Singularity wrote:
It is a funeral. Five martyrs lie dead. In the midst of death we seek to affirm life.
If we sob or dance out our grief, we all still grieve.
As for the goofy looking grin.... It may not indicate what some believe...
The rictus (ˈrɪktəs)
n, pl -tus or -tuses
1. (Biology) the gap or cleft of an open mouth or beak
2. a fixed or unnatural grin or grimace, as in horror or death
I'm an Atheist, but I honestly thought Pres Bush and the Obamas were NOT being disrespectful... I believe they were laughing at their own problems of remembering a song they sang their whole lives... At MANY Funeral Services, I have, and friends and relatives have laughed at someone's misstatement AS A SAFETY VALVE of Our Emotions...
This was NOT the time or place to Disparage DemLib-Rino-Socialists... Trust Me... We'll have ENOUGH TIMES AND PLACES IN THE NEAR FUTURE...