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Remarks by the President Upon the Death of President Ronald Reagan (from whitehouse.gov)
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| June 5, 2004
| George W. Bush
Posted on 06/05/2004 5:12:13 PM PDT by pittsburgh gop guy
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To: ChevyZ28
When Reagan was hosting Death Valley Days his background talk for each show was the best thing on TV. It still would be if it were today.
41
posted on
06/05/2004 6:43:20 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: CyberAnt
Maybe so .. but this connection to Reagan is GREAT for America. I've heard person after person making a great parallel between some of Reagan's qualities and Bush's. That can only be good for Bush - and the best part - THE DEMS WILL HATE IT!! LOL!My thinking was in the time of night that he found out and had to decide whether to wait until tomorrow as he originally was going to do, or to pull it together in order to speak while it was still June 5th in the US.
No matter which choice he made there would be some moron to mock it...Snow, for one.
Classless fools.
I am wondering what, if anything sKerry has to say. He is probably debating whether to be for or against Ronny's death.
42
posted on
06/05/2004 6:44:31 PM PDT
by
Kate of Spice Island
(Sharayah the kilt wearer...hanes HER way underneath!)
To: pittsburgh gop guy
Appropriate, beautiful words.
To: Steely Tom
Now i'm crying Me too. Until this moment I was hanging on -- but now waterworks (and I am in a Hotel foyer).
44
posted on
06/05/2004 6:46:26 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(This is a tag: </> This is a Line ---------)
To: Peach
"The haters are taking over the country"
NO THEY'RE NOT!!
I'll prove it to you. Rush gave these stats some time back and I have never forgotten them. During the American Revolution, there were 3 groups of people. 33% wanted to break away from England; 33% didn't; and the last 33% didn't really give a rip one way or the other.
Today that same 3 groups still exists. So - the angry people are probably LESS THAN 33%. Does that help ..??
45
posted on
06/05/2004 6:47:27 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
To: BARLF; Lady In Blue; CyberAnt
I'm glad at least a few other FReepers caught Snow's remark and had the same reaction I did.
46
posted on
06/05/2004 6:48:45 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(He slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God. Thank you President Reagan.)
To: Steely Tom
47
posted on
06/05/2004 6:49:35 PM PDT
by
GeorgeW23225
(Liberals really aren*t bad people. It*s just that they know so much that simply ISN*T true!!)
To: Wolfstar
"I caught the Fox News panel discussion immediately after the audio of GWB's remarks were first released. Tony Snow sniffed that the remarks weren't personal. I'll forever hold that whiny complaint against Snow. What did he expect? GWB is the current President of the United States. As such, he must strike a formal tone in public because he isn't speaking for himself, personally, but for the entire nation. Sheesh!"
I agree. I love Tony Snow and his quiet intelligence a gentle finesse of conservative facts/positions/truth. But Tony should realize that, as you said, the President was speaking for the nation. If the President had made this a spersonal statement in any way then we would hear the same (and correct in that instance) criticism that we gave after the Wellstone Pep Rally. To highlight Reagan is to highlight the righteousness of the Conservative view.
God Bless Ronald Reagan.
48
posted on
06/05/2004 6:53:12 PM PDT
by
torchthemummy
(Florida 2000: There Would Have Been No 5-4 Without A 7-2)
To: Wolfstar
Snow will wish he had that remark back, but cut him some slack. He's one of the better conservative commentators, and probably said it more out of respect for Reagan than disrespect for Bush. (unless I'm missing some background info, which is always possible)
To: Wolfstar
I sure did and I was thinking about sending Snow an email.I might still do that.
50
posted on
06/05/2004 7:00:57 PM PDT
by
Lady In Blue
(On Election Day,President Bush: "WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER!")
To: CyberAnt
51
posted on
06/05/2004 7:02:18 PM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: handy
We have been blessed with two GREAT Presidents. Ronald Reagon and GWB. I was summary kicked out of mt then wifes family for having a argument with my then father in law and his neighbor in 1980 over voting for president Reagan, and how if he waselected we would have a war. I told both of them they werem full of S**T!
To: MeanFreePath
I don't care who it is, everyone needs to be reminded to think before opening his or her mouth...
Hopefully, sKerry won't figure this out until November 3, 2004.
53
posted on
06/05/2004 7:05:10 PM PDT
by
Kate of Spice Island
(Sharayah the kilt wearer...hanes HER way underneath!)
To: MeanFreePath
...probably said it more out of respect for Reagan than disrespect for Bush...Probably so. I got the impression Tony expected something more than a formal presidential statement. He didn't appear to stop and think that the very fact GWB arranged to give a personal statement in the middle of the night French time was remarkable in and of itself. Earlier, reporters had been saying there would just be a written statement released. GWB obviously countermanded his staff's recommendation to wait until morning to give a live statement.
54
posted on
06/05/2004 7:14:50 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(He slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God. Thank you President Reagan.)
To: Jeff Head
55
posted on
06/05/2004 7:25:51 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(This is it. We either win and prevail or we lose and get tossed into that dustbin W mentioned!)
To: Wolfstar
Me too.
Whiny complaint is exactly the correct term.
I hope he wishes he could take back that remark.
56
posted on
06/05/2004 7:29:08 PM PDT
by
onyx
To: Wolfstar
I have been sitting here crying off and on all day.....my first Republican hero was RR....and I knew this day would come eventually but it hurts so bad to have to say good-bye to him now. I lived in Europe during the Carter years...and how embarassing that was....came back home in September 79....I'll never forget the election of l980...my best friend was an F-15 pilot (at Eglin AFB)....he was night flying that night...landed - called me to see how the election was going - screamed and cheered when I told him the election had been called for Reagan....(hell, it was only 7 CST)...WE WON!!!! and now we have GWB doing what he can for this country and following in RR's footsteps as best as he can. I loved his statement to America and the world tonight....God bless RR and God bless America!
57
posted on
06/05/2004 7:29:41 PM PDT
by
BamaDi
To: Wolfstar
Just got around to sending Tony this email:
Dear Tony:
I loved President's Bush's remarks on Ronald Reagan today. I completely disagree with your comments.They were completely offbase,in my opinion. President Bush's remarks were warm,beautiful and from the heart. Plus,he got up out of his bed to personally deliver this message to the American people. President Bush,#41 as President Reagan's Vice-President worked closely and knew him whereas,I don't think President Bush #43 was not close or worked with Mr Reagan.He knew him and probably had met him on a number of times but that is not the same relationship that his dad had. In closing,I once again say that you were way off base. President Bush's remarks were in no way - 'cyclopedia-like' or delivered in that way. I thought the president was close to tears near the end.
58
posted on
06/05/2004 8:16:10 PM PDT
by
Lady In Blue
(On Election Day,President Bush: "WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER!")
To: pittsburgh gop guy
59
posted on
06/05/2004 8:20:35 PM PDT
by
unspun
(The uncontextualized life is not worth living. | I'm not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate.)
To: Steely Tom
His work is done, and now a shining city awaits him.I join you in tears...
60
posted on
06/05/2004 8:36:41 PM PDT
by
Aracelis
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