Clinton To Attend Funeral Of Dallas Officer Killed In Motorcade

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Dallas -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to attend Friday's funeral for the Dallas police officer who died after crashing his motorcycle in her motorcade last week.

Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada Tirado was helping escort the Democratic presidential candidate to a campaign rally Feb. 22 in Dallas.

Authorities said Lozada was in the rear of the motorcade when he crashed into a concrete barrier.

Following the service, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to attend rallies in Waco and San Antonio.

http://www.kxan.com/global/story.asp?s=7943431

I think this is a classy thing for her to do.

[tammywammy]

1. That's very classy

He was stand up guy and well respected.

[eridani]

21. Yes, it is.

Given the tone of the responses so far, perhaps DU is getting classier.

[Lisa0825]

2. It is absolutely the rigt thing to do.

I am glad she plans to be there. What a sad story :(

[jezebel]

3. Call me a cynic, but it is only classy if she doesn't make it a press story. NT

[onehandle]

5. That was quick.

Talk about classy.

[Dinger]

18. Ditto (nt)

[journalist3072]

20. You are sick. eom

[CatnHat]

22. You're Sick

[Hillary_Hillary]

24. Have some respect...

[rodeodance]

27. HOW dare you!!

[jackson_dem]

29. Wow, it only took 3 posts before an Obamite pulled the inevitable

I would have guessed we could have at least got to 5.

[terrya]

36. Take your hateful bullshit and shove it up your ass.

[elixir]

4. With due respect.

[nsd]

6. Yes, it is a classy thing. \nt

[k8conant]

7. Classy? Certainly decent...

I'll say that.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. Since I inserted that word into the conversation

I'll answer. I found it to be a kind action and not one that she had to do. It's actually one that many would not have done due to the very busy schedules they're currently keeping.

To me it went beyond decent, which a simple spray of flowers and a note would have been, to classy.

[Lerkfish]

8. good for her.

I could say something else about political expedience, but I don't think that applies here, really.

[grantcart]

9. I think Hillary is classy - doesn't surprise me at all

[Forkboy]

11. Nothing wrong with that.

Certainly better than not going.

[rocktivity]

12. Remember when a motorcyle cop was killed in a Bush motorcade

and Bush gave the survivors a coin?

x(
rocknation

[rainbow4321]

13. PLEASE let's not turn this into an ugly thread

NOT that the OP is trying to do that but I kinda get a cringing feeling about where this thread could go.

His death has saddened the heart of people in the Dallas area who didn't even know him...my teenage daughter told me the other night that she has gone to the same school with his daughter since elementary school..they have mutual friends now in high school and my daughter was almost in tears/getting chills up her spine when she relayed to me how she learned at school this week that the fallen officer was the girl's father.
She called me from the mall tonight to tell me that she ran into one of those mutual friends at the store and wanted to spend time with her friend as the friend picked out clothes to attend the funeral tomorrow...

[Stephanie]

14. That is the right thing to do.

The same thing happened in a Bush motorcade - I'm sure he wouldn't have dreamed of atttending the funeral. I wonder if he even sent a card.

[scheming daemons]

15. It *IS* classy.... but if she uses it for a photo op, she should be scorned.... I hope she doesn't..

...

[rodeodance]

28. keep your ugly thought to yourself please. This is respectful Thread. A man was killed.

[OhioChick]

16. She's Doing The Right Thing....

No Photo Op's Though.

[Cant trust em]

17. For about one second I was going to cry political opportunism

Then I realized how crazy and uncouth that would be. DU has really fucked me up.

[rodeodance]

30. :-)

[FrenchieCat]

19. That is a good and appropriate thing to do.......

I remember hearing from someone here that Obama had attended the memorial for the College students who were killed at NIU tragically a couple of weeks ago. He requested that it not be publicized. He also chose not to speak at the memorial service, but was sitted on the stage along with Sen. Durbin.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/25/niu.memorial.ap/index.html

[loveangelc]

23. that's good ...i dont see how she can rally after a funeral tho tbh.

[RamboLiberal]

25. This Obama supporter says That's Classy

Good for her.

[judaspriestess]

26. It is the proper thing to do

RIP Mr. Tirado and thank you for your service.

[rodeodance]

31. It will be a sad event for her. I hope the press leaves the ceremony alone.

[avrdream]

32. Very presidential that action.

Goodonya, gal!

[tandot]

33. Good for her. I hope the press stays away as much as possible.

The last thing this family needs is a media circus.

[bigtree]

34. nice

that's my candidate.

[terrya]

35. I'm sure that the family appreciates her going to the funeral.