CORETTA SCOTT KING FUNERAL
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CORETTA SCOTT KING
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NON -VIOLENT MARCHERS IN SELMA ALABAMA BEING BEATEN & ARRESTED BY POLICE 1965 on " BLOODY SUNDAY "
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KING AT MARCH ON WASHINGTON 1963
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal ."... I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
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UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENT AS REVEREND LOWERY SPEAKS AT THE FUNERAL OF CORETTA SCOTT KING
"We know now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," he said in a boisterous, rhyming oration. "But Coretta knew and we know that there are weapons of misdirection right down here -- millions without health insurance, poverty abounds. For war, billions more, but no more for the poor."lowery
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As former President Jimmy Carter Speaking at Coretta Scott King's funeral said about the fight for Civil Rights:
"This commerative cermony this morning, this afternoon, is not only to acknowledge the great contributions of Coretta and Martin, but to remind us that the struggle for equal rights is not over. We only have to recall the color of the faces of those in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi," Carter said, the rest of his sentence drowned out by loud applause. "Those who were most devastated by [Hurricane] Katrina know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans. It is our responsibility to continue their crusade."
What was really surprising about the funeral for Coretta Scott King was the response of the Conservative or Neo-conservative & the Religious Right of America to the Eulogies & speeches made by various participants. What did they expect Coretta Scott King & her husband were two of the most influential political activists on American society in the twentieth century.
Part of their outrage I guess was because George Bush came down from his exhalted mountain -top to attend Coretta's funeral. Though he only decided to attend at the last minute as it seems his ratings have gone down among African Americans. His presence at the funeral seemed as contrived as many of his televised " THANK-YOU TOURS" but in this case were able to speak freely & not according to some " Pre-approved Script " like his bogus town meetings & highly controlled Press Conferences where the Washington Press Core & CNN etc. treat him as if he were a KING & GOD's chosen one.
By criticizing the Bush administration for its wrong-doing & its ineptitude & its mean spiritedness in regards to minorities , the poor , the elderly & veterans & the families of veterans : they were merely carrying on in the spirit of Coretta Scott King & this was seen as the most important way to honor such a valiant & courageous woman of great personal integrity .
See for a commentary defending why the funeral became poitical:
THE WASHINGTON POST
A FITTING FUNERAL FOR Mrs. KING
COLBERT I. KING
FEB. 11, 2006
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2006®
KING FUNERAL TURNS POLITICAL: BUSH BASHED BY FORMER PRESIDENT, REVEREND
www.drudgereport.com
Daily Kos: Republicans desecrate Coretta Scott King's funeral
www.dailykos.com/
AND for a more negative view see:
Michelle Malkin: UNHINGED AT CORETTA SCOTT KING'S FUNERAL
michellemalkin.com
Anyway & so it goes -
Here are some verses of mine which are part of a longer work of poetry entitled " Dreaming Love ".
Dreaming love
We dream of glittering palaces & cities of shimmering golden towers
the hanging gardens of Babylon dreaming
sailing the sweet Nile
dreaming of Xanadu
dreaming a fairy-tale world
seeking rest still dreaming love
as we dream love -
Dreaming love
as the still-life of 3 pears & an apple is ripe forever
feast your eyes
finding the worm burrowing into flesh
as we dream love -
Dreaming love
while the good perish are left behind
as tyrants flourish
death squads roam the streets
as we dream love-
Dreaming love
as the planes crash into the towers of steel & glass
smoke & flames burst across a perfect blue sky
shattering our dreams of love -
Dreaming love
our dreams of love turned inside out
dreaming vengeance
everyone is vigilant
keeping their eyes open
spying on strangers neighbours & friends
their children turned into good little soldiers
in matching uniforms
dreaming of being warriors
to please God & Man
burying their dreams of love -
Dreaming love
as mushroom clouds rise here & there
to protect their wealth
to spread the word of Jesus
as Jesus blesses the rich & powerful
as Jesus curses the poor & the weak
Jesus has no time for the weak
so the Twice-Born tell us
as they wage endless war
preparing for the Second-Coming of their Lord
wiping out all those heretics
who follow false prophets
for only the Twice-Born will prosper
as they dream love -
Dreaming love
as billions of unbelievers despair
cry out onto the Lord
as they dream love
only to be cut in two
slain by the army of the righteous
who dream dark visions of Armageddon
as they dream of God’s Love -
While dreaming love
they show no mercy
turning cities into rubble
torture & kill in the name of Jesus
in the name of the Twice-Born King
believing he has the wisdom of Solomon
his pen & sword directed by God
dreams God loves him - still -
Dreaming love
as they await the Messiah
to be taken up into the Middle of the air
in the twinkling of an eye
those left-behind mere fodder
in the Holy struggle of a wrathful God
as they too dream love -
That's all for now,
see you around,
GORD.
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