Hillary is at Aretha's homegoing.

[nolabear]

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[DURHAM D]

1. Hil and Bill arriving -

Link to tweet

[nolabear]

2. Thanks. I knew Bill was speaking but she choked me up unexpectedly.

Watching Bill up there with those black men, Farrakhan, Sharpton, Jackson, reminds me how much he really was and is loved.

[proglib217]

25. Farrakhan is an anti-semite

His presence is a blemish on an otherwise uplifting send off to the Queen of Soul.

[Mosby]

27. why was he even invited?

[still_one]

28. unfortunately I agree. There is no room for a purveyor of hate at an event honoring a great lady in

the world of music and civil rights

[DownriverDem]

19. Where is Hillary?

I have seen Bill up next to the podium, but not Hillary. She must be in the crowd somewhere.

[Princess Turandot]

21. She's on the dais as well, but to the right of the podium/speaking area...

sitting next to the officiating bishop's wife. Because of the camera angle, that part of the dais isn't seen very often.

[lunamagica]

3. The Clintons are the real thing. I'm so happy they are there

[Tipperary]

4. Are the Obamas attending? I guess not.

[nolabear]

5. No but Rev Al just read a beautiful message from them.

[Tipperary]

6. Yeah, I just heard it. Wonderful message.

This service is beautiful. I imagine Aretha must be pleased.

[a kennedy]

12. He's in Washington for McCain's funeral.......

[JHan]

14. Obama is at McCain's.

[DownriverDem]

20. No, but

he wrote a letter that will be read. He was in DC at the McCain memorial.

[ehrnst]

7. Of course. (nt)

[LisaM]

8. I'm sure the Obamas would VASTLY prefer to be there....

Hill and Bill look comfortable and relaxed. I'm glad they are there. And big kudos to BET; when I got up, the Turtle was speaking on one of the networks and a shudder ran through me until my BF changed the channel.

It says a lot about Obama that he went to McCain's funeral, BTW.

[nolabear]

9. It does. He'll be heard by peoplecwho need to hear him.

And he’ll be wonderful.

[Totally Tunsie]

10. Now THAT's a funeral!

What a send-off!

Aretha is loved.

[joshcryer]

11. The Clintons have a geniune and strong bond with the AA community.

Not surprised they'd chose Aretha over McCain.

[a kennedy]

13. Wasn't Bill Clinton the first black president?? Thought I heard that.....,

[joshcryer]

16. Yeah, and that's said unironically.

Hillary Clinton won the primaries due to the AA community, which had a lot of dog whistling over it, since southern states tend to go red.

[LisaM]

17. You know, I was getting breakfast in our cafeteria this morning...

and the wonderful African American woman who cooks there (and who turned off CNN and put on BET) leaned over and whispered to me how much she and her family loved Bill Clinton.

[oasis]

18. I believe Pulitzer Prize author, Toni Morrison, was the 1st to proclaim it.

Back in 1998.

[MontanaMama]

15. This is quite the send off.

I am barely getting anything done at work today with it on my computer. I go between dancing and weeping. So much love in one room.

[nolabear]

22. I miss the South. Here in the lovely but sterile PNW I miss emotion.

It cleanses and restores.

[MontanaMama]

23. I was thinking exactly the same thing!

Watching all these people who loved Aretha being REAL. Some of them smiling ear to ear, some of them not keeping it together at all, one man nodding off... It's all okay and it's all genuine. My husband just walked into my office when I was having a tearful moment and he asked my I had the funeral on when "it just makes you feel bad". Ugh. Sometimes I just want to be able to feel what I feel. Sad things are sad and sometimes a good cry is just what is needed.

[nolabear]

24. Joni: "Laughing and crying, you know it's the same release."

[Cha]

30. Hillary Tweet..

Link to tweet

[stonecutter357]

26. K&R

[Cha]

29. Hillary Tweet on Aretha!

Link to tweet