Posted on 06/09/2004 1:36:48 PM PDT by Howlin
Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base scheduled for 5 P.M. EDT.
Beginning of procession: 16th and Constitution at 6:00 P.M.
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The procession begins at 16 th Street and Constitution Avenue with the ceremonial transfer of remains of former President Ronald Reagan from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson for the processional to the Capitol. The casket transfer will take place at 6 p.m. and caisson continues east with formal military escort.
The public will be able to pay final respects while the remains lie in state in the Capitol rotunda from 7:00 p.m. through Friday, June 11, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.
Here he comes... ((salute ))
Who is this git on Fox, saying the crowd is in a festive mood?
THOSE are very old horses, then......
English boots have a loop you can see in one of the pictures that will slide through the stirrup leather to hold them up, if that wasn't there, they would fasten them upright some other way to ensure they don't fall off.
The boots would stand in the stirrups either direction, they are symetrical, there isn't a functional reason they are backward, only a traditional reason.
Already heard it on FNC earlier this afternoon. Said that DC would be seeking Federal Funds
MSNBC analyst reporting that Kerry is still running campaign ads so he didn't shut down his campaign completely.
Now talking about how President Bush is going to get a bump from all of this. Matthews -- not a single democrat voice will be heard -- YEA!!!!
Major speech by Dick Cheney tonight! I love it! Driving the RATs nuts!
Mrs. Reagan is staying at Blair House across from the WH.
And it's their claim that he never publically mentioned AIDS until '87 is demonstrably false. He mentioned it in '85 and in his SOTU speech in '86.
But, enough of that for the moment.
Amen to that...those people make me so proud.
Wish I could be there,,
Ok - PUKING - Matthews on PMSNBC talking about how there aren't any Dems invited to participate in the ceremonies. That Cheny and Bush will use this as a political platform. Ok, now I'm really pissed.
Gorby is the appropriate choice. One thing interesting about Gorbachev. Before he and Reagan met in Geneva for the first time, most of the commentators here were saying that Gorby would eat Reagan alive. What really happened is that Gorbachev became completely enamoured of Reagan. I remember seeing the video pictures of Gorby and Reagan in Geneva after they had been there for a while and there was an absolute look of love in Gorby's eyes as he looked like an entranced pussycat in Reagan's presence. Anybody else remember that?
Anyway, here is my theory about what happened. You have to remember that during all of Gorby's adult life he was involved in a constant power struggle with other Communist party members. They were all struggling and plotting against each other. In such a situation Gorbachev had NO friends. He might not even have known what friendship was all about. So along in 1985 he meets Reagan who the the most amiable and kindly of men. Since Gorby at heart wasn't totally ruthless like a lot of commies were, he was completely enchanted by Reagan. Ronald Reagan was most likely the FIRST friend he ever had so that explains the look of adoration (and some surprise) on Gorby's face when they first met.
If you can see videos of that Geneva meeting, you will see what I mean.
Though Chris Matthews is trying my patience.
He says Cheney has free reign to expound on Reaganomics tonight (I gather Chris sees this as sly politicking by the Veep)
But I think Lester Holt has been great, the "man on the street" interviews have been good and good street view.
Matthews says again he bets Cheney gives a "major speech".
Lester Holt now says President Bush will visit the Rotunda *tomorrow* and Mrs. Reagan who will be staying at Blair House.
Red
Okay, they're at 15th and Constitution-- right where some freepers were supposed to gather.
Here he comes
WOW .. look at all those people
FNC isn't talking
I remember the 1980 Election Danny Boy
Reagan punk Carter in 1980 so bad that Jimmyyyy had to conceede the defeat at 5pm pst
REMEMBER????
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