February 11, 2006 - This past week President Bush showed what a class act he is. He sat through Coretta Scott King's funeral the Let's Bash Bush Pep Rally and listened to egocentric blowhards harangue on and put their agendas first while relegating the life of Mrs. King as far less important than how much "we hate Bush." Never once on that day or since has he attempted to stoop to their level. Not only does he respect Freedom of Speech, he also has class. Bill O'Reilly summed it up best:

"On Wednesday Al Sharpton and I had a gentleman's disagreement about using Coretta Scott King's funeral to make political points. I've said all political grandstanding at a funeral erodes the dignity of the occasion; Reverend Sharpton doesn't see it that way. Predictably, the far left Atlanta Journal-Constitution also disagrees with me. The paper editorialized that the funeral was 'a wonderful thing, and not the least among its wonders was the controversy stirred by comments from the Rev. Joseph Lowery, former President Jimmy Carter and others ?' The paper loved the fact that these men embarrassed President Bush at the funeral. But what if President Bush had used the funeral to make political points himself? What if he pointed out that Dr. and Mrs. King were wiretapped by the Democrat Kennedy administration in the 60's? Can you imagine how the Atlanta paper, the rest of the left-wing media, Al Sharpton, and Jimmy Carter would have reacted to those words? Once again, the hypocrisy on the far left is staggering. The appropriate behavior at a funeral is to honor the deceased, not denigrate a fellow mourner who you disagree with. Somebody tell President Carter."¹

¹ http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=viewTVShow&showID=669#1

Some people think Bush should reply in kind. I don't think he should because that's what they want. Bush knows better and that drives them nuts.