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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: Peach

Eisenhower and Nixon were guests at MLK's funeral.


961 posted on 02/07/2006 2:17:02 PM PST by Revenge of Sith
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To: Getsmart64

You may have the last word on this one. I'm through playing with you.


962 posted on 02/07/2006 2:18:10 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

I'm anticipating Benny Hinn to heal somebody, Paul Crouch to tell his love partners to hurry to that phone if they want salvation, and Rod Parsley rolling around on the stage in his own flop sweat.


963 posted on 02/07/2006 2:18:28 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: MineralMan
You may have the last word on this one. I'm through playing with you.

Oh puleese....you aren't playing...you just have no argument...and I think it's the other way around...it's past my bedtime...so you are left off the hook......ciao!

964 posted on 02/07/2006 2:20:38 PM PST by Getsmart64
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To: spectre
The flowers must be starting to wilt..

They don't look as colorful as they did this morning.

965 posted on 02/07/2006 2:20:48 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: spectre
The flowers must be starting to wilt..

They have that brown tinge that lettuce gets when you've kept the lettuce salad out of the fridge for 6 hours.

966 posted on 02/07/2006 2:27:26 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
I'm anticipating Benny Hinn to heal somebody, Paul Crouch to tell his love partners to hurry to that phone if they want salvation, and Rod Parsley rolling around on the stage in his own flop sweat.

I'm expecting despite all else, for the Lord to be glorified -- and He unfailingly is.

967 posted on 02/07/2006 2:27:28 PM PST by unspun (unspun.info | What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
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To: Revolting cat!

McCartney sang "Get Back" when he was still with the Beatles.


968 posted on 02/07/2006 2:29:32 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

You all need to be decorated with purple hearts for watching this thing for so long.


969 posted on 02/07/2006 2:37:00 PM PST by Dog
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To: All

Is Elder Bernice channeling her daddy and trying to motivate the DNC to win elections this year??

Let me guess: cancer eating our society = Dubya?


970 posted on 02/07/2006 2:39:05 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX)
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To: Howlin

Thanks, I saw that and was outraged by the politics that later was unleashed at Bush at a funeral.

Classless, small and desperate of them IMO.


971 posted on 02/07/2006 2:41:13 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Mo1

Bernice seems to be very upset of what's been reported of how her mother passed away


972 posted on 02/07/2006 2:44:00 PM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Peach

Many cities in America were torched by rioters after MLK was murdered. I don't think very many people have a memory of his actual funeral.

Today's funeral for his widow in some ways is a replacement for the outward signs of respect that he did not get because the country was in the middle of the Civil Rights movement.


973 posted on 02/07/2006 2:44:37 PM PST by maica (We are fighting the War for the Free World. Democrats and the media are not on our side.)
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To: Dog

The length of this thing is starting to rival that of a Fidel Castro speech.


974 posted on 02/07/2006 2:44:54 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mo1

Don't be thinking you all will be getting combat pay from watching this.....sorry not going to happen.....:-)


975 posted on 02/07/2006 2:48:13 PM PST by Dog
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To: All

Are you kidding me???
This is STILL going on??

It's almost Wednesday for goodness sakes.


976 posted on 02/07/2006 2:48:35 PM PST by Velveeta (<------says: Buy Danish Havarti...........)
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To: maica
Many cities in America were torched by rioters after MLK was murdered.

I remember that time...it was scary.

977 posted on 02/07/2006 2:50:18 PM PST by Dog
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, talks with the Rev. Al Sharpton during the Coretta Scott King funeral ceremony at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 200 6. (AP Photo/ Ric Feld, Pool)


978 posted on 02/07/2006 2:52:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: NormsRevenge

President George Bush and Rev. Al Sharpton during the funeral service for Coretta Scott King at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, February 7, 2006. (Jason Reed/Pool/Reuters)


979 posted on 02/07/2006 2:53:27 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: NormsRevenge

Former first lady and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) steps off Air Force One in Washington after traveling with U.S. President George W. Bush to a memorial service for Coretta Scott King at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, outside Atlanta February 7, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing


980 posted on 02/07/2006 2:54:16 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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