Reagan scripted funeral to last detail

Washington Times ^ | 6/10/04 | Joyce Howard Price

[kattracks]

Ronald Reagan's state funeral was planned more than 20 years ago, mostly by the 40th president himself when he first entered the White House.

Mr. Reagan began planning the ceremony shortly after taking office in 1981, a ritual which became customary after the assassination of President Kennedy, whose lack of funeral preparations left organizers unsure how to proceed.

[DannyTN]

The harMonica?, with Bill it's all sax.

[clarissaexplainsitall]

When Clinton dies, I think his brother Roger will have him stuffed so he can cut the line at bars and clubs a la Weekend at Bernie's. Hillary will only put a stop to it when Roger keeps making stuffed Billy signed the bar tabs and Hillary gets the bills.

[snooker]

The Reagan funeral is a fitting tribute to a fine American. A job well done, if you ask me.

I assume for the Clinton funeral we just all wear our zippers at half mast to save costs on flags and save time with the salutes :}

Hey don't look at me that way, that wasn't me playing the her-Monica in the side office.

You can't demean the character of a person that has already drug theirs through the gutter.

[trustandobey]

Can't you just see Hillary biting her lip? And of course she will have to wear a black veil to go with her black pantsuit, otherwise we would see her laughing her head off. Yeah this funeral is going to be really fun to plan! I don't mind doing it for them.

[trustandobey]

Bet she's already baking cookies for the happy event.

[Miss Marple]

"The Cheese Stands Alone." HAHAHAHAHA!

He WILL try to hog the camera in the cathedral. I bet we see fake tears and that (because it is pool coverage) we will be forced to watch him more than others.

Unless we get lucky and get a Republican cameraman. LOL!

I wonder if Hillary will roll her eyes again.

[normy]

When Clinton dies I wonder if Monica will be allowed at his funeral. I mean I am sure she probably loved him. He took advantage of his office and seduced a 20 year old girl, she probably was maddly in love with him, figuring he would leave Hillary for her.

That will be a site to see if she went, which she should.

[Prince Charles]

Published reports have said former Presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush all have plans on file, but Bill Clinton does not. Capt. Kerr declined to confirm whether Mr. Clinton had filed any funeral plans.

Is that because they can't find anyone willing to show up for it?

[ConservativeMan55]

Reagan Memorial In NYC Photos.

[Larry Lucido]

I can see Clinton having a Khomeini-like "open-casket" funeral, courtesy of his crazed, brainwashed followers.

[Desdemona]

Published reports have said former Presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush all have plans on file, but Bill Clinton does not. Capt. Kerr declined to confirm whether Mr. Clinton had filed any funeral plans.

Either Bill Clinton thinks he's going to live forever, or we might see the shortest state funeral on record.

[codercpc]

I have my flame suit on, so here I go.

I am very disappointed in most of the posters here. Some of these comments are funny, but some are down right mean.

The Office of the President of the United States deserves our respect. Although I think Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton were the worst Presidents of our time, they were still Elected President of The United States, and in that respect deserve a state funeral if they request one.

I may be super sensitive this week, but I have read the vile hatred on other sites, read the awful editorials, and seen the snide comments on TV in regards to President Reagan, and I will never sink that low.

I know that neither of these men are dead yet, but I sure hope this thread does not represent what will happen when one of these Presidents passes away.

Rant over....Flame away :>

[WestTexasWend]

"When Clinton dies, I think his brother Roger will have him stuffed so he can cut the line at bars and clubs a la Weekend at Bernie's. Hillary will only put a stop to it when Roger keeps making stuffed Billy signed the bar tabs and Hillary gets the bills."

LOL...the Dems could go on using him at fundraisers...and he'd STILL be more lifelike than AlGore or Kerry!

[WestTexasWend]

"And of course she will have to wear a black veil..."

...or maybe a burqa. Veils have been known to slip or blow up in the wind and we wouldn't want THAT! If NOW was really serious about women's rights it would require its members to wear burqas in solidarity with Muslim women (and to give the rest of us a shot at digesting our food).

[WKB]

According to the Military District of Washington, the reversal of the boots "indicates the warrior will never ride again."

Not ALWAYS true:
Revelation 19
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

[Xenalyte]

Didn't it also have something to do with his being Quaker?

[Xenalyte]

What do those two verses have to do with reversed boots?

[aruanan]

    Published reports have said former Presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush all have plans on file, but Bill Clinton does not. Capt. Kerr declined to confirm whether Mr. Clinton had filed any funeral plans.

That's because Silly Billy thinks he's never going to need one. He should be like everyone else?

[WestTexasWend]

"I wonder if Hillary will roll her eyes again."

...another reason to go with the burqa (see #54).

[WKB]

According to the Military District of Washington, the reversal of the boots "indicates the warrior will never ride again."

Not ALWAYS true:
Revelation 19
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.




According to those two verses when Christ returns to earth to set up his Kingdom
the "armies of Heaven will be riding horses with him.
Believing RWR to be a Christian he would be included in that group.
And that being true he WOLID ride a gain.
That's all.