Conservatives have used Coretta Scott King's passing as an opportunity to bash African Americans and Democrats. They have invented a new etiquette that they, themselves, do not follow when, for example, Ronald Reagan passed.
For some reason, conservatives say when liberal political leaders pass, stories of their lives and echoes of their views must not be heard. It is an insult to the deceased to declare their lives, their values and their beliefs to be unfit for public airing with this base and hypocritical hectoring and harping.
The real situation here is a continuing and consistent attempt by the right wing to silence all criticism of the President's policies, be it for reasons of manners, sensitivity of the troops or national unity. We should reject that demand to surrender our freedom of speech.
George Bush, so used to his insulated bubble and audiences screened to only the most adoring, was well-served by being exposed to the real views and life stories of an American leader like Coretta Scott King.