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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, November 20, 2023 - 5:22 pm 
I remember Carter’s presidency. He was humble, but strong. Yet, I thought his humility was misinterpreted as weakness and inability to govern. It didn’t help that the Iranians captured Americans or the economy tanked. As time passed, I think some people came to appreciate his presidency. He made mistakes like all presidents, but overall he was no worse than some others. He has since lived an honorable life.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 1:23 pm
NBC News
@NBCNews
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52m
Pablo "Yoruba" Guzmán, one of the founders of the Young Lords Party and a veteran New York City reporter, has died at age 73.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 1:24 pm
CBS News
@CBSNews
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1h
Amy Lynn Carter, daughter of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, shares a letter Jimmy sent to Rosalynn 75 years ago, while serving in the Navy.
"Every time I have ever been away from you, I have been thrilled when I returned to discover just how wonderful you are," Jimmy wrote.
CBS News
@CBSNews
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2h
James Earl "Chip" Carter III honored his mom, Rosalynn Carter, during a tribute service in Atlanta: "My mother was the glue that held our family together through the ups and downs, and thicks and thins of our family's politics."
Watch his full eulogy. https://cbsn.ws/49ZGoUQ
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 1:31 pm
CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrk
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8m
Investing guru Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's longtime business partner at Berkshire Hathaway, has died at age 99 https://cnn.it/40YmR32
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 1:33 pm
The Associated Press
@AP
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1m
'Mr. Big Stuff' singer Jean Knight dies at 80
Jean Knight, a New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at 80.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 2:15 pm
I watched almost all of Rosalynn Carter's service and it certainly was moving.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 2:51 pm
While I didn’t see the entire service, Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks singing Imagine was very emotional. Garth singing backup to let his wife shine, even though he’s the bigger star. You could hardly hear him sing. Touching. I guess Trisha was a friend of Mrs. Carter. After they were done, she went over and placed her hand on the casket. I totally related to that simple gesture. I did that with both my mom and my dad’s funerals. Something about the touch of the casket felt like a final goodbye to both my parents. It was something that felt necessary to me, that last connection.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:03 pm
Yes that was sweet, the way Garth mostly just played backup for Trisha.
I loved the way one of the sons thanked each woman in the front row (Kamala Harris, Dr Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Melania Trump, and the gentlemen who accompanied them) got a good laugh..
Amy Carter had me in tears, reading a long ago letter from Jimmy to Rosalynn
THe songs.. two were songs on the repertoire for the group I meet with on zoom, so I think next time we zoom I will choose Morning Has Broken and Let there be Peace on Earth (and let it begin with me) as a tribute..
I never knew how many mountains she climbed!! And that she learned to ski at 65 and skiied for the next 20 years.
At the end when the pastor warned the entire audience to not make a move until it was their time because if they moved too soon, there were a whole bunch of secret service agents guarding all those first ladies who would become very nervous.. they all obeyed..
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:07 pm
I thought Jason Carter was really impressive. I can understand why he’s the head of the Carter Center.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:09 pm
Yes! He was impressive..
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:22 pm
Honestly, I thought Imagine was an odd song choice to commemorate the death of someone who was so spiritual. It's often thought of as an ode to atheism.
Trisha did a lovely job with it, perhaps it was requested.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:26 pm
KCAL News
@kcalnews
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45m
Longest living Rose Queen Margaret Huntley Main dies at 102
Two years ago, on her 100th birthday, Bob Miller, the 2022 Tournament of Roses president, surprised Main with 100 roses, a birthday cake, and her 1940 crown, which was borrowed from the archives for her to wear during a Zoom birthday party.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:38 pm
I would imagine that Imagine was a favorite song and Trisha knew that?
But it definitely is probably an interesting choice..
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:49 pm
I assumed that it was probably requested.
While I understand what you are saying, I’ve always thought of Imagine hoping for a world without hate and conflict, where everyone got along. So, its meaning can be interpreted at multiple ways.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 5:49 pm
Kooklie, "no heaven" and "no religion" would be incompatible with her Christian views. that's why it is often used by humanists/atheists as a theme song. Not typically by Christians.
That said, living all in peace is something she would have hoped for.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 6:00 pm
I did hear on the news that the song was a request.. maybe they think ideally no formal religion would be required?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 3:05 pm
BREAKING NEWS: Frances Sternhagen, a veteran screen performer known for her work in films like "Misery" and as Bunny in the HBO series "Sex and the City," has died. 💔 abc7.la/413CM…
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 7:13 pm
Henry Kissinger dead at 100. No additional comment.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 8:09 pm
CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrk
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2h
Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, has died. He was 100. https://cnn.com/2023/11/29/politics/henry-kissinger-dead/
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2023 - 3:26 pm
Former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor at 93, from advanced Alzheimer's and respiratory issues.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Saturday, December 02, 2023 - 7:48 am
Although I personally like the song, I agree that Imagine was a bit of an odd choice with that one particular verse.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2023 - 12:44 pm
NBC News
@NBCNews
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39m
Denny Laine, the British musician who founded The Moody Blues and Wings with Paul McCartney, has died at age 79, his wife says.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, December 06, 2023 - 5:52 am
Norman Lear has died. He was 101. 
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Scooterrific
Member
07-07-2005
| Wednesday, December 06, 2023 - 7:36 am
Truly a wonderful man!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 06, 2023 - 7:55 am
All in the Family, Maude, and The Jefferson's, etc, were truly groundbreaking TV.
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