This is a quote from Carter at the King funneral:JOHNYJ said:Carter was a lousy President and has shown he is a lousy ex President. With no class and no dignity.
The wiretapping he spoke of on MLK was done and authorized by the Democrats, Bobby Kennedy was the one who approved the wire tap. Why do they feel they need to use her funeral to make attacks on the current administration?http://www.newmediajournal.us/daily_columns/02082006.htm
Former president, Hamas supporter and current national disgrace Jimmy Carter also felt that a funeral was the appropriate venue for politics.
"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," Carter said alluding to the current controversy surrounding the legal surveillance of terror suspects during International cell phone calls.
ThePhoenix said:What was suppose to be a funeral turned into a Bush bashing political shootout. I personally am disgusted a the actions of these so called mourners that attended the funeral of Coretta Scott King.
Those like Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton Jimmy Carter and many others paid more attention to Bush then to Mrs. King. As I sat and watched what I was able to catch on Television I was in total disgust of what has become of many Black Americans today.
I was happy to see that Bill Clinton realized there was a woman there and they should not forget this.
Was this a funeral or was it just a Bush bashing party
disneydude said:Two Replies:
First, what you Republicans fail to understand in your argument is that Coretta King's life was political. This was a tribute to her life, her beliefs, her politics. So for you to argue that this was "Bush-bashing" misses the entire point. I don't seem to recall Bush being mentioned by name. Coretta Scott King was an outspoken opponent of the war and many of the policies of the Bush Administration. It would have been a disgrace not to recognize the political stands that Coretta Scott so courageously took.
Second, you don't think Bush going to the funeral was political? Pleeeassse! This was just a photo-op for Bush. Bush/Cheney stood against almost everything that Coretta Scott King fought for. Bush's VP/Cheney was one of the few senators to vote against a federal holiday for MLK.
If the family and supporters of Coretta Scott King were turned off by the so called "politics" why was there a half-minute standing ovation?
Personally, I find it disgraceful that the Republicans are trying to spinthis tribute to a great woman to their political gain.
disneydude said:Two Replies:
First, what you Republicans fail to understand in your argument is that Coretta King's life was political. This was a tribute to her life, her beliefs, her politics. So for you to argue that this was "Bush-bashing" misses the entire point. I don't seem to recall Bush being mentioned by name. Coretta Scott King was an outspoken opponent of the war and many of the policies of the Bush Administration. It would have been a disgrace not to recognize the political stands that Coretta Scott so courageously took.
Second, you don't think Bush going to the funeral was political? Pleeeassse! This was just a photo-op for Bush. Bush/Cheney stood against almost everything that Coretta Scott King fought for. Bush's VP/Cheney was one of the few senators to vote against a federal holiday for MLK.
If the family and supporters of Coretta Scott King were turned off by the so called "politics" why was there a half-minute standing ovation?
Personally, I find it disgraceful that the Republicans are trying to spinthis tribute to a great woman to their political gain.
The MLK holiday was imposed by the federal govt. It wasn't created bcause of any nationwide groundswell for it.Some states had to be coerced into creating it.disneydude said:Two Replies:
First, what you Republicans fail to understand in your argument is that Coretta King's life was political. This was a tribute to her life, her beliefs, her politics. So for you to argue that this was "Bush-bashing" misses the entire point. I don't seem to recall Bush being mentioned by name. Coretta Scott King was an outspoken opponent of the war and many of the policies of the Bush Administration. It would have been a disgrace not to recognize the political stands that Coretta Scott so courageously took.
Second, you don't think Bush going to the funeral was political? Pleeeassse! This was just a photo-op for Bush. Bush/Cheney stood against almost everything that Coretta Scott King fought for. Bush's VP/Cheney was one of the few senators to vote against a federal holiday for MLK.
If the family and supporters of Coretta Scott King were turned off by the so called "politics" why was there a half-minute standing ovation?
Personally, I find it disgraceful that the Republicans are trying to spinthis tribute to a great woman to their
political gain.
JOHNYJ said:The MLK holiday was imposed by the federal govt. It wasn't created bcause of any nationwide groundswell for it.Some states had to be coerced into creating it.
Even today many Americans consider it a black holiday only.
Navy Pride said:I think MLK was a great American and played a huge part in improving race relations in this country.....That said I was against having a national holiday for him.............
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