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This Is
Low..Even For Liberals By Michael A. Minton
Let me begin by saying that I am sorry to have been away for so long. I have
missed the chance to release my frustration over the loony left, and to educate
as many as possible in the school of “Right Opinion.” It is good to be back!
Yesterday was not a day to be proud of being a liberal. The events at the
funeral for Coretta Scott King showed, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the
lunatic left has totally lost touch with reality. Anyone who would use the
occasion of a funeral to try and score political points against a sitting
president--and I do mean sitting, as in right behind them--is nothing short of a
disrespectful piece of trash in my book.
I just sat in total amazement and disbelief as the Right-Reverend Joseph Lowery,
of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said the following: “We know
now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there. But Coretta knew and
we knew 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.”
Wow! I could not fathom what level of disrespect and uncouth it would require to
make such a statement about the president, with him SITTING RIGHT THERE! And AT
A FUNERAL no less! Even for liberals, this is an all-time low. Naturally, being
an almost totally black audience, which means a mostly Bush-hating audience, his
remarks were met with thunderous applause. (That is not a racist statement, it
is just a fact that the majority of blacks in this country vote for liberal
Democrats, and are not fond of ANY Republican president; especially this one.)
And, by the way, here’s an idea for those who are poor simply because they
refuse to work, and still want to complain about “no more for the poor”---GET A
JOB!!! I know there are those who cannot work because of disabilities, I am one.
But for those who can and just won’t, I feel they should either get a job or
starve in silence.
These remarks were followed by the musings of former Democrat President (choke)
Jimmy Carter, who referenced the current controversy over the NSA program of
spying on terrorists by bringing up the wiretapping of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. (wasn’t there a Democrat president during that era?). He then basically
accused the current administration of racism in the way the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina was handled. Of course, this is nothing new from the former
peanut farmer, who has consistently broken from the unspoken rule that former
presidents do not criticize sitting presidents, so his statements came as no
surprise to most people. What’s next, Mr. Carter? Are you going to meet Cindy
and Harry in Venezuela to honor the wonderful dictator there?
Also abusing the honor of speaking at this great lady’s funeral was “America’s
first black president,” Bill Clinton. While he did at least show respect for
Mrs. King by reminding us all that “there’s a woman lying in there (the
casket),” he also used his role in the funeral as a campaign stump for his
wife’s impending presidential bid (choke again!).
Yes, it was a day of new levels of despair and shame for liberals. This was a
funeral, a time to honor and celebrate the life of a very courageous and
influential woman. It would have been fine to mention her work in the area of
civil rights. As a matter of fact, it would be wrong not to. However, to use it
as the catalyst for attacks on the current president and his policies is just
wrong.
As a conservative political junkie, I am always happy when liberals open their
mouths--they always seem to insert both feet. However, as a human being, I was
deeply disturbed to see folks abuse the opportunity to honor the “first lady of
civil rights” in such a way. I would not be proud of the label liberal at this
point in American history.
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