Liberals stoop to new lows...

[k]

The word "Liberal" does NOT appear in either of the two links in the OP, and if it is there, then I apologize for what I am about to say: Outright lying is not an effective method for sending a message.

The speakers honored Mrs. King and Dr. King in the best way possible: By speaking out and challenging the abuses of Civil Rights and government lies.

Normally I am against protesting at funerals (like the evangelicals protesting at funerals of dead troops), but this was not a normal funeral, and from everything I know of Mrs. and Dr. King, they would have appreciated what was said.

IMAO, it was not appropriate for Bush to be there.

 

[Billnew]

Putting politics aside.

When you speak at a funeral, you are honoring the memory of the
deceased. I guess it was to much to ask that was to much for the speaker. Couldn't find anything good to say about the lady of Martin Luther King?

A person of honor, and class, to have her funeral politicized. I could have given a better speech, and I didn't even know her.

To Ms. Scott-king:

Racism and hatred took the man she loved, she continued on the path he started. With class and honor she lived her life, now, she is with the 2 she loves most. The husband that was taken from her, and the Father she worked for. Your journey is done, we will morn while you rejoice in the presence of the Lord.

Truly sad that some people just can't stop talking politics, even when speaking at a great persons funeral.

At the funeral, Jimmy Carter noted MLK was wiretapped. But failed to mention, it was the Kennedy machine that did that wiretapping.
You know Jimmy Carter, the Ex Prsident that thinks we should give money to Hamas, the terrorist group that has attacked on numerous occasion.

 

[k]

Putting politics aside.

When you speak at a funeral, you are honoring the memory of the
deceased. I guess it was to much to ask that was to much for the speaker. Couldn't find anything good to say about the lady of Martin Luther King?

A person of honor, and class, to have her funeral politicized. I could have given a better speech, and I didn't even know her.

To Ms. Scott-king:

Racism and hatred took the man she loved, she continued on the path he started. With class and honor she lived her life, now, she is with the 2 she loves most. The husband that was taken from her, and the Father she worked for. Your journey is done, we will morn while you rejoice in the presence of the Lord.

Truly sad that some people just can't stop talking politics, even when speaking at a great persons funeral.

At the funeral, Jimmy Carter noted MLK was wiretapped. But failed to mention, it was the Kennedy machine that did that wiretapping.
You know Jimmy Carter, the Ex Prsident that thinks we should give money to Hamas, the terrorist group that has attacked on numerous occasion.

Do people here really believe that Mrs. King would not have felt honored that people spoke out about abuses and lies? I mean, that's what HER ENTIRE LIFE was about! When Bush used Veteran's Day to TRY and defend his Iraq policy, I didn't hear these same people castigate him for "politicizing" Vet. Day.

 

[notto]

Putting politics aside.

When you speak at a funeral, you are honoring the memory of the
deceased. I guess it was to much to ask that was to much for the speaker. Couldn't find anything good to say about the lady of Martin Luther King?

A person of honor, and class, to have her funeral politicized. I could have given a better speech, and I didn't even know her.

To Ms. Scott-king:

Racism and hatred took the man she loved, she continued on the path he started. With class and honor she lived her life, now, she is with the 2 she loves most. The husband that was taken from her, and the Father she worked for. Your journey is done, we will morn while you rejoice in the presence of the Lord.

Truly sad that some people just can't stop talking politics, even when speaking at a great persons funeral.

At the funeral, Jimmy Carter noted MLK was wiretapped. But failed to mention, it was the Kennedy machine that did that wiretapping.
You know Jimmy Carter, the Ex Prsident that thinks we should give money to Hamas, the terrorist group that has attacked on numerous occasion.

I would encourage you to find a source and listen to all of the eulogies and not just a few one liners that the press is repeating. The service was quite long and there were plenty of speakers (including the ones being quoted) who had plenty of good things to say about. Her memory was honored. Her work was exaulted. And the audience was reminded that there is still work to be done and that the problems and issues she worked to make right are still with us and the work needs to go on.

Naming those problems is not politicization. It is addressing the reality that she worked within every day. We are fighting a war she disagreed with and it is being pushed by an administration she disagreed with.

I don't think she would have wanted a candy coated eulogy as you suggest. Naming these things WAS a tribute to her and her work and showed that people are listening and care about the work she did.

It was not a state funeral. Calls for those selected to speak to tone it down or not speak about the very issues that were her lifes work seems like a call for political correctness to rule the day. I think it is kind of funny to see that course of action being recommended and defended.

 

[Peacebestill]

IMAO, it was not appropriate for Bush to be there.

Absolutely, he and the Mrs should have stood up and walked out, but they are better people than I am.

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"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," Lowery said.
The mostly black crowd applauded, then rose to its feet and cheered in a two-minute-long standing ovation."



""But Coretta knew, and we know," Lowery continued, "That there are weapons of misdirection right down here," he said, nodding his head toward the row of presidents past and present."



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"Former President Jimmy Carter later swung at Bush as well, not once but twice. As he talked about the Kings, he said: "It was difficult for them then personally with the civil liberties of both husband and wife violated as they became the target of secret government wiretaps." The crowd cheered as Bush, under fire for a secret wiretapping program he ordered after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, again smiled weakly.
Later, Carter said Hurricane Katrina showed that all are not yet equal in America. Some black leaders have blamed Bush for the poor federal response, and rapper Kayne West said that Bush "hates" black people."



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These guys put the FUN in Funeral. This was lower than snake crap.

The Paul Welfare debacle cost the libs an election, and this was Paul Welfare part 2. Enjoy the fallout.
I will/am.

 

[k]

Absolutely, he and the Mrs should have stood up and walked out, but they are better people than I am.

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"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," Lowery said.
The mostly black crowd applauded, then rose to its feet and cheered in a two-minute-long standing ovation."



""But Coretta knew, and we know," Lowery continued, "That there are weapons of misdirection right down here," he said, nodding his head toward the row of presidents past and present."



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"Former President Jimmy Carter later swung at Bush as well, not once but twice. As he talked about the Kings, he said: "It was difficult for them then personally with the civil liberties of both husband and wife violated as they became the target of secret government wiretaps." The crowd cheered as Bush, under fire for a secret wiretapping program he ordered after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, again smiled weakly.
Later, Carter said Hurricane Katrina showed that all are not yet equal in America. Some black leaders have blamed Bush for the poor federal response, and rapper Kayne West said that Bush "hates" black people."



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These guys put the FUN in Funeral. This was lower than snake crap.

The Paul Welfare debacle cost the libs an election, and this was Paul Welfare part 2. Enjoy the fallout.
I will/am.

Absolutely NONE of this address the major arguments raised so far.

Plus, where was all this anger when Bush used Vet. Day as a platform to spotlight himself instead of the troops? Mmmm...

 

[Peacebestill]

Absolutely NONE of this address the major arguments raised so far.
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What was the title of this thread again? Oh yeah, something about stooping to new lows? How irrelevant to the major arguements raised so far.

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Vets day hmmm,...no outrage was generated because none was percieved by people who can see the sun.

 

[PastorMikeJ]

"It was difficult for them personally with the civil liberties of both husband and wife violated, and they became the targets of secret government wiretapping and other surveillance," Carter said.


That would have been the liberals Kennedy and Johnson he was referring to wouldn't it?

Not really!! how about Hoover!! the sainted leader of the FBI... he declared Pastor King Jr a communist, and a serious treat to this country...Now there was a man that was not a liberal now was he....had strange dressing habits but not a liberal...and he did more harm to Pastor King Jr, than anyone except the man who shot him...sad isn't

 

[notto]

no outrage was generated because none was percieved by people who can see the sun.

And there wasn't any outrage at those in attendence at the funeral as evidenced by the long standing ovations the comments received.

The speakers were addressing the audience in attendence which consisted of the people that worked right along side the Kings and they were well received. The only outrage is by those who seek to politicize the funeral by focusing on a few selected (and somewhat out of context) portions of the speakers remarks while ignoring the truths of their message as a whole and the other 98% of their remarks and the reception they received by those the message was delivered to.

 

[ballfan]

Not really!! how about HEHoover!! the sainted leader of the FBI... he declared Pastor King Jr a communist, and a serioud treat to this country...Now there was a man that was not a liberal now was he....had strange dressing habits but not a liberal...and he did more harm to Pastor King Jr, than anyone except the man who shot him...sad isn't

The Kennedys knew all about this wiretapping. So did Johnson.

 

[ballfan]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/378fmxyz.asp

"

n October 10, 1963, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy committed what is widely viewed as one of the most ignominious acts in modern American history: he authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation to begin wiretapping the telephones of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr."

 

[Dark_Lite]

Both the Democrats and Republicans use all sorts of things for political jabbing. It's not like this is a new thing.

 

[Peacebestill]

And there wasn't any outrage at those in attendence at the funeral as evidenced by the long standing ovations the comments received.

The speakers were addressing the audience in attendence which consisted of the people that worked right along side the Kings and they were well received. The only outrage is by those who seek to politicize the funeral by focusing on a few selected (and somewhat out of context) portions of the speakers remarks while ignoring the truths of their message as a whole and the other 98% of their remarks and the reception they received by those the message was delivered to.

2% lie taints 98% truth 100% of the time.

So I'm politicizing the FUNeral?
You bet I am, I'm politicizing the political part that had no business being there. You can have the rest.

Shameless exploitation.

And I do mean shameless, as evidenced here in great abundance.

 

[k]

What was the title of this thread again? Oh yeah, something about stooping to new lows? How irrelevant to the major arguements raised so far.

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Vets day hmmm,...no outrage was generated because none was percieved by people who can see the sun.

Some have explained why what some speakers said actually honored King's memory. Of course, not knowing much about the Kings would hinder comprehension of that position.

Nice brush off about Vets day....ad homs in lieu of actual responses are never impressive.

 

[Dark_Lite]

2% lie taints 98% truth 100% of the time.

So I'm politicizing the FUNeral?
You bet I am, I'm politicizing the political part that had no business being there. You can have the rest.

Shameless exploitation.

And I do mean shameless, as evidenced here in great abundance.

She was highly involved in politics. Politics were like her life. Why wouldn't there be politics at her funeral?

 

[k]

The Kennedys knew all about this wiretapping. So did Johnson.

And Pilate knew Jesus was going to be Crucified!!!! Therefore, Bush cannot be guilty of ANYTHING!! lol

 

[k]

2% lie taints 98% truth 100% of the time.

So I'm politicizing the FUNeral?
You bet I am, I'm politicizing the political part that had no business being there. You can have the rest.

Shameless exploitation.

And I do mean shameless, as evidenced here in great abundance.

What is shameless is to attack ANYONE who says ANYTHING against the Bush admin ANYWHERE.

 

[praying]

Both the Democrats and Republicans use all sorts of things for political jabbing. It's not like this is a new thing.

Really and if anyone thought that a civil rights icon would pass on and no political rhetoric would be spoken at the funeral by either side of the fence, they need to get their head of the sand and take a peek around the real world.

 

[Peacebestill]

What is shameless is to attack ANYONE who says ANYTHING against the Bush admin ANYWHERE.

A funeral aint just anywhere.

No class.

No shame.

 

[k]

A funeral aint just anywhere.

No class.

No shame.

It was a memorial service as well.

Cognitive dissonance is rampant.