tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post113943586815252008..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Speaking of Class at a FuneralHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139461469653484482006-02-09T00:04:00.000-05:002006-02-09T00:04:00.000-05:00Altho it was meant only as illustration, I withdra...Altho it was meant only as illustration, I withdraw the remark about Mrs. King, and thank you for the correction. It indeed would have been uncharacteristic of her to stray from accepted opinion.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139450952040762742006-02-08T21:09:00.000-05:002006-02-08T21:09:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139450933166329292006-02-08T21:08:00.000-05:002006-02-08T21:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139442982215338362006-02-08T18:56:00.000-05:002006-02-08T18:56:00.000-05:00CLA---There's something to be said for not saying ...CLA---There's something to be said for not saying what everybody already knows you <I>could</I> say.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139439553876143332006-02-08T17:59:00.000-05:002006-02-08T17:59:00.000-05:00Had he dragged in Coretta King's support for schoo...<I>Had he dragged in Coretta King's support for school vouchers, which are anathema to the Democratic Party, he'd have opened the door to a partisan smackdown.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Ahhh ... that passe thing called restraint, <I>aka</I> character.Barry Vanhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006891046091646808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139438574677399912006-02-08T17:42:00.000-05:002006-02-08T17:42:00.000-05:00It should be said that President Dubya was there r...It should be said that President Dubya was there representing the entire nation. <BR/><BR/>Had he dragged in Coretta King's support for school vouchers, which are anathema to the Democratic Party, he'd have opened the door to a partisan smackdown.<BR/><BR/>But he didn't.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139438194148556362006-02-08T17:36:00.000-05:002006-02-08T17:36:00.000-05:00I think the example is completely inapposite. Her...I think the example is completely inapposite. Here we have a state funeral in which Mrs. King is being honored to the hilt. The President is not off somewhere ignoring her and her sacrifice. He is there actively honoring and prioritizing her. I question the values that would call for slapping the president in the face under those circumstances.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1139437257309231342006-02-08T17:20:00.000-05:002006-02-08T17:20:00.000-05:00Well, then there's this from the master of eloquen...Well, then there's <A HREF="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/8/133111/3227" REL="nofollow">this</A> from the master of eloquence, one Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as an example of how to make a political speech at the funeral.<BR/><BR/>It's not <I>what</I> was said that has your back up. It's who it was directed to and how it was said. Your assertion that eulogies cannot be political is, well, sad.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com