While its true we don't know what someone who's dead might think about current event, I'll keep that in mind next time someone cites Lincoln's interception of Confederate communication as justification for warrantless wiretapping, but in this case we have Corretta Scott King on record as opposing the Iraq War and it makes logical sense that her husband would share the same views. So unless you're really John Edwards (of Crossing Over not 2 Americas) I think I'll take Coretta Scott King's opinion of what MLK would've thought of Iraq vs. yours.
its her funeral. her viewpoints should matter. and mlk on class struggle and war in vietnam is fairly clear. and anyone with half a brain can compare his viewpoints about nam to iraq and come up with a damn credible argument that he'd be against it.
Good find Mr. M. I suspect some of this pooh-poohing by the Royalists results from the fact that they don't think George should have to feel uncomfortable. He's so much stronger and leader-like when addressing hand-picked audiences or the military who won't allow reality into the room. Good to see him out of his bubble.
yeah im thinking MLK a known pacifist in every way. would have really promoted killing iraq's poor people that never had any WMD's hiding under there bed. i cant beileve anyone would even waste there time typing that there is no way to know what king would want. when everything in his life was angled toward non violence and helping people that have a disadvantage in helping themselves. but you go with that, its what makes life interesting i guess.
FWIW that drudge report is crap anywho... the Pastor he refers to was speaking of HEAVEN when he said "we know there are no WMD's over there." Get it right.
The GOP politicized the death of Pat Tillman, didn't tell his family how he really died, and only have it come out later that he was vehemently opposed to the war in Iraq. A Democrat who is gathered with friends and family of Coretta Scott King at a funeral says some words bashing Bush. The audience of friends, family and supporters of King stand up and give an ovation. Somehow the Dems are the ones that are classless. It is incredibly arrogant and rude for Aces, TJ, Bigtexxx, or anyone else to tell a grieving family how they should orchestrate their funeral. IT would be classless and tasteless if the family objected, and whished to grieve in a different manner. But apparently they were comfortable with the way things went, showed their appreciation. A funeral isn't about what Aces, bigtexxx of other conservatives think is the nice thing to do. A funeral is about celebrating the life of someone with friends, family, and supporters, and it should be done in a way that they see fit. The classy thing to do would be to let the family grieve in any way they see fit. Also it is ironic that someone who is complaining about class would then make this classless remark about Carter's charitable work. Making snide remarks about charity work that helps people all over isn't the best way to set yourself up as an authority on class.
it would have been nice to see this as one of those giddyup style "guess who said this", or "guess what war he's talking about" threads. very similar wars vietnam and iraq.
Question away. The beauty of BDS is that the more the Democrats do these sort of things, the more they hurt themselves.
The more that Republicans think they know the way that other people should have to grieve in order to have class, the more they will hurt themselves. It is almost laughable that a group of people will look at the family and friends of someone who recently died, and presume they should tell them what is appropriate grief, and what is in appropriate grief. I guess some folks just think they know better than others, and won't hesitate to tell them the way they should have to live their lives even about something as personal as funeral.
Seems like most of the ones who want people to grieve like they would also want everyone to pray as they do.
Only time will tell. I didn't read Rev. Lowery's statement, but I did read President Carter's and absolutely nothing that President Carter said was untrue. Trouble is, when you have to face the truth, it often hurts.
If GWB is an uninvited guest to Mrs. King's funeral, then he and his followers have no reason to be upset at the speeches by Carter and the reverend. Otherwise, it's not cool to bash your guest.
They tried to tell the husband of a woman who had been in a vegetative state for over 10 years that the damaged portion of her brain could miraculously heal. There isn't any corner of an individual's personal life that this group of people does not want to control. Sick.
Yeah it was so inconsiderate for the King family not to allow King Georgie to show up ,pretned to be a King family supporter and have a let's all pretend that MLK was a nice polite GOP Negro only concerned about making America and equal opportunity place for warmongerers like Condi.
I don't care what y'all say. It is extremely rude to do ANY political grandstanding during a funeral. It is completely inconsiderate and disrespectful. It's damn near moronic. On either side. Politics have their time and place. This most certainly wasn't it.
Is it rude to get drunk at a traditional Irish Wake? Is it rude to have a party at a traditional New Orleans funeral? This was the funeral of an outspoken political figure who was known for her politics. It just comes with the territory. This may not play well in Peoria but if that's what the family wants that's what the family wants.
