Posted on 02/20/2010 6:17:25 AM PST by tsmith130
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, who served Republican presidents and ran for the office himself, has died.
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but the whole “...I am in control here”
stank to high heaven of coup d'etat.
poor choice of words I suspect....but maybe not. I don't know.
“Goodnight Sweet Prince, and flights of angels guide you to your rest.”
He had a good measure and did a good job. I’m sure that St Peter is welcoming him with open arms. Rest in peace, Al.
RIP
All Republicans are treated shamefully unless they are ‘reaching across the aisle’. Then when they veer to the right they are scathed. It is now a badge of honor for Republicans to be trashed by the Press. It means they are effective.
I have to be honest here, I still remember his response after Reagan’s assasination. I was just a kid, having cast my first-ever vote for president.
It was a head-scratcher, his response. I can picture it like it was yesterday (with visions of my high school history teacher pounding both my brain cells with a line of succession quizzes to follow!)
Rest in peace, Mr Haig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkObnNQCMtM
Choral version of Agnus Dei sung to the theme of Samuel Barbers Adagio for strings.Performed by The Choir of Trinity College,Cambridge,UK.Directed by Richard Marlow
Rest in peace, General Haig. You served with great loyalty in times of great danger to our nation.
Hours after the shooting, then-Secretary of State Haig went before the cameras intending, he said later, to reassure Americans that the White House was functioning.
"As of now, I am in control here in the White House, pending the return of the vice president," Haig said.
Somehow that last bit is never quoted.
In 1967 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest medal for heroism (fighting in hand-to-hand combat in human-wave assaults).
He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart.
Taps for a true hero in the pantheon of American heroes. Rest in peace, soldier. Thanks you for your noble service on our behalf.
Leni
Did not mean it as slam on the man.
Had a fellow squadron member in the AF who had met the general. Was assigned as an air liason officer to a unit of Army grunts in Germany ( not duty any fighter pilot relishes). During a REFORGER exercise he was in the field, cold, wet, muddy and not at all happy. As he was sitting near a heater trying to get warm, he hears a voice behind him “mind if I sit down soldier?”. Without turning he barks out “ I don’t give a sh#t what you do buddy”. Silence. Turns and sees a guy with 4 stars on his collar. Guess who.
Reagan’s assasination attempt...he wasn’t successful
Aside from my recollection of the actual phrase being “I’m in charge here”, how does Vaquero not know what the HELL he’s talking about?
I don’t need to get educated about history; I remember when it was Current Events.
thx for takin no guff...RIP Mr Haig.....and thank you
God rest his soul.
He was very maligned by liberals.
Rest In Peace
It was a poor choice of words in the immediate aftermath of an attempted assassination of the President. People under extreme pressure (yes, even government officials) sometimes react awkwardly in such situations.
IMO, it was the press who blew this WAY out of proportion, and the suckers in the American public bought it.
I don’t think it was a ‘power grab’ of any sort. Haig was a true patriot and, despite his gaffe, knew how our system of government worked.
Give the guy a break. He served well. RIP, General Haig.
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