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Ferguson prepares to say goodbye to Mike Brown
MSNBC ^ | August 24, 2014 | Amanda Sakuma

Posted on 08/24/2014 4:37:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

For a community gripped by the death of Michael Brown, residents here are prepared to not only mourn for the loss of the 18-year-old, but also to say goodbye to him in his funeral Monday and vow to never forget what his sacrifice has meant.

After more than two weeks of protests, political wrangling over investigations and swarms of media coverage from around the world, the Brown family will be laying their son to rest after he was shot dead in the middle of the street by a police officer on Aug. 9.

Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church is bracing for thousands expected to join the services Monday morning, where scores of Brown’s extended family are set to join for the closed casket ceremony, along with several celebrities and high-profile attendees. Despite the expected spectacle, church members here expressed warmth toward the Brown family and conveyed a sense of honor that they would choose the church as a place to say goodbye to the teen.

“We’re just so thankful here at Friendly that the Browns have decided to allow us to share in the honoring of their son,” said Yashica Stimage, a member of the church.

Rev. Osagyefo Sekou has been out on W. Florissant Ave., the epicenter of the protests, nearly every day and every night to honor the slain teen. For Sekou, having Brown’s funeral at the first church where he previously served carries a heartfelt meaning....

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: adiosmofo; blacks; ferguson; michaelbrown; michaelbrownfuneral; missouri
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To: Gene Eric

He did sacrifice. He gave up a promising career as a strong-arm robber or MSNBC host.


41 posted on 08/24/2014 4:58:35 PM PDT by heye2monn (MO)
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To: dennisw

Did I say he was from Africa?


42 posted on 08/24/2014 4:58:45 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: workerbee

MSNBC, just like The Nation, Salon, Slate, Mother Jones and The Village Voice constitute an official barf alert without additional warnings needed. Please make a note of it.


43 posted on 08/24/2014 5:00:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Are his parents going to be there? I would assume so for the photo opp.

I want to know how much they were there for their son growing up. He had to live with his grandmother. Are his parents really victims are or is society the victim because they didn’t raise their kid well?


44 posted on 08/24/2014 5:01:36 PM PDT by boycott
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rest in peace little teenage gentle giant. We will never forget you and what you meant to oppressed peoples everywhere.


45 posted on 08/24/2014 5:02:38 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Fungi

I thought he was.....from Africa.


46 posted on 08/24/2014 5:03:06 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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48 posted on 08/24/2014 5:04:52 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: boycott

See Martin, Trayvon.


49 posted on 08/24/2014 5:05:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good riddance to bad rubbish.


50 posted on 08/24/2014 5:05:49 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dear Gentle Giant: Don’t let the coffin lid hit you in the face on your way down.


51 posted on 08/24/2014 5:05:55 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, when the White Hut declares it a state funeral, you can expect things like this.

Will some one name the WH Delegation that represented the
HNIC for the SEAL’s funeral?
Will some one name the WH Delegation that represented the HNIC for the Generals funeral?

All this posturing is just making the chasm greater between the races....

I figure the lid will ‘blow off’ during the funeral - will it be a Caisson funeral?

Will there be a 21 Gun Volley?

When this erupts, I can see the Ferguson PD and the St. Louis County Sheriffs Dept standing back an letting it rip.

Guess the Gov will show up sans body guard...don’t want to upset funeral procession..

The NEXT riot will be to demand that the cop give ALL the money raised for him on the net to the Brown Family.

Of course, in todays fragile world, he will probably present it to them just prior the noose being slipped around his neck as his executioner prepares to remove his head with a paring knife.


52 posted on 08/24/2014 5:07:06 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)a GUN is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one-probably never need one again.)
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To: F15Eagle

It was a “gentle robbery” gone wrong due to a racist cop. All whites and all white cops are racist.


53 posted on 08/24/2014 5:07:21 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: boycott

Since his mothers last name is now McSpadden, his parents obviously didn’t rais him together.

BTW, I had to look through 4 LSM articles that only referred to him as “Michael Browns mother” or “Michael Browns parents”. Finally found it in a PJ Media article


54 posted on 08/24/2014 5:08:28 PM PDT by digger48
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wonder if the Westboro Baptist Church is going to show up? But then again the Phelps family have receiived awards from the Topeka NAACP, and are longtime democrats so they probably got their orders to stand down.


55 posted on 08/24/2014 5:08:45 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Brown and in the ground.


56 posted on 08/24/2014 5:09:59 PM PDT by heights
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Democrats mourn Michael Brown just as they mourn the alleged passing of Osama bin Laden; they are sad that someone who worked so tirelessly to undermine America was finally killed. Brown’s corpse should be fed to farm animals as compost, not given a burial.


57 posted on 08/24/2014 5:10:10 PM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

58 posted on 08/24/2014 5:10:21 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
HEY , 'sacrifice:' the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.;

Can you raise my IQ on this? How is getting shot in self defense a sacrifice?

59 posted on 08/24/2014 5:10:25 PM PDT by upchuck (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
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To: xrmusn
The NEXT riot will be to demand that the cop give ALL the money raised for him on the net to the Brown Family.

I fear that's exactly what will be demanded in the civil lawsuits that Crump is penning right now

60 posted on 08/24/2014 5:11:14 PM PDT by digger48
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