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Rose Parade float honors Ronald Reagan
Whittier Daily News ^
| Dec. 22, 2010
| Frank C. Girardot
Posted on 12/27/2010 1:01:54 PM PST by La Enchiladita
PASADENA - The centennial celebration of Ronald Reagan's birthday begins New Year's Day, when a float dedicated to the 40th president will make its way down Colorado Boulevard.
The 55-foot-long float is designed by Fiesta of Irwindale. It features a 26-foot-high bald eagle and 11 black-and-white photographs of Reagan, which will be decorated with onion seeds, poppy seeds and crushed sweet rice.
"President Reagan always believed America's best days were ahead. At a time when many Americans look forward to a New Year with a similar optimism and pride, we at the Reagan Foundation are honored to be invited to participate in the 122nd Rose Parade," said Stewart McLaurin, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
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TOPICS: Announcements; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2011; float; happynewyear; newyear; parade; pasadena; presidents; reagan; ronaldreagan; rose; roseparade; rr; thegipper
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The Gipper's 100th birthday fast approaches in the new year.
To: antceecee; EveningStar; Churchillspirit; All
Jelly Belly is co-sponsor of the float.
Awwwww....:^)
And, in some ways the 40th president was the quintessential Californian. "That's one of the things that the foundation had in mind," Harmsen said. "His roots were here and the Rose Parade is a present to the country and the world - and a great way to kick off the celebration of the centennial of Reagan's birth in February."
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:04:57 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Are you kidding me??)
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:14:20 PM PST
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
To: La Enchiladita
Sarah Palin is rumored to be ridding on that float
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:19:02 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: La Enchiladita
Wath how the MSM will ignore this.
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:22:27 PM PST
by
preacher
(A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
To: La Enchiladita
The last great President. His leadership is sorely missed.
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:30:53 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Tralala boom-dee-aye!)
To: al baby
I doubt that will happen. I just did a search.
Anyway, I hope it won’t.
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:32:27 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Are you kidding me??)
To: LibFreeOrDie
Nice. Makes me want a jelly bean and I don’t even like them!!
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:33:13 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Are you kidding me??)
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:40:24 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: Jet Jaguar; STARWISE; nutmeg; Reaganite Republican; Kaslin; chickadee; nuconvert; dfwgator; ...
It almost never rains on the parade but that is the forecast. They will go ahead anyway.
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:53:56 PM PST
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: al baby
Baby wipe and Barf live up to their names.
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:56:08 PM PST
by
Lou Budvis
(Refudiate 0bama '12)
To: al baby
Baby wipe and Barf live up to their names.
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posted on
12/27/2010 1:56:25 PM PST
by
Lou Budvis
(Refudiate 0bama '12)
To: La Enchiladita
The company which I worked for in a former life represented Jelly Belly in Japan. They were a great organization and made a superb product. Any other jelly bean tastes like sugar and wax by comparison.
Sort of like any leader we've had since Reagan has been mediocre at best and some (like BO) have been downright awful.
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posted on
12/27/2010 2:26:42 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Vigilanteman
Jelly Belly’s obviously an outstanding, solidly American, company to sponsor and build this float. This parade represents the best of America in so many ways, also incomprehensible to the liberals.
To: La Enchiladita
There was an office supply company, one of the bulk sellers not the one with retail outlets, that acually had a full page thanking jimmy carter! That catalogue went to the garbage an near sonic barrier levels.
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posted on
12/27/2010 2:38:45 PM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: preacher
I learned about this on the local news in L.A. this a.m. Shocking, I know! I think you’re right: it will be downplayed, though.
To: La Enchiladita
Awesome, baby!
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posted on
12/27/2010 10:32:37 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: La Enchiladita
It's too bad they couldn't make the float in the shape of The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.
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posted on
12/27/2010 10:48:28 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Texas Eagle
I have a copy of the picture of Reagan riding on his white Arabian stallion in a GOP calendar someone gave me.
I kept it.
He was a good riderm on an excellent horse.
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