Antonin Scalia's death

[PaulS]

I think he should attend. But others disagree.

But Ed Whelan, the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, who once clerked for Justice Scalia and shares the same faith, said that Mr. Obama made the right decision. Mr. Whelan emphasized that traditional Catholic funerals are deeply religious affairs during which even eulogies are discouraged.

“For Catholics, a funeral Mass is first and foremost a funeral, not an event of state,” Mr. Whelan said.

Michael Moreland, a law professor at Villanova University who is Catholic and was on the White House staff of Mr. Bush, said both sides had valid points.

The event on Friday at the Supreme Court is the more appropriate place for a presidential visit, he said, but Mr. Obama’s attendance at the funeral “could have been a nice occasion for reducing polarization of D.C.’s political culture.”

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Originally Posted by PaulS

I think he should attend. But others disagree.

But Ed Whelan, the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, who once clerked for Justice Scalia and shares the same faith, said that Mr. Obama made the right decision. Mr. Whelan emphasized that traditional Catholic funerals are deeply religious affairs during which even eulogies are discouraged.

“For Catholics, a funeral Mass is first and foremost a funeral, not an event of state,” Mr. Whelan said.

Michael Moreland, a law professor at Villanova University who is Catholic and was on the White House staff of Mr. Bush, said both sides had valid points.

The event on Friday at the Supreme Court is the more appropriate place for a presidential visit, he said, but Mr. Obama’s attendance at the funeral “could have been a nice occasion for reducing polarization of D.C.’s political culture.”

It doesn't really matter. Obama could pull Jimmy from the well and Buck would claim he just did it for the photo op.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

It doesn't really matter. Obama could pull Jimmy from the well and Buck would claim he just did it for the photo op.

So what's it going to be, golf ?
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by buckman

So what's it going to be, golf ?
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Wasn't JFK Catholic? How did they manage to get politicians to his funeral oh the hell with it.

Obama has nothing but disdain for everything Scalia stood for, Scalia was the poster boy for the bitter racist clingers that Obama the uniter liked to talk about, no one in Scalia's family will suffer for Obama's absence...

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

So what's it going to be, golf ?
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So a reporter plants a loaded question and for you it's gospel :sheep:

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

So a reporter plants a loaded question and for you it's gospel :sheep:

You don't get sarcasm well
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[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

You don't get sarcasm well
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You're leading Jim along.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

You're leading Jim along.

Just answer the damn question ! 😁
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[buckman]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I think he should attend. But others disagree.

But Ed Whelan, the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, who once clerked for Justice Scalia and shares the same faith, said that Mr. Obama made the right decision. Mr. Whelan emphasized that traditional Catholic funerals are deeply religious affairs during which even eulogies are discouraged.

“For Catholics, a funeral Mass is first and foremost a funeral, not an event of state,” Mr. Whelan said.

Michael Moreland, a law professor at Villanova University who is Catholic and was on the White House staff of Mr. Bush, said both sides had valid points.

The event on Friday at the Supreme Court is the more appropriate place for a presidential visit, he said, but Mr. Obama’s attendance at the funeral “could have been a nice occasion for reducing polarization of D.C.’s political culture.”

I bet he would have found his way to the church if Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg passed away .
Stop the nonsense .
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[PaulS]

Originally Posted by buckman

I bet he would have found his way to the church if Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg passed away .
Stop the nonsense .
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He is prob. doing it bc he hates the right. Hard to understand since he is treated so well.

Were is Doozer when we need him?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by PaulS

He is prob. doing it bc he hates the right. Hard to understand since he is treated so well.

Were is Doozer when we need him?

some points for authenticity here, he doesn't like white conservative people (those racist bitter clingers), he doesn't like Catholics (made Georgetown cover up religious items when he gave a speech there), neither side will shed any tears if he's not there. He can instead attend some racist Black Lives Matter event at Rev Wright's "church", and let the Catholics do their own thing. Maybe Obama can send a true Catholic emisary, like Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi.

Obama said he respects Scalia's service, I believe that's true, that's where the admiration ends, we all know that.