President Carter: I was thinking about him, about how he managed to

[niyad]

hang in there long enough to vote for Kamala, and how we had hoped he would live long enough to see her inaugurated. Of course, now January 20th will usher in the reign of terror, part deux, and it occurs to me to wonder about what happens if President Carter dies after that date. Would there be a state funeral? Any kind of recognition, anything?

The things one wonders about on a cold and windy afternoon.

[IzzaNuDay]

1. I'm sure the Carter family has this figured out

But I would not count on the dotard being invited to give a eulogy. The Bush family certainly didn’t invite the dotard when GHWB died in 2018.

[keepthemhonestO]

2. Yeah

I'm pretty confident I remember him saying he does not want trump at his funeral. Anyone remember that?

[niyad]

5. You are sort of missing the point. The sitting president basically approves

a state funeral. And who will that be on January 20?

[arthritisR_US]

27. So you think he's going to disapprove a state funeral ?

[John Shaft]

31. I spit my coffee out

because of what you said. I was laughing that hard.

[arthritisR_US]

34. It doesn't make me laugh, I know he's a decrepit piece of

shit but I would hope the humanity of the office would lead him to behave otherwise, watch me be wrong, I hope not but I’m not holding my breath.

[John Shaft]

36. he's a disgusting filthy shit ass rapist pig.

He literally pisses on the dignity of the office.

[IzzaNuDay]

33. I don't think he would disapprove-- there is protocol

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/analyses/presidential-orders-upon-the-death-president

It would behoove the dotard to at least follow protocol. After all, he has fewer days ahead of him than behind him; he might want to take notes. His gal MTG is from Georgia too….

[arthritisR_US]

35. Good point, thank you 👍🏼

[Self Esteem]

3. Not to be cold but it's very possible Carter doesn't have many lucid moments to even understand what's happened.

[niyad]

6. You know, I rather hope you are correct.

[Deuxcents]

4. The Carter Family will follow President Carter's wishes and that is what is important to me

And if I was a betting woman, TSF will have nothing to do, say or travel for any of it. President Carter professed to be a Christian and he walked the walk n talked the talk but I doubt seriously he’d have an invitation set aside for TSF who is morally bankrupt. I’d also bet he’s made his peace with his Creator about his life’s decisions here on Earth but whatever happens, my deepest respect for him remains.

[niyad]

7. I am only talking about whether there would be a state funeral.

[soandso]

8. Seems like it would be automatic or standard protocol for a former president

[niyad]

9. One would think so. But the sitting president apparently has the final say,

although a family can actually decline the honour.

[soandso]

10. During his first term he allowed a state funeral for John McCain

[niyad]

11. Who was also an "r". And he is far uglier, far more hateful, now.

[William769]

16. John McCain's final message for the President

In Washington, even death is political – a fact McCain well understood as a sought-after eulogizer himself, and by planning his funeral rites to exclude the President, he will be making an unmistakable posthumous statement directed at the White House.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/politics/mccain-message-trump/index.html

John McCain may have been a "r" but I liked him. He could not have had a better message than the one televised to the nation.

EDIT: P.S. I absolutley love Jimmy Carter.

[Polybius]

12. I think that he will have a State Funeral

Trump was no fan at all of George Bush Sr., and he had one when he passed away in 2018.

[niyad]

25. One does hope. But, again, he is much nastier, more vindictive now.

[Joinfortmill]

13. Wikipedia states Carter has plans filed for a State funeral.

I'm on my phone and can't copy the link.

[niyad]

24. Did wiki also indicate it needs the sitting president's approval?

[kentuck]

14. Wow!

Would he order such a dastardly deed? Not knowing that someday his time will come, and how does he want to be remembered? As the Godfather? As a jokester and stand-up comedian? As a member of an elite club of billionaires that rule over their countries? Or as a patriot that loved his country? Which do you think?

[niyad]

23. I do not know, but would not put anything past that monster in human form.

[usonian]

15. He could still see President Harris.

Do it, Joe, unless there's a monster compelling reason not to.

[Tribetime]

17. Maybe President Carter will live longer

One only knows ..everyone is one heartbeat away

[Polybius]

19. I hope so

He would have to live until January 20, 2029 at the earliest though.

[markodochartaigh]

18. Don't authoritarian Strong Leaders

often allow their foes an ostentatious display as a way of appropriating some of the public good will for the deceased? Certainly Republicans have no shame in trying to steal the good will from leaders that they fought intensely like JFK and Dr King.

[niyad]

22. Could well be!

[dsharp88]

20. I'm sure he will but that republicans won't attend on orders of trump

Fox will show only highlights of mourners when they catch them in a yawn or looking to the side and then falsely claim this was how they and the rest of the crowd acted when the procession passed. Then they’ll show a clip of trump reading a prepared statement in which he ad libs about how unfair the media is treating him by giving some dead guy all this attention.

[niyad]

21. I think you just wrote the script!

[VGNonly]

26. A side note

Will Melanie show up for the inauguration?

[niyad]

28. Why bring her into this?

[CTyankee]

29. Of course IF....

she gets paid a hefty sum. She already gets paid to appear by his side and that's cute. I never recall hearing about Pat Nixon getting paid to be seen with Tricky Dick.

[keithbvadu2]

30. Will Donald reffuse to fly the American flag at half mast, again?

[JI7]

32. I thought about him after the election

and wanted to post something but it just felt too depressing.