[txradioguy]

A bunch of us made note of this comment and what it ment on the live thread for the funeral and got poo poohed for thinking that Jr. was taking a potshot at W during his Eulogy. Glad to know I wasn't wrong.

[no_problema]

i was wondering myself if patti and ron would vote for kerry this fall.

[skeeter]

Who cares. Any notoriety Ron Jr, or Patti for that matter, had was buried with their august father.

[MJY1288]

Ron P. Reagan is just another sour liberal who has a difficult time accepting the fact that they are not in power. The hatred they spew will backfire, so I hope they keep it up. The more GWB ignores them, the louder they get, eventually America will see them for what they are

[COEXERJ145]

I believe that Ron is known member of the Watermelon Party.

[Cicero]

This issue is best forgotten. It can't possibly do anyone any good.

[Lizavetta]

I've heard that Ron Jr. is or was a dog show commentator. Can anyone verify?

That said, to take a political swipe at ANYBODY at somebody's funeral is the epitome of TACKY. If he would have criticized Carter or Clinton it would be equally as tacky. Funerals are NOT the time for that.

[FreeReign]

"But he never made the mistake the fatal mistake of so many politicians - wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. . . "

Junior wears his politics on his sleeve -- at a funeral for his Dad.

[RobbyS]

It was also a swipe at Michael Reagan.

[Physicist]

My take on it is that the comments were aimed at Bush, but missed its mark. Junior is simply mistaken about Bush's faith, which seems to fall right in line with President Reagan's.

That said, I thought Junior's comments were valid political points that don't get raised often enough. Joe Lieberman's did-I-mention-I'M-JEWISH campaign rhetoric came immediately to mind, as did Algore's blackface preacher Steppin Fetchit routine.

[Soylent Democrats]

Ron Jr. is a cokehead sissy who's done so much nose candy that his brain is gone. His sister Patti has banged more than a broken screen door.

Maureen (God, rest her soul) and Michael are the only children who showed love and respect to their father. Pardon the crass post, but it's heartbreaking to have witnessed the bastardization of President Reagan's burial buy his own son who bears his name. Absolutely hideous.

[I'm ALL Right!]

What a shame that this poor excuse for a man shares a name with such an incredible leader. He certainly will never attain greatness like his father. He doesn't have the basic character inside of him--if he did he would have known that such a comment at such a time was completely selfish and inappropriate.

[alloysteel]

Ron Reagan Jr. has never been politically reliable. A larger part of that may owe to being in reaction to the father's politics, much as Candace Bergen reacted to her famous father's beliefs. Considering that Ron Reagan Jr. has not been much of a major player, maybe the institutional Hollywood crowd isn't buying it.

[harpo11]

Who knows what Ronald Reagan's son has on his mind. Perhaps, he was thinking of Clinton, manhandling that big Bible during the Monica Lewinsky scandal every time he was taped going in and out of church on Sunday. Bet, we haven't seen the likes of this since then?

Or, Bill Clinton, apparently inviting 3 men of the cloth to supposedly help counsel him to mend his wicked ways.

Or, how about the Reverend Jessie Jackson and the Reverend Al Sharpton, using their religious title to meddle in politics. Talk about separation between church and state.

Or, how about just about any democrat running for public office campaigning in black churches.

So who knows exactly what the son of Ronald Reagan was trying to convey. If he was taking a jab at President Bush, I'm sure his dearly beloved father would not agree. Maybe, sometime he will feel a heavenly pull on his earlobes for doing so.

[RavenATB]

Hmmm, I actually thought of Clinton carrying his Bible around to and from Church on Sundays, rather than that comment being a slam at W. I sort of thought that Reagan considered Bush's Christian faith as genuine, and not something used for political gain.

I need to ratchet up my cynicism...

ATB

[Jaded]

He's not nearly a quaint as he thinks. People will for get the ballet dancer/psuedo-journalist/dog show announcer soon enough.

[GOPyouth]

This is picky, but I've noticed certain press calling him Ron, Jr. I'm not too sure he is a Jr.

[mad_as_he$$]

Junior is just another data point to prove that there is no lifeguard in the gene pool.

[Doctor Don]

A sad aftermath for the funeral of the finest president in my lifetime. President Reagan was a man of faith but he left two offspring who are not believers. I would rather be a common man whose children love the Lord than walk in Reagan' boots. History will record him as a great leader. Eternity may record him as a failure because he did not "communicate" his faith to his children. Thank God for the adopted one - Michael!

[Integrityrocks]

Why doesn't anyone think it was a jab at Kerry? After all. Kerry is well known for making every church appearance a photo op. I think Kerry has USED his religion to the point of blasphemy. This could well have been a jap at him.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Ron is a creep, IMO. I happened to also notice that he never bowed his head during the various prayers. He just held his head up with a smug sort of look. He irritated the heck out of me.