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Quite the speaking line up for Elijah Cummings' funeral Friday. (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2019
OP
"former President" is their title but "the Honorable" is the appropriate form of address
StarfishSaver
Oct 2019
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True Blue American
(17,998 posts)1. Smile!
Ilsa
(61,721 posts)2. Are former presidents called "The Honorable"? I thought they
carried their last title in perpetuity, preceded by "former."
And why isn't a "deaconess" referred to as a deacon?
In the Presbyterian church, Elders are all "Elders," etc.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)5. "former President" is their title but "the Honorable" is the appropriate form of address
In the Baptist Church, men are deacons and women are deaconesses.
nolabear
(42,013 posts)3. It's all being televised, I hope?
I thirst.
LAS14
(13,792 posts)9. A perfect comment. Says it all. nt
FoxNewsSucks
(10,453 posts)4. Compare that to the speaker's list planned for MF45
Larry the Cable Guy
Sean Hannity
That's probably all.
Elijah Cummings sure will be missed.
Ilsa
(61,721 posts)6. You forgot Chachi.
I don't think he's given up on the orange anus
LAS14
(13,792 posts)7. What have you got against cable guys? Well... if they come on time, I mean. nt
LAS14
(13,792 posts)8. I'm glad I'm retired so I can watch the whole service. Aren't we lucky to be Dems??? nt
nolabear
(42,013 posts)10. We are. We truly are.