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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-09-06 12:22 PM
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Did Coretta Scott King talk about politics at any funerals?
Al Franken just quoted Al Shartpon as saying she did on "The O'Reilly Factor" last night, but does anyone have a specific example?
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-09-06 12:29 PM
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1. it does not matter--what matters is that her LIFE WAS political.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-09-06 12:41 PM
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2. That is exactly it...Her life was political
To understand Coretta Scott King is to understand Black America...

I think that part of the problem is that many people do not understand black funerals. Black Funerals themselves are highly charged, highly emotional and a form of celebration of a persons life. Our funerals are loud, with loud preachers with highly charged sermons and loud choirs. Yes we mourn, and how we mourn. But we also praise that individuals life and what it stood for, Coretta Scott King and her sacrifice of her husband is the reason that blacks like myself have had the opportunites that we have had, that is political.

America made Coretta Scott King Political, her very being was political.

Here is a link from Daily Kos that I think sums up nicely what I am trying to say:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/8/23914/00990
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