinvited??
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[Howlin]

I didn't see either one of them.

[unspun]

Some wonderful messages and pathos. But a disgraceful, performance by that President Emeritus of the SCLC, a half hour or so, ago. To take advantage of such an occasion, with the current and former presidents there paying respect, to pimp to the ridiculing (ridiculous) and disrespectful, trash-mouthing, leftist political mentality an outrage.

[Howlin]

I wouldn't exactly call that singing. He sounds terrible.

[JFC]

and the lady who announced... Stevie said.. come on yall give it up for Mr. Wonder..... stange things for a funeral/dnc pep rally/hillyforpresident Rally.

OH HAPPY DAY!

[confederacy of dunces]

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

If I were in charge of the awards around here, you'd win understatement of the year for that one.

[Mo1]

I can't figure out what song he is trying to sing

[unspun]

Some wonderful messages and pathos. But a disgraceful, performance by that President Emeritus of the SCLC, a half hour or so, ago. To take advantage of such an occasion, with the current and former presidents there paying respect, to pimp to the ridiculing (ridiculous) and disrespectful, trash-mouthing, leftist political mentality an outrage.

I'm sorry...

...is an outrage.

[TigerSilly]

Do you know anything about the King children; they are all nothing but a bunch of crooks and deadbeats!

[unspun]

Let's not disrespect the style of singing of people different than we may be familiar with.

[caffe]

It was on all the cable networks; hopefully only because these stations realize it's the end of the line for this trumped up legacy. I so wish President Bush would have been the one to apologize for the wiretaps that John Kennedy approved on Martin Luther King. I know, it would have been all over the networks how inappropriate this statement was at the funeral. Yet peanut can make disgusting political implications and he's a great southern President. Someone tell Jimmy, he could'nt get elected governor in the South today!

Then that whole thing about hurricane Katrina being racists. How can sane people tolerate this junk!!

[spectre]

If Stevie could SEE, he'd be appalled at how he's dressed today..ouch.

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