Carter left off list for funeral

[Lestat]

Excuse my ignorance about politics, but why is this a political issue? It's a funeral. How can the White house say Carter isn't "allowed" to attend? In other words, if Carter wants to attend the Pope's funeral, technically he can, right?

[Beerfund]

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Excuse my ignorance about politics, but why is this a political issue? It's a funeral. How can the White house say Carter isn't "allowed" to attend? In other words, if Carter wants to attend the Pope's funeral, technically he can, right?

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Yea but not as a member of the "official delegation" being sent by the US.

[HDPM]

It is an intesely political event. The Vatican is regognized as a state of sorts and the rules and customs of diplomacy apply. So it isn't just going to a funeral. When a former head of state attends a state funeral it is political. IMO the best thing is to exclude a buffoon like Carter. He consistently works against American policy. OTOH, you have to calculate the fallout of not dragging the buffoon along. I like the party is limited to 5 bit because clearly Carter is not in the top 5 to attend. I guess if he wants to attend on his own or whatever...

[BCPVP]

You'll pardon me if I don't feel sorry for Carter "The Trash Talker" Carter...?

[zaxx19]

It was just reported by CNN that Bush staffers claim they invited Carter on 2 separate occasions.

Seems like there was a miscommunication bc the first time they could not confirm to the Carter "people" which other ex-presidents would be in attendance.

I truly doubt Carter was SNUBBED openly by he administration. If he was, Ill be the first to say that was wrong and completely uncalled for.

As a sidenote Carter does have a genius IQ and made like a 98+%? avg @ Annapolis in Nuclear Enginerring. Not to shabby even for a liberal. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Dead]

Why are you so obsessed with intelligence levels? You're like Sklansky. Carter is smarter than you, and that's all you need to know.

[zaxx19]

Carter>Me>A penguin>DEAD.

So yes Carter is smarter than me. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Broken Glass Can]

Carter has earned more from warrentless attacks of the Bush administration than anyone I can think of. After all, his Nobel prize was a reward for attacking Bush. Bush shouldn't care one wit about Carter; Bush has a country to run.