Bush Orders Flags to Half Staff To Honor Coretta Scott King

[Aretha]

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 6, 2006

DEATH OF CORETTA SCOTT KING

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

As a mark of respect for the memory of Coretta Scott King, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, that on February 7, 2006, the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=February&x=20060206165130jmnamdeirf2.776736e-02&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html

[niyad]

1. WOW--nearly an entire DAY!! how enlightened of him. (and it only took

him a week to get around to this, too)

[marmar]

2. Coretta Scott King stood for everything Bush isn't...

So his words ring rather hollow.

[Botany]

3. and how about horse whipping cheney for opposing the MLK holiday.

Perhaps Cheney would like everyone, including the TV viewers, to forget that as a congressman from Wyoming, his vote in 1979 against making Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday helped block the legislation.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060203/3mashekblog.htm

[marmar]

4. I forgot about that...

He is without anything resembling a heart, literally and figuratively.

:evilfrown:

[Charlie Brown]

5. GA Governor ordered the flags lowered a week ago

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=75417

They've been at half-mast since Tuesday. I've no idea why prez did not make this statement until now, and only for one day.

[buff2]

6. Because he is a full blown idiot,that's why

Uncaring cold hearted prejudiced bastard,unless it's those Negroes that work for him.The NAACP should all be there staring him right in his ugly ass face for showing up for a photo op at Coretta's funeral when he has refused for 6 years to meet with THEM.

That idiot moron thinks everyone is as stupid as he is,so he thinks no one notices his blatant hypocrisy.I can't figure out why he wants to stick his nose in a funeral for a civil rights activist when he's doing his damnedest to strip them away from us.He's AGAINST affirmative action and all other programs that help blacks. If they let him speak tomorrow after the way he has treated blacks,it will make me sick. I can't help thinking about that poor man who was dragged from that pick-up truck in Jasper Texas until he died. What a horrible death,how that man had to suffer.

And what did bu$h do when he was Governor? When that man's daughter wanted him to pass a hate crimes bill,that miserable good for nothing bastard REFUSED!!!! And he wants to attend Coretta's funeral????? Geesus effin Khrrrrrist!!! They need to throw that son of a bitch out on his ass.....just like HE does when people show up that don't agree with his nazi agenda when HE's speaking! .

PLEASE......for the love of Khrist,people....DON'T LET HIM ATTEND THAT FUNERAL.

He'll probably laugh his ass off after he leaves it anyway. That's how cruel he is. :grr:

[ronnykmarshall]

7. City of West Hollywood ...

the day Mrs. King died, they lowered the flags.

[NYdemocrat089]

8. Our school has had the flag at half stand all last week.

We asked our teacher on monday if he knew why, and he said it was probably because of Coretta Scott King. I assumed everyone already was doing this.

Edited for time correction.

[President Kerry]

9. He's right and I have to agree with him fully.

For the many many bad decisions he's made, this one isn't. I think it's important to acknowledge that. No smart ass remarks from me.

[HuffleClaw]

10. i wonder how close he was to NOT doing so

he hemmed and hawed about even showing up for the funeral.