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...
I think "traitors" is a better definition of the Clintons. As far as Algore goes, let's just say he invented the statement "out to lunch" and he's never coming back. :-)
Too bad Bubba!
Bill Clinton still thinks it is all about Bill Clinton.
Just caught a view of the live shot on C-span of the mourners filing by...Does anyone know if the same flag stays with the coffin for the entire week? Is that the one presented to Mrs. Reagan? Or do they change them, to have several as momentos?
These people are an embarrassment to themselves, and to America! I'm glad they were excluded.
Goodness, they are going to try to pain this like the Wellstone Memorial Campaign Rally.
Great pic -- perfect if you ask me!
As a candidate in 1992, Bill Clinton blasted Bush administration standards of behavior and pledged to conduct "the most ethical administration in the history of the Republic."
"I think the country could be spared a lot of agony and the government could worry about inflation and a lot of other problems if [Nixon would] go on and resign."
"[There is] no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and interfering with the FBI and the CIA is an impeachable offense." Arkansas Gazette 8 August 1974
"Every time Bush talks about trust it makes chills run up and down my spine. The way he has trampled on the truth is a travesty of the American political system." - Presidential candidate Bill Clinton, describing his opponent (Federal News Service, 10/28/92)
"There's just no such thing as truth when it comes to him. He just says whatever sounds good and worries about it after the election." Presidential candidate Bill Clinton describing his opponent, George Bush (Quoted in the American Spectator, 10/28/92)
"The road to tyranny, we must remember, begins with the destruction of the truth." from a speech at the University of Connecticut, Oct 15, 1997.
"I intend to have a legislative program ready on the desk of Congress on the day after I'm inaugurated. I intend to have an explosive 100-day action period." (June 23, 1992)
"People of the press are expecting [us] to have some 100-day program. We never ever had one." (Dee Dee Myers, January 12, 1993)
"You can't say you love your country and hate your government." - Bill Clinton, 1995 (After the OKC bombing)
"A lot of wonderful people love their country and hate the military." - Bill Clinton, 1969 (Letter to the National Guard)
In refering to "Juanita" a recently discovered Inca mummy: "You know, if I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy!" Quoted in Time magazine (6/17/96 p. 104)
Mr. Clinton made a "joke" during a White House Press meeting during the weekend of May 1, 1999. He assured the group that although Al Gore attended the Kentucky Derby, he did not sire the winning horse. Everyone laughed. Source: AP wire. May 2, 1999
"I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President."
"I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale."
At a press conference July 21, 1999, Bill Clinton stated: "John Kennedy had actually not been back to the White House since his father was killed, until I had became president - and first he was on an advisory committee that made a report to me, and he came back to the Oval Office where he saw the desk that he took the famous picture in - you know, coming through the gate, for the first time since he was a little boy."
"The ultimate goal is to make sure that the United Nations can fulfill its mission there and continue to work with the Somalis toward nation building." (June 16, 1993)
"The U.S. military mission is not now nor was it ever one of `nation building.'" (October 13, 1993)
"The plan not only pays for every penny in new investment with new savings but -- even with modest growth estimates -- will cut the deficit in half by 1996." (Putting People First, September 1992)
"I can't [avoid raising taxes on the middle class] because the deficit has increased so much, beyond my earlier estimates..." (February 17, 1993)
"We will link China's trading privileges to its human rights record and its conduct on trade and weapon sales." (August 13, 1992)
"I am moving, therefore, to delink human rights from the annual extension of most-favored nation trading status for China." (May 26, 1994)
When asked what's wrong with letting local school districts decide how best to spend federal education dollars, President Clinton replied, "because it's not their money." (PRNewswire, Nov. 9, 1999)
1) "[I]t depends on how you define "alone" ... there were a lot of times when we were alone, but I never really thought we were." 2) "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." -- excerpts from Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony
President Clinton was interviewed on January 21, 1998 by Jim Lehrer on his alleged affair with a Whitehouse intern and subsequent alleged subornation of her perjury. Clinton said, "I'm just trying to suppress my natural impulses and get back to work."
"You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say." President William Clinton addressing the people of Philadelphia, May 28, 1993 in the Courtyard, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
"You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president."
"You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle."
"Poor Darrell Hammond. What's he going to do when I leave office?"
"The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime."
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In his classic book, The Art of War, Sun Tzu writes:
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Ed. Note: Sorry, Willie. You do not measure up. There will be no speaking role for you. It's bedtime for Bubba.
I don't expect either side to be giving any ovations at a funeral at the nation cathedral.
Fair enough, we all dislike Clinton - maybe they could ask Carter to do one of the scripture readings.
Basically what I am saying is that we know the media is looking for an issue here - they are tormented from having to provide all this coverage of the Reagan events. Do we want to give them an issue, would having Carter do a reading at the cathedral be so bad?
Clinton and Gore had 8 years in the White House to say something about Reagan -- I can't remember them saying anything nice!
I think we all know how Clinton and the Dem's felt about Reagan when they made that awful CBS movie. They have already given their speech about Reagan.
Oh, but you forget, after all, it's all about him.
LOL, me too!
Would you want people that castigated you speaking at your funeral? And you know what? Screw the media. These are the decisions of Nancy Reagan.
Just saw on FOX -- Kerry's supposed to be there at 2:15 PDT. What an opportunist. Even his advisors must want Kerry to lose -- we all know why Kerry is doing this!
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BUSH2 is fighting an Axis of Evil and is winning.
REAGAN1 fought an Evil Empire and won.
BUSH2 =
REAGAN1
.......for the GOOD.
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Any word if Kerry is going to cut into the line?
That SOB is going to take time away from many, many people who will lose their opportunity.
Get over yourself. Carter would not be asked to do anything for a man he despised. You are starting to sound like Al Franken's SNL character here--paraphrasing in a whiney voice, "Would it be so wronggg..."?
I came close to posting about some of the ugliness over there, but nope, not gonna go there.
Let them mourn, not the passing of a great man, as many do. Sadly, though they do not seem to know it, they mourn for the emptiness within their own souls.
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