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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:17 PM
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Obama to deliver miners' eulogy
Edited on Mon Apr-19-10 06:18 PM by cali
Monday, April 19, 2010
By Daniel Malloy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Sunday for the 29 miners who died in a coal mine explosion earlier this month.

The service, announced today by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, will be held in Beckley, W.Va., and will include prayers, musical performances, tributes to the miners, and remarks from Mr. Manchin and other dignitaries.

Vice President Joe Biden will join the president to participate in the service, according to a White House news release issued today.

The service will be held at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, at 200 Armory Drive in Beckley, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Seats are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

The April 5 blast at Upper Big Branch mine, about an hour west of Beckley, was the deadliest coal mining disaster since 1970.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10109/1051716-455.stm#ixzz0lawuHxhN
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:18 PM
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1. Who's 'bama'?
:D
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brucefan Donating Member (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:30 PM
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2. "Crimson Tide"?
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:40 PM
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4. It's the E"SEC"PN Bias showing.
:hide:

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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:43 PM
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5. "Oh"
:rofl:
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:40 PM
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3. wow, that's a pretty big deal....
Damn, the president delivering a eulogy for 29 coal miners is pretty neat, IMO.
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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:48 PM
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8. i hope it will be appreciated
by all coal miners, their families, and everyone in WV.

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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:02 PM
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10. Safe work conditions would be appreciated by all miners, their families, etc.
It's just a matter of time before this happens again.

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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:12 PM
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11. true, but i'm talking more about Obama himself
i remember the summer of 2008.
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apples and oranges Donating Member (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:45 PM
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6. Has this ever been done before?
I thought you had to be a priest to deliver a eulogy.
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blaze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:16 PM
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14. All the time
Friends and family members often do the eulogy.

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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:45 PM
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7. Will this be the first time that Barack Obama has been to West Virginia?
I've wanted him to go there for a long time.

Too bad he is going for such an event though.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:58 PM
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9.  he was there during the campaign...
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:14 PM
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12.  i guess he means business......
he finally is starting to live up to his speech about who we are and what we can be. the speech where he called out those who wish to divide us.

the first black president of the united states going into coal country to eulogize the miners is something no one there will ever forget.


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Rectangle Donating Member (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:15 PM
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13. This could be a great visual contrast for America to see : Obama and Biden
stand up with the mining families--and the Teabaggers stand with the Scumbag CEO and the mining monopolies.



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