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patricia92243

(12,604 posts)
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:00 PM Dec 2018

Presidents and wives all chatting, smiling and relaxed. Then the Buffoon arrived and everyone of

them is sitting and staring straight ahead. You wouldn't know it was the same bunch of people.

It is almost sad to be hated as much as Trump is.

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Presidents and wives all chatting, smiling and relaxed. Then the Buffoon arrived and everyone of (Original Post) patricia92243 Dec 2018 OP
The trump*'s are vileness personified. Siwsan Dec 2018 #1
Traitor on Deck! Secure Spy! TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #60
they don't like Melania either mucifer Dec 2018 #2
I hope later they will show the pictures of Malaria and Obama chatting and smiling at Mrs. Bush patricia92243 Dec 2018 #9
I don't like Melania either. yardwork Dec 2018 #10
me three Grasswire2 Dec 2018 #56
Me four. Solomon Dec 2018 #86
I'm sure she loathes us with every pinched salivary gland on her tongue! lunatica Dec 2018 #94
She looks reptilian in this shot. MgtPA Dec 2018 #98
Line from Rosemary's Baby "He has his father's eyes." delisen Dec 2018 #113
All the plastic surgery and botox doesn't help wither. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #114
That's not a happy woman there. calimary Dec 2018 #101
She must have had the same procedure as this woman Generic Other Dec 2018 #107
I thought her name was Malaria and that was why they shunned her. olegramps Dec 2018 #83
Malaria, Melanoma, Malevela, Bologna, whatever... calimary Dec 2018 #104
I have absolutely no sympathy for her. LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #106
yes.... I mentioned earlier that Michelle's pleasant face shifted to her INAUGURAL face immediately hlthe2b Dec 2018 #3
They were all laughing at him, then he walked in. lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #49
Called Obama a traitor just the other day. mobeau69 Dec 2018 #4
Quite simply because they are MUCH better than any Trump ever has been or could be Maru Kitteh Dec 2018 #33
And because "normal" people are polite to Trump in public... maddiemom Dec 2018 #65
They handle it well because it drives Trump crazy! lunatica Dec 2018 #95
Hmmm didn't President O referred negatively about DT without naming him recently? LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #108
President Obama refers to Trump but never says his name lunatica Dec 2018 #112
"It is almost sad to be hated as much as Trump is." Botany Dec 2018 #5
Lol, they look miserable octoberlib Dec 2018 #6
Wow. What a grim looking sight. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #8
Plus he says awful things about them thegoose Dec 2018 #63
I noticed that, too. At least none of them are stuck sitting next to him Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #76
Can you post one of them smiling before the Buffoon arrived? I can't patricia92243 Dec 2018 #12
I grabbed this off of Twitter. Let me see if I can find one. octoberlib Dec 2018 #26
Here! octoberlib Dec 2018 #28
Great! patricia92243 Dec 2018 #29
Great photo! calimary Dec 2018 #42
"The ones who never had to cheat to win." What a quote! C Moon Dec 2018 #69
wow!! Grasswire2 Dec 2018 #53
Hillary was very cool after he arrived Miles Archer Dec 2018 #58
Our wonderful Dems. I love them. trueblue2007 Dec 2018 #67
Could someone please tweet this photo to Chris Matthews? badhair77 Dec 2018 #84
Great shot. MicaelS Dec 2018 #85
Yes, she was. octoberlib Dec 2018 #87
Love that pic! NastyRiffraff Dec 2018 #100
Wonder what Jimmy Carter had said to Hillary Clinton? She looks like she's trying to calimary Dec 2018 #103
That will be viral in a few hours. mobeau69 Dec 2018 #31
That's some body language from Barack, who's polite to everybody. yardwork Dec 2018 #14
He was probably the only one willing to sit next to her. MrsCoffee Dec 2018 #34
Does anyone know who the man is that is seated directly behind President Obama ? Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #115
Dan Quayle tibby3k Dec 2018 #116
He looks like he's aged a century !! Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #117
Jimmy and Roslyn never get the respect they deserve lostnfound Dec 2018 #18
At least they gave him the aisle seat C_U_L8R Dec 2018 #36
probably his idea shanti Dec 2018 #62
"Head" of the row. colorado_ufo Dec 2018 #89
Seems to me they're seated in order of their presidency, left to right happy feet Dec 2018 #111
Wow they sat them in the same pew. watoos Dec 2018 #41
Where is President Carter? n/t gldstwmn Dec 2018 #45
Next to Hillary Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #51
He's there at the right of the photo where they are all chatting and laughing. hostalover Dec 2018 #52
Hillary Looks itcfish Dec 2018 #72
bad seating Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #74
Thanks for the photo LittleGirl Dec 2018 #75
You know what he's thinking Bayard Dec 2018 #92
I guess you could say MichMary Dec 2018 #7
lol- that is funny in a horrid sort of way - lol. patricia92243 Dec 2018 #15
... 2naSalit Dec 2018 #37
I bet there will be a lot of "fun" when his demise is confirmed. erronis Dec 2018 #43
It would be a gala. colorado_ufo Dec 2018 #90
Best of the day. Love it LakeArenal Dec 2018 #73
And he was soooo looking forward to it too. llmart Dec 2018 #81
Hahahahahaaaaa lunatica Dec 2018 #96
I'm yelling at Jimmy and Hillary for not making conversation with each other lostnfound Dec 2018 #11
you missed it. they were laughing & talking earlier spanone Dec 2018 #16
Glad 👍 lostnfound Dec 2018 #22
👍🏼😎 spanone Dec 2018 #24
There are times during a funeral being reflective is the way. LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #109
They were pleasantly chatting earlier. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2018 #17
Oh good. When I turned tv on, there was a long period where it looked awkward.. lostnfound Dec 2018 #19
Same here and Matthews said I don't think Carter likes Hillary much. He (Matthews) is such an seaglass Dec 2018 #25
Neither Clinton was close to Jimmy Carter karynnj Dec 2018 #70
I just read something about it going back to when the Clintons were in AR and Carter seaglass Dec 2018 #82
Am I the only one that wishes Tweety MontanaMama Dec 2018 #77
I never watch him, he's awful. I just forgot to change to C-Span. I can't stand listening seaglass Dec 2018 #80
Yeah, remember it is a funeral. mucifer Dec 2018 #23
I saw them talking with each other before DT walked in DesertRat Dec 2018 #30
See post #28. MrsCoffee Dec 2018 #32
In the second picture shown, Hillary looks to be laughing... maddiemom Dec 2018 #57
That or QE II's I'm sure all former Presidents who are able will attend that one nt maryellen99 Dec 2018 #78
He's the turd in the punchbowl. spanone Dec 2018 #13
Man, is THAT ever true! Excellent observation, spanone! calimary Dec 2018 #44
Neither of the Clintons would look his way. ooky Dec 2018 #20
Wonder if Mueller is there. Hahaha. lostnfound Dec 2018 #21
Oh, he's there. Perhaps through friends and mikes under the pews. erronis Dec 2018 #46
Hillary not chatting with Carter riverwalker Dec 2018 #27
See post #28. MrsCoffee Dec 2018 #35
++ you know.. what the actual fuck.. JHan Dec 2018 #59
video, too JaneQPublic Dec 2018 #105
Meachen, just talking about basic human decency mobeau69 Dec 2018 #38
Creepy Dick behind Bill's shoulder... backtoblue Dec 2018 #39
Ah, yes - the Dick! dhol82 Dec 2018 #68
You need to capitalize 'The'. He at the top of Dickdom! lunatica Dec 2018 #97
True. dhol82 Dec 2018 #110
politics make strange bedfellows nt elmac Dec 2018 #40
Hes earned that MFM008 Dec 2018 #47
It isn't sad; it's deserved. n/t sarge43 Dec 2018 #48
The Simpson mobeau69 Dec 2018 #50
America's first treasonous president The Blue Flower Dec 2018 #54
We should have before and after pictures with them together. Doreen Dec 2018 #55
OMG! homegirl Dec 2018 #61
Yes it is very sad. vlyons Dec 2018 #64
And you would think after hearing others talk about Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2018 #71
We can't control other people's behavior. vlyons Dec 2018 #93
LOL check out how Bill gives doofus the glance-over demeanor and completely ignores him onetexan Dec 2018 #66
The Former POTUS Club is one of the most exculsive in the world. sarge43 Dec 2018 #79
I look forward to reading the phrase, "presidents and their husbands." Garrett78 Dec 2018 #88
What you said. Moebym Dec 2018 #91
Welcome to DU, Moebym! calimary Dec 2018 #102
I look forward to it happening in my lifetime lunatica Dec 2018 #99

patricia92243

(12,604 posts)
9. I hope later they will show the pictures of Malaria and Obama chatting and smiling at Mrs. Bush
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:08 PM
Dec 2018

funeral compared to her sitting next to Obama today. Because the Buffoon is there she is her usual solemn self.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
94. I'm sure she loathes us with every pinched salivary gland on her tongue!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 03:56 PM
Dec 2018

She always looks like she has a bad taste in her mouth. Sometimes to the point of looking like she wants to throw up.

And I picked what some would claim is a glam shot!

delisen

(6,046 posts)
113. Line from Rosemary's Baby "He has his father's eyes."
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 09:16 PM
Dec 2018

If Rosemary's baby's dad has a daughter?????

The piercing eyes and the frozen face ----I am always expecting the hounds of hell to be at her side on a leash. I don't think it is how she looks that bothers me. She is good looking even if it is not the face with which she was born. It's more an attitude projection.

She did seem quite comfortable and genuine when she was laughing with the Pope about Donald's calorie intake.

The office of First Lady was alway a weird construct but we have crossed a Rubicon here.

I do get a kick out of thinking she's a Russian operative. Feels as though I am living in an old James Bond movie.



mobeau69

(11,161 posts)
4. Called Obama a traitor just the other day.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:04 PM
Dec 2018

He's so vile and sickening.

I don't know how Barack and Michele can handle it so well.

Maru Kitteh

(28,343 posts)
33. Quite simply because they are MUCH better than any Trump ever has been or could be
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:26 PM
Dec 2018

Just because other people act like trash doesn't mean you must as well.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
65. And because "normal" people are polite to Trump in public...
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:24 PM
Dec 2018

he takes it to mean they "like him" and that he "really gets along with them."

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
95. They handle it well because it drives Trump crazy!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 03:59 PM
Dec 2018

President Obama makes a point of never saying the word Trump. Trump just has fits of rage over it.

Botany

(70,600 posts)
5. "It is almost sad to be hated as much as Trump is."
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:05 PM
Dec 2018

No it isn't because from his grandfather on down to his father, Don himself,
and his children they have brought this on themselves. He sold out America
in what could only be described as an act of treason. The man should be treated
as a pariah.

Rhiannon12866

(206,247 posts)
76. I noticed that, too. At least none of them are stuck sitting next to him
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:56 PM
Dec 2018

Which would be more uncomfortable, the Obamas or the Clintons? He has been unspeakable to all of them.

calimary

(81,523 posts)
42. Great photo!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:58 PM
Dec 2018

Nice to see all that Democratic leadership sitting together. That’s what eases some of the pain. The ones who never had to cheat to win.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
58. Hillary was very cool after he arrived
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:15 PM
Dec 2018

Turned her head just a little to the left, so she wouldn't even see him with her peripheral vision. Trump has attacked everyone in that photo at one time or another. What ye reap, so shall ye sow...ya know?

badhair77

(4,221 posts)
84. Could someone please tweet this photo to Chris Matthews?
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 02:49 PM
Dec 2018

Several times today he commented that Hillary and Carter did not speak. He even compared her to the Cliffs of Moher. They spoke before the service and here she is laughing with him.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
100. Love that pic!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 04:48 PM
Dec 2018

It looks like they're having a good chat. Too bad the Orange Buffoon had to arrive and spoil it. He's like a bucket of ice water poured on any friendly conversation.

calimary

(81,523 posts)
103. Wonder what Jimmy Carter had said to Hillary Clinton? She looks like she's trying to
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 05:21 PM
Dec 2018

avoid bursting out laughing in church. Must have been pretty good.

mobeau69

(11,161 posts)
31. That will be viral in a few hours.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:24 PM
Dec 2018

The video will be better than two separate photos. It was the starkest thing I've every seen body language wise.

lostnfound

(16,192 posts)
18. Jimmy and Roslyn never get the respect they deserve
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:13 PM
Dec 2018

Substance without style is undervalued

I appreciate all three of our democratic presidents AND their First Ladies.

Funny, for the “fake family values party”, the guy on the left had as many wives as all theee of the guys on the right.

Can’t fault the Bush family for that, at least. Long marriages.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,468 posts)
74. bad seating
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:46 PM
Dec 2018

Should've been:

Melania, Bill, Barack, Michelle, Daddy's Boy Donnie, Hillary, Jimmy

So? I have a mean streak. I'd just like to see if the Donald could survive a funeral, sitting between those two.

erronis

(15,373 posts)
43. I bet there will be a lot of "fun" when his demise is confirmed.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:59 PM
Dec 2018

Lots of street parties, maybe even a few repuglicons will be nice for a bit.

Big dampener: Pence on deck.

llmart

(15,556 posts)
81. And he was soooo looking forward to it too.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 02:35 PM
Dec 2018

I think someone deliberately sat Hillary as far away from him as possible.

lostnfound

(16,192 posts)
11. I'm yelling at Jimmy and Hillary for not making conversation with each other
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:09 PM
Dec 2018

Dang they look like neither of them want to sit next to the other. What the heck?
I understand it’s got to be weird for them both but he’s 94 and the next time she is in his presence it will for his funeral or Roslyn’s.
Treasure each other, please!

lostnfound

(16,192 posts)
19. Oh good. When I turned tv on, there was a long period where it looked awkward..
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:15 PM
Dec 2018

So I must have just missed it.

seaglass

(8,173 posts)
25. Same here and Matthews said I don't think Carter likes Hillary much. He (Matthews) is such an
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:18 PM
Dec 2018

ass.

Glad to hear they were chatting.

karynnj

(59,506 posts)
70. Neither Clinton was close to Jimmy Carter
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:45 PM
Dec 2018

In fact, not until 2004 was Carter invited to speak at a Democratic convention after he lost. If you looked hard, you could find comments from either that suggested they were not that impressed with each other. However, that is not unique to the Clintons - Carter never really was close to Ted Kennedy - though the reason there is more obvious.

seaglass

(8,173 posts)
82. I just read something about it going back to when the Clintons were in AR and Carter
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 02:42 PM
Dec 2018

settled Cuban refugees in AR and all hell broke loose.

I understand they briefly chatted which is fine by me.

MontanaMama

(23,344 posts)
77. Am I the only one that wishes Tweety
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 02:02 PM
Dec 2018

would consider not being on MSNBC anymore? I can't handle him these days. The bit at the end of his show, "Let Me Finish" seems to be intended as his way of saying his piece...some wit and wisdom for us to ponder but instead I find myself saying "No shit Sherlock" and rolling my eyes.

seaglass

(8,173 posts)
80. I never watch him, he's awful. I just forgot to change to C-Span. I can't stand listening
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 02:31 PM
Dec 2018

to most of the pundits, the majority of them have nothing of value to say.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
57. In the second picture shown, Hillary looks to be laughing...
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:14 PM
Dec 2018

at some remark Jimmy is making. To be fair to everyone ( even the deplorable current first couple), I would assume that the picture in which they all look unhappy was taken during the actual service, and has nothing to do with who is sitting next to whom.

erronis

(15,373 posts)
46. Oh, he's there. Perhaps through friends and mikes under the pews.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:02 PM
Dec 2018

Sorry - Pee-you under dump's seat.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
68. Ah, yes - the Dick!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:42 PM
Dec 2018

Pity he managed to get that heart which should have gone to someone much more deserving.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
55. We should have before and after pictures with them together.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:14 PM
Dec 2018

You know, before trump and after. It is such a difference.

homegirl

(1,434 posts)
61. OMG!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:17 PM
Dec 2018

Will the USA have to provide a funeral on this scale for DJT when the KFC and McD's indulgences catch up with him?


vlyons

(10,252 posts)
64. Yes it is very sad.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:24 PM
Dec 2018

I have long felt sorry for Trump. He is not a happy man. Filled with fear, hatred, insecurity, envy, insatiable needs. Let this be a lesson for all of us that virtue, graciousness, and being high-minded are good for us, and good for their own sake.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
71. And you would think after hearing others talk about
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:45 PM
Dec 2018

How decent a man George Bush was and how he had dignity and no malice (talking personal attributes) that you would be introspective and try to lead a better life. But, the praise John McCain was similar and it had absolutely zero affect on -45.

Kind of makes you realize that the very crux of the matter with -45 is not as much about his politics it is about the fact that he's a poor excuse for a human being.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
93. We can't control other people's behavior.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 03:46 PM
Dec 2018

We can only find our own little pearls of wisdom that we find along the way.

sarge43

(28,946 posts)
79. The Former POTUS Club is one of the most exculsive in the world.
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 02:07 PM
Dec 2018

The present membership wants nothing to do with Moron.

calimary

(81,523 posts)
102. Welcome to DU, Moebym!
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 05:19 PM
Dec 2018

I do still see HER there. She's my President now. Or her predecessor, President Obama. That absolute nothing currently squatting in her office and using her airplane and her helicopter and her car - I dunno who he is but he sure as hell is NOT my president.

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