The Right Wing will sieze on this as another opportunity to scream about how immoral the Democratic party is, how noone should do stuff like that at a funeral; and then turn right around and bring up
9/11 at every goddamn opportunity, but still act as if they don't profit politically off of the dead. The height of hypocrisy.
Quote:I can't seem to recall much "anti-opponent" rhetoric at Reagan's funeral. That would have been an idyllic platform to put forth one's complaints with the Democratic party and their constituents... I wonder why no one did?
Because the whole thing was one huge right-wing love fest, with everyone sitting around talking about how Reagan began the Conservative revolution in America and how well things have gone since his days of Amazing leadership! You don't remember all the knob slobbering going on at the time?
CSKing and MLKing were activists who opposed war and opposed what the president was doing. Bringing these subjects up was entirely appropriate, and furthermore, everything that was said, was
true.
Here's my post on the subject from another thread:
Cycloptichorn wrote:Quote:"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," Lowery said.
Fact check: true
Quote:"But Coretta knew, and we know," Lowery continued, "That there are weapons of misdirection right down here," he said, nodding his head toward the row of presidents past and present. "For war, billions more, but no more for the poor!" The crowd again cheered wildly.
Fact check: True
Quote:Former President Jimmy Carter later swung at Bush as well, not once but twice. As he talked about the Kings, he said: "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." The crowd cheered as Bush, under fire for a secret wiretapping program he ordered after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, again smiled weakly.
Fact Check: True
Quote:Later, Carter said Hurricane Katrina showed that all are not yet equal in America.
Fact Check: True
Quote:Some black leaders have blamed Bush for the poor federal response,
Fact Check: True
Quote:and rapper Kayne West said that Bush "hates" black people.
Fact Check: True
Fact Check: True
Amazing how upset you people get when people have the
temerity to tell the truth.
Cycloptichorn
