On Friday Bush Had No Plans to Attend Coretta King's Funeral --->>>

[Stephanie]

Once again George Bush is a day late and a dollar short. He was supposed to be giving a Budget Photo-Op today, until he got shamed into appearing at the funeral along with Clinton, Carter, and Bush Sr.. I'm sure he couldn't stand the thought of being upstaged. What will happen to the unused backdrops? Scotty came up with the lamest excuse possible for the change in plans - see the second article below.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/national/05bush.html

In a Change of Plans, Bush Says He Will Attend King's Funeral

By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Published: February 5, 2006

CRAWFORD, Tex., Feb. 4 — The White House announced here on Saturday that President Bush would attend the funeral of Coretta Scott King in Atlanta on Tuesday, postponing a scheduled trip to New Hampshire.

White House officials told reporters on Friday that Mr. Bush would be speaking about the federal budget on Tuesday in Manchester, N.H., but on Saturday afternoon the White House sent out an e-mail message saying that Mr. Bush would attend the funeral instead and was switching the New Hampshire trip to Wednesday. The president is also expected to speak at Mrs. King's funeral.

Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, said in an e-mail message on Saturday that the change had been made because "the funeral arrangements were only very recently finalized" and the White House had not been ready to make an announcement until then. Mr. McClellan said "the president and Mrs. Bush are honored to be attending."

But Bishop Eddie Long, who will be officiating at the funeral services at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, said in a telephone interview on Saturday that he had initially heard from the King family that Mr. Bush would not be attending and that he planned to send Mrs. Bush and his father, the former president, instead. Mr. Long said he found out only on Saturday morning that Mr. Bush would be present after all.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0206/299504.html

Scott King's Funeral to Be Tue. in Atlanta
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Thursday February 02, 2006 1:03pm

ATLANTA (AP) - Coretta Scott King's funeral will be held Tuesday at the suburban Atlanta Baptist church where the Kings' youngest child, Bernice, is a minister, according to the funeral director assisting the family with arrangements. Willie A. Watkins, director of the Willie Watkins Funeral Home in Atlanta, said Thursday that the funeral will be held at noon at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, a suburb about 15 miles east of Atlanta.

[goodboy]

1. maybe he thinks it'll make up for all he black people he...let's just say

'forgot' about after katrina.

[Stephanie]

2. he forgot about them before and during Katrina too

[goodboy]

5. maybe he's lookin' to score "brownie" points. (double entendre +pun)

[bunkerbuster1]

14. groan.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. he was jealous of bill clinton being there with his daddy

[noonwitch]

17. Isn't Ford going? If 90+ year old Ford can get there, W can

It would make him look bad if Jerry, who has been in and out of the hospital recently, was able to make it.

[papau]

4. Will Harry Belafonte sit next to Bush? - Might be interesting! :-)

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=news&start=0&num=1&q=http://www.alternet.org/story/31575/&e=9878

[Stephanie]

6. He will meet a lot of great people there that he'd normally avoid

Could be very interesting.

[LynneSin]

7. And one wonders why Kanye West said "George Bush doesn't like black people

:shrug:

[Rob H.]

8. "The president is also expected to speak at Mrs. King's funeral."

Dear God, please, no. Just...no.

This is the same guy who let the Byrd hate crimes bill die in the Texas legislature while he was governor. He shouldn't be allowed to say one single word at Mrs. King's funeral.

And look at his answers during the debate back in 2000. Amazing that someone who can bob and weave like this has trouble doing something as simple as riding a bicycle.

Q: At the South Carolina state capitol building, the Confederate flag flies with the state flag and the US flag. Does the flag offend you personally?

A: I believe the people of SC can figure out what to do with this flag issue. I don’t believe it’s the role of someone from outside SC to come into this state and tell the people of SC what to do the flag.

Q: As an American citizen, do you have a visceral reaction?

A: As an American citizen, I trust the people of SC to make the decision for SC.

Way to take a stand there, George. :eyes: It's all about states' rights if it's something with which he tacitly agrees (flying the Confederate flag), but the federal government steps in immediately if it's something with which he disagrees (medical marijuana and death with dignity laws).

[importDavid]

9. Couldn't the family ban him from showing up?

Wouldn't that be the most incredible story of the week... ;)

[magellan]

10. After his despicable and feeble joke about "hanging" MLK's photo

...banning Bush** from the funeral would be most appropriate.

[warrens]

11. I hope they ignore his ass

And mob Clinton and Carter.

[Katherine Brengle]

12. ugh gwb is the last person i would want to speak at my funeral. n/t

[bliss_eternal]

13. Condi is there, too--just watched them all exit Air Force One on

CNN about ten or fifteen minutes ago. Pickles was grinning, he looked somber but perked up a bit for the cameras. They were giving rides to the former pres's to the service.

I don't know which galls me more, * being there or Condi--way to shop while your people died, Condi.:mad:

[Stephanie]

15. What shoes is she wearing?

[bliss_eternal]

16. LOL--

thankfully, they didn't show her for very long.

[sakabatou]

18. "Bush doesn't care about Black people."

~Kanye West

[Stephanie]

19. so true

so sad

[Stephanie]

20. He wasn't even going to go

He could care less, except that the other three were going to show him up.

[Stephanie]

21. .