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Reagan's death may affect G8 Summit
AP ^ | 6.5.04

Posted on 06/05/2004 3:49:09 PM PDT by ambrose

Posted on Sat, Jun. 05, 2004

Reagan's death may affect G8 Summit

Associated Press

SEA ISLAND, Ga. - It was not immediately clear how the death of Ronald Reagan would affect the Group of Eight Summit planned for next week along coastal Georgia.

The meeting's host, President Bush, will be expected to attend Reagan's funeral, but the arrangements had not been immediately made. The summit is scheduled to run from Tuesday through Thursday, and there is a chance that the funeral will occur on one of those days.

"As of now, there are no changes," said Evan Keefer, a spokesman for the summit's planning committee. "Once the funeral arrangements are made, we'll have to react accordingly."

Keefer said he was not aware of any immediate plans for an observance of Reagan's death among the world leaders during the summit. He also said he was in no position to comment on whether Secretary of State Colin Powell or another U.S. official would sit in Bush's place if the president is unable to attend parts of the summit in order to attend Reagan's funeral.

Besides Bush, scheduled to attend the meeting are the leaders of the other G-8 nations - Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and Russia - and the new president of Iraq. Also invited are the leaders of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Ghana, Jordan, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen.


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KEYWORDS: g8summit; ronaldreagan; seaisland
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1 posted on 06/05/2004 3:49:09 PM PDT by ambrose
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To: ambrose
A lot of the other leaders will want to attend the funeral as well, so the schedule will be rearranged.

So9

2 posted on 06/05/2004 3:53:16 PM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Trust Me)
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To: Servant of the 9

if I had to guess, the funeral will be Friday..


3 posted on 06/05/2004 3:55:19 PM PDT by ambrose (The true face of Compassionate Liberals: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1148010/posts)
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To: Servant of the 9

Ronald Reagan
JANUARY 11, 1989 Eco Summit

Something that happened to me a few years ago reflects some of this. It was back in 1981, and I was attending my first big economic summit, which was held that year in Canada. The meeting place rotates among the member countries. The opening meeting was a formal dinner for the heads of government of the seven industrialized nations. Now, I sat there like the new kid in school and listened, and it was all Francois this and Helmut that. They dropped titles and spoke to one another on a first-name basis. Well, at one point I sort of leaned in and said, "My name's Ron." Well, in that same year, we began the actions we felt would ignite an economic comeback--cut taxes and regulation, started to cut spending. And soon the recovery began.
Two years later another economic summit, with pretty much the same cast. At the big opening meeting we all got together, and all of a sudden, just for a moment, I saw that everyone was just sitting there looking at me. And one of them broke the silence. "Tell us about the American miracle," he said


4 posted on 06/05/2004 4:07:28 PM PDT by bayourod (Kerry has no track record in negotiating with foreign nations, nor does Sec of State Sharpton)
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To: ambrose

Sadly, President Bush looked absolutely tiny in the statement he just made in reaction to President Reagan's death. Stiff, no emotion, mechanically and haltingly read, extremely poor delivery, just the projection of being stunned and frozen. Absolutely horrible, one of his advisors should have insisted that he practice delivering it at least once. The kind of performance that in an instant can doom a campaign. We better hope to goodness that the media doesn't play that clip over and over, it could end up being 'Dukakis in a tank.' It was an incredible contrast to Ronald Reagan, he came off like Jimmy Carter. Extremely disappointing, and I take no joy in writing this.

He better step up to the plate for the funeral. Get your butt in gear, Rove.


5 posted on 06/05/2004 4:14:37 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Geez, he was sad. Give the po'man a break!


6 posted on 06/05/2004 4:16:12 PM PDT by Hazzardgate
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Get a grip man.
I would expect him to be stunned for heavens sake.
I am sure he will take care of his duty to President Reagan
in a way we all can be proud of.

God bless the Reagan family, and the United States of America.


7 posted on 06/05/2004 4:20:26 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Sorry - not everything in life can be stage managed with props and balloons... it was an emotional and raw tribute.

Would you have preferred if he had consulted Dick Morris and took polls before making a statement?


8 posted on 06/05/2004 4:20:47 PM PDT by ambrose (President Bush on Reagan: "His Work is Done and Now a Shining City Awaits Him")
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To: ambrose

United States, Japan, G. B., Italy, should do what's necessary to attend.

Leave France, Germany, Russia and Canada alone at the G8 so they can form a circle jerk.


9 posted on 06/05/2004 4:26:51 PM PDT by tall_tex
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To: ambrose

Nice visual image -- that ever-present finger in the air to test the breeze.

My prayers for RR were answered when GWB took office. I dreaded the idea of "42" (we shall not speak his name) delivering the euology with his smarmy crocodile tears.

Thanks be to God for all his blessings.


10 posted on 06/05/2004 4:28:47 PM PDT by j.frank.dobie (Isn't it great to have a real President again?)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Sorry if the campaign isn't up and running on Mr. Reagan's death. You must surely know that Mr. Bush knew Mr. Reagan personally, from his father being his Vice President, etc., so having a cynical prepared and pre-planned polished Clintonized speech is just so Wellstone and not part of W's make-up.


11 posted on 06/05/2004 4:31:52 PM PDT by mabelkitty
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To: ExtremeUnction

Go away DUmmy.


13 posted on 06/05/2004 4:53:42 PM PDT by Hazzardgate
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To: Diddle E. Squat
I'm not crazy about GWB at all, but I thought the statement was quite gracious. He seemed very sad as well.

It's becoming apparant that we're on different planets.

14 posted on 06/05/2004 4:58:24 PM PDT by AAABEST (Lord have mercy on us)
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To: ExtremeUnction

I think that given his schedule, (when he delivered the speech it was 1AM Paris time and he was due to leave in 3 short hours to head to Normandy) that fact that he made a statement is admirable and fitting for a man that did so much for this country. I guess he didn't bite the lower lip enough for you and the other guy who started this BS response.


15 posted on 06/05/2004 4:59:41 PM PDT by lt.america (Captain was already taken)
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To: AAABEST

I agree that it was heartfelt, genuine, gracious, and well-intended. My comments were about how the delivery of those comments may be perceived by average Americans. Hopefully I am wrong.


16 posted on 06/05/2004 5:01:56 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: ambrose

Well, the leaders would have been here for the funeral, anyway. Now they don't have to make another trip, just maybe extend their stay an extra day.


17 posted on 06/05/2004 6:07:18 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004/Because we Must!!! (Bombard))
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Good grief! The man had just learned of the death of someone for whom he had great feelings! He's not a slick politician, remember? I think most folks will take it the way he delivered it, a statement in which he was probably trying very hard to hold back his emotions.

Give it a rest!

18 posted on 06/05/2004 6:09:42 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004/Because we Must!!! (Bombard))
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To: Diddle E. Squat
My comments were about how the delivery of those comments may be perceived by average Americans. Hopefully I am wrong.

I believe you are! Average Americans like George W. Bush precisely BECAUSE he's not a silver tongued liar like x42, and doesn't always speak in a skillful slick manner. They just like his honesty and character, and don't study every move he makes and every word he utters in a political way.

19 posted on 06/05/2004 6:13:31 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004/Because we Must!!! (Bombard))
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To: ExtremeUnction

"It's always been quite obvious that Dubya is awful trying to talk off the cuff. I mean TERRIBLE!!"




Actually, I think you have it backwards. It is when Bush usually has a prepared speech and itinerary to follow, that he looks most uncomfortable. His natural reactions and speeches after 9/11 were honest and heartfelt...as is the way he reacts, one-on-one in informal settings. His most recent press conference a couple days ago was excellent, as he looked extremely relaxed.

While he can absolutely murder the English language on occassion, he is more natural when he speaks off the cuff. And there's another thing to consider; an absolutely hostile media, that as I learned tonight, spends hours on gotcha questions. What you may see as a failure to respond precisley, many others see as a game being played by the media to embarras our president. Read his recent interview with a reporter in Rome...and not only see the bias, but how Bush took him apart.


20 posted on 06/05/2004 6:17:44 PM PDT by cwb (If it weren't for Republicans, liberals would have no real enemies)
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