Posted on 06/08/2004 8:54:12 AM PDT by lainie
Edited on 06/08/2004 11:18:28 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Controversy develops over Reagan funeral speakers...
'President Clinton really held out all hope the funeral would be a nonpartisan event, like Nixon's was,' a top Clinton source said on Tuesday morning. 'He's angry and disappointed neither he nor President Carter have been asked to speak, as of yet'...
CLINTON DISAPPOINTMENT: LEFT OFF FUNERAL SPEAKERS LIST
Former President Bill Clinton has privately expressed anger he has apparently been left off the speakers list of Friday's Reagan State Funeral, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
"President Clinton really held out all hope the funeral would be a nonpartisan event, like Nixon's was," a top Clinton source said on Tuesday morning. "He's angry and disappointed neither he nor President Carter have been asked to speak, as of yet."
The top source says Clinton has been critical that both Bush presidents will address the crowd gathered at National Cathedral.
Nixon's vice president Gerald Ford did not speak at Nixon's funeral.
Clinton's inner circle is convinced Nancy Reagan has personally shut out Clinton from any high-profile participation.
"It is a state funeral, using tax dollars," the top Clinton insider explained.
Former President George H.W. Bush, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will join President Bush in eulogizing Ronald Reagan, Reagan's office announced. Presiding over the service will be former Sen. John Danforth of Missouri, who is an ordained Episcopal priest. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the Rabbi Harold Kusher will give readings, while Irish tenor Ronan Tynan will sing.
The eulogy is being prepared by President Bush's chief speechwriter, Michael Gerson, who also wrote the president's moving speech for a memorial service in the same cathedral after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Developing...
The more the Clintonistas attack Nancy, a grieving widow, and her children, the worse they will look, and by extention, the worse the Dems will look.
Every president plans his funeral when he is sworn in. That's the way it is for ALL.
Anyone believe for a moment that slick willie has chosen any of his enemies to speak at his funeral?
At any time until he left office Ronald Reagan could have changed his plan. For whatever reason, he chose not to do so.
End of story!
And Helen Thomas is now, evidently saying that Reagan would be considered a moderate today. Sheesh. Maybe so they can say a few nice things w/o being considered hypocrits.
Agreed.
if he had ANY class he would kept his lying-weasel rapist treasonous trap shut
Guess that means he has none.
BTW, speaking of keeping his trap shut -- this story's been out all day long, and he hasn't denied it.
I am so glad you heard that, too. She said "compared with what we have today" he'd be considered a moderate. I had to laugh thinking of that contingent that claims Bush isn't really conservative, because she clearly was saying "compared to President Bush". LOL
To her, everyone to the right of Zell Miller is a right-wing extremist nut case.
Pretty ridiculous how they twist things to fit their agenda, isn't it? They really are a sad, pitiful and dishonest bunch. Not to mention morally bankrupt.
Hope you're doing well...Will FRmail you when I get back from Oxford, Fri nite...:-))
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I just saw the replay on CSPAN2. Unreal, he had a dude with a camcorder getting an "action shot" of him as he sauntered around the casket.
I still want to know how he arranged this.
Exactly.
ping.
***For the record, I saw both of them cross themselves.***
I didn't notice that the Governer did. I did NOT mean it as a criticism, just as a comment that they were respectful. Thanks for pointing it out that they both did!
The other 60,000 plus were not allowed to have cell phones or cameras. Maybe a camcorder isn't a camera.
He sure does have that face.
Good description.
Did he have a sign around his neck reading:
"The decade of greed is finally over!"?
She could have flown out with Kerry then.
How delightful that would be for the grieving widow in the front row, doubtless.
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