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After signing off on the first document, Obama carefully put down the pen, folded his hands and dead-panned: "I was told not to swipe the pen, which I often do."
Cashmere's cousin is gonna cling to that.
Billy Graham always offended me a great deal. Why do we act like this really conservative guy is some sort or eccumenical pope? I felt like it wasn't even questioned. Oooh! It's Billy Graham!
mmm...cupcakes. I vote for them
Huh. Do Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton not get along?
Carter Snubs Clinton At Inauguration
Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter appeared to greet former Republican President George H.W. Bush and his wife warmly, kissing Barbara Bush on the cheek. But as Carter passed fellow Democrats Bill and Hillary Clinton, the two men did not appear to acknowledge each others presence at all. A total snub.
Ah. More here: Carter Snubs Clinton
Relations between the Carters and the Clintons have reportedly been frosty for years, dating back to 1980, when Carter’s landslide defeat to Ronald Reagan may have cost Clinton the Arkansas governor’s mansion. At least that’s what Clinton reportedly believed.
In the 90s Clinton was said to resent some of Carter’s freelance diplomacy. Carter, for his part, spared no criticism of Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Recently, during a photo opportunity at the Oval Office, following a lunch with Barack Obama and the ex-Presidents, Clinton and Carter stood next to one another, but miles apart. Obama stood between the two Presidents Bush.
Apparently, some people were not paying attention when our president said, "...the time has come to set aside childish things."
Why do we act like this really conservative guy is some sort or eccumenical pope?
Shiny, shiny hair.
There's been bad blood between Carter and Clinton for a long time, though if reports of an outright snub are true, I'd be surprised.
Yeah, Graham always bugged me.
And, again, let me apologize for writing the "j-word". I did not mean to offend, I simply wasn't thinking about how it would sound outside my head.
To be fair, while Graham (understandably, given his calling) seems to feel that Christian worship and prayer are the solution to every problem whether metaphysical or tangible, I don't recall him ever being accusatory or singling out any group of people for judgement. In fact, I quite clearly recall him counseling people that it was God's place to judge and not theirs. He was on TV quite a bit when I was growing up in the South, and I don't think I ever got the feeling that he was an enemy.
It was pretty obvious when all three couples bottlenecked before being announced and there was some standing and chatting. Clintons and Bushes were all huggy. Carters and Bushes shook hands. Clintons and Carters - no acknowledgment of each other.
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He basically said that in his speech -- something like "Restore science to its rightful place," something something.
My stuffy lawfirm gathered in our great room. Most of the time we reined in our personal reactions -- but on that one there was audible glee.