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It is apparent to all but the most obtuse or hateful that Justice Scalia was not just a Constitutional giant, but a man who made friends with all no matter their political or idealogical leanings. In fact one might describe him as a happy warrior with an unparalleled jurisprudence that we will likely never see again in our lifetimes.
The accolades and remembrances have been pouring in from all over. Among the most heartfelt are those from his children and grandchildren, from former clerks, from Stephen Colbert, and most notably this from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg regarding her best buddy.
On Saturday Justice Scalia’s family, friends, and many others from near and far will gather to say goodbye to a man who has made an immeasurable impact as a Supreme Court Justice.
However, there will be one glaringly obvious absence at that service. The President and Michelle will NOT be attending Justice Scalia’s funeral.
President Barack Obama will not attend Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral on Saturday, the White House said, adding that Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden will be at the services.
Obama and first lady Michelle Obama instead will go to the Supreme Court on Friday “to pay their respects to Justice Scalia” while the justice lies in repose in the Great Hall, press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday.
See my shocked face? Oh that’s right, you can’t because right now all you see is my disgusted face. There is absolutely NO reason for the President to stay away from the funeral service. When Chief Justice William Rehnquist died in 2005, President George W. Bush attended his funeral and in fact gave a eulogy. President Clinton attended the funerals of three Supreme Court Justices while in office. Was there a President at every funeral of a retired Supreme Court Justice? No. So why are so many people upset about this?
Don't agree that @POTUS skipping Scalia funeral is a big mistake. If anything, it seems remarkably petty to me.
— Rich Galen (@richgalen) February 17, 2016
Pretty much.
Some amazing advice my mom gave me once: "If you're wondering whether you should go to the funeral, you should go to the funeral."
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 17, 2016
Very good advice!
The reason Obama SHOULD attend the funeral service is this: Justice Antonin Scalia was STILL an active member of the United States Supreme Court when he died. I get that Obama very likely didn’t like Justice Scalia and I get that they certainly weren’t on the same side politically or ideologically. However, this is one time that Obama really should’ve tried to get out of his own way and treat the passing of Antonin Scalia with the honor and respect that he has earned and that the Supreme Court deserves.
But NOOOO…that’s evidently too much for him to handle. Oh well, its not like he’s breaking new ground or anything. The outrage from around the world was beyond belief when it became clear that neither Obama nor anyone from the Administration would attend Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral in 2003. Oh that’s right, I forgot, Obama DID attend a very important funeral and had SO much fun while he was there!
Yeah, so classy right? Unprecedented, tacky, and thoughtless is more like it.
President Obama will become the first U.S. president to skip the funeral of a sitting Supreme Court justice in at least 65 years when he skips the funeral service for Justice Antonin Scalia, scheduled to be held this Saturday.
Just once, just one time Obama had a chance to do the right thing. Sadly he didn’t. And that’s on him.
Konnie says: Obama is a sad, pathetic, petty little man.
USAFmedicVET says: Who is this man, Barack Obama, as President of the United States refuses without reason to attend the funeral of Supreme Court Justice Scalia? It’s just stunning!
GWB says: Please, Scalia wasn’t a demi-god like 0bama, so why should he bother to go? By “demi-god”, of course, I mean “progressive icon”.
*eyeroll*
Questionman says: Man, who knew having a negro as President would turn people into racist, bigoted, black-hating factless turds? Oh wait, I did. and I was right. Hatred of Obama comes from racism and bigotry. No doubt about that. it’s none of your Business why he is not going. No matter what the President does the
Republicans would critize him. The Republican politicians have turned into a bunch of hateful,
disrespectful bunch,just look at who is ahead in the Republican polls, he has really brought politics into the gutter.
The amusement derived from reading the ranting of uneducated poor white trash gets boresome after a while, besides, it’s feeding time, and you should start lining up at FOX, you don’t want to miss your daily ration.
Well, I’m offended that you keep repeating that
misleading
half-truth about Democrats and the KKK. As you have been told many
times here, all those racist Southern Democrats left the Democratic Party when
the party embraced civil rights reform in the early 1960s. Here’s what
only one of hundreds of studies have found:
Martin said the KKK was created by the Democratic Party. He acknowledged he was wrong!
Historians
say the KKK consisted of a group of Southern whites after the Civil War
who were Democrats. But there’s no evidence the KKK was created by
their political party.
It should also be noted that the anti-black Democratic Party of the 1860s and 1870s bears no similarity to the party of today.
if anyone is to blame it would be your people on the racist right that set civil rights back 70 years. Whats disgusting is in the comments black people are considered spooks and apes. The way that this black man encourages racism is disgraceful. So it’s Obama’s fault that white racists fear and hate him? No wonder this Country is in such a mess with the intelligence of these comments below. Where were you when “W” murdered all those people in 9/11? Your racists attitudes do more to promote racism than anything else. I am sure you were all “W’ supporters and that just shows how ignorant you really are. Worst President this country ever had. Without a doubt.
If Obama were really a Muslim he wouldn’t be president. There’s too many braindead cowards in America.
Obama is doing what is right for the people of the USA by not attending a bigots funeral. Justice Scalia held back the Supreme Court. We need people who will follow the Constitution who can use their brilliant minds to help bring the people together, not separate them. The idea the President is doing any different is brought by bigots.
And when Obama did not choose to go to a greed, wicked conservative funeral, you get upset? whats good for the goose is equally good for the gander. Yet he is generous enough to pay his last respect on a Friday.
In spite of the criticism, people close to the Scalia family said Obama was making the right choice. “I wouldn’t have expected President Obama to attend the funeral Mass, and I see no reason to fault him for not attending,” said Ed Whelan, a former Scalia clerk who now heads the Ethics and Public Policy Center. “The ceremony at the Supreme Court seems the most apt opportunity for the president to pay his respects, but he obviously might have severe competing demands on his time.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/obama-no-scalia-funeral-219384
Even the Scalia family does not agree with you racist bigoted turds!
LOL
Why is Barack Obama an evil man? He’s not.
Is Barack Obama destroying America? No, he is not.
Is Barack Obama a Muslim? No, he isn’t. you’ll still be in the nut house and Obama will still be a Christian and yes he does know exactly what he’s doing, that’s why someone you support is a Jack wad and he’s the president, even of the illiterate and the stupid such as yourself.
Why does Barack Obama hate America? He doesn’t.
Is Barack Obama an Traitor? No, he’s not.
Is Barack Obama a Communist? No, he’s not.
Can Barack Obama be impeached for the damages he has done? Go ahead and try. You’ll fail.
Is Barack Obama a disgrace to America? No, he isn’t.
Barack Obama is not a gay homosexual. Your brain-dead proves that you’re just a racist that hates having a negro as President. That’s all this is.
Calling the POTUS a POS and a fraud seems to the usual calling call for you right-wing racists and bigots like you!
JW says: “We are stupider for having just read these remarks”
Stosh says: He decided not to attend when he was told he couldn’t dance on the grave.
fallSapphire says: Works for me
Rick Caird says: Maybe Obama is planning to stay in his “safe space” because there will be no trigger warnings at Scalia’s funeral. On the other hand, Obama’s safe space may be a golf course.
Lawrence Holland says: I pray for this country daily. I pray that the Lord will forgive us for what we have said and done that dishonor you Lord. I thank you for not punishing us for what are deeds and comments deserve.
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