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4. The President and First Lady will pay their respects at the Friday event at the Court

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:53 PM

Feb 2016

Earnest said Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, would "pay their respects" to Justice Scalia on Friday at the Supreme Court as he lies in repose. He said Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill planned to attend the funeral on Saturday.

"The President obviously believes it's important for the institution of the presidency to pay his respects to somebody who dedicated three decades of his life to the institution of the Supreme Court," Earnest said.

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Let's play devil's advocate. A SCOTUS Justice has died. You're weighing attending his funeral. [View all] Miles Archer Feb 2016 OP

I'm not sure what you mean by fuck Bucky Feb 2016 #1

I couldn't disagree with you more. President and wife will attend the viewing, that's enough..n/t monmouth4 Feb 2016 #3

The President and First Lady will pay their respects at the Friday event at the Court pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #4

Hmmm. Presidents attended only 3 of the last 7 Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #5

Honestly, I was hoping the precedent was a 4-4 split... if just for the symbolism Bucky Feb 2016 #7

Why is he "above politics"? Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #8

Sure, agreed. But he's dead. Showing up isn't by any stretch endorsing his legal views. Bucky Feb 2016 #16

two of the funerals that were not attended by the President were held outside DC onenote Feb 2016 #23

now there's a fact worth noticing hfojvt Feb 2016 #38

The State of the Union is a ceremony as well malaise Feb 2016 #11

Liberal Justices did not attend Bush SOTU former9thward Feb 2016 #22

Scalia never attended an Obama SOTU address tabasco Feb 2016 #24

The point is both sides do not attend. former9thward Feb 2016 #26

I guess I'm one of those kooks who doesn't use Republican behavior as a social norm Bucky Feb 2016 #28

It's not good to have Biden and Obama in one place jberryhill Feb 2016 #25

Two wrongs don't make a right.... GumboYaYa Feb 2016 #2

Scalia was a hateful right-wing goon, clothed in judicial robes. Paladin Feb 2016 #6

I don't think Obama's not going out of pique. He's just being understated, as usual Bucky Feb 2016 #9

BS n/t malaise Feb 2016 #12

You really believe he did it out of spite? Egnever Feb 2016 #14

It's about Biden jberryhill Feb 2016 #27

Much more likely Egnever Feb 2016 #32

President Obama will get excoriated for it either way gratuitous Feb 2016 #10

Not several - every fugging one malaise Feb 2016 #15

A State of the Union address isn't even required SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2016 #18

Article II Section 3 of the Constitution would disagree gratuitous Feb 2016 #35

True, but the president could submit it in writing Retrograde Feb 2016 #39

The Constitutional requirement SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2016 #40

For the sake of the nation I am the adult in the room and I go nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #13

Why make it public? Egnever Feb 2016 #17

Because it would mean the family does not want POTUS to be present nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #19

That's kind of where I am, too SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2016 #20

The way I see it, is that somebody has to start nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #21

Well said, Nadin. Aerows Feb 2016 #29

Seriously - no matter what he does, they'll whine. Myrina Feb 2016 #30

I think that President Obama should attend Scalia's funeral Trailrider1951 Feb 2016 #31

Fuck Antonin Scalia Solomon Feb 2016 #33

Scalia was a far right pos. rockfordfile Feb 2016 #34

Scalia is unworthy of any public respect, beyond what the president is showing him. Paladin Feb 2016 #36

understand that biden and scalia were on better terms than obama and the asshole dembotoz Feb 2016 #37