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kpete

(72,010 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2019, 08:42 AM Oct 2019

Quite the speaking line up for Elijah Cummings' funeral Friday.

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Quite the speaking line up for Elijah Cummings' funeral Friday. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2019 OP

Smile! True Blue American Oct 2019 #1

Are former presidents called "The Honorable"? I thought they Ilsa Oct 2019 #2

"former President" is their title but "the Honorable" is the appropriate form of address StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #5

It's all being televised, I hope? nolabear Oct 2019 #3

A perfect comment. Says it all. nt LAS14 Oct 2019 #9

Compare that to the speaker's list planned for MF45 FoxNewsSucks Oct 2019 #4

You forgot Chachi. Ilsa Oct 2019 #6

What have you got against cable guys? Well... if they come on time, I mean. nt LAS14 Oct 2019 #7

I'm glad I'm retired so I can watch the whole service. Aren't we lucky to be Dems??? nt LAS14 Oct 2019 #8

We are. We truly are. nolabear Oct 2019 #10

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)

1. Smile!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 08:45 AM

Oct 2019

Ilsa

(61,697 posts)

2. Are former presidents called "The Honorable"? I thought they

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 08:51 AM

Oct 2019

carried their last title in perpetuity, preceded by "former."

And why isn't a "deaconess" referred to as a deacon?

In the Presbyterian church, Elders are all "Elders," etc.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

5. "former President" is their title but "the Honorable" is the appropriate form of address

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 10:07 AM

Oct 2019

In the Baptist Church, men are deacons and women are deaconesses.

nolabear

(41,990 posts)

3. It's all being televised, I hope?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 09:42 AM

Oct 2019

I thirst.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

9. A perfect comment. Says it all. nt

Reply to nolabear (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 02:53 PM

Oct 2019

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)

4. Compare that to the speaker's list planned for MF45

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 09:59 AM

Oct 2019

Larry the Cable Guy
Sean Hannity

That's probably all.

Elijah Cummings sure will be missed.

Ilsa

(61,697 posts)

6. You forgot Chachi.

Reply to FoxNewsSucks (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 02:30 PM

Oct 2019

I don't think he's given up on the orange anus

LAS14

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7. What have you got against cable guys? Well... if they come on time, I mean. nt

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Thu Oct 24, 2019, 02:33 PM

Oct 2019

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

8. I'm glad I'm retired so I can watch the whole service. Aren't we lucky to be Dems??? nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 02:53 PM

Oct 2019

nolabear

(41,990 posts)

10. We are. We truly are.

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 03:24 PM

Oct 2019

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