Kerry Gives a "Thumbs Up" at President Reagan's Service?

US NEWS PHOTO ^ | 6-8-04 | self

[paul in cape]

Sen. Kerry gave a "Thumbs Up" at President Reagan's service today. This seems to me totally inappropriate. Just who is he giving the Thumbs Up to? Certainly anyone standing in line for 8 hours to pay their respects to the Gipper is not going to vote for Senator Liveshot! Maybe it was to get on the news?

[A Citizen Reporter]

"There's a difference between attending services of someone you know and even loved, and someone you met a few times 20 years ago and may not have even liked.

Oh, I see. So if you attend the funeral service of someone who "you may not have even liked".......THEN it's OK to give a thumbs-up as the car is "rolling away". Thank you so very much for that response. You have positively proven my point.

[Howlin]

Should he have saluted?

[Howlin]

[Chieftain]

Tell me. When is he allowed to show a thumbs up to the press. When he is in the service? In the car? Once the car is moving is it ok after it's rolled...

Dude, you need to give it up on this one. You know sKerry was outta line with the thumbs up and we know it.

Stop trying to separate the fly sh*t from the pepper and admit you are WRONG.

It's OK, we all make mistakes.

[Howlin]

Oh, I see. So if you attend the funeral service of someone who "you may not have even liked".......THEN it's OK to give a thumbs-up as the car is "rolling away".

Don't forget the part about it's okay to take your own video cameraman in with you to capture the entire thing on film!

[Chieftain]

Should he have saluted?

Technically, no. The only folks who salute in civilian clothes are the ones RETURNING salutes, (the President), from uniformed military personnel.

That is the technically correct answer, however former military personnel in civilian clothes, who recognize another in civilian clothes often render a salute as sign of respect, though there is no protocol for it.

[Abynormal]

>>Think about it if Clinton died and Bush went to see him and Thumbbed Upped reporters. They would scream like bats.<<

I'd like to see that though! ;-}

[eeriegeno]

Maybe he had a lapse and forgot which finger he was throwing up in the air?

[LoveBushLongTime]

Doncha know that Clinton told Kerry to go to the library to see the coffin so it would hammer another nail in Kerry's?

It's all about Hillary in '08.

[Chieftain]

Don't forget the part about it's okay to take your own video cameraman in with you to capture the entire thing on film!

That was the sKerry touch of absolutely NO CLASS!

Our friend Sean Hannity should get ALL OVER THAT!

[the Deejay]

It wasn't appropriate at all. Not a the place he was. I'm old fashioned, too. From the old school.

[formerDem]

"This is one of those "a picture is worth a thousand words" moments. It screams that John F. Kerry is a classless act."

BINGO!

[the Deejay]

"(And I have prepared a list of WHO 'these people' are, just in case my children are unable to see through the BS)"

LOL! Good for you with the "list."

[theDentist]

You haven't answered MY question: When is he allowed to show a thumbs up to the press.
When he is in the service?
In the car?
After it's rolled 10 yards?
50 yards?
100 yards?
a quarter mile?
1/2 mile?
1 mile? 2 miles? 3? 5? 20?

[OESY]

"My staff told me I had to pull a 'Huffington' and crash this Reagan event, if not the
microphones. I just had to avoid WMD (Wellstone Memorial Disorder). It was for
the sake of my campaign. As they say, 'Everyday the Kerry Campaign is above
ground [make gesture with thumb up -- don't mix fingers] is a good day for me.'"

[the Deejay]

A wave (if he HAD to do something!), but NOT A THUMBS UP,
for Pete's sake!

[theDentist]

I don't think it was all that outta line. You're the one trying to seperate fly sh** from pepper. We just disagree. It's fine to dislike the guy's politics. I lived in Mass 40+ years and I know what a walking egotistical communist he is. This is a mountain out of a molehill.

[the Deejay]

"And now, for a "Kerry Passes Reagan's Casket" haiku:

Kerry makes me sick He is not a President He is a fungus"

Laughing so hard I'm crying! And can't type!

[TBall]

I was watching David Letterman the other night and as part of his show he ran a recent embarrassing video of Bush.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"You haven't answered MY question: When is he allowed to show a thumbs up to the press. "

After attending a funeral? I'm so surprised that you have to ask, Never!

Aren't you ashamed not to have known that?