Coretta Scott King Funeral

Wasn't it nice to see President Bush have to face an audience that was not full of hand picked supporters? video He certainly got an earful. Of course the Republicans are whining about it now. The party that "swift boats" opponents without hesitation can't stand to have any dissent directed at them. A fellow blogger named Cheese Whiz has raised some strong counter argument to make as we begin to experience the "swift boating" of Jimmy Carter, Rev. Lowry and others who did not praise their King George.

Why do Republicans think they can tell the King family how to run their funeral?

Why do Republicans think they can tell black people how to conduct Mrs. King's service?

When a life is about activism, shouldn't its memorial be about activism as well?

For the most part Republican are just talking to their base and this familiar tactic is just to keep their mind closed and focused. But you never know when a young or influential person hears them and may not take the time to consider the hollowness of their outrage. So if you hear any Reds parrot the "swift boating" of those who spoke at the funeral., just ask them these questions. If nothing else it will cause them to pause and maybe, just maybe, crack open their mind just a little bit. It is also my hope that President Bush had his mind opened as well. all Presidents are isolated to some extent but Bush seems to embrace it. At least he knows now that many (if not most people) hold him responsible for the Katrina aftermath and do not appreciate illegal secret spying. A President has to be in touch with reality. Yesterday, George W. Bush, had a brief introduction to it.