Jimmy Carter's expression during Obama's speech at Mandela Funeral

There has been a lot of discussion about Obama's behavior with the Danish prime minister during Mandela's funeral. It's hard to judge what really happened there, but take a moment to compare that scene to a scene of Jimmy Carter during the tribute.

While the whole stadium is cheering Obama's fancy rhetoric, Carter looks sad, hurt, and maybe even disgusted.

Go to 9:00 in this video of Obama's speech and watch until Jimmy Carter is seen sitting in the tribunes, pretty much by himself. Look at his face...

That was exactly how I felt after 9 minutes of pure hypocrisy, watching a man with no soul speak to the world like he is God himself. Is anyone else out there seeing what I'm seeing?



I am curious to know what others think of Carter's expression.

Soulwaxer

I dunno his expression seems like maybe a Basset Hound?

Really hard to tell because HE LOOKS SO OLD!

reply to post by soulwaxer


Nope. All i see is a old man that is about to fall asleep!

abeverage
I dunno his expression seems like maybe a Basset Hound?

Really hard to tell because HE LOOKS SO OLD!

edit on 12-12-2013 by abeverage because: of hound dogs...

My thoughts EXACTLY. He might have been thinking, "Holy crap, am I going to make it to the bathroom." for all we know.

My biggest question is why Obama gets a *20 minute* speech at somebody elses memorial.
This day was not about Obama.

alfa1

My biggest question is why Obama gets a *20 minute* speech at somebody elses memorial.
This day was not about Obama.

BINGO!!!

And to those blaming Carter's old age, how can you be so quick to judge?

reply to post by soulwaxer


Looks sleepy or bored at best. IMHO.

Gee, I couldn't see anything! There were three red boxes full of information from the youtube uploader covering almost the entire screen! I hate having my time wasted. I wonder why others here appear to have not had the same problem?! I wonder why others here appear to have been able to watch the video?!

reply to post by soulwaxer


Here is a screenshot of the image to which the OP is referring.

reply to post by Habit4ming


yeah I had to rub'em a lil and wait for the x marks the spot

Jimmy simply looks tired and at 9.22 makes it almost undeniable

Post redacted...my apologies.

I could have sworn he died years ago.

gspat
I don't post much, but Jimmy Carter is dead.

en.wikipedia.org...

Actually, I think this is the link you wanted:

Obama Not Sure How To Tell Nation This, But He Ran Over Jimmy Carter With Car Last Night
www.theonion.com...


(well, it makes about as much sense as your link)

reply to post by gspat


ha, you had me there for a second
did he say (in the video) "fellow heads of the snake'?

Well, he didn't have a teleprompter... Maybe reading off paper is too difficult?

To the OP... Yes he does look sad and worn out. But that could be because of an absurdly long flight from Georgia.