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The Anchoress has some fantastic coverage of the Democratic reaction at the Coretta Scott King Memorial Service. She just utterly eviscerates the left for its bad conduct during the Memorial Service and makes some fantastic points. On the left, Pam Spaulding clearly Doesn't get itI think the short version is that its about class. Death is the common event that happens to everyone regardless of race, religion, or politics. We all die. Our time on this Earth comes to an end. The argument has been made that with four former Presidents on the stage, that politics couldn't be avoided. Nonsense!...

If you are a leftist, you do not have to be civil. Your hate, your ire, you incivility, your just plain not being nice can be on full display at any time, whether it is an "appropriate" time to display these character traits and emotions or not. James Burnham once said of leftism that it "... is not a consciously understood set of rational beliefs, but a bundle of unexamined prejudices and conjoined sentiments. The basic ideas and beliefs seem more satisfactory when they are not made fully explicit, when they merely lurk rather obscurely in the background, coloring the...

IF LAURA INGRAHAM WRITES A FOLLOW-UP BOOK, IT SHOULD BE TITLED, SHUT UP AND MOURN! Yesterday, the Left again chose division over reconciliation, bitterness over harmony, and the transient over the transcendent at the funeral of Coretta Scott King. For the third time in as many years, leftists politicized a funeral service. And the most outspoken partisans present were a failed former president and a man who once bestowed an award on Moammar Qaddafi. President Bush, as ever, maintained his dignity and demeanor. He honored Coretta Scott King at the opening of his State of the Union Address and spoke...

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams told The Hill that he wrote Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) letters of apology last week after he confused the two men at the State of the Union address. During NBC’s broadcast, Williams noticed Obama on the House floor and identified him to the viewing audience. Unfortunately, it was actually Ford. “I made a silly and honest mistake, and knowing both men I knew instantly what I had done,” a contrite and gracious Williams said in a phone call. “I obviously should have corrected it, but the proper time...

Telegram to President Eisenhower, 1957.Little Rock Ark Sep 30 The President The White House We the parents of nine Negro children enrolled at Little Rock Central High School want you to know that your action in safe guarding their rights have strengthened our faith in democracy. Now as never before we have an abiding felling of belonging and purposefulness. We believe that freedom and equality with which all men are endowed at birth can be maintained only through freedom and equality of opportunity for self development growth and purposeful citizenship. We believe that the degree to which people everywhere realize...

Jimmy Carter shows his only colors are all partisan.. Deciding to desecrate the funeral of Coretta Scott King , the former president decided to ignore the grief of the King Family, to throw away the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., and focused his speech on attacking the President of the United States. Why? Because he could so he did. This is the essence of hate.. Why the Left Wing is so bereft of leadership, bereft of a path, bereft of morals. Their whole platform is simple hate. “I hate the President”, “I hate the USA”, “I hate Children”, “I...

Congrats to Michael Reagan with not putting up with Alan Colmes and his usual crap. Tonight Michael Reagan and a dem strategist Michael Brown were on Hannity and Colmes to discuss the Coretta Scott King memorial service. The service got political when "rev." joseph Lowery did with WMD tirade and the worst president of all time Jimmah Carter tried to make wire-tapping an issue.

[snip] Mr Clinton was joined at the podium by his wife, Hillary. When he said how pleased he was to be in attendance with the current and former presidents a voice in the crowd shouted, “and the future president”, provoking first laughter and then applause. [snip]

What is it that makes Democrats incapable of controlling their hostility, even during funerals? Especially during funerals. Rush Limbaugh just played a clip of today’s “Wellstone Funeral moment” from Rev. Joseph Lowry in which he raised the issue of weapons of mass destruction in the Coretta Scott King funeral, then talked about how not enough money is going to the poor. I know I have seen figures that indicate that Bush has spent more on some programs for the poor than Clinton did, but it wouldn’t matter if he had spent ten times more. Facts don’t matter. This is pure...

President Bush, leading the nation in celebrating the life of Coretta Scott King, praised the civil rights leader for enduring extraordinary pain and loss to give generations of people "a better, more welcoming country." "We knew Mrs. King in all the seasons, and there was grace and beauty in every season," Bush said at a New Birth Missionary Baptist Church service Tuesday that was attended by four presidents and a crowd of thousands. "As a great movement of history took shape," Bush said, "her dignity was a daily rebuke to the pettiness and cruelty of segregation." Bush noted that Mrs....

Today, President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Atlanta, Georgia today to attend the funeral of Coretta Scott King at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The President spoke from the heart, showing his class and character in honoring Mrs. King, in contrast to the petty political digs of others who spoke. For a complete reading of the President's remarks, go HERE. Last evening the President and First Lady hosted The Dance Theatre of Harlem with a dinner in the State Dining Room followed by a dance performance in the East Room at the White House, where he made remarks, and himself...

“Rev” Joseph Lowery preached some anti-Bush, anti-War rhetoric today: LOWERY: We know now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there. But Coretta knew and we knew that there were weapons of misdirection right down here. Millions without health insurance, poverty abound, for war billions more, but no more for the poor. Only liberals can get away with using the funeral of the wife of a civil rights leader to preach your Bush hate and anti-War rhetoric, and only liberals would do so.

What a shame. The Rev. Joe Lowry, just turned Coretta Scott King's funeral/tribute into a political attack against the Bush policies and the War on Terror. I have been watching the funeral while working, and I can't believe this guy's tackiiness. What a beautiful event until this idiot did this. Very sad. Did anybody else hear the reference to the Weapons of Mass Destruction and other stupid comments? I think I'll write a letter to the editor of the Atlanta Constitution and let them know how tacky I think this is.

ROSARITO, Mexico — Officials said Friday they closed the clinic in Rosarito, the seaside town south of Tijuana where Coretta Scott King died this week, because it was operating without proper licenses and in violation of health regulations. Kurt Donsbach, director of the clinic, the Hospital Santa Monica, has a criminal record and has been known for more than a generation in Southern California and Mexico for offering alternative treatments, many of them considered suspect by medical authorities, to terminally ill patients, according to court records and health experts who monitor fraudulent alternative-health practices.

President and Mrs. Bush will attend Coretta Scott King's funeral on Tuesday, the White House announced Saturday. Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton will also attend the service at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, where Mrs. King's daughter Bernice ministers. More than 25,000 mourners braved cold, wet weather Saturday to pay respects to Mrs. King as her casket lay in honor at the State Capitol. She was the first woman and the first African-American to lie in honor at the statehouse. A horse-drawn hearse brought her bronze casket to the Capitol, and bagpipes played "Amazing Grace"...

In a Change of Plans, Bush Says He Will Attend King's Funeral By ELISABETH BUMILLER CRAWFORD, Tex., Feb. 4 — The White House announced here on Saturday that President Bush would attend the funeral of Coretta Scott King in Atlanta on Tuesday, postponing a scheduled trip to New Hampshire. White House officials told reporters on Friday that Mr. Bush would be speaking about the federal budget on Tuesday in Manchester, N.H., but on Saturday afternoon the White House sent out an e-mail message saying that Mr. Bush would attend the funeral instead and was switching the New Hampshire trip to...

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican clinic where Coretta Scott King died has been closed, U.S. Embassy officials said Friday. Mexican officials were not immediately available to explain why the Santa Monica Health Institute in the Mexican beach resort of Rosarito, 16 miles south of San Diego, was shut. Judith Bryan, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, said the U.S. consulate in Tijuana was helping patients find new facilities. King last week traveled to the beachside clinic. She was seeking treatment for advanced stage ovarian cancer and a stroke she suffered several months ago. The clinic specializes...

Amid their grief over the death of Coretta Scott King, black advocates say that her passing underscores a growing concern: As the movement's iconic leaders fade into history, much of the focus is on honoring the past rather than pushing for equality today. "We will now celebrate Coretta Scott King as though the civil rights movement is finished and the mission has been accomplished, but the work is not done," said Bruce Gordon, president of the NAACP. "We should be very respectful of — and encouraged by — the substantial progress that has been made. But in no way, shape...

Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Coretta Scott King. Mrs. King was a remarkable and courageous woman, and a great civil rights leader. She carried on the legacy of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including through her extraordinary work at the King Center. Mrs. King's lasting contributions to freedom and equality have made America a better and more compassionate nation. Laura and I were fortunate to have known Mrs. King, and we will always treasure the time we spent with her. We send our condolences and prayers to the entire King family.