Fweeps Furious About Funeral (Following Russel Limbaugh's Wellstone Lead)

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KING FUNERAL TURNS POLITICAL: BUSH BASHED BY FORMER PRESIDENT, REVEREND
The Drudge Report ^ | FEB 7, 2006 | Drudge


Posted on 02/07/2006 12:57:12 PM PST by blogblogginaway


Today's memorial service for civil rights activist Coretta Scott King -- billed as a "celebration" of her life -- turned suddenly political as one former president took a swipe at the current president, who was also lashed by an outspoken black pastor!

The outspoken Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ripped into President Bush during his short speech, ostensibly about the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

"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.

A closed-circuit television in the mega-church outside Atlanta showed the president smiling uncomfortably.

"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. "For war, billions more, but no more for the poor!" The crowd again cheered wildly.

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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Pigs! That's about all I can think to say at the moment

1 posted on 02/07/2006 12:57:14 PM PST by blogblogginaway
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To: blogblogginaway
It's "The Wellstone Memorial - The Sequel"



2 posted on 02/07/2006 12:58:15 PM PST by kromike
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To: blogblogginaway
I'm having visions of the Wellstone memorial rally. How flipping tacky can you be?

3 posted on 02/07/2006 12:59:25 PM PST by Lizavetta


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[Mythsaje]

1. How tacky can you be?

Like Freepers are even capable of judging tackiness.

Yeah, sure.

[NativeTexan]

17. Bush didn't HAVE to go...and as for Carter.....

....the man has always spoken the TRUTH!!

[Skip Intro]

2. Oh, the freepers....Now how do I phrase this -

Fuck 'em!

[northzax]

3. how dare they talk about civil rights at a civil rights activist's funeral

or politics at a politician's? unconsionable.

[CottonBear]

7. Oh, the irony!

Hey freeps: It's a free country and she's our Democratic civil rights icon, so shut up already. :grr:

[Radical Activist]

4. Bush undermines everything the Kings stood for.

That fact should be pointed out. He should be too ashamed to attend the services.

[truthisfreedom]

9. it's absolutely amazing that rove didn't see this coming, and have bush's

trick knee go out or something, just in time to miss the gathering.

[JAbuchan08]

5. Maybe when its your funeral... your opinion should carry weight

It's not your fucking funeral, and Mrs. King would have probably cheered the whole thing.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Could this possibly be any less their business?

Don't they have a KKK function to attend, a pet to bugger, or civil rights to surrender?
Yeah, I know that's over the top, but feepers make me want to yak.

[SmokingJacket]

8. Right on.

:thumbsup:

Coretta Scott King wouldn't have had it any other way.

[Dr Fate]

10. Corpulent White dudes telling Black folks how to have to have funeral.

These guys are a trip- they even want to tell people what to do at a funeral.

So Bush finally had to be with an audience that does not like him?

Welcome to reality.

[norml]

18. Here's an honest fweep willing to say what they really think of MLK Jr.

To: blogblogginaway
Bush shouldn't have attended an event to recognize the demise of any of these King people or the radicals who associatewith them.

Carter is a pathetic excuse for a President and a man.

How about the F.B.I. releasing its secret dossier on the philandering phoney MLK?? Hasn't enough time elapsed already??

He was a commie and a womanizing low-life.



556 posted on 02/07/2006 6:56:32 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)



http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573757/posts?q=1&&page=551

[Dr Fate]

20. Freepers hate men who attract women. n/t

n/t

[slor]

11. LOL freepers, Lowery punked your prez...

right in his face, in front of his wife.

[beaconess]

22. In rhyme, no less . . .

[northzax]

12. best comment

To: savedbygrace
not trying to judge...... but I will be real suprised if I see Jimmy Carter on judgement day.



106 posted on 02/07/2006 1:21:14 PM PST by JFC (W, I am with YA)
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yeah, I'll be suprised too, he'll be in the VIP line, and you;ll be having your eyeballs plucked out by ravens. enjoy!

[Straight Shooter]

15. You'll see him, all right, he'll be one of the saints judging you.

:evilgrin:

[northzax]

24. well, then I'm f****d.

might as well go all out. Anyone know a cowboy I can share the love that dare not speak it's name with?

[discopants]

13. Kanye West: "George Bush doesn't care about black people"

just to set the record straight.

[MnFats]

14. Freeper Hands OFF Paul Wellstone, you f*****g a*****s! You weren't there.

Goddamn to my dying day I will be pissed at the mischaracterization of the Wellstone memorial.
Hey Freepers: Fuck you very much.

[Libby2]

16. Good, it gives their little pea brains

something to do.

[Sparkly]

19. From all the hullabaloo, you'd think everybody got up, pounded the podium,

yelled at Chimp, berated him and "abused" him (yes, the talking heads are saying he had to take "abuse").

It was only a few remarks!! Sheeeesh... There were plenty of other "political" remarks that didn't directly involve BushCo policies -- were those considered out-of-line for being "political," too? Or only the ones that point to BushCo's various disasters?

If they didn't have such crappy, reckless, disastrous, illegal policies, they wouldn't have to worry about people pointing them out.

[Cocoa]

21. what they really hated was Clinton's reception

or I should say Klintoon. :-)

[Montauk6]

23. Of course, ANY time you deal with freedom or peace or justice

You're going to tread on the bunions of some consoviet.

Also, you have to give the creepers a little leeway; they're uber-sensitive with both the Rosa Parks and CS King funerals. Y'see, it's yet another sore spot reminder for them of how they were on the wrong side of history; sure, they'd LOVE you to think that they were down with Parks and King but the truth is they were on the side that called them troublemakers, commie agents, dangerous radicals, etc.

I'm sure they'll pitch a female dog at the notion of any reflecting upon Betty Friedan's fight for gender equality during her funeral.

[Orion The Hunter]

25. Let me get this straight...

Our "fearless" leader could not find time to meet with Mrs. King and her allies when she was alive, and now he finally shows up at her funeral and people call him on his B.S., and folks don't like it? Tough is all I have to say...

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

26. Not to mention the thunderous applause & extended standing O for Clinton.

That was also a political statement, right? The nerve of those people, all 10,000 of them.

For Pete's sakes.

:eyes:

[DesertRat]

27. Does anyone know if there will be a replay

of the funeral speeches? Maybe on CSPAN? I'd love to watch the whole thing.

[liberalhistorian]

28. They don't like it, that's just too

fucking bad. Apparently, they can't handle hearing the truth. And it was Coretta Scott King's funeral and NOT Shrub's. The focus was NOT to honor Shrub. Apparently, they believe everywhere he goes people should get down on their knees and kiss his shoes. Fuck them!

[xchrom]

29. anyday a freep repuke is pissed off and outraged is a

good day for me.:evilgrin: