Carter & Reagan Family NO SHOWS at Barbara Bush funeral

I love Tricia Nixon!!! She seems so pert in old photos. If I had been alive I'd have dressed like her.

I went to represent DL but I was removed when I became hysterical and tried to throw myself on the coffin.

Threw yourself on the coffin? Puh-leese! Come clean - you were using it as a support to present hole!

Cut or uncut.... were the funeral flowers?

Carters are 90+ years old, and Reagans are dead.

Jimmy Carter is ill and I believe so is Roslyn. I don't blame Amy for not necessarily going - Washington was unkind to her.

I am surprised that Michael Reagan didn't go. We know neither Ron Jr. or Patti give a fuck.

Barb Bush was a massive cunt but thank he lord Trump didn't go out of respect for the Busin family. It would have been too much.

[quote] I am surprised that Michael Reagan didn't go.

Michael Reagan is not popular with any Presidential family, past or present

R8 Maybe so, just figured he was the only one left. I knew Patti and Ron were not really down with that stuff. Patti may have been willing to do it but probably burned too many bridges to be welcome.

What no representative from the George Washington or John Adams family.

Where the hell was Mamie Eisenhower?

Julie and David Eisenhower would have killed two birds with one stone.

Julie Nixon Eisenhower & Tricia Nixon Cox are no longer on speaking terms

Were any NOLA hurricane survivors there? Babs was a gaping cunt.

R13. How do you know and what caused the split?

Tricia Nixon Cox's former daughter in law and Bill Clinton are well acquainted.

R13 they had a falling out over the Nixon Library and which sister should have the final say on decisions.

Barbara Bush didn't visit us when we were living at the Houston Astrodome. And bitch, it didn't work out all that well for us. So no, we wouldn't have any sympathy that she finally died. Good riddance.

R15, They have been estranged for years over their father's legacy.

Their fathers legacy has been shit since 1975 despite people trying to resurrect it.

As my mother would say about fighting siblings, "Get along, you only have each other."

R21, But she never met my older brother.

The Carters are as said elderly so given a pass here, for not attending but someone from the Reagan clan should have stepped up. All the former presidential families sent reps to Nancy's funeral a few years ago.

Do you go to the funerals of people you worked with 30 or 40 years ago? What the fuck?

This isn't a typical funeral r24 she's a former FLOTUS, its tradition for all recent presidential families to send representation if possible.

Even Susan Ford made the trip in. Both of the Johnson daughters (although they live in TX I believe, so not a long distance to travel.)

Why wasn't Patti Davis there? What else could she possibly have going on in her life? Bingo night at the Encino VFW?

Jimmy carter was overseas and Mrs Carter is recovering from intestinal surgery. I thought Michael Reagan was in poor health as well.

R26 Patti Davis wants nothing to do with politicians or their spouses.

Yeah, someone should have gone to represent the Reagans. Bush was Ronnie's VP, after all.

The Carters have several kids other than Amy.

Barbara was related to President Franklin Pierce… so you could say there were representatives of the Pierce family there too...

I can certainly understand that neither Patti or Ron would care to embrace Reagan’s legacy. Both of them have more sense than to care to do that. Still Bush Senior was their fathers employee and was loyal to the horrible old shit. Besides Barbara Bush shared at least Patti’s Very low regard for Nancy. LOL. Maybe that is really the issue!

[quote] I can certainly understand that neither Patti or Ron would care to embrace Reagan’s legacy

Patti has hosted at least 3 book signings (her own) at the Reagan Library.

Patti Davis is too busy counting all the money her mom left her. She has no time for Bar.

R13, Julie's the pretty one, so she gets my vote.

Were representatives from the Laden family there too?

They were close to the Bush family.

I'm surprised that proud atheist Ron Reagan was a no-show.

Michael Reagan is a little alt-right shit on Twitter so he was probably not wanted there. I'm surprised Patti didn't go, because for all of the complaining about politics, she still likes the spotlight.

Can understand the Carter family not going, but Tacky Reagans

R31, Barbara's second cousin (once removed) was Mildred Pierce.

So what, who cares about any of this shit, especially considering how "dubya" and the Bush crime family stole both elections that slid him into the White House (and squandered the Clinton surplus) no more or less than how Putin shoved you-know-who in there. All this fuss about a privileged old bag who lived way beyond her time to go. America has definitely slipped in this day and age as John Kennedy might have put it.

Poor Jackie, she died at 64 and all these other first ladies have lived into their 90's.

I think Bill will outlive Hillary too

Where was Mamie???

[quote] I think Bill will outlive Hillary too

His longevity is staggering. Didn't he have a quadruple bypass?

How many members of the Carlyle Group were there?

Amy Carter disappeared from public life ever since the day her dad left office. I guess you could say the same thing about Patti Davis.

The Carters must be disappointed in how Amy turned out compared to other Presidential offspring. It doesn't say much for their parenting skills.

Actually Jimmy Carter said he could attend because he was traveling outside the country. Roslyn had surgery recently.

The Carters had other kids besides Amy--older sons.

But I give them a pass. A Reagan should have shown up because of the whole VP thing.

R42, as they say, the good die young.

Did the no shows have a choice? I got the feeling this was invitation only - a private service.

r51, I am sure that if the King of Wakanda showed up, they would have found a place.

[quote] Julie Nixon Eisenhower & Tricia Nixon Cox are no longer on speaking terms

Julie Nixon seemed very unimpressed in every photo of her nephew's marriage to the grocery heir.

Not family, but I'd be very surprised if Reagan library officials were not there or invited.

[quote] The Carters must be disappointed in how Amy turned out compared to other Presidential offspring. It doesn't say much for their parenting skills.

What are you talking about? Every one of Reagan's kids turned against him, save one, who turned out to be a right wing nutjob.

No love lost between the Bushes and the Reagans, that's for sure.

Amy turned out just fine! Illustrated her dad's kids book.

Amy Carter withdrew from public life, but Jimmy Carter's son ran for the Senate in NV in 2006, and his grandson ran for GA gov. a few years ago (both lost). Those two are certainly public figures and could have represented the family as the former president was abroad and the first lady recovering from hospitalization.

Question is did they not offer or were they not welcomed?

Given the bad blood between the Reagans and the Bushes, no surprise about that.

There were no Roosevelts or Trumans at the funeral.