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Hadiya Pendleton, 15, a student at King College Prep, was killed at a Chicago park near a school.
Published 1:55 p.m. ET: First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral of a 15-year-old girl gunned down last week in Chicago, a White House source said.
The first lady will travel to Chicago on Saturday and attend the funeral for Hadiya Pendleton at Calahan Funeral Home, according to the source. She will attend along with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Hadiya was killed last Tuesday at Kenwood Park on the city's South Side days after she performed at some of President Barack Obama's recent inauguration festivities. She was shot to death blocks from her school and about a mile from the president's Chicago home.
The reward leading to her killer stands at $40,000.
A petition was started asking that Obama attend the funeral. Unconfirmed reports earlier this week said Michelle Obama had considered attending.
The Pendleton family's pastor confirmed the president called Hadiya's parents to offer his sympathies. "We thank him for that, and if he does come, that's fine," Pastor Courtney Maxwell said. "If he doesn't, we know he sends his love."
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn also will attend the funeral, set for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church, at 5141 S. State St. A visitation for the teen will be held Friday at Calahan Funeral Home, at 7030 S. Halsted St., from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Related:
Funeral arrangements set for Hadiya Pendleton, teen shot in Chicago
Hadiya Pendleton's family: 'Just a matter of time' before killer is caught
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....heads of State's die and you don't see Michelle at their funeral...................
Yet, when it is a black girl's funeral, she can't wait to waste our tax money to fly to Chicago.
And everyone know's, if it were a white girl.....you'd NEVER see Obama there. That is FACT!
The reality is that most of the photo ops you see of Michelle are only with black people! They are callous racists'!!
rich/ok so she is a racist, Ok now what? Is that what you want to hear?. Ok all black people are racist. We hate all white people. ok does that make you feel better now. Damn, we hate all white people, mexicans, asians, etc dogs, cats birds, lions, tigers bears. We hate every damn body and everything, we even hate black people. Ok what now statisfied. And why do you care if black people like white people or not.? Because we damn sure don't care about white people not liking us. If you do you, if you don't you dont/ We can give a rats ass if white people like us or not.
Now your just being honest.
Womanstrong you are so right blacks for the most part are the biggest racist there are. Just look at your so called beloved motherland. How bad do you have to be that your own race sells you out puts you on a boat to get rid of you
woman
Why don't you remind black Americans in this country that your race does not care if whites like them or not.
The problem for you and blacks is this, no more use of the race card(ouch, that would mean black Americans will actually have to take responsibility for their actions or INactions), no more crying when a white Republican runs for president and doesn't agree with your half black hussein(won't be allowed to use race as an issue), and most important, jackson and sharpton will be lost.
Michelle's going because this girl performed at the inauguration.
I would like to thank you all. I am black man and was beginning to think President Obama was racist toward his 50% black side, because he has surrounded himself with all white men. He is doing a great job of hiding how racist he is with that merely completely white male cabinet. hahahahahahahaha. Just joking. Big ups to OUR First Lady for showing love to the family during their time of grief. One Nation Under God.
cisco
Just to clerify, hussein and his wife are racists towards whites.
You don't attend a racist pastors church for 20 YEARS if you don't agree with his message.
As intelligent white and black Americans know, black Americans for the most part believe they cannot be racist.
Hey Cisco, you think they will attend Chris Kyles funeral? You know the brave hero who was killed while trying to help a fellow Vet? Yea doubt they will show up...
You are very insightful. I also listen to Mr. Hannity. Lmao. Guess he hates the people who raised him. Now, look at the people he has appointed and ask yourself; why, would he do that. OOOOOOh i know; keep your enemies close. I maybe wrong, however, it feels like a lot of people are projecting their own racist views, in order to avoid dealing with their on maladaptive views. Just saying. One Nation Under God.
First off UGAFan25 Go Gators. Nope I dont think they will attend his funeral. DID they attend Tervon's funeral. If you do not care for the First Famliy no matter what they do you will find fault. Can't wait to spank the bulldawgs next yr!
cisco
There is a little thing out there called the internet, that with chosing to think for myself, is how I came up with rev wright. I actually researched it before I posted these FACTS.
I love how you attempt to say I am projecting my racial views as you completely ignor the fact regarding you idol in chief and his wife.
As far as appointing whites, please give us a list of all the(qualified) black Americans he could chose from.
Lol. K, but do you listen to Mr. Hannity? Although i do respect the First Family, I will make no man an idol. I do agree that as a people, (blacks) we need to step up and be more involved in the doings of OUR nation. Just for the record, I voted for Bush twice, before voting for Obama twice.
So confuse: Is Obama supposed to be a Muslim or a Christian influenced by a christian preacher for many years?
I wish the cons would get their story straight.
Good point!
Let's put her in a glass casket and parade her around for everyone to see. The girl should have been buried last week. Oh Michelle couldn't make points and attend then. The kid was shot by one of the brothers in Chicago. Chicago claims to have the toughest gun laws in the country. They didn't stop the brothers from poppin a cap on her. Where's that idiot preacher who protests when you need him? Do you think you can get anymore publicity from these people killed by violence.? You paraded the kids from Sandy Hook on the Super Bowl as well as lining them up behind Obama when he speaks. She didn't "know" this girl. She just appeared at the inauguration. Are you going to attend any of the funerals for the white cops in LA that the brother shot and threatened to kill their families.
@coravens fan....does those gangs include the malitias, nra and KKK, black panthers,
I wonder if she would have gone to the funeral if it had been a white teenage girl. Just asking?????????????? I am sorry for the death of this young girl and these mindless murders have to be stopped.
Michelle and Barrack Obama are awful when they exploit the tragic events in the lives of others.
This family will actually think Michelle cares.
Where was Michelle during the memorial for the Conn shooting victims?
On vacation the President went alone.
This family will be exploited for a photo op.
Will she go for broke and bring Gabrielle Giffords along how about that little boy from the bunker hostage situation is he going?
Michelle stay home and send the money it would cost for you to attend to her family so they can put a relative through college, offer to pay for the services
I doubt anyone would find those actions offense.
I think a lot of the comments made are very , very sad. We should be talking about a young lady who had her whole life in front of her. We should be talking about what we need to do about gun violence instead of all the racist bull@!$%# that is being posted. It does not matter whether this child was white or black. We should not be talking about why the FLOTUS chooses to attend her services. What matters is that this child is DEAD and she shouldn't be. Have some respect for her and her lost future.
You are 100% right. We should be talking about the gang violence and getting rid of these scum. Have you seen one black leader come out and call out the real reason this girl was killed. Where are Sharpton, Jackson, and Obama on this issue? If I were black, I would be outraged that this problem has been allowed to exist for so long. By the time this funeral is held 100 more mostly black teens will be gunned down by gangs. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?????. Unfortunately we all know the answer to that question. There is no political hay to be made by Obama by speaking to that issue.
Azzhat Obama's will even use a kids death for their own dog and pony show.
What a sad and despicable bunch of ......... they are.
what an incredibly strong and courageous woman Michelle Obama is to attend. Every woman should look up to her!!!
what an incredibly strong and courageous woman Michelle Obama is to attend
Why, is she walking to Chicago? I bet she takes the jet.
I hope that was something in the range of sarcastic remark, macindian. I don't think I could do that, however, she is rather big, and I am kind of short, so in that instance, I guess I would have to look up, but I don't know why I would, buckteeth she has and all. Courageous? I don't think she needs courage for a photo-op.
Sad that this girl was killed. Sadder still that the taxpayers will have to foot a $300,000 bill for Michelle to make a photo op appearance. When will it stop.....................the Obama's using the Treasury as their personal piggy bank
As usual, it's all about Michelle...stay home and let the family grieve then after if you still want to visit, fine. but leave them alone at this time.
George W Bush and Barack Obama
somehow ended up at the same barber
shop. As they sat there, each being worked on by a
different barber, not a word was spoken.
The barbers were even afraid to start a conversation, for
fear it would turn to politics. As the
barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Obama in his chair reached for the aftershave.
Obama was quick to stop him saying, “No thanks, my wife Michelle will smell that and think I’ve been in a whorehouse.”
The second barber turned to Bush and said, “How about you sir?” Bush replied, “Go ahead; my wife doesn’t know what the
inside of a whorehouse smells like.”
You should give credit to whom ever you got this joke from, because there is no way you have the brain power to do so on your own.
cisco6608
I already did. I will tell them you appreciated it also. But who said it was a joke?
Problem is Barry has only seen the inside of the Chicago bath houses with his boy friends. (both whom mysteriously were killed)
Let me see have to have new clothes no Damn Target for this trip, get to fly for free, get a free trip out of this, gonna party a bit and get to do it on the Txa payers credit card HELL YES I IS A GONNA GO. Party on find me some little hard ass gangbanger show him what a gangbang is Michelle Obama gonna roll
She should go, and apologize for the democrat policies that have turned Chicago into a war zone. Chicago and Illinois are both broke, crime is rampant. Business has fled the extreme taxation. Their inept policies have dis-armed the honest citizens, and the police will not even respond to most crimes anymore.
Democrat policies are responsible for the battle zone known as Chicago...
Or the conservative policies that have pretty much cut funding for fighting crime. Chicago has suffered a large decrease to their police force.
Yeah.....Chicago is well known for it's abundance of conservatives, right Left?
AMEN
I have yet to know of a police officer who will put his/her life on the line for free - why have you?
I don't expect them to. But still doesn't prove that it was due to conservative policies, given the fact that Chicago is overrun with liberals.
LeftisSoRight
Rahm Emanual has Conservative policies in Chicago? Are you sure? It's like Detroit, a cess-pool going down the drain because of Lefturds & the way they run things .
Part of the proposed job stimulus package was to add more police officers but it was shot down by Congress. Recently, Chicago had the largest lay-off of their police force because of lack of funding. In 1994 Clinton wanted to add 100,000 police jobs and that proposal was shot down by the Republicans. I am not saying that the laws that are now in place are working for the citizens of Chicago at this time, and I don't agree with gun laws you cannot enforce. However, I do believe if you want to fight crime, you need the tools to do so. And that cost money. And the conservatives are notorious for not wanting to spend the money. We should not be asking the government to cut spending, we should be asking it to run efficiently.
PS - can any of you guys carry on an intelligent conversation without name calling?
Left: The articles I read about Clinton's program was that it went into effect in 94 and was still up and running as of 2002. Around 80k new offcers or positions were filled. The GOP didn't shoot it down.
So sad this girl was the definition of "innocent bystander", her parents said she was so happy she got to perform at the inauguration so I know it means a lot to them that the First Lady might attend.
Maybe. But i bet they wish they had a mayor who gives a damn about protecting innocent children. I don't remember good ole Rahm promising to end the gang violence. What sickens me is how many more kids will be gunned down before someone addresses the problem. It ain't guns. Teddy roosevelt said that Guns and voting are excellant tools in the hands of responsible citizens. My dad, his brothers, my brother and me all own guns yet we have shot no one. But it only takes one sicko with a gun to wreck havoc. How about convicting the gangs who do this violence?
Actually one of the problems is the influx of guns to Chicago from neighboring states. As long as people can buy multiple guns at a discounted rate and then sell them illegally for a profit that is a problem. I also do not see the problem with registering guns. If people are law abiding citizens whats the big problem mine are registered. Now I am not saying registration of firearms and universal background checks will stop the problem but it is a good place to start. Only people using their guns for no good would have a problem with this.
Good. We will put you in charge of making gang members register their guns.
Maybe if her parents were more aware of who and where she was running with or where she was visiting we wouldnt have this post to to read. It seems minorities could care less for thier young till they get killed and they see dollar signs in a lawsuit.
I am so happy that our First Lady is able to attend Hidiya's funeral. I wish this was not happening or necessary at all, but I am sure this will mean so much to Hidiya's family. May Hidiya and all of our children that have been victims of such senseless gun violence in our country, rest in peace, knowing that we will work harder, to put a end to the tragic murders of children. We must become smarter and more perceptive to the real problems that is causing such national grief around this country. I am sending my deepest condolences to the Hidiya Pendelton family....Just my thoughts:
"Heaven seems to be filling up quickly with our children. It makes me wonder are they better off there?"
Heaven fills up with 1.2 million aborted children every year.
What are you going to do about that?
You have to be born to go to "heaven" DUMBO
No. You just have to be killed.
And 1.2 million are killed every year.
And you don't care.
But you're part of the compassionate left, eh?
Those are not childre, Read the meaning of embryo or fetus. Not breathing, no "heaven"
Good rationalization.
At the back of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, he is credited for "organizing" the have nots of Chicago. I deeply regret that this beautiful young person had no choice but to live withing the world that he and the Democratic Machine of Chicago have created. She deserved better than the "better world" that they provided for her care.
Do you ever notice that the worse cesspool of a city in our country are run by democrats. Rahm Emanuel was Barry's Chief of Staff and he made a fortune because of his association with Freddy Mac. Good ole Rahm was not eligable to be major of chicago but when did obeying the law ever stop a democrat. Chicago is probably the murder capital of the US. Look at Detroit, New York City, Boston el al. All democrat run. These mayors worry about 2nd hand smoke, trans-fats and big gulp colas but ignore the real issues. Ya wanna know why? The real issues are tough to fix. These jerks would rather address the non-issue non-problems cuz they get lots of photo ops and they get to talktalktalk but no one will call them on their actions.
Chicago should be aborted. Nothing but thugs and parasites there. Lets worry about guns and ask the gangs nicely to stop shooting children. What a fuqing joke Rahm Emanuel is. Doesnt shock me at all Chicago is King Obama's old stomping grounds
Obamanation proved today what I've always suspected. He/She/It, lacks human values and intellectual prowess. Our first lady graduated with honors from Yale and Harvard. Has two beautiful and well mannered daughters and is First Lady of the USA, not by title only.
Obamanation thinks he's better, with a yellow and dusty GED diploma and at best one from his local Community College hung in his basement wall. Thinks his friends will consider him Elite if they ever saw them, thus he hides them from plain view....LMOF! loser!!!!!
You're a fool.
One, college education does not give you morals, family values or compassion.
Two, I actually have TWO degrees.
But hey..........who needs facts when you can just resort to name calling to illustrate your fecklessness.
We are fully aware of your two "degrees" GED and Community College in Animal Science
Never let a crisis go to waiste, use it use and abuse it, thats why she is going
maybe there will be more guns at the funeral---ho hum
People....People......People.....
Please take a moment and re-read the article.....I think most of you missed an important couple of sentences. They read as follows:
A petition was started asking that Obama attend the funeral. Unconfirmed reports earlier this week said Michelle Obama had considered attending.
She's just not randomly attending a black child's funeral...there was a request made by the family...the child just peformed at the inauguration....was killed about a mile from the Obama's Chicago home....
give it a rest
And we have a winner. The parents want the First Lady there, I think that pretty much ends the thread unless some people want to vent and rant about President Obama winning re-election thanks to the Republicans.
Most likely started by an Obama operative. Like fiesty.
sounds like a cheap publicity trick. Not to mention that it will const a quarter million dollars for her to go there.
kkk meetin there is a idea....
Hey the Dems started and funded the KKK till 1964
And the KKK have since been welcomed with open arms by the GOP as their most supportive voting block. Southern Strategy ring a bell.
Can anyone dig into their last fragment of decency frontier? The First Lady is attending a funeral to pay respect. Why are these sinister illiterates trying to dissect, project and insinuate their negative innuendos or thoughts just because they belong to other political parties? Whatever happened to good manners? Why so much cynicism? Can we all just say a prayer to this innocent, young girl who lost her life so early? It doesn't hurt to wish someone peace!
Phuck her, Peace maybe when there kicked out of office