This may be the last election year that this type of rhetoric may be somewhat successful. I am banking on his audience to rise above the pandering and think for themselves. This is the only way they will get out of their “victim status”, and join the middle class.

Pres. Carter was much worse: humorless, nasty, focusing on himself. The political points he made were not tied to the funeral or Mrs. King. He took the cake.

Rev. Lowery (old Joe, as he called himself) just threw a zinger in the middle of his speech, which was delivered with humor and affection (yes, it was political—but it was given with a smile and rhyme).

Shoot, I don’t like Joe, but I would rather hang with him than that awful Carter.

That standing ovation must have hurt.

Drop dead Jimmy Carter.

Rove is an absolute genius! Liberals can’t help but give in to their hate.

The Dems did the same thing at Paul Weld funeral. Like Chicago politics, some of the best voting Democrats are dead Democrats. It would appear that the best Democratic politicians are dead.
A shameful use of the deceased, but it is Democratic tradition. Now if they could just get their living politicians to get votes, maybe, just maybe they can resurrect themselves. We await ideas, action, leadership! We grow weary of devisive and hateful rhetoric!

Hey, they did it with Wellstone’s funeral, too.

Very sad, tasteless, discusting, and truly a disgrace. I cannot imagine Coretta Scott King wanting this to go on at her own memorial service…

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Well well well…aren’t the African Americans the ones that scream the loudest about wanting respect. Seems to me they showed no respect for Mrs. King or the President of The United States….George W. Bush.

Poor Mrs. King. She was used as a prop and the African Americans accepted it. Next time they cry out for respect, someone ought to ask them to define respect. I don’t think they know the meaning of it.

A Wellstone Memorial indeed.

When the right get the courage to refute aqll of the hatred the left continues to spew. The liberals get away with the most innapropriate behavior and it goes unrefuted. Enough!

Very sad,digraceful, and ultimately completely discusting. I cannot imagine Coretta Scott King wanting this to go on at her own memorial service…Here she is with President Bush at the White House in 2004…

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The lady singing The Lord’s Prayer was not with the orchestra and she forgot the words, came in the wrong measure, just murdered it.

My mistake, of course I meant Paul Wellstone.

I didn’t detect any hatred in that statement. Nor did it seem entirely inappropriate, given the life of the woman being honored.

... I just don’t know what to say. Hatred? When did social justice become hatred? In seizing an opportunity, in front of four presidents and a national audience, to state that money poured into a war of choice may have been better used domestically, where do you see hatred?

I will try to breeze past the fact that the Wellstone funeral may one of the most despicable smears in the last six years. There’s certainly competition in that “most despicable smear” category.

I suppose I should stop commenting.

I have to say these comments by Carter and “Old Joe” really piss me off. Just when I thought I was over being ticked off at all the outrageous things the deranged left says, here they go again – at a funeral of all places. No respect for others – always thinking of themselves and how Bush has ruined everything for everybody (in their sorry opinions). History will show how wrong (and crazy) they are.

These Black leaders never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

Very disgraceful performance.

Coretta King was praised as a woman of grace and diginity. Rev. Lowery and Pres. Carter showed neither at her funeral. Rather, their inappropriate remarks and downright bad manners were on display when they issued their political cheap shots.

I’d say I was surprised, but I’d be lying. This is how far the Democratic party has fallen.

Carter is a national disgrace.

lone’s lack of outrage just shows us that the fringe of the Democratic party is now thee party.

Can anyone imagine another funeral, for another person with this kind of Bush bashing? Please, everyone REMEMBER this when it comes time to VOTE…we do not need this kind of hatred, ever again in the USA..complete lunacy.

It is a sorry comment on our counterparts that the disgraceful events at the Wellstone rally are actually being rehabilitated. The booing, the absurdist rants, the disgusting politicking… Mondale leading a rallying chant; ugh! Nauseating. Well, all that is to go down the memory hole if our Lefties are to have their way. Let’s not sit still for that. I deleted the link I had to an audio file of that spectacle because, fool that I am, I thought it was over. It is never over with these creeps. Well, at least Bush wasn’t surprised here. After Wellstone, how could anyone be?

What a bunch of hacks. On Martin Luther King Day all they did was bash Bush. Now they stand in front of the body of his wife and have the nerve to do it again. The Libs always go for the quick laugh and cheer but after the shows over they still have nothing to offer to the future of America. What about a shout out to the President who can take it like a man.

Coretta Scott King funeral turns into a Bush-bashing fest…

Expose the Left has video here and here. Don’t miss it.
The AP write-up:
The funeral took on political overtones as former President Carter said of the Kings: “It was difficult for them then personally with the civil liberties of both h…

Mourning the Passing of Coretta Scott King…

Thousands of mourners filled the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, today to say their last goodbyes to Coretta Scott King….

I’m pretty close to the center. Still, being called traitorous, weak, a friend of the enemy, elitist, hateful, one idealogical step from bin Laden, and whatever else some political hack thinks up can become grating.

I will concede the remarks may have been inappropriate. I won’t concede that they were hateful.

It’s a FUNERAL, NOT a DNC rally!...

Once again Liberals have used what should have been a solomne and dignified occasion to honor a person who had dedicated her life to the beterment of her people and turned it into a freak show to display their BDS…...

This is nothing new for this scum Lowery.

During the 1981 Atlanta child murders which targeted black children. Rev. Lowery along with his liberals colluded In protecting the Klan killers.

His finest moment however, was In Oct. 6, 1986 when he traveled to Nicaragua the very first day after Eugene Hasenfus the air freight handlers plane was shot down. He did this all in an attempt to undermine Ronald Reagan, and Oliver North with the big controversy of that time about us conducting an “illegal war” in Nicaragua. Sounds familiar?

Where was the good Rev. Lowery when his buddy Eugene was not accused once, but three times of indecent exposure! But only after the third incident where he violated his probation that Eugene was forced to serve jail time.

Rev. Lowery is a man of the moment and has only done things to further himself, and his speech at the funeral is another example.

Also, let’s be clear: outrage is the demagogue’s tool for avoiding real discussion.

Hmmh. Thanks Reaper, didn’t know that.

Jimmmy Carter was a total disgrace as President of the United States. He was the last democrat I or my family ever voted for.
I was embarressed that I or anyone else had voted for him.
The man was a nuetered, class-less coward and as dumb as a brick

Those are his good points Don’t ask what I really think of him, I may say some REALLY unkind words

This was supposed to be a Funeral for a lady with class, not a class-less assault on my President.

SHAME ON YOUR DEMONCRATS———YOUR DAY IS COMING SOON

Hey B.A. Ross. Shouldn’t you be more “embarrassed” that you can’t spell?

As for “behavior” at the funeral, you guys don’t understand: African Americans believe there is social injustice in America, and denouncing that is fair game anywhere, especially at the funeral of a civil rights icon such as Coretta Scott King, until something is done about it, because most of the time no one listens to them through the right’s preferred channels that they can ignore.

Ok sgt sugar, this is a discussion not a literary contest. No need to point out B.A. Ross spelling.

There are social injustices against every single denomination of life, not just African Americans. This was suppose to be a moment to reflect on her life, not to damn this funeral into obscurity. Which Carter, and Lowery have almost certainly done.

Weren’t the wiretaps ordered by JFK to his little brother RFK on MLK?
ALL DEMS!!

Funny how I as a liberal Democrat share your rage. I was, will always be, and sincerely hope the worst possible comes to the NYPD and the NYFD who jeered Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton when she appeared onstage at a 9-11 benefit concert.

Who the F were they do that? Who the F were those who did it today to Bush?

Classless Trash, with a capital T.

FU to the NYPD who booed Senator Clinton, FU to the NYFD who booed Senator Clinton. Go get dusted by a gang member, or burnt up in a fire.

If we reflected on her life, Reaper, what are some of the conclusions we would come to? Spelling counts.

re: wiretaps, it was NOT JFK and RFK, it was Hoover, who was crazy as a loon.

Thirty-nine people were scheduled to speak at the funeral Fortinbras, I was not one of them. But it only took two of them to ruin the entire ceremony.

Spelling counts? How about reading Fortinbras, because you seemed to find errors in my spelling.

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I just sent this message to Chris Matthews with the message title, “Chris, You Ass.” D’ya think he’ll read it?
Dear Chris, While you thought the displays at the Coretta Scott King funeral were “wondrous” I felt it turned what should have been a celebration of tolerance and brotherly love into a spectacle of hatred, pure and simple. As a political pep rally, it out did the funeral of Senator Wellstone.

You assume that President Bush is this evil bigoted hate-filled monster created by political caricatures which have little basis in fact. I just read the New Yorker article today by Jeffrey Goldberg about Michael Gerson. This, along with hundreds of other articles and many books, showed a President Bush who cares deeply about the subject of race. I guess you’ve missed these along with any report or opinion suggesting that perhaps President Bush is not as Eeeevillllll as you assume. Do you read anything but Daily KOS and press releases from Moveon.org?

I watched the funeral and did not find it “wondrous.” I saw the pain of hatred and bigotry felt by President and Mrs. Bush. Finally, after knowing, seeing and feeling how much the people at the funeral hated him, how hopeless it was to reach through that hatred, I wept for him and Laura.

In the end Mrs. King’s legacy was tarnished. The focus was not on her but on the crowd’s hatred of the president of our country.

James Wagner : Your comment,”FU to the NYPD who booed Senator Clinton, FU to the NYFD who booed Senator Clinton. Go get dusted by a gang member, or burnt up in a fire.” Is not only disgusting, it is disgraceful! Because they booed Mrs. Clinton, even if you think that was very rude, to suggest that these men and women who risk their lives in service to others should be killed by gang members or burn to death in a fire makes you an insane fool, not worthy to speak in public!

The libs never miss a chance to show how much class they have!

Free Speech Is Alive and Well At King Funeral…

This was supposed to be a funeral honoring the memory and legacy of Coretta Scott King, and instead it became a political bashfest on President Bush who was in attendance? Nice. Real Nice….

I thought about it some more. I can’t honestly say I think the remarks were inappropriate. Think what you will.

Also understand that you don’t have to hate someone to disagree with them. Seriously, try to understand that.

Check the facts…Attorney General Robert F, Kennedy ordered the wiretaps of MLK. I was alive then…

I just can’t for the life of me understand why we let stuff like this affect us. The Democrats have shown over and over again just how hateful they really are. You would think, at a funeral, of all places, that all should have joined together to celebrated the life of Mrs. King, but instead they (the dems) thought it as a golden opportunity to bash our President. Jimmy Carter is a traitor and will never leave this world as a great anything. He was wrong to mention wiretapping when it was Hoover or Robert Kennedy who wiretapped King – not George W. Bush. The other speakers such as Rev. Lowery should have kept the political connotations out of it and just remember the great things Mrs. King did when she was alive. But no, it was a time to bash Bush. Then you had the wonderful Clintons who stood up there at the podium looking like stooges who would say anything to make the poor old people from the “plantation” feel good. Its a no win situation – these liberal dems are hateful and no matter whether our President had attended or not, he would have had to suffer thru all that hate. I’m sure Mrs. King would not have been pleased.

Apparently this is just what leftists do—use other people’s funerals as soapboxes for “speaking out against social justice.”

This is NOT what decent people do. Decent people leave the politics at home and come to the funeral to honor the deceased. Bashing the President yet again and kvetching for the billionth time about the War in Iraq does nothing to honor the deceased.

(2) Electronic surveillance of Dr. King.—From October 24, 1963, to June 21, 1966,(43) the FBI also engaged in an extensive program of electronic surveillance of Dr. King. The committee found it was conducted in a particularly abusive fashion. FBI agents who monitored the devices, although they were initially instructed to be especially alert for contacts between Dr. King and Communist connections, (44) exercised little discretion in deciding what to overhear and record. Private and personal conversations were recorded, as were conversations between Dr. King and Government officials.5 In fact, the development of personal information that, might be derogatory to Dr. King became a major objective of the surveillance effort.(45) The committee found that the Department of Justice shared responsibility for the surveillance, since it was initially authorized by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.6 (46) http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-2e.html

Here’s the thing: Why is everyone so quick to assume that these speakers were bashing Bush with their comments? Isn’t that a little paranoid? Couldn’t they have been denouncing FEMA or the people who collected the faulty intelligence? Why do you assume he was criticizing Bush?

No…here’s the thing. Coretta Scott King stood for so many things that George W. Bush SAYS that stands for, but in deed, does not.

African Americans and other minorities are tired of be lied too…and distrusted at the same time. That was the obvious point of Carter’s and Lowery’s comments.

But I don’t have to tell YOU that. You’ve just seen the video.

Those standing ovations drive home this point…and then some.

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Hey sgt pepper. Shouldn’t you be embarrassed that post #36 contains a run-on sentence?

sgt pepper: Making excuses for bad manners, does not excuse them.
Stand up, Be a woman, admit what was said. Jeeesh,embrace them or deny them, but do not weasel! Oh maybe it was this,,or maybe it was that! It was plain old bad manners nothing more nothing less.
Rent a backbone and be nasty if that is who you are and what you stand for.

gayrepublican, if anyone is lying to the African Americans, it’s the Democrats. They’ve been doing that for years in order to keep them on the Democratic Plantation.

And if you think Carter’s and Lowery’s comments were anything but rude, hateful and downright disgusting, then you’re lying to yourself.

Run-on sentences are what’s known as “artistic license.”

Bad spelling is, well, just bad.

And it’s not bad manners. Good grief. Don’t you think Lowery, of all people, is aware of what’s appropriate at this funeral? Apparently he was right on the money by the reaction of the gathered mourners. Hmmm, how could that be?! You guys are all outraged, yet the congregation loved it. Hm…

gayrepublican,

How are “minorities? being distrusted? The public seems to trust them just fine when electing them. More African Americans now in positions of power than at any other point in history. We also have more Cuban Americans in power than at any other point. There are now three Cuban American members of the House of Representatives, and two Senators (one from my State of Florida and the other from New Jersey) in the US Senate, as well as a Cuban American Secretary of Commerce. You can go on, and on but it appears to me that our fellow Americans who‘re dubbed as minorities have obtained utmost confidence from the public.

As for your interpretations of the comments made, it seems like you’ve already made up your mind. But when you have Lowery using terms like “Weapons of Mass Destruction,? which was greeted by a standing ovation, and then followed by a “Were not found.? That pretty much cements what he really meant to say.

Undermining a Republican administration is nothing new for Lowery.

Martin Luther King on what he’d like said at his own funeral:

....Every now and then I think about my own death, and I think about my own funeral. And I don’t think of it in a morbid sense. Every now and then I ask myself, “What is it that I would want said?” And I leave the word to you this morning….

I’d like somebody to mention that day, that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others. I’d like for somebody to say that day, that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to love somebody. I want you to say that day, that I tried to be right on the war question. I want you to be able to say that day, that I did try, in my life, to clothe those who were naked. I want you to say, on that day, that I did try, in my life, to visit those who were in prison. I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity.

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice; say that I was a drum major for peace; I was a drum major for righteousness

Michael Savage was right. The President & First Lady should have left. They don’t have to sit through such things. It was disgraceful. I watched it. Still amazed by the behavior of my excomrades (liberals).

[...] Compare and contrast this video to Lowery and Carter’s ‘speeches’ today. [...]

To all,

It never ceases to amaze me that the arguments follow the same lines no matter what “Blog” I am reading…

“You guys are all outraged, yet the congregation loved it. Hm…”

Lawd, Lawd…. was that a surprise?

Bad taste is bad taste, no matter which side of the political spectrum you straddle…. and it was in bad taste to use the funeral of Ms. King or anyone else for that matter to vent ones political hatred…

“Here’s the thing: Why is everyone so quick to assume that these speakers were bashing Bush with their comments?”
Lawd God amity…......do you even believe yourselt….. sigh!

I’m saying it couldn’t have been all that bad taste if the congregation was in favor of the comments.

And the Bush and Laura couldn’t walk out. What a dumb thing to suggest (not surprising coming from Savage, though).

I think Republicans need to have a little thicker skin.

We are appalled, upset, disturbed, and deeply saddened to hear of the political remarks made by Jimmy Carter and others at Mrs. King’s funeral. The remarks were inappropiate and did nothing to honor Mrs. King, her husband, her family, or the struggle of black people in the world. We are embarrassed for them and shocked to see these people behave in such a low-level, mean-spirited manner. God Bless President Bush!!

More disgusting than Wellstone, and that is saying something.

As a Republican that tuned into a supposed funeral for Coretta King, all I can say is “Thanks for exposing the tasteless, cheesy, exhibit of some of the hit squad“. And did you have to expose America’s mean spirited idiot? Yes lil Jimmy should only be allowed to keep traveling the world.

Bush showed more class than all of them. If I were him, I would not get mad, I would get even.

This was indecent. They shamed themselves.

This was an embarrasing display of hatred and partisan politics and I am embarrased for our country. What ever happened to common decency and respect? I am untterly disgusted with Jimmy Carter and the “Reverend.” Jimmy Carter has lost any respect I might still have had left for him for his work with Habitat (there was never any for his presidency.) I used to think he was a Christian, but to use this type of rhetoric at a Christian funeral is reprehensible. I am also embarrassed for the King Family and would be truly disappointed in them, esp. Rev. King if they aren’t themselves. This is no way to honor their mother, who was a woman of grace. I hope they apologize to the Bush Family. That was no way to treat guests, esp. in the House of God!!

RIP: Rest in Politics…

I’m sure behind all the politicking and partisan jabs, the Democrats truly wanted to thank Mrs. King—not for her civil rights’ struggles—but for dying in an election year so they could kick off their campaign season… or as it’s become affect…

As with the Wellstone Memorial, the Democrats had an opportunity here. They had an opportunity to honor a great person who has lived a good life. They had an opportunity to introduce this person, anew, to those in the world who did not know her, or Paul Wellstone. Since they claim to believe these two people embodied the Democrat and liberal way, they had an opportunity to teach the world about those beliefs and explain how King’s and Wellstone’s lives were examples of such.

They missed every one of these noble opportunities because one, they do not believe in the things they say they believe in. Two, their hate and rage too often and too quickly consume them. And three, they have no ideas, no solutions, no serious thing to add to the debate.

I know they got a standing ovation for two minutes, but what does that say about the people who supposedly came to honor King? That moment was reportedly the loudest and longest applause of the day. King lived her whole life, she fought with her husband for Civil Rights, she carried on the fight after his death, and all they truly cared about was that at least one person get in the Presidents face and spit in it.

Funeral Crashers…

Well the Democrats show their..er..stripes again. Using a funeral to pound their political pulpit…...

Sgt pepper: social injustice is nothing compared to what it USED to be. People need to start taking action for themselves instead of waiting for something to happen. I grew up poor, discriminated from college grants, and still managed to become the richest person in my family ever, even though I am in the military, and am ¾ way to a bachelor’s degree (1/2 was earned as a civilian) , and I have 2 retirement accounts growing as we speak. All on a measly military salary. I am a sure example of not having to be a rocket scientist to be able to get out of poverty.

The only social injustice still in America (aside from a very few people who actually do discriminate) is on the teachers and parents not taking enough interest and concern in their own kids and taking however much time is needed to insure that kid understands what is taught. And that is not the gov’ts fault. No amount of $ in the world will ensure parents better raise their kids and teachers put in overtime so no one fails.

You more-less just summed up the democratic socialist ideology of a society of entitlements, instead of achievements.

And the only reason this social injustice is believed to be so rampant is also the same reason why racism is believed to be so rampant. Because people in the Democratic party (and folks like Sharpton, Farakahn etc.) exaggerating or twisting facts about minorities and lying about the other parties to try to make them look racist.

Entitlements teaches you nothing, achievements teaches you self respect and confidence. Entitlements should only go to those who really need them, like disabled and mentally challenged. There have been too many success stories of minorities for that claim of social injustice to hold any water.

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MHC Said:
February 7, 2006

Well well well…aren’t the African Americans the ones that scream the loudest about wanting respect. Seems to me they showed no respect for Mrs. King or the President of The United States….George W. Bush.

Poor Mrs. King. She was used as a prop and the African Americans accepted it. Next time they cry out for respect, someone ought to ask them to define respect. I don’t think they know the meaning of it.

A Wellstone Memorial indeed.

You are an extremely ignorant person for your comments…I dont think she would have minded…due to your sterotypical views, it would be a waste of time to post why….

As far as the rest of you go, the kings were symbols of a lot of things you all complain about in these blogs so stop acting like you’re so appalled about it…The truth is you’re mad about the comments, not where they took place.

I,m a conservitive white southern, also a disabled veteran, if I was at the funeral I would have interrupted the speakers and asked, is this a funeral or a bush bashing.

The Kings’ Nightmare…

Martin Luther King had a dream, however after thirty years, his dream has turned into a national nightmare, according to former President Jimmy Carter and Reverend Abernathy at Mrs. King’s funeral service yesterday.
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[...] Rush Limbaugh appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto this afternoon via Pebble Beach, California. Limbaugh took the day off from excellence in radio broadcasting to play some golf. On Cavuto’s show, Limbaugh discussed the Muslim cartoon outrage and the Coretta Scott King “funeral” that turned out to be a Bush bashing free for all. [...]

Gee, she and MLK agitated against war and for paying attention to the poor. Can’t see how doing the same in tribute is a bad thing. You can pretend it’s Bush-bashing, but all four presidents deserved that.

russell bounds Said:
February 8, 2006

I,m a conservitive white southern, also a disabled veteran, if I was at the funeral I would have interrupted the speakers and asked, is this a funeral or a bush bashing.

And somebody shouldve promptly told you to sit down and show some respect

Once again, you all are mad at the comments, not the fact they were done at the funeral…the same way the dems used that funeral, you all are doing the same thing..stop making it seem like youre mad because they did it at her funeral when you all are just mad that they did it

At Mrs. King’s memorial service I witnessed a politician, former President Bill Clinton, talking like a preacher. He said, “We’re always going to have political differences…but we’re in the house of the Lord.” And a preacher, Rev. Joseph Lowery [with a political ax to grind], acting like a politician; saying what he thought would excite and invite the masses to loud thunderous ovations.

DeRon McGhee Said:
February 8, 2006

MHC Said:
February 7, 2006

Well well well…aren’t the African Americans the ones that scream the loudest about wanting respect. Seems to me they showed no respect for Mrs. King or the President of The United States….George W. Bush.

Poor Mrs. King. She was used as a prop and the African Americans accepted it. Next time they cry out for respect, someone ought to ask them to define respect. I don’t think they know the meaning of it.

A Wellstone Memorial indeed.

You are an extremely ignorant person for your comments…I dont think she would have minded…due to your sterotypical views, it would be a waste of time to post why….

As far as the rest of you go, the kings were symbols of a lot of things you all complain about in these blogs so stop acting like you’re so appalled about it…The truth is you’re mad about the comments, not where they took place.

I must have missed where Mrs. King stated that those wishing to bid her a final farewell (at the time of her death) could do so in a manner that would include disrespecting the president and herself.

I wasn’t stereotyping. I posted exactly what I saw. The African Americans showed no respect whatsoever. They along with Lowery and Carter turned it into a political forum.

If you believe that makes me an ignorant person, so be it.

Kudos to Martin Luther King for calling out the stupidity and injustice produced by Republican and “Southern Democrat” policies. Kudos to Coretta Scott King for doing EXACTLY THE SAME (as recently as a few weeks ago in a Washington Post Op Ed). And kudos to the speakers at her funeral who both mourned her passing and celebrated her life’s work. If you think—for even a moment—that ANY description of her life’s work by those who loved her and worked closely with her would come across as anything OTHER than “Bush Bashing,” then you obviously don’t know what SHE stood for (or perhaps what BUSH stands for :-). You people think what was said at the funeral showed DISrespect for Mrs. King?? What a bunch of hypocrites. So would you be equally offended to hear pro-Bush comments at the funeral of a dedicated serviceman who loses his life in Iraq? (“Oh, oh – how disrespectful!”) Yeah, I didn’t think so.

What watching this funeral gave you was just a glimpse into the world of people who disagree with you. A world that Bubble Boy rarely ventures into. What? You don’t like what you saw? NO DUH … THEY DISAGREE WITH YOU.

Oh, so maybe you wanted her family to turn Coretta Scott King’s funeral into a glad-handing photo op filled with nothing but platitudes that ignore what the Kings stood for and spent their entire lives working for? Man, if that’s what you want, just invite ‘em to the White House and give ‘em a bunch of tin medals.

Props to Bush for at least having the guts to show up, and I guess for not having the goons out front arresting people who had the wrong bumper stickers on their cars.

But all these crocodile tears for “dishonoring” the memory of Mrs. King? That’s so cute.

curious Said:
February 9, 2006

“Props to Bush for at least having the guts to show up, and I guess for not having the goons out front arresting people?

So DSS, Secret Service, and others whom serve this Country by protecting our leaders are “goons.? Wow.. You’re a complete moron, congratulations.

curious Said:
February 9, 2006

What watching this funeral gave you was just a glimpse into the world of people who disagree with you.

What an ugly world you people live in. And disagreeing with one another has nothing to do with it.

we_are_joiners is right.

just listen to us. rabid.

Let’s look at Lowery’s words at the funeral knowing that they do make sense, and they did honor Coretta King’s life and her convictions. One could say she would be very proud of what her friend said at her funeral and in the presence of a president there to eulogize her that she so fiercly disagreed with Here’s what Lowery says about his comments: “Well, my remarks were not about the president, nor about me. They were about Mrs. King and what she stood for and conversations we had had about war and the weapons of mass deception…So I‘m comfortable with the fact that I was reflecting on Mrs. King‘s tenacity against war, her determination to witness against war and to speak truth to power.”

Also, ‘curious’ writes a lengthy, excellent, reply to all of you crazy right wing ingorants and one of them by the name of ‘Reaper’ ignores the entire piece- ignores what this whole string is about- the words of Lowery- and seizes on a comment about the secret service.
Very typical. You ignore the TRUTH- you know you’re revealed as ignorant- so just ignore it and call the patriotic, freedom loving, justice loving, person a ‘complete moron’. It’s sickening. This is ‘expose the left’ but you ignorants always expose yourselves.

Are people mad because of what was said or because of were / when it was said.

If you are mad about what was said, why? It is the truth. Were the statements made out of context, was a vital piece of information excluded.

If you are mad about where the statements were made…well then we can have a debate. In my opinion Mrs. King’s life was dedicated to fighting injustice, so she would have been very happy that people spoke the truth at her funeral.

Curious’s post was not excellent. Calling DSS, and Secret Service agents “goons” was beyond moronic which warranted a response. I have already written enough about Lowery in the course of this discussion, and I don’t need to reiterate everything all over again. Which essentially is what he did, reiterate everything all the apologists have said so far. Maybe you should scroll back up and read my posts so you and “curious? can also learn how not, to reiterate.

As for me calling him/her a complete moron, I’d like to lump you into that category also for being a pathetic apologist for the “goon? comment about the those who serve. Congratulations Rob, you accomplished the same as “curious.?

Reaper comments, “This was suppose to be a moment to reflect on her life”

Who says? You?!! You say what Coretta Scott King’s funeral was supposed to be? Ha Ha!! Close friend of the Kings’? DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK THAT CORETTA DIDN’T WANT THE FUNERAL TO BE A DULL, MINDLESS, POLITICALLY CORRECT, REFLECTION ON HER LIFE? Ask yourself that question like all intelligent, logical people have.

Reaper spends 98% of his first entry telling us supposed facts about Lowery’s past, which have absolutely no bearing on the statements he made at the funeral. He spends the final 2% giving us the most absurd comment I have ever read, which is that this man Lowery has never, in his entire life, done one single thing that didn’t ‘further himself’- and his funeral comments are no exception. Well the first statement is just ingnorant beyond comment and the 2nd- well- it’s ignorant too, but I must say, how could one gain anything personally from saying what he said? There is nothing to gain! It’s simple. He said it because he felt it would honor his friend Coretta and honor her life’s work, and probably her husband’s life work as well. And he’s surely right. Who are you people to disagree? You’re nobodies. You love Bush, you certainly could care less about Coretta King, you just heard somebody say something that made him look bad so you’re all up in arms. ‘Don’t make my president look bad at a funeral, that’s wrong!’ So let’s get this straight. Reaper says nothing but total emptiness as it pertains to Lowery’s comments, someone actually does write something in depth, relevant, and at length, but Reaper ignores it all completely, then ignores my relevant comments as well, in favor of telling me to reread his posts- posts that say absolutely nothing relevant. After that, the 2 people who actually wrote relevant comments concerning Lowery’s motivations and comments end up in Reaper’s ‘moron club’. Wow.

As for the whole goon comment, get over it Mr. Patriotic Republican. Maybe curious was referring to a special group of non courageous, non patriotic, non president-protecting, bumper sticker removers. In which case they would be goons I’m sure you’d agree. If it wasn’t the goon comment, you would have found some other way to ignore the actual meat/truth of the post and attack the person. You’re a right-wing, Bush worshipping, Republican. You’ve learned from the best.

God Reaper, there’s bound to be a secret service agent somewhere that knows what an immoral, misleading, as* Bush is, and liked what Coretta said at the funeral- so does that make him a ‘complete moron’ – ‘a pathetic apologist’ – would you shake that man’s hand who ‘serves our country by protecting our leaders’ and tell him you’ll teach the ‘pathetic’ ‘moron’ how not to ‘reiterate’? Like Rob said- get over it- you could have said your peace about the goon comment and still responded to all of the great sentences in curious’ post. But you didn’t say a word- and I read your other posts too and they didn’t say crap. ‘Lowery’s trying to further himself’ -Oh, well, you’re just a big Republican Genius I guess!

It’s refreshing to see that liberals when presented with facts dismiss them, as Rob and stellarstar have demonstrated. Instead of challenging the “supposed facts? none of you make any attempt. This funeral was the perfect occasion for Lowery to vent his liberal bile, and without writing a long tirade I made it perfectly clear by using Lowery’s past deeds. What makes it even more abundantly clear of his motives (along with Carters) was how he couldn’t even turn around to face the man he was directing those few comments at. If you are going to call a man a liar “weapons of misdirection right down here? you look right at him, not keep your back turned to him like a coward.

I pointed out before, and which I’ll do now again painfully. Thirty-nine people were scheduled to speak, only two of them found it appropriate to attack the administration. So your arguments of how Coretta and the “family? would of wanted this is complete garbage, it’s clear only two of them thought they did. Lowery, and Carter.

Of course the goon comment is no big deal, it’s apparent the three of you have never served in any capacity and have no respect for those who do. Same old tired excuse like with the resent Toles cartoon “get over it.? The whole integrity of his/her post was ruined by that one comment, it was actually fine until that line. Instead of being the pathetic liberal janitors which you are, stop apologizing for curious who is more than capable of doing it for him/herself.

Ok, it’s now clear for you liberals to come back in and mop up after each other in long boring tirades of reiteration.

Reaper you are a sparkling example of the uneducated, supercloseted homosexual repressed megolomanical dimwitted redneckey booger picker bush lover. Just suck a dick and get it over with!

Look at who decided to show up, Michael Moore’s Puff Girl. I have to admit, that’s the longest, and probably the dumbest attempt at an insult I’ve ever read. I had no idea they allowed retards to post here, you must be the only genius with an IQ of 60.

And It’s megalomaniacal (mega·lo·ma·nia·cal) not megolomanical.

This is true entertainment at it’s best. Not the memorial, but the onslaught of gripes spreading throughout the Internet like flies on crap.

It proves one thing and one thing only… republicans have selective hearing.

Dr. and Mrs. King’s number one priority while living was the people in this country, the poor and the overlooked and this memorial service was exactly what they would have wanted. It is a true testament that their work and outrage by this country’s misguided insistence to focus on power, wealth, and control over those without did not go unheard during their lifetime and the typical response of a room full of right-wingers who choose to hear the passing of the torch as a mockery is no surprise to the ones the Kings fought their whole lives trying to liberate.

Every word that was spoken was true and for some reason (still scratching my head over) the republicans get inflamed when they see the poor refuse to give up the fight.

Maybe if those “better than thou” republicans were to lose everything and see what life is like on the bottom, they’d realize that what the Kings did and what their courage has passed on for others to do, is the only chance, in this out-of-control capitalist country, the “expendables” have to survive at all.

President George Bush showed up at the funeral of a woman who spent her life marching by her husband’s side announcing to the world that we will not be exterminated by your elitist rule, nor will we be stopped in our tracks by the tremendous hurdles you place in front of us. We will push back until you have no choice but to see the immorality of your repression of more than half this country which claims freedom for all.

He is against liberation of certain people. What did he really expect to hear at this woman’s memorial service? Is he really that stupid??? And we really want to leave him in charge??? WOW!

And again… I’m sure you’ll “select” what part of this statement works to serve your agenda and bash away… Just as a group claiming to follow the word of God will promote and protect the violent acts of a pro-lifer by ‘forgetting’ that the old testament is the entire first part of the book they follow, because after all, unless the argument is about creation vs. evolution, that portion just doesn’t serve their agenda.

Selective reading, selective hearing, and selective action. Welcome to the republican/conservative agenda!

Blinders can be bought on any conservitive market: 2 for a dollar. Consider it a tax cut for the wealthy.

They just can’t stand it when the spotlight is on their mistakes. Like roaches running from the light.

It says a lot about a party or belief system that will support a plan or man that continues to work outside the constitution time and time again without reproductions but would work so hard to try and impeach a man for engaging in oral sex while on the job. (still scratching head) What are you people thinking, or is there even any thought involved?

The difference between ignorance and stupidity is that the ignorant can be taught but stupid? Stupid is when someone KNOWS what’s right but chooses to do wrong anyway. That person can’t be taught. That’s what scares the hell out of me.

• Yah, this moron made a typo: suppress, not express

So arrest me

Very typical for a right-wing blog. My reply was deleted. Can’t handle the truth.

(Notice that entry #104 describes the typo … the typo was in the entry that got deleted.)

Once again, Expose The Left exposes the right.

As a moderate Democrat, I don’t support the Bush Administration on many many fronts, but I was appalled at the political comments made at the funeral.

I would have been just as appalled if a conservative speaker stood up and attacked former President Clinton for not hiring enough blacks and other minorities in his Administration and pointed to Bush’s hiring of blacks and other minorities to prominent positions as evidence that Republicans are more pro-minority than Democrats.

A funeral is not the time for cheerleading “rah! rah’s” to say we’re better than the political opposition. I don’t care which side (left/right) it’s coming from.

Totally classless. The sad part is the extreme Left doesn’t even see it as such. They see the criticism of the funeral comments as typical Right-wing attacks. But if you ask the average American what they think about this and they’d tell you it was inappropriate what Lowery and Carter said.

As a moderate Democrat, I’m ashamed that my party has been taken over by the Extreme Left. There are many reasons to criticize the Bush Administration and many avenues to do it (newspapers, talk show TV, blogs, etc.) but to do it at a funeral? Makes me ashamed to be associated with fellow Democrats.

Reaper said: “Instead of being the pathetic liberal janitors which you are, stop apologizing for curious who is more than capable of doing it for him/herself.”

Apparently not. I did post an explanation, but your friendly “moderator” decided my answer was too inconvenient for Expose The Left readers to see, and deleted it. (I guess the moderator thinks Reaper can’t handle the argument without a little “help.” )

Makes you wonder what else has been deleted in this comment section.

Of course I hope you see this post at all. It’ll probably be deleted in the morning.

Actually, I guess, I could care less whether you see it or not—this is most definitely nothing about me. It’s about how honest this blog is about what’s in the Comments.

I find the conservative whining about the funeral amusing. If you cringe about Lowery’s comments on the war, you should read Martin Luther King’s comments on the Vietnam War. Much, though not all, of King’s criticisms of the Vietnam War also apply to the Iraq War.

If Lowery, Carter, and don’t forget Shabazz, said things not in line with what the Kings said, I would agree with the conservative complaints. But since what they said were things that the Kings agreed with, I would suggest that the conservatives who were offended might really be dealing with guilt.

“Millions without health insurance. Poverty abounds. For war, billions more – but no more for the poor”.

CORETTA WOULD AGREE - AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE WITH AN OPEN MIND . ONLY THE PIG-IGNORANT AND REPUGNANTLY BRAINWASHED CANNOT ACCEPT IT AS THE TRUTH.

Bowery Boy is an idiot, what should have been a respectful funeral service turned into a three ring circus, with ring masters Bill,Jimmy, Hillary the antichrist! Shame on all those ungrateful Dumacrats! Where was Al?

You left wing liberls don’t get it PS where was old Robert Hang em High KKK Byrd Senior Sen. from Virgina…..................Dave

“These black leaders” ... uh-huh. Like said above expose the left exposes the right. Racists.

Swingers sex…

Then He slapped my ass and ordered me under the desk. It was then that I knew that this time it was going to push even my whorish limits on performing as His sex slave….