Posted on 06/11/2004 7:20:10 AM PDT by kattracks
Democratic Party historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said Friday morning she was disappointed that ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter haven't been invited to speak at Ronald Reagan's funeral."It would have been a good thing to have them speak, especially for Carter," she told radio host Don Imus. "I feel bad for him. It's been a bad week when you think about how many people have said, 'After the horrible Carter years, here came Reagan.'"
"Carter has so thoroughly reestablished himself in his post-presidency," she added, that "having him have a chance to speak would have been nice, yes."
Asked about Reagan's death on Sunday, Carter refused to offer a statement to reporters, but later told his Sunday school class that Reagan was "a formidable communicator and campaigner." He added, "It was because of him that I was retired from my last job."
When Imus pointed out that having Clinton speak at Reagan's service was like "having Courtney Love talk at Mother Tersea's funeral," Kearns Goodwin sounded confused, asking, "You mean he might go on too long?"
LOL!
Yeah, he thoroughly restablished himself as a partisan horse's ass who broke the tradition of ex-presidents not directly criticizing their predecessors and wormed his way into foreign policy matters he had no business getting involved in.
Isn't there a book somewhere you could be plagarizing, Doris, instead of writing this inane babble?
TS. I'll wear a red dress to Carter's funeral. He was a terrible president and even a worse former president. He needs a big helping of STFU.
Psssst! Hey you Liberals! It's not about Carter!
Reestablished himself???? How, by bashing Bush during a time of war. Aiding and abetting our enemy. Just the same ole Carter, pandering to evil.
""Carter has so thoroughly reestablished himself in his post-presidency."
Couldn't agree more. He's reestablished himself as the appeasing, leftist, dictator embracing man that he always was. He has no business anywhere near a microphone at President Reagan's funeral.
She would be. Enough said.
It is ambrassing how out of it Kearns Goodwin is and can be depended on to say something stupid. And that smirk of hers. She was caught plagerizing, yet she is still makes appearances.
I lament that this pathetic fraud still has a forum.
What is wrong with these people?
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a stupid, plagiarizing liberal hagiographer. Forget that carter was an absolute failure as President and that his administration damn near crushed the spirit of Americans. We should forget all that and give North Korea's second favorite ex-president a soap box for his anti-American rantings at the funeral of a true American hero!?!?! I think not!
Hey, Doris, this isn't about your precious Carter.
Too bad Billy Carter isn't still around. They could have had him speak too.
LOL!!! The plagerizer strikes again! She has the credibility of a gnat which matches Carter and Clinton!
Would be glad to tell her that Republicans will be more than happy to be left out of Clinton's arrangements! :)
"When Imus pointed out that having Clinton speak at Reagan's service was like "having Courtney Love talk at Mother Tersea's funeral," Kearns Goodwin sounded confused, asking, "You mean he might go on too long?"
Great line by Imus, blinding glimpse of the obvious stupidity of Kearns Goodwin.
NO surprise, DKG is easily seduced.
Just ask LBJ...
Yeah, that. That's what happens when work cuts into my freepin'.
What makes you think that she came up with this on her own?
HEY! DORIS!
YOU SUCK!
Put that in your overly-intellectual hat and smoke it.
Are Dumborats just that stupid to know that Imus meant that x42 was a sleezebag who turned the Oval Office into the Oral Office while Reagan held that office in such esteem, he wouldn't even take off his jacket there, more or less his trousers and boxers?
They love a lie.
I was watching the News and apparently Reagan himself had asked Bush 41 and Danforth to speak while Rondo was still in the White House.
Re: Kearns Goodwin, did she "borrow" the quote? :)
It's pretty scary, but I have to admit, if I had to choose I'd rather see Clinton speak than Carter. Carter's reputation as kind and good-hearted is a joke, he's a mean vindictive little twit, always has been. He'd use such an occasion to refight the 1980 election. Clinton's so concerned with getting everybody to like him that he'd give a butt-kissing speech which would be more tolerable.
But the best solution is for neither to speak. If they want a Dem to speak, get Joe Lieberman.
I just don't know what Imus sees in that lying, skanky, liberal at all costs, in love with her own mind, Kearns whatever. She should just stay home and shut up...
CUE Hermione Granger: "Foul, loathsome, evil little COCKROACH!!"
Absolutely priceless
It must be hard being a professional clown these days - how can you possibly compete with all of these gifted amatures...
"Democratic Party historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said Friday morning she was disappointed that ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter haven't been invited to speak at Ronald Reagan's funeral."
E'f off. Have these people no respect? Sorry, obvious answer. BTW, BJ and Jimuh ...WERE NOT INVITED, PERIOD!!!
Oh the choices.
"I feel bad for him. It's been a bad week when you think about how many people have said, 'After the horrible Carter years, here came Reagan.'"
Okay first of all, Reagan dies, but we're supposed to feel bad for Carter this week? Pleeeease!
Also, because the media is dumping on Carter, Carter should be allowed to speak at the funeral to repare his hurt feelings?? Double Pleeeeease!
Doris, you are an idiot!
"When Imus pointed out that having Clinton speak at Reagan's service was like "having Courtney Love talk at Mother Tersea's funeral," Kearns Goodwin sounded confused, asking, "You mean he might go on too long?"
I'm sorry but....Dumb Bitch!!!
Because it's so friggin' lame. If there were any quality to the writing, I'd suspect plagarism. But Doris is capable of this level of stupidity all by hereself.
Pray for W and Our Shining City
me, i'll drink a couple of pitchers of beer before i visit jimmuh's grave...
HELLO!
Before, during and after Reagan was President, he was Nancy's husband.
Funerals are serve many purposes, with the spouse of the deceased is the living advocate for the dead. One of the primary purposes of the funeral is to offer comfort to the left behind spouse and family.
As annoying as it may be for some, Nancy's wishes (which reflect her husbands) come first.
Grow up dems.
Kearnes who? What she (??) is really saying is that she is disappointed in the Reagan family and it's choices of speakers. Just like Democrats - butting in where they don't belong.
Or belch the alphabet.
"me, i'll drink a couple of pitchers of beer before i visit jimmuh's grave..."
In memory of Billy, I'm sure.
Only with American haters.
Thank you!!
Carter is a big scary leftist Mr Friendly, all smiles and fuzzy feelings, with angry little core of bitternes inside, like a teddy bear with a twist of barbed wire in the middle. He can't say a thing nice about Reagan or GWB.
Make sure it's some BILLYBEER.
Kearns Goodwin is so thoroughly clueless that while making the point that history needs time to sort out opinions of dead presidents (OK, true enough) she pointed out that LBJ's stature has risen dramatically since he died.
LBJ's stature has risen? Hello? Are you serious?
Imus also had a great point, when he said that for carter to go around building houses, it's basically hard to tell him from a Home Depot employee (no slur intended against Home Depot employees, I'm sure).
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