LIVE THREAD--Reagan National Funeral Ceremony: National Cathedral (6/11/04)

C-SPAN | 6.11.04

[ambrose]

LIVE THREAD--Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Lying in State at the Rotunda (6/11/04)

[Terriergal]

WHY in the heck do they keep panning to bubba and the beast!

It's a photo op. But in the case of FOX it may be they're hoping to get a shot of them goofing off or looking bored or the like.

[alancarp]

This entire service has got to be driving the anti-God crew (ACLU, People for the American Way, etc.) absolutely nuts. They hate this with a passion and can't complain one wit.

[antivenom]

saturday

[ConservativeMan55]

[mombonn]

Again, look at Roslyn's face - very bitter. How sad for one who professes Christ as Savior.

[Maigrey]

That is a tapping of the staff by the (?) of the church.

[Romish_Papist]

It will be interesting to see if Kerry is there and if he takes communion from an Episcopal priest. HINT: He can't but he's done it before.

Sorry, not the time for this.

[OESY]

France's unofficial rep and curious choice is:

Valery Giscard D'Estaing, the son of a French civil servant serving with the occupying forces after the First World War, was born in Germany on 2nd February 1926. Educated in Paris he joined the French Resistance during the Second World War, for which he was awarded the Croix de Guerre.

...

In 1974 Giscard D'Estaing defeated Francois Mitterrand to became President of France. A strong supporter of the European Economic Community, while in office he played a crucial role in several international initiatives including the creation of the European Council, the European Monetary System, the Disarmament Institute and the North-South Conference.

Other reforms introduced by Giscard D'Estaing included divorce and abortion law reform, reduction of the voting age to eighteen. During his period in office the French economy performed badly and was defeated by Francois Mitterrand in the 1981 presidential elections. He returned to the National Assembly and became one of the leaders of the centre-right group, Union for French Democracy.

Giscard D'Estaing served as President of the Commission of Foreign Affairs (1987-1989) and as a member of the European Parliament (1989-1993). He returned to the National Assembly in 1993 and once again became President of the Commission of Foreign Affairs (1993-1997).

In December 2001, Giscard D'Estaing was appointed by the European Council as Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe.

Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDestaing.htm

[Frapster]

As Reagan's casket enters "I know that my Redeemer liveth!"

[My2Cents]

:-) For sure. "Bless those who curse you."

[Tarantulas]

If Merv is a pallbearer, he looks good in his military uniform.

[Major_Risktaker]

Yeah... if this were an arab world funeral... they'd have to be carrying the casket over their heads in the street, drop it a few times... have him fall out onto the ground... steal parts of his clothing... riot a while..... scream and holler.... shoot ak47s into the air .... and burn a couple of enemies flags.

LOL!

Iran 1989 This was the only photograph showing the scenes at Ayatollah Khomeini's funeral to escape from Tehran after two million strong crowds fought to strip the body, anxious to secure a souvenir. Credit: Anonymous.

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What a diffent in culture.

[prairiebreeze]

Hands going over hearts as the casket passes by

[ken5050]

I wrote earlier that the FRench did in fact send an official representative.. He showed up, saw the honor guard, and promptly surrendered..

[sinkspur]

Sometimes silence is best, Quix.

I find the spewing about the Clintons on this thread to be entirely inappropriate on this occasion.

Can't we give it a rest for an hour?

[RansomOttawa]

What is the snapping sound?

The staff the priest carries (Sorry, I don't know its proper name) has a metal tip that strikes the stone floor when he walks.

[kjam22]

If she's going to read from the bible.... well that may be a first. I'd like to pick the text for her to read!

[TomGuy]

[ambrose]

I don't think Nancy could make it if she didn't have that General to hold on to...

[Terriergal]

This entire service has got to be driving the anti-God crew

I bet! So much "jesus" going out on the public airwaves.