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Barack Obama

IrishAyes

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2. Not only did the US press stir up all the poutrage possible to beef ratings,

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 10:30 PM

Dec 2013

they also often exhibited ignorance about the way Mandela's life was being celebrated. This was not the funeral itself - it was a celebration of life! Any Irish person would be thrilled at such a sendoff. I won't get a real wake myself, because even if enough people cared, that's not how they do things here.

What they are good at here is pillorying a man who's done more for them than all their sickening GOP pols EVER.

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The story behind "that selfie" -Eye witness [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2013 OP

thank you for this story from Cha Dec 2013 #1

They celebrated his life and his passing, Cha sheshe2 Dec 2013 #3

Right! Madiba would have loved it and it was for him.. Cha Dec 2013 #5

It is a beautiful picture, is it not! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #6

Not only did the US press stir up all the poutrage possible to beef ratings, IrishAyes Dec 2013 #2

Exactly, Irish! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #4