"The bullfight critics ranked in rows,
filled the enormous plaza full,
but only one is there, who really knows,
and he's the one who fights the bull."
Posted on 06/06/2004 6:13:32 PM PDT by mdittmar
More than 100,000 people are expected to pay their respects to former President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Capitol Police said Sunday.
Reagan's body will arrive at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday evening. Following a state funeral service, the 40th president will lie in state around the clock for 24 hours.More than 100,000 people are expected to pay their respects to former President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Capitol Police said Sunday.
Reagan's body will arrive at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday evening. Following a state funeral service, the 40th president will lie in state around the clock for 24 hours.
Capitol Police Chief Terence Gainer said vacations have been canceled for all officers.
"We want to make it very easy for the public to come and have an opportunity to pay their last respects to the president," Gainer told WRC-TV.
Gainer said the force will soon issue directives on what people can and can not bring to the viewing. Cameras will be forbidden and backpacks and other bags will be strongly discouraged, he said.
All those wishing to view the former president's body will have to pass through metal detectors and will be subject to search.
The last president to lie in state at the Capitol was Lyndon Johnson, in 1973.
I wonder if commie leftists will have the audacity to protest at the funeral.
Only 100,000?
What do they think this is, a million mom march?
I hope they're as wrong as Hollywood was about "The Passion"
I suspect that might be a vast underestimate.
We can only hope they show their true colors.
Hmmmmmm........if its for 24 hours straight starting Wednesday evening the best time might be late Wednesday night; I should get a room.
What a very special guy. He would have succeeded in any place, at any time.
We were thinking of coming up Thursday, but late Wednesday night may be better for us, too. Either way, we will be there.
"Bush, Jews Blamed."
Over 100,000? They may want to add another "0" to that estimate.
Oh yeah - they'll be there.
100,000?
Someone is low-balling the estimate.
i will not be surprised if they protest....then they will turn around and claim that we politicized the event.
much the same way they say we politicized wellstone's funeral.
On the other hand, I strongly suspect that there will be more than 100,000 trying to attend.
Charlottesville bump. I'd love to take the kids up to witness this. They've heard hubby and I extol the virtues of Ronaldus Maximus their entire lives and have grown up to be true Reagan supporters, too. God rest his soul.
One hundred thousand? I'd prepare for two or three times that.
Wish all who attend a safe a memorable occsasion - BUMP!
indeed, a little more then 100K people saw Babe Ruth. So for sure, they could not accomodate anything much larger then that.
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