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Nothing is real until it happens to them.

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Who’s at Jimmy Carter’s funeral? A guide to the notable guests.
Former presidents, dignitaries and celebrities attended Carter’s state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral

Updated today at 1:59 p.m. EST


In the front row from left, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, attend the state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)


The Bidens, Harris and Emhoff sat in the front pew. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)


A view of the cathedral before Carter's state funeral. (Haiyun Jiang/Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/20 ... attendees/

Michelle Obama’s office confirmed she did not attend the funeral but did not say where she was or why she was absent.

“Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service,” according to the statement from spokesperson Crystal Carson. “Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former President.”

CNN reported before the funeral that the former first lady had a scheduling conflict and remained in Hawaii, where she had been on an “extended vacation.”

https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter ... 4af119b709

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From left, former vice president Dan Quayle; his wife, Marilyn; former vice president Al Gore; and Pence. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Among those in attendance from the Senate chamber: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont.), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Raphael G. Warnock (D-Georgia) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois). Vice President-elect JD Vance was also in attendance.


Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

From the Supreme Court bench were Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, Brett M. Kavanaugh, John G. Roberts Jr. and Sonia Sotomayor.


Steve Ford, son of the late former president Gerald Ford, speaks at the state funeral. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Steve Ford, son of late former president Gerald Ford, spoke and offered the Carter family condolences: “God did a good thing when he made your dad.”

Ford then read a eulogy that had been written by his father, whom Carter ousted from the White House in the 1976 election.

“By fate, for a brief season, Jimmy Carter and I were rivals,” the reading began. But Gerald Ford wrote that it led to one of the “most enduring friendships.”


James Earl Carter IV touches his grandfather's casket. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
(Watch this one)

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, the powerhouse country music couple, sang John Lennon’s “Imagine,” one of Carter’s favorites. He once said of the song, “In many countries around the world — my wife and I have visited about 125 countries — you hear John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’ used almost equally with national anthems.”


President Joe Biden delivers a eulogy. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

All images from the WaPo link in the post before this one.

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Tiny couldn't even put his hand over his heart.

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Tiny couldn't even put his hand over his heart.

Doesn't have one.

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Tiny couldn't even put his hand over his heart.

Doesn't have one.

True

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Tiny couldn't even put his hand over his heart.

Will be interesting to see what happens when Mr Delay gets that call like President Carter did

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He will be buried with all the honors a two time president gets, because that is the protocol.
And since Obama will very likely outlive him, he will be there.
It will be interesting to see how full the cathedral will be, though.

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A picture is worth a thousand words...

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Acyn
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus on California: We have fire crews in the danger zones. The Canadian military is now on full alert to help. That’s what we do—we help our neighbors in times of crisis.

The fact that Trump isn’t there.. is shocking but this is what criminal grifters do.

He really called our Criminal Felon POTUS a criminal grifter.

Video at the link


https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.soci ... isow5x2225

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Mrs. Betty Bowers‬ ‪@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social‬

"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."

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That pillar just keeps getting in the way...

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I can't believe they made Obama sit by him and not the Bushes.