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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 08:54 PM Apr 2018

The OPTICS of a sitting President marking the passing of a former First Lady by playing GOLF

Exactly the kind of behavior I'd expect from a guy who was out screwing porn stars and Playmates while his wives carried and cared for his children.



Trump went golfing during Barbara Bush’s funeral — here’s just how much golf he’s played compared to Obama

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/trump-went-golfing-barbara-bushs-funeral-heres-just-much-golf-hes-played-compared-obama/


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The OPTICS of a sitting President marking the passing of a former First Lady by playing GOLF (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2018 OP
Personalities aside, there's actually a good argument for missing the funeral Pope George Ringo II Apr 2018 #1
Agreed...it's the golf. Miles Archer Apr 2018 #2
You know I got to say that Bush was reading: "My Pet Goat" when the towers went down FairDemocrat Apr 2018 #3
Meaning? Are you equating Sept11 with the funeral of Barbara Bush..... marble falls Apr 2018 #5
He must play horribly bdamomma Apr 2018 #4
That's the fairway....or it was, anyway jmowreader Apr 2018 #7
He is setting quite an example, which I plan to follow. Frustratedlady Apr 2018 #6
We could eliminate the national debt... jmowreader Apr 2018 #8
You could sell the video...er, pee-pee tape! Good idea! Frustratedlady Apr 2018 #9
You might be able to just chalk it up to Donald Trump's basic idiocy, but... MarianJack Apr 2018 #10
He's an addict! Initech Apr 2018 #11
Why couldnt he just stay inside and read? blake2012 Apr 2018 #12

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)
1. Personalities aside, there's actually a good argument for missing the funeral
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 08:58 PM
Apr 2018

First Ladies and former First Families have protection, but it's not the huge production the Secret Service puts on for an actual (or even nominal) POTUS. That kind of circus while you're trying to bury a family member isn't going to be welcome, and not going is actually probably kinder.

But golfing is just tacky.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
2. Agreed...it's the golf.
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 09:09 PM
Apr 2018

Could have kept a low profile.

Staying away, for all of the reasons you've mentioned, makes perfect sense. He was not wanted there, period.

Playing golf is an "IDGAF" move to me. And he probably doesn't GAF, and that's his option. He just doesn't need to communicate it.

 

FairDemocrat

(82 posts)
3. You know I got to say that Bush was reading: "My Pet Goat" when the towers went down
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 09:13 PM
Apr 2018

Typical of these republicans

marble falls

(56,353 posts)
5. Meaning? Are you equating Sept11 with the funeral of Barbara Bush.....
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 09:20 PM
Apr 2018

because As the New York Post explains: “In recent decades, presidents have not attended the funerals of former first ladies.”

We examined the last five funerals that were held for former first ladies. We found that while it is customary for first ladies to attend such services, a sitting president attended only one:

President Obama did not attend Betty Ford’s funeral services... But first lady Michelle Obama did attend, along with former first ladies Rosalynn Carter, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan. ... President George W. Bush did not attend the funeral for Lady Bird Johnson, who passed away in 2007. First lady Laura Bush did attend, as did former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and former first ladies Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan. ...President Bill Clinton attended the graveside services of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 1994, and delivered an address. ... Clinton did not, however, attend the funeral of former first lady Pat Nixon... President Ronald Reagan did not attend former first lady Bess Truman’s funeral in 1982, according to the Washington Post. First lady Nancy Reagan did attend, along with former first ladies Rosalynn Carter and Betty Ford.

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
7. That's the fairway....or it was, anyway
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 11:19 PM
Apr 2018

No one who knows how to drive a fairway mower or a greens mower will work for him anymore, and the Secret Service says cutting golf course turf isn't their damn job.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
6. He is setting quite an example, which I plan to follow.
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 11:11 PM
Apr 2018

I'm not going to his funeral and encourage others to follow my lead. Just sayin'.

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
8. We could eliminate the national debt...
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 11:22 PM
Apr 2018

"$100 raffle! Be the first from your state to piss on Donald Trump's grave! You'll receive airfare, lodging, all meals, $500 in spending money, and a six-pack of Schlafly Beer to chug an hour before the event to make your time in the spotlight really memorable."

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
10. You might be able to just chalk it up to Donald Trump's basic idiocy, but...
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 11:53 PM
Apr 2018

...since Barbara Bush had the temerity (in Trump's view I'm sure) to say how she couldn't see why any woman would vote for Trump, and given that Trump is such a vindictive little "239" shit, I'm sure that golfing during the funeral was an act of deliberate and public disrespect. I never voted for either her husband or her son, but she deserved respect as a former FLOTUS.

The only difference between Donald Trump and a big sack of pig shit is the big sack.

PEACE!

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