Today Show Rips W, Condi for Failure to Invite Carter to Papal Funeral (Peanut Gallery Alert)

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

All this adulation of John Paul II, a man of monumental moral stature, must be gnawing at MSM innards.

You could almost hear the command go out from the NBC honchos: "find me something we can use to bash a conservative. Make it Bush if you can."

And sure enough, Today managed to come up with a great two-fer this morning, managing to take swipes at both W and Condi over the exclusion of Jimmy Carter from the US delegation to the papal funeral.

Andrea Mitchell, reporting the story, clearly wasn't buying the White House line that Carter politely asked himself to be removed from the invitation list when he learned that space was very limited.

Tongues-a-clucking, Katie and Andrea wondered aloud at least three times why the White House didn't simply ask the Vatican for one more invitation, "especially because Pres. Carter was the first and only president to invite the Pope to the White House, and shared an interest with him in Third World issues."

Andrea surmised this was all pay-back for Carter's harsh criticism of the Iraq war, which he called a "quagmire," predicting the failure of the January elections.

Not content to snipe at W, Today also managed to get in a shot at Condi. Asked Katie "under the circumstances, wouldn't the right thing have been for Condi Rice to step aside and give Carter her place?"

Mitchell acknowledged that, after all, the Vatican is a state, and as the chief diplomatic official it was logical for Condi to attend. Nevertheless, Andrea opined that Rice should have ceded her seat to Mr. Peanut.

You could almost hear the sigh of relief on the set and in the NBC executive suites. After an intolerable week, Today was back doing what it does best: bashing Republicans.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks PG. My twisted pleasure, as always.

[Gay State Conservative]

There was a time when I thought of Carter as a well-meaning
man who,as President,was simply over his head.However,in the last few years I've developed a contempt for him that
rivals the contempt I have for Die Schlickfrau and Lord
Teddy of Chappaquiddick

[governsleastgovernsbest]

No doubt he has been leakin' to the MSM like a peanut truck with a busted hose.

[silent_jonny]

flight was returning from Rome to Texas, and Carter did not want to appear to be supporting Bush in any way.

Really? Not only is Carter one of the worst presidents, he's also one of the pettiest.

[silent_jonny]

This nation cannot take another presidency like Carter's... It is not to be allowed to happen!!

Amen!

[DCPatriot]

My memories go back to Pope Pius XII...gosh I feel "old".

[ELS]

Hillary might melt if any of the holy water touches her. ;-)

[Carolinamom]

Being awarded the Peace Prize, Carter and Arafat effectively killed the honor attached to that prize.

[EDINVA]

and don't forget the "Misery Index"

imagine how bad things are that this guy can make Clinton acceptable .. sanctimonious jerk!

[silent_jonny]

Great report, BTW :-D

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Hillary might melt if any of the holy water touches her.

[ELS]

EWTN, the Catholic network, is the channel to watch.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks, SJ - very glad you enjoyed it!

[EDINVA]

He can go to Rome on his own, but he can't go to the funeral without an invitation; it's 'invitation only' Mass with 200 nations being represented, mostly by their head of state.

[Miss Behave]

Pretty unbelievable, huh Timeout?

[cyborg]

bumping for all to see

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Why is President Bush to blame? I didn't realize the only way one could attend the funeral services and pay one's respect is by getting an invitation from the President of the US.

Didn't the cardinals invite him? (Oh..they didn't?)

Perhaps the faithful did? (No?)

Well can't he go on his own? (Oh he just wants to cry about it- not really go.)

[Miss Behave]

And thanks for the ping, as usual, GLGB.

Bucky rump bump.

[aculeus]

That will teach him to sit with Michael Moore.

[bray]

Since Pope John Paul fought against the expansion of Communism it wasn't appropriate to invite the Goober!! He can still lead the Plains diner delegation.

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