King eulogists jab Bush at funeral

[ProSense]

King eulogists jab Bush at funeral

Tue Feb 7, 2006 03:39 PM ET

By Karen Jacobs and Tabassum Zakaria

Ssnip...

Civil-rights leader the Rev. Joseph Lowery and former President Jimmy Carter cited Mrs. King's legacy as a leader in her own right and advocate of nonviolence as they launched barbs over the Iraq war, government social policies and Bush's domestic eavesdropping program.

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Lowery, former head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which King helped found in 1957, gave a playful reading of a poem in eulogy of Mrs. King.

"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war / She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar," he said.

"We know now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there / But Coretta knew and we knew that there are weapons of misdirection right down here / Millions without health insurance. Poverty abounds. For war billions more but no more for the poor."

The mourners gave a standing ovation. Bush's reaction could not be seen on the television coverage, but after Lowery finished speaking, the president shook his hand and laughed.

more...

http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=11128686&src=rss/topNews

Article says 10,000 attended.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. the president shook his hand and laughed

That is exactly his reaction to everything.. including killing hundreds of thousands in Iraq... hahaha, just another day.

[LSparkle]

3. That giggling murderer ...

God will have His way with that jack-off....I just hope I'm around to see it.

[Fridays Child]

12. If only...

[Supersedeas]

9. Joking about not finding WMD's under/behind the furniture

[fujiyama]

18. He's a freakin sociopath!

A psychotic nut job.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. In the meantime Bush laughs

because he knows he can do whatever he wants and he considers committing genocide in god's name a major life accomplishment.

[Sperk]

4. Woah! Wouldn't want to be an aid in the White House tonight!

Idiot is going to go nutty tonight! HA!

[xultar]

5. That poor fucker looked as small as a sun-dried chihuahua turd

[Blue Belle]

7. Nice visual!!

And very true...

:rofl:

[Hand]

8. GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!! Best.simile.ever. !!!!!!!!!!

:rofl: :yourock: :toast: :thumbsup: :headbang:

[Canuckistanian]

14. LOL

Good description.

[guidod]

19. WOW!! A new pet name for the Chickenhawk

"SUN-DRIED CHIHUAHUA TURD" I plan on using it a lot, if you don't mind. Brilliant!

[Sparkly]

6. What was Clinton's "teasing hint?"

Former President Bill Clinton, a favorite among mainstream civil rights leaders, was able to offer a teasing hint of the possible presidential candidacy of his wife, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

I saw his speech, but I guess I didn't catch that.

[FrenchieCat]

10. When he said that he was standing with "his" President....

Meaning Bush, but most got it as meaning the person standing next to him, Hillary.

I'm just trying to figure out why she had to stand next to him when he spoke, and visa versa. Seems like they should each have stood on their own.

[sundancekid]

20. the BillAry bit looked like a cheap sideshow to me ...Coretta surely weeps

when on a day of her chariot going home, these 2 COULD NOT keep their frikking paws out of their own narcissistic spotlight ... they know NO DIGNITY apparently.

Why didn't Hillary spend her time whipping Vilsak into shape for his shameful message of moral retreat on the wiretapping issue? Their "duet" was nothing short of craven politics, imho ... whatever respect I had for them it's now gone, gone, gone ...

[Fridays Child]

11. And he laughed because it's all a big fucking joke, including...

...Coretta Scott King's life and death. We are in the grip of a mindless and self-serving power that defines evil.

[LisaM]

13. This was an appropriate venue for all this and I'll tell you why

Because * AND his father refuse to answer questions or be held accountable for anything in front of the American people. The King family, Jimmy Carter, and Bill and Hillary have all taken their lumps in public time after time. I think it's absolutely fitting that the Bushes can be taken to task at Mrs. King's funeral. If not there, then where? If not now, then when?

[ProSense]

15. More reasons

This:

Snip...

In an interview to air on Tuesday night on PBS' "Newshour," Cheney was asked whether President George W. Bush was willing to work with Congress to settle some of the legal questions about the spy program.

"We believe... that we have all the legal authority we need," Cheney said

http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=11128009&src=rss/ElectionCoverage

And this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2436692&mesg_id=2436692

[Theres-a]

16. Amen!

[fujiyama]

17. I really like the following line :

"For war billions more but no more for the poor."

Effective and to the point. King denounced the Vietnam war, and we can be sure he would have opposed the current mess as well.

[eek]

21. if looks could kill..

check out Pickles while Rev. Lowery tells it like it is!

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[NoFederales]

23. page not found...........bad link?

NoFederales

[Randypiper]

24. Priceless

http://img256.imageshack.us.nyud.net:8090/img256/2999/captgadm13902072034aptopixcore.jpg

[radio4progressives]

22. Martin Luther King Jr. Spoke out against the Very thing Our Nation is

engaged in. Militarism, Poverty and Injustice.

Reverand Lowry spoke quite appropriatly in honor of Coretta Scott King's passing. Perhaps it's time for MSM to understand remember our history.