POLL this

[OKthatsIT]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11221198

"Was it appropriate for speakers to make politically charged statements at Coretta Scott King's funeral?"

And I hope you vote "yes". Why?

Because 'liberal' funerals are always a place to acknowledge and validate the source of genuine pain, felt in 'unity', honoring the good works which must continue, and, raise hopes by picking up the torch and carrying it onward.

This is the legacy of our ancestors....is it not?
(I am the 4th generation of activists, so I see that way)

[kster]

1. Depends

if the statements that where made got applause and standing ovations, Then it was appropriate, Don't listen to CM.

[spindrifter]

2. I agree--CSK's life was about

activism. That was the unifying thread for the many people who attended her funeral. I cannot imagine how the funeral would have been truly personalized for her unless there were statements about the political issues of her times.

[biscotti]

3. Done

[Coastie for Truth]

4. A funeral celebrates a life

Dad had been a union lawyer for much of his life - and still kept an office out in the coal fields (Dad practiced until he was 91, and died of cancer a few weeks after retiring)

My sister gave the eulogy - and after a humorous line about his totally uneventful and forgettable season as a pro football player - she said "He always remembered the basic humanity and dignity of the American working man."

[yorkiemommie1]

5. done

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