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VIDEO: Rev. Lowery Shames Bush at King Funeral
Crossposted from MY LEFT WINGwith thanks to Crooks & Liars and Think ProgressRev. Lowery's Standing Ovation Speaking before four presidents, including President George W. Bush, Rev. Dr. Joseph...
View ArticleJimmy Carter and Joesph Lowery wrong at King funeral
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...
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The Rev IN CONTEXT w/POLL
Rev. Lowery spoke at Coretta Scott King's funeral services as we all know. The video of the speeches by Rev. Lowery, Presidents Bush I & II, Clinton, Carter and Sen. Clinton can be seen at The...
View ArticleRev. Lowery takes on Tucker Carlson
Rev. Lowery sets Carlson straight. CARLSON: It's not hard to hear that [your remarks] and not draw the obvious conclusion that that's an attack on President Bush, which of course is your right to do,...
View ArticleDon't tell the Kings how to run funerals.
I read whitehousemoron's diary, and I have one thing to say: You don't tell the King family how to run their funerals or who should or should not speak there. When you grow old, you can plan your...
View ArticleIn the Morning...
When the eminent and legendary Joseph Lowery, chairman emeritus of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, uttered the words "In the morning" yesterday, there was a palpable and immediate...
View ArticleJoseph Lowery Got it Right in Exposing Bush Hypocrisy
Many emitted understandable groans over the prospect of none other than George W. Bush showing up at the funeral of one of America's civil rights legends, Coretta Scott King, and shamelessly attempting...
View ArticleStirrin' up the good nigras
All this mock Republican outrage over the political rhetoric at Coretta Scott King's funeral reminds me of nothing so much as all those white folks in the 1960s who just wanted Dr. and Mrs. King to...
View ArticleWhitewashing a legacy
America celebrated the legacy of Coretta Scott King Tuesday. More than 10,000 people - including four presidents - gathered at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta to honor King, her...
View ArticleA response to Mary Matlin
"When you don't have facts, there's no vision. Therefore, there's no hope, it's all hate, and it's all anger" I couldn't agree with you more. The fact is that your party and your president don't give a...
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By Any Other Name...
I love roses. Even when their lovely fragrance makes me sneeze, thorns rip at my arms, and there are tiny bugs all over them, I still love roses. They have a nice enough name, but if they were called...
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Four Presidents
On Presidents Day, we in the US are encouraged to contemplate the lives of our presidents. There are TV specials and movies about different presidents running all day. I've been thinking of our...
View ArticleRev. Lowery on Bush and black funerals
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery electrified supporters of Coretta Scott King with his eulogy for her. His eulogy also offended the followers of George W. Bush, who squirmed in his seat like a petulant child...
View ArticleRev. Lowery, from Atlanta's most sacred place
Cross-posted to Blog and Tan and BlogCritics.Tonight I spent what ranks among the more meaningful evenings I've enjoyed in Atlanta, at its spiritual center. I sat amongst a full-house at the Historic...
View ArticleRevisiting Coretta
If you look back at several of my diaries, it is obvious that Martin Luther King and his lovely wife have been in my thoughts a lot. While there wasn't time for me to watch Coretta's funeral, I...
View Article4000 march in Atlanta peace demonstration
Yesterday afternoon an estimated 4000 people marched in a peace demonstration in midtown Atlanta. The march converged at Piedmont Park for two hours of speeches. Cynthia McKinney, Cindy Sheehan,...
View ArticleRev. Lowery to be in Crawford on Easter Sunday
Dean of the civil rights movement to participate in Crawford peace encampment next weekend. Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery will deliver sermon at Camp Casey during Easter sunrise service, lead worship ceremony...
View ArticleBlowing their One Big Chance, every single day
(Cross-posted at My Left Wing) Okay, so it's great that Jean Rohe, a 22-year-old college senior, totally took down John "Slimy Chameleon" McCain in her college graduation speech and everything, but...
View ArticleUpdated: Joseph Lowery's inauguration benediction: GOOD FOR GAYS!
While we have the right to be mad, angry, sad, pissed, numb, etc about the Warren pick, there is something we are overlooking:Rick Warren is not the only person appearing at the inauguration. There IS...
View ArticleObama Rick-rolls invocation...but where's JESSE JACKSON?
(Yes I know about the rec-list diary Rick Rolled..., but since I started this diary two days ago with a "Rick-rolls" title, I'm a-keepin it...) Rick Warren is not my favorite preacher, not least...
View ArticleThe OTHER Preacher at the Inaugural
Like most people, I was shocked to see that Rick Warren was going to give the opening benediction at Barack Obama's inaugural. Warren is not only a raging homophobe and James Dobson with a slicker...
View ArticleWarren, KKK Preachers and Reactionaries
I live in a red state. I am old enough to remember Jim Crow statutes. I was part of changing those statutes and had personal encounters with Mr Crow that were beyond tolerably pleasant description....
View Article*Obamaism*, per Lowery: Magnificent, Multi-colored, Mellow
On serious reflective analysis, one has discerned some of the major features of Barack Obama's program for the next few years (as noted at the Inaugural by the very Reverend Joe Lowery (a.k.a. "J....
View ArticleCountdown with Keith Olbermann - Inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama!
It is a BEAUTIFUL day! Repeat often...President Barack Obama...Vice - President Joe Biden...President Barack Obama...Vice - President Joe Biden...President Barack Obama...
View ArticleWill We Get To Rev. Lowery's Description?
I have to hope, because only hope leads to action out of love, but sometimes it's hard.At the inauguration-watching gathering I attended, I heard 2x as much applause after the Star-Spangled Banner than...
View ArticleVideo: Dr. Joseph Lowery's Benediction (Update-- Transcript!)
This was my favorite part of the Inauguration (besides the obvious):
View ArticleRevs. Lowery, Wright, and the Black Church
BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREERevs. Lowrey, Wright, and the Black ChurchIt was about 3:00 in the morning, and I was somewhere between browsing the Internet and dozing into never-never land when I...
View ArticleIf You's Black? Brother, Get Back!
So the inauguration happened on Tuesday. It was, of course, the greatest event in American history, and the dawning of a new era of enlightenment in the history of the human race. Since most of America...
View ArticleGood Crazy
Many people have written extraordinary articles and diaries about Obama's performance last Friday at the House Republican Retreat. But for me, none have captured what I saw better than Melissa...
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Countdown with Keith Olbermann - Dec. 6, 2011
I realized this morning that I've not featured any holiday tuneage over the last few days; let's resolve that right now! :D
View ArticleRev Lowery Lost His Wife Evelyn This Morning
According to a spokesperson for the Lowery family, Evelyn Lowery passed this morning at home at age 88, apparently from complications of a severe stroke she had last September .According to the...
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Interview with Rev. Joseph Lowery, 50 Years after New York Times v. Sullivan
On March 9, 1964, the unanimous US Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of New York Times v. Sullivan, revolutionizing freedom of the press by requiring “actual malice” in defamation suits...
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