I see that a blog has been written about Republicans and especially Kate O'Bierne's appearance on hardball, and her incessent whining and crying over the fact that both Jimmy Carter and Joseph Lowery both took shots at George Bush, at today's funeral for Coretta Scott King. It is regrettable that I have to side with O'Beierne, because 99% of the time, she is a worthless twit, but I have to on this occasion.
I am not saying that both Carter and Lowery have valid points, they sure do. Martin Luther King was harrassed, and spied on, and hurt in so many different ways. Bush has forgotten about the blacks in New Orleans, and Mississippi, and he has a lot of 'splainin to do.
My beef with both Carter and Lowery is that they chose to speak out at a funeral.
Now if you have a beef with someone, that's fine, but they should have communicated their feelings in other ways instead of grandstanding at a funeral. This was supposed to be a celebration of the life of Mrs. King, but it turned into a political theatre of the absurd.
George Bush went to the funeral to speak about the plight of Mrs. King. Yes, he's not the best person to do that because he is totally disconnected from the realities of the black community, but the last thing he needed, or expected was a frontal assault of stupidity that was heaped on him.
We all know the relationship between Carter and Bush are not the best. In fact, I would dare say it borders on actual hatred. Carter hates the illegal spying, the war in Iraq, the Katrina debacle, amongst other things, and Lowery, as the head of the SCLC, has no love for Bush either, but they could have put their differences aside for one day, and stood together and celebrated the life of Mrs. King. Bill and Hillary Clinton could have taken some shots at Bush, but didn't. The elder Bush I thought while being uncomfortable with the situation, was gracious as well.
This day was meant to be joyous and fabulous, and for the most part, it was. Coretta Scott King, and Martin Luther King have advanced civil rights a great deal in the past 40 years, however we as a nation still have a lot of work to do. Jimmy Carter and Joesph Lowery could have put their differences with Bush aside, but they didn't. It was the only low point in a celebration of a wonderful life.