I watched part of Coretta Scott King's funeral today and was struck by the void of progressive leadership. In the past there have been so many icons with expansive agendas and a vision. It feels like people who advocate for civil rights have either seen their advances rolled back or remain stagnant.
Also, I couldn't believe that Bush had the nerve to show up to her funeral. I'll grant that he was in a Catch-22 situation, but his presence seemed so disingenuous. He has done nothing to advance civil rights and yet there he was. That said, I still think the criticisms lodged against him DURING the funeral were in poor taste. A funeral isn't really the place to steal the spotlight to get a few jabs in. It is a funeral for christsakes.
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