Lady Bird Johnson Funeral on CSPan 1 now

[malaise]

We should see lots of Dems here. I see the Carters. Nancy Reason is aging fast.

Add.

[Greeby]

1. Will anyone we know be speaking? nt

[malaise]

2. Haven't seen a program

Fun watching how uncomfortable Laura Bush is sitting next to Bill Clinton. Caroline Kennedy is sitting next to Barbara Bush. Poor Caroline.

[Madspirit]

3. RIP Lady Bird from another Texan...n/t

[Greeby]

4. The coffin is being brought in, full honour guard

:patriot:

[malaise]

5. The flowers are beautiful

She deserves beautiful flowers.

[DeepModem Mom]

8. Our American family has some wonderful moments...still. nt

[MonkeyFunk]

6. my, what pretty grandchildren she had

it's so nice to see the carters and clintons there.

[malaise]

9. And Caroline Kennedy

Three lovely grand daughters.

[Greeby]

7. Her granddaughter reading passages now nt

[malaise]

10. Who is Tom Johnson -a nephew? n/t

[Greeby]

12. Chairman of the LBJ Foundation nt

[MonkeyFunk]

13. He's Chairman of the Lyndon Johnson foundation

and former President of CNN and publisher of the LA Times.

[DesertRat]

15. LBJ Foundation Chairman Tom Johnson, no relation to the former president

from CNN.com

[malaise]

24. Thanks n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

11. Who's the woman sitting

between Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter?

[malaise]

14. Laura Bush n/t

[malaise]

17. and then gives us Bush's radio address as the filler

another WTF moment.

[MonkeyFunk]

20. oh!

i only got a quick look and didn't make her out.

[Greeby]

16. Oh great, C-Span picked a great time to fuck up nt

[DesertRat]

19. So they put on *'s weekly radio address?

:puke:

[MonkeyFunk]

22. oh you gotta be shitting me.

Cut from Ladybird's funeral to show his radio address?

[malaise]

23. Back to the service

Technical problems they said.

[malaise]

21. I messed up my response to you and replied to myself

:D

[Longhorn]

18. Seating Chart

[MonkeyFunk]

26. Interesting

I see they moved Nancy Reagan up from the second row to the empty seat in front. That was nice.

[malaise]

29. There's no way she could walk up stairs

She has really aged.

[MonkeyFunk]

30. yes

exactly what I was thinking.

[Greeby]

25. Ah, we're back finally nt

[malaise]

31. What kind of cheap link up was this?

Good grief.

[Greeby]

27. lmao@Lady Bird meeting the Village People

:rofl:

[malaise]

28. and believing she'd make the album cover

:rofl:

[WinkyDink]

32. Well, it WAS on. n/t

[malaise]

33. Bill Moyers speaking now n/t

[DesertRat]

34. Back on. Bill Moyers speaking. n/t

[Greeby]

35. Damn, I've been missing Bill Moyers

:(

[malaise]

36. He's the best damn journalist in the US

Very important tour down memory lane

[Greeby]

37. Applause for Bill

:applause:

[malaise]

38. He sure touched some important issues

He earned that applause

[greenbriar]

39. okay...after the granddaughters speech I am bawling

that was awesome

[DesertRat]

40. Such beautiful, loving tributes. n/t

[malaise]

41. That was beautiful

Thankfully seeing the grand daughter that looks like she'll have the baby any moment now saved my tears.

[MonkeyFunk]

42. Damn!

That's some old-school Texas hair on Lynda Bird!

[malaise]

44. Had the same thought

:D

[DesertRat]

46. Lynda is a little bit long winded....

[malaise]

47. and not particularly well structured either n/t

[greenbriar]

43. Laura pickles looks SOUR

sitting there knowing everyone hates her and she will NEVER get this kind of memorial

[malaise]

45. She is so out of place n/t

[greenbriar]

48. Luci is LOUD

isn't she

[MonkeyFunk]

49. yeah she is!

But I like loud Texas women.

[malaise]

50. Once they're Dems

I couldn't careless :D Look at all those grand and great grand kids they produced.

[greenbriar]

51. classy family

and true to their roots

[malaise]

56. Love it Longhorns

Just as she wanted it.

Very classy and down to earth ceremony. RIP Lady Bird Johnson.

[MonkeyFunk]

52. It's sad Lyndon died so young

and never got to enjoy all those ladies.

[greenbriar]

53. wonder if the troubles of Vietnam aided his ill health?

he did die so young

[MonkeyFunk]

54. definitely

he left the White House a broken man.

[greenbriar]

57. hopefully asshole will leave a broken

man with MUCH guilt

[malaise]

59. And he'll die even younger than Johnson

Hope he's hated and bitter.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

60. Bush wouldn't know what guilt was if it came up and slapped him

across his ugly face.

[DesertRat]

58. At least he had the good sense not to seek a second term. n/t

[DesertRat]

55. In those days, 65 wasn't considered so young. n/t