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these people coming through now have been waiting hours and hours
Posted on 06/11/2004 2:48:04 AM PDT by ambrose
LIVE THREAD--Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Lying in State at the Rotunda (6/11/04)
fantastic story
BTW to ALL: Does anyone have a sound clip or wav file of
Ronald Reagan saying "win one for the Gipper" ?
This is not the time but it will be in the comming weeks.
Yesterday Brit compared the coverage in various papers. The NYT was doing the worst job - having the least amount of coverage on the front page.
The woman blew a kiss to Reagan, hers was a very touching farewell.
Found the transcript:
ROSTIK DENENBURG, HAD CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH REAGAN: Good morning.
HEMMER: How did you recognize the president that day?
DENENBURG: My grandfather and I actually recognized him at the same time. We saw him walking through the park in L.A., and we came up and we greeted him. We shook his hand.
HEMMER: What did you say to him?
DENENBURG: We thanked him for what he did, for the Soviet Union. Myself and my grandfather are both immigrants from the Soviet Union, and he was one of the key figures responsible for destroying communism and the Cold War, and making it possible for us to immigrate to the United States.
HEMMER: What did he say to you and your grandfather?
DENENBURG: When we congratulated him, he said, "It's my job."
HEMMER: Now, Rostik, did you recognize him first or did your grandfather do that?
DENENBURG: I'd like to say it was simultaneous, but my grandfather did first, because he's seen him many more times, obviously.
HEMMER: Sure. How did the Secret Service react? I can't imagine they were too far away from that location.
DENENBURG: They were right by Mr. Reagan. And, in fact, they inspected the camera right before we shot the picture to make sure it was a camera.
HEMMER: Wow! Where's that photo today, Rostik?
DENENBURG: The photo's hanging on my wall, actually.
HEMMER: There for safekeeping. How did your family view Ronald Reagan at that point?
DENENBURG: As a hero, a great man and a great American.
HEMMER: And how did the news affect you this weekend, Rostik?
DENENBURG: It was definitely a very sad occurrence. However, we must celebrate this man's long life, and we must celebrate the things he did for the world, for the United States and for the Soviet Union.
HEMMER: Rostik, thanks for sharing. Rostik Denenburg from Detroit, Michigan, now a medical student at the University of Toledo in northwestern, Ohio, taking us back to 1977, and we remember that picture today seven years later. Thank you, Rostik.
DENENBURG: Thank you.
I remember the Contra's training near us during basic at Benning in '82; we never talked to them, but would see them marching by occasionally at the wee hours of the morning during PT.
That one really brought on the tears.
that must have been something to have watched....our military is so impressive, really. As I have watched the changing of the guard around President Reagan's coffin, each time I am in awe.
Liberal lover Brian Lamb is on C-span now, taking phone calls. Someone asked about Clinton's not speaking at the funeral, considering that we're about to endure weeks of 24/7 flogging of his book, so why should Clinton even think of thrusting himself into Reagan's funeral, and Lamb insisted that he hadn't heard one word that Clinton was upset or angry. Why don't I think Lamb is telling the truth???
Cut the NYT's a break....they have more important things to cover.....
The responsibilty of reporting "all of the NON-NEWS fit to print" day after day after day after day is an overwhelming responsibility.
(she says with a sarcastic edge)
JFK had time to order a stand down of US airpower that was supposed to protect the invasion at the Bay of Pigs. That killed many freedom fighters and condemned Cuba to decades of poverty and tyranny.
Im in AWE of that young Marine....
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Harding was the only president ever initiated into the KKK, and they did it in the White House
Can anyone recommend the best network or cable channel to tape it from? I've heard FOX has stunk with the coverage, so I'm leery about taping it from them.
Sorry, "it" being the funeral.
Looked like aside from the NY/LA Slimes, most major papers were fairly respectful...
I hate to admit I've been watching CSPAM....they've been showing most all of the coverage and with no mouth pieces.
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