# I pit the people giving the widow crap for NOT taking call from President Biden **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [July 16, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321 "2024-07-16T13:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/101 "2024-07-17T03:27:39Z")
What A great time to say "I don’t know the details, so I’m not going to blindly guess just yet’. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/102 "2024-07-17T03:29:02Z")
Or you can split the difference and vote for the slightly flawed candidate over the evil candidate. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/103 "2024-07-17T03:29:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Yeah it’s a private thing. So why tell the press? > > I just don’t get it. This is my main reason for starting this thread. I view grief as a private thing and I would NOT want to talk to the President or the **PRESS** either. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/104 "2024-07-17T03:30:06Z")
Would you be OK with receiving written condolences? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/105 "2024-07-17T03:34:05Z")
The press can hound like a, well…hound. I suspect she wasn’t at her best emotionally. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/106 "2024-07-17T03:34:09Z")
It really would NOT mean anything to ME to receive a condolence letter for anyone who did NOT personally know me or my deceased relative, ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/107 "2024-07-17T03:35:36Z")
I know the details. Good grief man it’s all over the news. I’m not watching the convention but I bet they’ve played it twice an hour on there. Especially Fox. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/108 "2024-07-17T03:37:07Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I wonder if the killed spouses of 9/11 firefighters would’ve not accepted a call from Bush? Nope don’t think the would. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > We don’t know what 9/11 people didn’t take calls from Bush. I’m willing to bet plenty did. But like you said it’s private. So your guess is as good as mine. Uh, yeah. That was my point. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/109 "2024-07-17T03:40:20Z")
When my Daddy died I took every call, talked to anyone who’d listen,thanked people profusely if I knew them or not. Hugged anyone, cried on everyone. People had to tell me to shut up. But that’s me. Everyone is different. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/110 "2024-07-17T03:42:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > When my Daddy died I took every call, talked to anyone who listen,thank people profusely if I knew them or not. > People had to tell me to shut up. Why am I not surprised? 🙂 > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But that’s me. Everyone is different. Yes. Exactly. I think you actually get it now. That’s what everyone has been saying repeatedly. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/111 "2024-07-17T03:43:12Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Yes. Exactly. I think you actually get it now. That remains to be seen…but I have hope. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/112 "2024-07-19T18:57:42Z")
During his speech at the RNC Trump made mention of talking to her. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321/113 "2024-07-19T19:15:19Z")
Interesting. He has said that before only to have the person deny it. Hopefully that’s not the case here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321.md?page=5)