Remarks by President Clinton at Coretta Scott King's funeral

A moving speech given by President Bill Clinton at Coretta Scott King's funeral on February 7, 2006.

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• Coretta Scott King

[Pradeep006]

Bill Clinton did more for the African American Community than any other president.

[whamfan87]

Clinton is THE best speaker of all time. Sure I disagree with his personal choices, but he's the best president any of us will perhaps ever see. I'm prepared for your anti-Clinton remarks, but I've said my bit

[lovejoypain]

George Bush standing in the background akwardly whilst Clinton gets a standing ovation like the useless human being he is...

[nomibe2911]

@apocalipsis82 Most black funerals are a celebration of life.

[mgeek1]

@dab7271 I understand all of that, but this is not what that was. I watched the funeral when it originally aired. It took on too political a tone, where you had these politicians trying to one-up each other with one-liners. I was like a political rally instead of a funeral. It wasn't appropriate for the occasion.

[dab7271]

@mgeek1 african american funerals have always had a more celebratory tone when the person has lived a long and full life. the idea is less to mourn the person's death and more to celebrate his/her life and all that he/she has done.

[mgeek1]

It was hardly a funeral at all. It was almost like an award show. I'm not sure I liked the tone of the whole ceremony. I'm glad President Clinton offered a little perspective after all of the rhetoric that was offered that day.

[UltraTalented]

Bill Clinton sure can give a good speech one of the best or the greatest president of all time. People are just giving Obama a hard time let the men change the country!

[blinginlike3p0]

@cmhmuscle

w isn't squirming, ( i guess except for the light riff on him at the beginning).

at times in the speech i think he is feeling the speech a lot and showing a lot of emotion.

[cosmicshame36]

@whamfan87 helllzyaaa.. agreed & agreed.. like patton oswalt said..if clinton almost got impeached for a blowjob..then g.w...by leading us into a false war for oil..should be burned at the stake on the white house lawn while aerosmith plays a live concert.. clinton is sooo fkn smooth, thats why i was rooting for hillary to b prez..so he couldve been the "first gentleman"

[SteelAVic18]

@ministertwan u a mess. It was fanfare event.

[ministertwan]

I don't think Correta would have approved this type of fanfare...she was more classy...more humble...she fought for the least of these..the small people...this service turned into a show of "whose who"....such a disagrace...and the fact it was held at Eddie Long's church...even more shameful..knowing what we know now...