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A dose of reality for Bush [Bush and the neocons and the King funeral]
Capital Times ^ | 2-13-6 | John Nichols

Posted on 02/13/2006 4:11:10 PM PST by SJackson

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1 posted on 02/13/2006 4:11:11 PM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson

The liberalism of hate is a mental disorder.


2 posted on 02/13/2006 4:14:13 PM PST by boomop1
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I didn't hear anybody complaining about Shirley Franklin's remarks at all. But the two people singled out--Rev. Lowery and Jimmy Carter--were deliberately baiting President Bush. They were trying to be rude.


3 posted on 02/13/2006 4:15:02 PM PST by madprof98
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So great is the determination to protect George Bush from even the mildest expressions of dissent that commentators rushed to television studios Tuesday even before the service for King was over to denounce former President Jimmy Carter, the Rev. Joseph Lowery and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin for expressing sentiments not usually heard by this president.

Uh, no. It's called appropriateness. Class. Dignity.

Little things like that. Things the Democrats obviously don't even have a passing relationship with.

4 posted on 02/13/2006 4:15:06 PM PST by Peach (Hillary ran over a cop and didn't even stop.)
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To: SJackson

MSM still in damage control mode.


5 posted on 02/13/2006 4:15:17 PM PST by Echo Talon
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Insulting someone, or someone's politics, while at a funeral for someone else is out of line.

Leftists refuse to accept this cultural norm for a variety of reasons, however:

1. they're all cads,
2. they don't remember the social graces that they rejected in their drug-induced college years,
3. they know only to criticize their opposition,
4. they exist only for today...remembering someone's past (especially the deceased at a funeral) is beyond their capacity,

etc.

6 posted on 02/13/2006 4:16:21 PM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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Is this satire?? PLEASE..........tell me these aren't the serious thoughts of anyone..... PLEASE??

(Rhetorical, of course).

7 posted on 02/13/2006 4:16:34 PM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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Who is this reporter and what rock did he slither out from under?


8 posted on 02/13/2006 4:17:38 PM PST by Old Grumpy
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Anyone ever hear Pres. Ford or GHWB ever say or do such a thing?

Um... no.

proof positive that demonrats never chlorinate the gene pool.

9 posted on 02/13/2006 4:18:34 PM PST by xcamel (One should hope Global Dumbing is reversible.)
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"Bush and his presidency suffer from having been placed in the bubble to which his neoconservative handlers have consigned him."

Karl Rove is a neocon? He made the citizens of Minnesota revile the Wellstone "Memorial" and show it by turning against Mondale?


10 posted on 02/13/2006 4:18:51 PM PST by Shermy
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The only two people there who understood what funerals are supposed to be about were George W. Bush and his father.


11 posted on 02/13/2006 4:18:55 PM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: SJackson

Apparently in Madison if you find it distasteful and inappropriate to turn a funeral into a political rally you're an "acolyte" of Bush. If that's a liberal euphemism for "decent human being" then I plead guilty.


12 posted on 02/13/2006 4:19:53 PM PST by Billthedrill
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The people who need a "dose of reality" are the dims who were disgraceful and disrespectful to a sitting President.

Shame on them .. and I believe the Kings would join in that sentiment.


13 posted on 02/13/2006 4:20:26 PM PST by CyberAnt (America - the greatest nation on the face of the earth!)
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It's a shame that libs can't tell the difference between a funeral and a political rally. I just hope that they keep committing political suicide. Rational people are appalled by their actions so 2006 should be another Republican victory.


14 posted on 02/13/2006 4:21:00 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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Exactly. Somehow we managed to have President Reagan's funeral without partisan political comments. A president's funeral. Surely it was possible to have Coretta Scott King's funeral without partisan comments.

Imagine if the president was like the Rats. He could have easily said to the King children:

"On behalf of a nation, we apologize that a Democratic president, John F. Kenney's administration, wiretapped your father and mother.

The Republicans tried to pass the Civil Rights Act faster, but it was blocked repeatedly by Democrats.

And I'm sure it warmed your mother's heart to see so many white folks open their wallets and homes and hearts to help black people after Katrina hit New Orleans."

Now, I ask you, how is that more partisan than what the Democrats said?


15 posted on 02/13/2006 4:21:51 PM PST by Peach (Hillary ran over a cop and didn't even stop.)
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To: SJackson

As usual, they don't get it. It was rudeness to GWB, but downright disrespect to C. S. King. Like suicide bombers, liberals see nothing but their distorted agenda.


16 posted on 02/13/2006 4:23:22 PM PST by Spok (Est omnis de civilitate.)
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It isn't different, Peach. It's a good parallel to what the RATS said at this funeral.

And your bringing up Reagan's funeral is appropos. There was no partisan attacking going on there........just honoring the great man who was before them.

The more leftists like this buffoon of a writer make excuses for this behavior, the worse they look............and that's getting pretty hard to do.

17 posted on 02/13/2006 4:24:54 PM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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The people who need a "dose of reality" are the dims who were disgraceful and disrespectful to a sitting President.

Yes, but they were even more disrespectful of Mrs. King.

18 posted on 02/13/2006 4:25:06 PM PST by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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Every time we think they couldn't get lower...


19 posted on 02/13/2006 4:28:38 PM PST by Peach (Hillary ran over a cop and didn't even stop.)
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It's a shame this twit has no clue about propriety and appropriate behavior. No one was trying to protect the President from hearing criticism, they were trying to maintain the sanctity and decorum appropriate for a funeral.

Jaw-droppingly arrogant and ignorant.


20 posted on 02/13/2006 4:31:05 PM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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