Bush & king funeral

hatrack (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-08-06 10:03 AM
Response to Reply #39
55. "Shine the light" on this Bush lie - enjoy!
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.
Emphasis added.
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