"Scarborough Country" Spews Right-Wing Garbage

[Eric J in MN]

Coretta Scott King


Reverend Joseph Lowery said at the funeral of Coretta Scott King on Tuesday:

extended Martin’s message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there. But Coretta knew, and we know there are weapons of misdirection right down here. Millions without health insurance, poverty abound. For war, billions more, but no more for the poor.

This was greeted with blather from right-wing pundits about how terrible the funeral speakers were.

After all, they talked about her political work and its continuing relevance.

Joe Scarborough on his MSNBC show on Tuesday kept asking if Coretta Scott King ever criticized George W. Bush while sharing a stage with him, implying that it was wrong for Rev. Joseph Lowery to point out Bush's policy of spending for war what could be spent on the poor.

Joe Scarborough also asked guest (and fellow MSNBC host) Tucker Carlson, "Doesn‘t that turn off millions and millions of Americans when you exploit a funeral to make partisan attacks."

Tucker Carson replied, "Well, it‘s completely graceless. It‘s also rude as hell, by the way, since the president is sitting right there.. You can also eat with your hands, but you don‘t."

Great analogy, Mr. Carlson! Speaking about the fight against racism, war, and poverty at the funeral of someone who fought for those things equals eating with your hands.

By the way, I just watched Rev. Lowery's complete remarks rebroadcast on CNN, and I noticed that among the many people who gave him a standing ovation at the end were George W. Bush.

Tucker Carlson dismissed any reference to the Iraq War as merely "the politics of the moment."

Joe Scarborough belittled the Iraq War as well, saying "Well, you know, Tucker... my biggest problem with it is that somebody like Coretta Scott King and her husband, they transcend the Iraq war...They transcend NSA wiretapping. They transcend all these little nitpicking issues."

The Iraq War could cost a trillion dollars, and has probably caused 100,000 additional deaths in Iraq, and has poisoned their environment with depleted uranium. It's not a nitpicking issue.

Coretta Scott King opposed the war before it started, and she was right.

Also, the Iraq War was hardly the only topic discussed by Reverend Joseph Lowery and others. He put it in the bigger context of her fight for peace and social justice.

[Erika]

1. Only the radical right wingers are bitching

because they are clueless. The rest of the country knows how much CSK hated the Iraq war and violence.

The speakers are right on!

[radio4progressives]

2. Here's what the MSM is Covering Up (White Washing)

This is a speach Coretta Scott King gave three weeks after Martin was brutally gunned down - this was taken from Notes in Martin's pockets - check it out it is very very very relevant (replace the words Vietnam with Iraq) ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

transcript begins:


Ten Commandments of Viet Nam

Mr Dillinger, My Dear friends of Peace and Freedom :

I come to New York today with a strong feeling, that my dearly beloved husband, who was snatched suddenly from our midst, slightly more than three weeks ago now, would have wanted me to be present today.

Though my heart is heavy with grief from having suffered an irreparable personal loss, my faith in the redemptive will of god is stronger today than ever before.

As many of you probably know, my husband had accepted an invitation to speak to you today. And had he been here, I am sure he would have lifted your hearts and spirits to new levels of understanding in his customary fashion.

I would like to share with you some notes, taken from my husband's pockets upon his death. He carried many scraps of paper upon which he scribbled notes for his many speeches.

Among these notes was one set which he never delivered. Perhaps they were his early thoughts for the message he was to give to you today .

I am sure he would have developed and delivered them in his usual eloquent and inspired fashion. I simply read them to you as he recorded them.

And I quote: Ten Commandments on Viet Nam

1 - Thou Shalt not Believe in a Military Victory

(applause)

2- Thou shalt Not Believe in a Political Victory

(applause)

3- Thou Shalt Not Believe that They, the Vietnamese Love us

(applause)

4 - Thou Shalt Not Believe that the Saigon Government have the Support of the People

(applause)

5- Thou Shalt Not Believe that the Majority of the South Vietnamese look upon the Viet Cong as Terrorists.

(applause)

6- Thou shalt Not Believe the Figures of Killed Enemies or Killed Americans.

(applause)

7 Thou shalt Not Believe that the Generals Know Best.

(applause)

8- Thou shalt Not Believe that the Enemies Victory Means Communism.

(applause)

9- Thou Shalt Not Believe that the World Supports the United States

(applause)

10- Thou Shalt Not Kill.

(applause)


(end transcript)