http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:44:14 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/02/08/070706.php#comment-319509 you miss my point entirely. Yes of course Coretta King exemplified "American grace, dignity, and respect"--so where was anything approaching this quality in Carter's and Lowry's out-of-place political grandstanding? 319509@blogcritics.org Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:44:14 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/02/08/070706.php#comment-317858 BALONEY! That funeral was befitting the legacy of Mrs. King and her husband. Coretta Scott King was a beacon of light in the darkest of our times. She serves as an example of American grace, dignity and respect. We all would do well to learn from all that she accomplished in her life. The funeral yesterday reminded me of all we have been through these last 50 years. Imagine for a moment if there had not been a Dr. King. Even in death, Coretta Scott King brought together people from diverse backgrounds. Yes, there was tension. Yes, there was politics. But, Lord, there was celebration! I give President Bush a lot of credit for throwing himself into that fire. He rose in stature in my eyes because he met his moral obligation. How sad it is that South Africans know and appreciate Mrs. King's legacy more than her fellow Americans. Coretta Scott King proved that one could be a "bleeding heart liberal" and still maintain a modicum of decency and respect. Too bad we can't say the same about the rest of the radical liberals as well as the fundamentalist conservatives. 317858@blogcritics.org Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:57:14 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/02/08/070706.php#comment-317298 is that what that was--a funeral? I thought it was a political convention--with a different kind of bitterness and harshness, I guess. 317298@blogcritics.org Wed, 8 Feb 2006 09:13:13 EST