Big Dog speaking at Rosa Parks service in Detroit -- some of his words.

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN, maybe elsewhere.

Was heartily cheered when he was introduced.

"Mrs. Parks failed the literacy test. In fact, the authorities failed the humanity test."

"In a region where gentlemen are supposed to give up their seats to ladies...."

"So this is the little lady who started the Great War." Quoting Lincoln to Harriet Beecher Stowe.

"I sat in the front, black folk sat in the back." After Rosa, he and two friends started sitting in the back of the bus, "a small gesture."

"A lifetime of grace and dignity -- she let us see what it means to be free."

[babylonsister]

1. MSNBC also; he looks great and I miss him! nt

[Pirate Smile]

12. I flipped over to check and even Faux is showing his speech.

[WiseButAngrySara]

2. Thanks! I'm watching and loving it on MSNBC. I miss him too. ....n/t

[AlCzervik]

3. watching him now, bless Rosa Parks.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Direct link to Detroit coverage. Whole thing.

http://www.detnow.com/

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Thank you!

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. You're welcome!

:hi:

[SharonRB]

8. Hi, Mrs. G!

How are you feeling? Haven't seen you around in a while.

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. I've been here and there. A few complications from the surgery and

other issues. I'm just not as prolific as I had been.

[SharonRB]

30. Well, let me know when you're feeling better so we can get together

[maddezmom]

10. thanks Mrs. G

I think my dad may be there.

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. You're welcome!

:hi:

[maddezmom]

28. just sent the link to a few folks

that are cube rats. :) Thanks again.

[annabanana]

6. you can feel the love...

Bill Clinton, the last great American President.

[SharonRB]

7. I'm streaming in.

I love how Damon Keith introduced him -- The president of the United States.... -- not the former president....

I wish I could have been there today to hear him, but had to work and knew it would be impossible to get in.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. By 6 AM there were already over one thousand people in line for the

three thousand seats that were available in the church. I watched the procession from the museum on television. It sure is the end of an era. :(

[Iris]

23. saw that on the news this a.m.

overwhelmed me

[AlCzervik]

9. They keep showing the best picture of her looking up and smiling

[Just Me]

11. He's making me cry.

:cry:

[SharonRB]

13. dupe- self-deleted

[SharonRB]

14. I was just going to post the same thing

I feel tears starting to fall as he finished. I miss him so much -- I miss having a real president.

[Just Me]

15. I miss having a gracious, thoughtful human being for a leader.

:cry:

[madokie]

29. Does it make you feel any better, he is still one of our leaders

just not in an offical way.

[Pathwalker]

17. Thank you, Rosa Parks, for gracing this planet

with your presence, and teaching us how to stand up for ourselves, and everyone. We shall be forever grateful for your gracious example.

[graywarrior]

21. Just when he pisses me off, he makes a speech like that.

[bumblebee1]

22. A caught a small part of it on Faux.

My favorite sandwich shop had Faux News on tv. I especially liked the comment about how hw eanted to hear Aretha Franklin sing. He ended that line with "I've heard myself give a speech before." I just had to chuckle at that one.

[qanda]

24. It was an absolutely beautiful speech

The man is a master of oration.

[paparush]

25. Its so refreshing to hear Clinton after hearing Shrub**

constantly uh...er...um..BUTCHER the simplest..........of........sentences....like..........uh.......Shrub did during that...........er..........Sam Alito.........ANOUNCE....MENT...where he........................leaves long blanks and PUTS emphasis...........on.......uh.......the wrong WORDS.

[gulfcoastliberal]

26. Straight from the heart. Heard a clip on NPR.

I'll listen for Granholm next.

[VolcanoJen]

27. That was one of his most eloquent speeches, I think.

I had no idea that she wasn't able to vote until she was, what did he say, 33 or so? That the authorities couldn't figure out how to flunk her a third time.

Andrew Young, commenting on CNN, said that his brother, a dentist, also failed the literacy tests.

[Rob H.]

31. I miss his eloquence--I'll be hunting down a transcript later

I especially like this line: "A lifetime of grace and dignity -- she let us see what it means to be free."