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On my way to bed I turned on the TV and it was set to MSNBC. Brian Williams and Nicole Wallace were doing some sort of year end countdown. As I turned it on they were talking about the funerals of John McCain and George and Barbara Bush.
This post is not about them. Please post your thoughts about them elsewhere.
Say what you will, they had many who mourned their passing. Political luminaries of all stripes. Friends and acquaintances. Each of their funerals, all different, were respectful and, in this house, at least, mildly emotional.
Consider . . . .
What will the funeral of Donald Trump be like? I can't imagine many mourners. Without a doubt it will be bereft of much in the way of genuine mourning. Paid pallbearers would not surprise me. Can anyone imagine his spawn putting together a service for him? Could Melanie do it?
His passing will be more celebrated than mourned.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)House of Roberts
(5,180 posts)maybe McConnell too.
Cha
(297,574 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,831 posts)On a cold December day in Queens, a small group of people gathered in a shabby 50s-era funeral parlor to pay their last respects to a man who was once the so-called leader of the free world Donald J. Trump. Presidents and ex-presidents are entitled to state funerals, but after Mr. Trump choked to death on a piece of overdone steak in his cell at the federal prison in Otisville, New York last week, his few remaining allies and supporters encountered many obstacles when trying to arrange for such an event. The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where services for many former presidents have been held, was unavailable; a representative of the church explained that the Archbishop had serious theological concerns, and expressed a strong desire that the funeral should be held at an appropriate secular location. Mar-a-Lago, which was once Mr. Trumps Florida resort and residence, was also unavailable because it was taken in an asset-forfeiture along with most of the rest of his assets following his impeachment and criminal trials in 2020. Family members were unable to assist with final arrangements, since of his four adult children only daughter Tiffany remains unscathed and unincarcerated, and she suggested that they should just double-bag him and put him out on the curb for next weeks trash pickup. Ex-wife Melania and son Barron, 17, have sought asylum in Melanias homeland, Slovenia, and could not be reached for comment.
The brief ceremony on December 20 included a eulogy by Roger Stone, delivered via Skype from an undisclosed location in Argentina, and a brief homily by Franklin Graham in which he compared Mr. Trump to Jesus Christ and warned that he would rise again from the dead to judge and punish his persecutors. A bystander, later identified as Michael Cohen, commented loudly that it although it has been three days Mr. Trump remains dead, Mr. Graham appeared not to have heard the remark. When asked why he was attending the funeral, Mr. Cohen, who was recently released from prison upon completing his sentence for election finance offenses, replied that he wanted to be sure the fucker was really dead. Others at the sparsely-attended event included former New York Mayor and Mr. Trumps television lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Fox host Sean Hannity, former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and former Senator Lindsey Graham, who was observed sobbing quietly on the shoulder of washed-up rocker Ted Nugent.
No presidents or vice-presidents, former or current, were in attendance. President Warren was in Brussels, Belgium at a NATO conference, and Vice-President Beto ORourke was opening a new federal center in El Paso, Texas, to welcome refugees from Central America. Former President Obama was entertaining children at a holiday party at a D.C. hospital, and 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter was busy nailing shingles to a Habitat for Humanity house in Georgia. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had just left for Africa to open three new AIDS clinics on behalf of the Clinton Foundation. Former President George W. Bush, reached at his home in Dallas, remarked that hed rather eat a bag o bees than attend the funeral, and provided a photo of a recent painting he had done of Mr. Trump, which unfortunately is not suitable for publication in a family newspaper. Mr. Trump's ex-vice-president, Mike Pence, was also unable to attend; prison officials declined to give him a day pass for the ceremony.
Pallbearers included former associate Corey Lewandowski, former Congressman Devin Nunes, who appeared to be wearing an ankle monitor, and four unidentified men in red MAGA caps. It was later determined that the men had been hired through a Craigslist advertisement; each was paid $50 in cash. Mr. Trumps final resting place has not been determined.
Hekate
(90,779 posts)Happy New Year, one and all!
MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)"bag o' bees" - "very serious theological concerns" - but I thought the Cohen line was the best:"I just wanted to make sure the fucker was dead!"
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)Thanks for the laugh and Happy New Year, Ocelot.
panader0
(25,816 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)if I live long enough. If not than I will instruct someone to do it my place (I'll have to add that to my will/trust instructions). I know someone in DC who is a Dem so it shouldn't be too difficult to fulfill my request.
avebury
(10,952 posts)that he is actually dead. People will be more apt to celebrate his passing
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Or he may be so reviled that even the mobsters won't want to be identified.
underpants
(182,874 posts)It will be less than that.
Brawndo
(535 posts)Usually this is hyperbole but in his case the world will literally be a better place without him. They will have to appoint a 24/7 security detail for his grave to keep millions from dancing/pissing on it for generations.
A Mark Twain quote seems fitting here. "I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."
joshdawg
(2,651 posts)I'd hate to waste good urine.