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No Funeral Plans for Bill Clinton, Plenty for Jimmy Carter - (why does this strike me funny?)
NEWSMAX.COM ^ | JULY 18, 2005 | CARL LIMBACHER & NewsMax Staff

Posted on 07/18/2005 6:37:33 PM PDT by CHARLITE

All living ex-presidents have filed plans for a state funeral – except Bill Clinton.

The Washington Military District, which oversees state funerals, invites ex-presidents to file plans as soon as they leave office. But as yet Clinton – who had a heart scare last year - has not submitted his funeral requests, according to documents obtained by the New York Post.

An aide to Clinton described him as an "optimist" who plans to be around for a while.

On the other hand, Jimmy Carter has spelled out plans for his funeral in intricate detail. During his presidency Carter was criticized for his micro-managing every aspect of the White House – and even controlled the schedule for the White House tennis court.

Now the former Navy officer is leaving nothing to chance with his farewell ceremony and has even specified the movements of his remains, box lunches, press arrangements, escorts and dark umbrellas for his family and even a demand that soldiers can't have steel-tipped shoes.

Some of the details of the funeral plans obtained by the Post include:

George H.W. Bush, 81, wants to be buried at his presidential library in College Station, Texas. His plans comprise 211 pages, and ask for a tactical fighter flyover at his funeral. Bush does not want "Hail to the Chief" played at his burial.

Gerald Ford, 92, also wants to be buried at his presidential library, which is in Grand Rapids, Mich. His plans take up 491 pages.

Jimmy Carter's requested burial place has not been revealed. The 80-year-old ex-president's plans, which total 411 pages, request special index cards to record floral tributes at his funeral. All three former chief executives apparently want to have their funeral services at the National Cathedral in Washington.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: arlington; cemetery; clinton; expresidents; funeral; funerals; impeachedx42; jefferson; jimmycarter; plans; presidential; william
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To: CHARLITE

Bill's never been good at Risk Assesment.


21 posted on 07/18/2005 6:49:29 PM PDT by JustAnotherOkie
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To: SandRat
Could it be that Hillery just plans to stuff the bastard and keep the party going?

Where is it? I'll be there! LOL

22 posted on 07/18/2005 6:50:28 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeePeee!)
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To: leprechaun9

Soylent Green?


23 posted on 07/18/2005 6:50:48 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo ("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
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To: DGray
Clinton no doubt believes himself to be immortal.

Omg! Maybe he really is the Antichrist - the immortal Satan in the flesh! :O

24 posted on 07/18/2005 6:50:55 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("A people without a heritage are easily persuaded (deceived)" - Karl Marx)
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To: concerned about politics

I dunno - I figure Hill gets in and her poll numbers sag, Billyboy better start test-feeding his breakfast to the cat.


25 posted on 07/18/2005 6:51:56 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: JustAnotherOkie

LOL!

Hey would you like to be on my Dr. Coburn ping list?


26 posted on 07/18/2005 6:52:07 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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To: CHARLITE
"Jimmy Carter's requested burial place has not been revealed."

Whereever they bury Carter and Clinton --- they had better plan on secrecy and good drainage...

Their graves will be priority destination sites, for all the men that want to piss on their graves...

Semper Fi

27 posted on 07/18/2005 6:52:48 PM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

"Soylent Green?"


Oh don't put that in your mouth, you don't know where he's been.


28 posted on 07/18/2005 6:53:04 PM PDT by cripplecreek (If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
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To: CHARLITE

I thought Jimmy Carter was buried at Desert One or was that just the corpse of his presidency?


29 posted on 07/18/2005 6:54:44 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Iraq is the bug light for terrorists" (Mike McConnell 7/2/05))
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To: All
That's because he wants to be propped up in a Barcalounger on a set of the oval office, which a can of Budweiser and a tv showing the best of Ron Jeremy. On his side table will be FBI files, knee pads, and an issue of Swank.

Apparently he got this idea just last week.
30 posted on 07/18/2005 6:56:27 PM PDT by True_wesT
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To: cripplecreek

Monica calls them trystcuits


31 posted on 07/18/2005 6:56:54 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo ("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Extra salty. (Shudder)


32 posted on 07/18/2005 6:57:39 PM PDT by cripplecreek (If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
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To: CHARLITE

Klinton is narcissistic enough to have himself cryogenically frozen so he can come back and rewrite his legacy.


33 posted on 07/18/2005 6:59:49 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (A Plaming Democrat gathers no votes)
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To: mhking
Lenin's embalmed body
transpixel I think Bubba has something like this in mind

34 posted on 07/18/2005 7:04:12 PM PDT by philo (It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. - Benjamin Disraeli)
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To: CHARLITE
"All living ex-presidents have filed plans for a state funeral – except Bill Clinton. "

The prime servant of the Antichrist to come.. would not need to plan a funeral... not as we know it.
35 posted on 07/18/2005 7:12:34 PM PDT by JSteff
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To: CHARLITE

maybe he should be cremated and the ashes used to imprint his great face on toilet papers perhaps?


36 posted on 07/18/2005 7:12:40 PM PDT by prophetic ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."--Dan Rather)
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To: Leo Carpathian
Could it be that Hillery just plans to stuff the bastard and keep the party going?

Weekend at Bernies III?

37 posted on 07/18/2005 7:14:10 PM PDT by prophetic ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."--Dan Rather)
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Since he "Loathes the Military" He probably doesn't want to go to the Washington Military District to make the application.


38 posted on 07/18/2005 7:21:32 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: mhking
This is the selected casket. It of course will be buried beneat the mothership, er presidential library.
39 posted on 07/18/2005 7:21:52 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: Prince Charles

I so remember the solemnity, respect, dignity of the ceremonies, and the large crowds which showed up to support Nancy Reagan for President Ronald's funeral.

I just cannot fathom us doing the same, as a country, for Ros when we bury Jimmy. She was a nice person. However, I would not show up. I would not stand in long lines for hours. And I would not shed tears while watching on TV (if I were even inclined to watch).

Anyone else care to 'ring in?' on this matter.


40 posted on 07/18/2005 7:24:09 PM PDT by ZOTnot ('We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good'--Hillary, 6/28/2004.)
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