RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted September 13, 2022 11 hours ago, MortalCaso said: If I understood correctly, each country only gets one representative. Yeah, it's looking like being quite boring on the international front: heads of state and spouses only due to space in the Abbey. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted September 16, 2022 While Carter and other former US presidents were not invited to the funeral on account of space constraints, they were all sent invitations to the Washington National Cathedral for a special ceremony to be held on Wednesday. Will be interesting to see if Jimmy makes the trip. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted September 24, 2022 New picture from his Facebook page today, both him and Rosalynn looking pretty good if you ask me. Jimmy turns 98 a week from today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted September 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, RadGuy said: New pictures from his Facebook page, not looking bad if you ask me. His 98th birthday is a week from today. I can't see anything. Just a blank space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,175 Posted September 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: I can't see anything. Just a blank space. Try refreshing the page or closing your tab down altogether and then going back. I couldn't see it either until just a minute ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted September 24, 2022 It's on the Carter Center's twitter account, too, lol, just wanted to post it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted September 24, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 17:43, RadGuy said: While Carter and other former US presidents were not invited to the funeral on account of space constraints, they were all sent invitations to the Washington National Cathedral for a special ceremony to be held on Wednesday. Will be interesting to see if Jimmy makes the trip. None of the bastards went. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaDeathGuy 202 Posted September 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Windsor said: None of the bastards went. Well you should've invited them to the funeral! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted September 25, 2022 4 hours ago, DaDeathGuy said: Well you should've invited them to the funeral! It’s fine. We left Biden in the 7th row or something. George III was still too soon… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InquilineKea 75 Posted October 1, 2022 https://www.voanews.com/a/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-turns-98-/6771029.html "too old to give interviews anymore" (he was able to in July 2021 where he did not seem too bad) "advanced age and deteriorating health" 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted October 1, 2022 Might be his last birthday. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 716 Posted October 1, 2022 So do you guys think he still has a full-on Secret Service? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustPassingThrough 148 Posted October 1, 2022 5 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said: So do you guys think he still has a full-on Secret Service? He still does, as I believe all Presidents are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. I found this article from 2018 that discusses that a little bit, to contrast it with his generally modest retirement (his house is apparently worth less than the vehicle portion of his security detail) :https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-and-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted October 1, 2022 5 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said: So do you guys think he still has a full-on Secret Service? It is needed to protect him from deadpoolers from all over the world. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InquilineKea 75 Posted October 1, 2022 Quote “He’s still 100% with it, even though daily life things are a lot harder now,” Jason Carter said. “But one thing I guarantee. He will watch all the Braves games this weekend.” Jason Carter said the former president reads and watches the news daily, and sometimes accepts calls or visits from political figures. But, he added, the former president isn’t expected to appear publicly to endorse any candidates ahead of November. “His people that he feels sort of the closest connection with now are the folks in Plains, at his church and other places,” Jason Carter said. “But, you know, his partner No. 1, 2 and 3 is my grandma, right? He has outlived friends and so many of his advisers and the people that he accomplished so much with in the past, but they’ve never been lonely because they’ve always had each other.” 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted October 1, 2022 I could see him and Rosalynn going pretty soon one after each other. Possibly a lot closer than George and Barbara Bush. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadboy999 176 Posted October 1, 2022 Happy birthday Mr president. 2 years to go Jimmy and your be the first us president to make 100! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 742 Posted October 1, 2022 Not bad for 98: 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted October 2, 2022 Still feel he will fall just short of his century like with Prince Philip and Betty White. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,046 Posted October 2, 2022 He has to be the biggest name alive of the current list right ? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Lafaucheuse said: He has to be the biggest name alive of the current list right ? I feel Kissinger is bigger purely because his name is closely associated with significant events in history and thus his name always appears in history books. Carter was a forgettable U.S. president. Our perception of his prominence is perhaps clouded on this site because we’ve been discussing him for years. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 716 Posted October 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: Not bad for 98: The first picture of a US president at 98, and probably the only one in our lifetime. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seppuku 98 Posted October 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said: The first picture of a US president at 98, and probably the only one in our lifetime. I would be surprised if Clinton made 98, and Biden also seems to be getting a little frail. I can see Dubya making it though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Putin 423 Posted October 3, 2022 19 hours ago, Seppuku said: I would be surprised if Clinton made 98, and Biden also seems to be getting a little frail. I can see Dubya making it though. Just wondering now that you mention that. Does Bush jr look better at 76, then his father back when he was 76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
