handing out her business card and then saying ''our government'' is against the war.
The family of a Marine who was killed in Iraq is furious with Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll for showing up uninvited at his funeral this week, handing out her business card and then saying "our government" is against the war.
Rhonda Goodrich of Indiana, Pa., said yesterday that a funeral was held Tuesday at a church in Carnegie for her brother-in-law, Staff Sgt. Joseph Goodrich, 32.
She said he "died bravely and courageously in Iraq on July 10, serving his country."
In a phone interview, Goodrich said the funeral service was packed with people "who wanted to tell his family how Joe had impacted their lives."
Then, suddenly, "one uninvited guest made an appearance, Catherine Baker Knoll."
She sat down next to a Goodrich family member and, during the distribution of communion, said, "Who are you?" Then she handed the family member one of her business cards, which Goodrich said she still has.
"Knoll felt this was an appropriate time to campaign and impose her will on us," Goodrich said. "I am amazed and disgusted Knoll finds a Marine funeral a prime place to campaign."
Goodrich said she is positive that Knoll was not invited to the funeral, which was jammed with Marines in dress uniform and police officers, because the fallen Marine had been a policeman in McKeesport and Indiana County.
"Our family deserves an apology," Rhonda Goodrich said. "Here you have a soldier who was killed -- dying for his country -- in a church full of grieving family members and she shows up uninvited. It made a mockery of Joey's death."
What really upset the family, Goodrich said, is that Knoll said, 'I want you to know our government is against this war,' " Goodrich said.
She said she is going to seek an answer from Gov. Ed Rendell's administration if it opposes the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2 comments:
Imagine the nerve of this woman. Going to the funeral to honor this hero would have been OK even if she wasn't invited, but to hand out buisness cards and then stae that "our government", meaning her administration, is against the war at this soldiers funeral is an outrage. How dare she beliitle this brave man's death. She should have kept her mouth shut and just honored the man for his families sake irregardless of how she feels about the war. How insensitive can you get. This is the problem folks, all these liberal leftists think EVERYONE is against the war. She should apologize to the family for disgracing the death of this brave soldier.
By the way, if you would like to let the Lt. Governor have it, her email address is: lieutenant-governor@state.pa.us
J.R.
J.R.
I missed this story earlier, I linked back to you:
http://mikesamerica.blogspot.com/#112237476631232576
Pittsburgh Post Gazette came out with a follow up piece today that starts out with the usual statements from a Democrat "sorry if you were offended" type stuff.... Not sorry I did it.
THEN... they go on to point out that the woman who first brought this to our attention, Rhonda Goodrich is A REPUBLICAN.. and they gave SIX PARAGRAPHS of ink to that.
Never mind that Knoll was giving television interviews outside the FUNERAL HOME, the story now becomes the political motivation of the family.
WHAT A DISGRACE!
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