Judy Woodruff just zinged trump*, BIG time

[Siwsan]

Telling how when she asked the Carters how they thought President Biden was doing, Rosalynn's response was, and I'm paraphrasing a bit, 'Thank goodness he's in office'.

I wish a camera had been focused on Melania's face.

[GarySeven]

1. All the speakers are zinging Melania

All of them are lauding Mrs. Carter as the greatest of First Ladies and she has to sit there and know how insignificant she is in comparison to all these great women.

[Siwsan]

2. I've been thinking the exact same thing.

I'm actually a little surprised she is even attending.

[Hekate]

12. All the First Ladies were invited. Only one ex-president was not. Melania's fine, imo.

[Maru Kitteh]

13. Well. Melania is an asshole, but the Carters are better people than I am

so I understand why she was invited. How's that?

[Hekate]

22. Yeah, me too

[Artcatt]

33. Not sure I do. This isn't a matter of turning the other cheek.

It's a matter of who we associate with speaking to what we support and value.

[Hekate]

40. There are public occasions to which any person may be invited in which they are expected to show good manners

That’s all it is.

She was invited because of the position she once held, not because “We, the DUers” endorse her opinions. It would have been unmannerly for the Carters to exclude her, and they are gracious people. The Carters know how to behave.

Donald was excluded because among other things he tried to overthrow the US Government, and he is also raging and demented and insists on being the center of attention at every occasion. The Carters did the right thing.

[TxGuitar]

35. Fine at what???

Better words come to mind -enabler, conspirator, shallow, anchor baby, grifter, gold digger. But I don't care, do you?

[Hekate]

38. At wearing an appropriately-styled gray outfit to a funeral, which people are complaining about

It’s a low bar, to be sure, but she did it.

[dflprincess]

51. At least she kept her "kidneys" covered

[PatSeg]

14. Yes, I'm surprised she attended as well

She didn't seem to really like being First Lady or much of anything to do with the White House. I figured she would find an excuse not to show.

[calimary]

39. I noticed she dressed to stand out.

Everybody around her wore respectful black clothing. Not her. She just had to stand out, even if it was in a gray outfit. Like a sore thumb she was.

NO, BOLOGNA. This was NOT about YOU. Only good thing about it was that the donald wasn't there at all. And was NOT missed.

[sjr2323]

3. The biggest ZING was America The Beautiful.

If you listened carefully to the words of each verse it was total slap in the face of the MAGA Trumpians and all who despise what is still good about America. (Um that would be most GOP and haters out there).

This entire service, so far, is one of the most appropriate and heartwarming "zings" to all haters.

[BComplex]

63. America the Beautiful should be the national anthem

instead of the star spangled banner war mongering song.

[Ocelot II]

4. Rosalynn Carter is a very tough act to follow,

but at least all but one of the other former and current FLs are trying. Laura Bush supports libraries and education; we all know about Hillary's and Michelle Obama's accomplishments during and after their husbands' presidencies; Jill Biden is very active - but all Melania ever did was get new "kidneys," decorate the WH with crimson death trees for focking Kreesmas, get her nails and hair done and make it obvious that she didn't give a shit about anybody but herself. She couldn't even be bothered to find a black dress for the occasion.

[Siwsan]

5. I was trying to remember the name of her 'initiative'

I think it was 'Be Best', what ever that means. And her anti bullying campaign when she's married to the biggest bully on the planet.

She is a waste of space.

[Ocelot II]

7. Some staff people cooked up those initiatives so it would seem like

she was doing something, but it was pretty obvious that she didn't care about all that do-gooder stuff. She liked the attention and the perks but she didn't want to do any more work than her disgusting slob of a husband did.

[Mr.Bill]

21. The closest Trump comes to doing work

is whatever he has to do to that ridiculous hair every day.

[calimary]

42. Even her "Be Best" sign - the placard it was printed on, was LAME LAME LAME.

Even the lettering was amateurish. And it wasn't grammatically correct. You forgot the "The", Bologna.

Or maybe it just shows how much you DON'T give a damn.

[2naSalit]

10. And breathable air.

[progressoid]

16. I thought it was, "I really don't care, do U?"

[ShazzieB]

19. Yes, that was it: Be Best.

Whatever tf that even means.

To give the devil her due, she never wanted to be flotus. From what I've read, she wasn't happy about Slobby running and was even less happy about him winning. I think she hated almost everything about it and was relieved when it was over. Still, a real adult would have understood the concept of rising to a challenge and tried a bit harder to do so.

Then again, a real adult would not be married to the Slobfather. So there you go.

[ITAL]

20. Arguably the only one who wanted to be FLOTUS less than Melania

Would be Jane Pierce, who blamed Franklin Pierce's election for their son dying.

[ShazzieB]

49. Interesting.

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I know next to nothing about Franklin Pierce, but you have piqued my curiosity!

[ITAL]

50. Their son died in a train crash

Between the election and his inaugural. Pierce's wife never forgave him. She thought it was God's judgement or something along those lines.

[ShazzieB]

57. Wow.

I feel for the poor woman, but that seems ... harsh. Sad for all 3 of them!

[whopis01]

59. I thought it was "I really don't care do U?" n/t

[ProudMNDemocrat]

26. She RUINED the Rose Garden...

Voided meaningful color.

[Ocelot II]

28. You're referring to Malaria, right?

Rosalynn added a butterfly garden.

[dflprincess]

53. I wonder if the butterfly garden

Survived Melanoma.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

36. I thought so too, but Snopes effectively debunks that and finds it false. . . . nt

[dflprincess]

52. Check the before & after pictures

And decide for yourself. IMO she ruined it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

54. You have no link

... therefore not convincing.

I gave the next best thing to a link: the precise site and the result

But, here is the actual link: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-trump-destroy-rose-garden/

[dflprincess]

55. Hopefully this will work. I have trouble with my phone copying them

https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/before-and-after-photos-of-melania-trump-s-rose-garden-renovation-1.1067281

[Bernardo de La Paz]

56. You are comparing ten years before and it shows you haven't read the Snopes

It explains.

As to the photos, they are not comparable. They are from different angles and different lighting and different seasons. One pair of pictures is from the same angle.

[dflprincess]

58. I copied the first link that popped up

I'm sure there are others with better comparisons.

[Grokenstein]

34. At least she didn't show up in her best-known outfits...

(1) The "I Really Don't Care, Do U?" coat;
(2) her birthday suit

[Pluvious]

62. There's this photoshopped collage I saw somewhere...

… done in the style of Rockwell, it depicts all the past FLs in a social setting

The image of Malignia is from one of her nude shoots 😜

I resisted the urge to post it on DU lol

[underpants]

6. Yes, we have a video

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=3VBm1LJ8j8qLp6JTs_8J2A

[Siwsan]

9. Thanks!

She gave such a lovely tribute but that was the best line.

[Cha]

15. Excellent! TY

[Kingofalldems]

23. Zing!

Right at her and her worthless husband.

[calimary]

44. Yes it was a great relief. And it still is!

And next year, let's EXTEND it!

[malaise]

8. Did I ever laugh

Beautiful ceremony.
Imagine was profound not to mention Let there be Peace on Earth.

[malaise]

11. Wind beneath my wings

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I am in tears for Jimmy
Beautiful David Orborne

[SarcasticSatyr]

17. Why was Melaina not wearing black?

I'm not saying she was dressed inappropriately (it could have been much worse), I guess I just thought it was odd that she was the only first lady not dressed in black or an extremely dark color.

[calimary]

45. To make sure she stood out.

That is all. And that's all you ever need to know about her.

[Demnh2fl]

18. She had to dress different

Melania had to wear light clothes. She had to stand out from the other First Ladies. No class just like her husband.

[KS Toronado]

24. So we don't forget

[fierywoman]

25. EXACTLY what I thought -- she couldn't find ANYTHING black to wear ???

Flotits.

[KS Toronado]

27. Saving it for Тяцмp's funeral?

[fierywoman]

29. heh-heh-heh! I expect her to wear shocking pink for that...

[Scottie Mom]

30. Nah, I think she'd wear a bright happy color!

Celebration time!!!

[SarcasticSatyr]

46. Yeah, like she's showing up for his funeral ..

she will be spending his funeral on the French Riveria with her latest pool-boy.

[slightlv]

60. She probably doesn't own a black dress that's anything but

strips of fabric designed to cover the least amount of skin. Of course, with her money, she could easily have bought something appropriate... if she even knew what was the appropriate style for a funeral.

I realize some cultures have different "mourning" colors. I don't think grey is one in any of them.

[Basic LA]

31. Hope Melanie doesn't do her pole dance.

It's just the wrong event for that.

[peppertree]

37. Ha! I can just hear her Slovenian mother:

"You be patient, and put up with de fat bastard just a little longer dahlink."

"If you dee-vorce him before he croaks, you'll be back pole-dancing in Ljubljana. No forget that!"

[Basic LA]

41. 👍

[marybourg]

32. Surprised Judy was able to bring herself to say that

after 3 1/2 years of trying to normalize tRump and 20+ years of how about-ing Dems. I really hate and dis-respect her.

[EnergizedLib]

43. I love MAGA pearl clutching on Twitter

Calling it ‘tasteless’ and ‘classless.’

Do you sub-humans know whom you’ve been worshipping since 2015?

[calimary]

47. Fuck 'em.

Just FUCK 'em.

[Siwsan]

48. Yet they have no issue with the threats being spewed, pretty much daily, by trump*

I'm still surprised that Melania was there, despite the invite and expectation. She does seem to have distanced herself from her husband and any connection to being a FLOTUS, except for Secret Service protection.

[flashman13]

61. Doing the right thing is something you do for yourself,

not for the critics around you. Inviting Melania was the right thing to do if you were raised with ethics and manners. The Carters have displayed both on the world stage.