Joe Biden Gives Nancy Pelosi the Cold Shoulder at Ethel Kennedy's Funeral

He probably thought she was Cher or something. He ain’t working with a full deck no more.

Good for him.

He's not allowed to feel how he feels?

Joe Biden has done everything precisely right in this historic election transition, I won't begrudge him his own take on it.

Oh I see what you mean OP! I mean, when he hit her with the ShitBra! Get a life.

Yeah, Nancy, I was entitled to be president.

I’m not a big fan of Pelosi, who (along with Schumer) squandered opportunities in 2009-10 to pass substantive legislation while Obama was president and we controlled both houses of Congress. The only thing they got through was the ACA. But she did the country a great service by engineering Biden’s exit this year.

He can hold a grudge, but he wouldn’t have withdrawn with her pressure to do so.

Who was Bill Clinton talking to (the portly man). Bill looks good! He gained some weight!

Looks like Bill was blocking Nancy from getting in eyesight of Biden.

I thought Nancy was taller. She looked short, next to Bill.

Biden will be held in high esteem by Democrats for many years to come. Obama was restricted in moving forward forcibly by Rahm Emmanuel. Pelosi forced their hand and we got ACA. NOT full blown 100 Healthcare for all

Biden looks like he doesn't understand what planet he just landed on.

It's not her fault he's diminished so quickly. Her job is to save the country, not coddle him. He has Ron Klein for that.

R9, take RFK Jr’s wormy dick out of your mouth — you’d be easier to understand.

Biden is an 81 year old man. A great American that served this country with great distinction.... Donald Chump last night, stopped a town hall and opted to play music, and wave his tiny hands around! For 39 minutes!! Biden is no longer running for office.

Look closely at the look on Bill's face at the end. He never really turned toward her when she tries to speak to him.

At the end, he shakes his head with a look on his face like "you gotta be kidding me" or "unbelievable" type smirk.

Joe is in the front row with the former presidents.

Nancy is not. Standard etiquette.

Obama & Newsom look hot.

He's 100% pardoning Hunter out of spite, and it's gonna be glorious and hilarious – not to mention a DL holiday – when it happens. Can't wait!

Yeah, Bill was totally giving Nancy the cold shoulder.

Nancy also choose Obama over Hillary in 2008. So Bill would have beef as well. Don’t know how she reacted to his impeachment.

My insiders tell me that Nancy wanted an open convention because she didn’t think Kamala could actually win. But there would have been so much backlash from the black Democratic coalition. They decided she would be the nominee and there was such hot momentum after the announcement, everyone got in formation except black men.

Someone on this site said it best. Currently we are at the best possible scenario after Biden wobbled his dementia brain ass out on that debate stage.

The Orange one is calling her sick and evil (again) just as her husband seems to be fully recovered from an attempted murder. Biden may have some sore feelings but too bad. I don’t think we should be stirring shit and piling on Pelosi.

Good for Joe and Bill. Nancy will just have to deal with it. I'm sure her cold, dead, strategic heart barely noticed.

[quote]Joe Biden has done everything precisely right in this historic election transition, I won't begrudge him his own take on it.

Certainly true, though it makes me feel kind of sad that Joe feels bitter about - not that he's not entitled to that feeling - but just that a couple of old war horses like Joe & Nancy should be able to recognize the Bigger Picture and know when to exit left. I think history will remember him much more kindly but it's sad that this ended in broken relationships.

Let's talk about it after we beat Trump.

Maybe he was cold

I didn’t interpret it the way OP does. If anything, it looked like Obama was completely engaged with Biden, virtually turning his back on Clinton, who had no one to talk to.

I’m not sure Biden amd Obama were even aware at that point that Pelosi had entered their row because they were thoroughly engaged in their conversation.

OP forgets that they were at a solemn Catholic funeral for Ethel Kennedy, not a cocktail hour at Kennedy's house. They weren't there to socialize and catch up. They were there to pay their respects to the deceased.

Nothing disrespectful happened between any of them.

Biden looks really out-of-it in that clip. It's definitely Parkinson's Disease - saw it with my father.

Not sure Kamala will win, but I'm glad we have a fighting chance with her, rather than being on the edge of our seats every time Biden opens his mouth, or walks.

Biden hss no reason to resent being deprived of his foolish and selfish desire. And he’s not going to be remembered as a great president. He had a largely successful presidency, but absolutely nothing memorable. All Biden will be remembered for ois1) being the oldest president (hopefully) ever and 2) his embarrassing’, last-minute exit from the campaign.

Three presidents.

Obama seemed like he was being kind to Biden and distracting him. JMO.

I wish he had run, for one time, as he suggested in the beginning. And, I really wish we had a primary and selected a candidate.

Granted, we have what we have, and I will vote for Harris, but this all could have been done better.

OP- Pelosi and Osama Bin Bama were instrumental in forcing Biden out. He wanted to run for president and they strong armed him to leave so who can blame him for hating them.

Nancy Pelosi saved us all by pushing Biden out.

He was never going to step down on his own.

The odds of being powerful and beloved by the insiders are low. Nancy chose and has her whole career. I imagine there's a lot of grudging respect for Nancy in the party, her accomplishments are legendary, but her personality probably grates. She's cunning and fairly ruthless, but also smarmy and a smart ass. She gets off on it. It's evident. Who really warms to that? It's politics. Sharp elbows. Maybe Biden can get past it in time, maybe he can't. I can't blame him. It would be a hard thing for anybody to come to terms with, even if it was the right thing.

I think it most likely that Biden and Nancy had already greeted each other outside the chapel.

Just because one recognizes and does the right thing doesn't mean---often doesn't mean---one will like doing so.

I think that might be where Joe is at.

As I've opined before, Obama cut Joe off at the heir-apparent-as-Veep knees in 2016 to promote HRC as "the first woman President." And then when it did become "Biden Time," age and Fate cruelly interrupted his successful run such that, ironically, JOE might become the Queen-Maker instead of Obama.

So no, I don't expect there to be any love lost by President Biden towards Obama, Hillary, or Pelosi.

It looks like Joe said something out of place and snarky that made Obama do an omg laugh.

I don't agree that Pelosi squandered anything during the Obama administration. It was almost impossible to get anything done in the face of such insane Republican obstruction. The Dem/Rep makeup of congress doesn't tell the whole story.

I think Pelosi did what needed to be done.

Biden was upset because when the priest said “You are our saving God who leads us in our salvation,” some mourners started chanting “Nancy! Nancy!”

Where's W? Was he outside in his pickup looking for a parking spot?

I think Obama deserves the blame for not getting much done with a Dem Congress. Give Pelosi the credit for ACA. Remember partisan politics was goiing low for Obama.

R28, You aren't on Medicare with medications, are you? Or diabetic? Or had Covid-19?

Or maybe you have no crushing student loans?

Or live in an area in need of infrastructure repair?

And you definitely aren't of Ukrainian heritage, correct?

Probably haven't looked for a job since 2021, either.

Yeah, nothing "memorable" to those who choose to ignore.

Unfortunately, Biden turned his euology from Ethel to the death of his son Beau. He stuck with that way too long.

Both Biden and Clinton have become mouth breathers. I find it annoying.

R36, I thought Biden didn't want to run in 2016 because he was still dealing with the aftermath of Beau's death?

R43. Many of those things may be admirable, bit they are not memorable. Yes, they would be memorable compared to doing nothing at all, but most president do at least some useful things. Very few are remembered. Are you a Biden family member? I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings.

And, by the way, it’s George W Bush who added prescription drug coverage to Medicare, not Biden. That was a good thing, but it’s doubtful Bush will be remembered for it either. You certainly don’t seem to have remembered

I don't see him giving her the cold shoulder in that video. He just looks lost, the same way he's been looking for the last 3 years. Joe Biden is a man with an enormous ego and I'm sure finding himself displaced by his own VP and out of the running has not been kind to him.

Yeah I don't see him snubbing her. She's just all over the place, swinging from one important person to the next.

[quote]Unfortunately, Biden turned his euology from Ethel to the death of his son Beau. He stuck with that way too long.

He's been going on about that for so long he makes Nancy's casket dance look like a couple shimmies and a single high kick.

maybe he's old

[quote] The only thing they got through was the ACA.

That's all, huh?

Nancy is definitely the Livia Soprano of the Dems.

I've always thought Obama was extremely fond of and protective of Biden, as he is in this video.

Agree r25 and r47. Some people are trying to make an issue out of nothing. Pelosi wasn't even trying to talk to Biden and Obama. It's not like everyone was going up to greet the current/former presidents and they all greeted everyone else but ignored Pelosi.

The Daily Mail hired a lipreader to figure out what Biden and Obama were saying while they spoke to each other.

They claim Biden said “she’s not as strong as me” and Obama said “I know.”

Such bullshit.

I don't believe that for a minute. The Mail's writing about this election is pure fiction. You'd think they were a paper of record over here the way they're trying to throw the election. It's genuinely laughable it's so bald faced.

Am I eating ice cream or mashed potatoes? JILL!!!!!!

"Am I eating a hamberder or a poodle?! MELAMINE!!!!!!"

What does Ethel Kennedy get all this VIP at the funeral treatment?

Is it plastic surgery that gives Biden that look of surprise on his face?

yes.

Interesting how nobody mentions the entirely plausible possibility that the reason Joe might have initially indicated his intention to campaign for reelection, might’ve been that Kamala behind closed doors may originally have expressed no interest in running for his job, but then eventually felt cornered or obligated into doing it to avoid appearing disloyal (?).

I highly doubt that r62.

Sounds like one of those big event, overly dramatic funerals you'd see on a daytime soap when they'd wheel in all the ancient vets.

I think there's real affection between Joe and Barrack. Two good guys.

Barack Obama is the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.