An attempt to share yesterday with you all ...
Thank you, Joanie. Your eloquence speaks volumes.
Quite simply, one DAMNED GOOD President. I'd have followed him to Hell with a cup of warm spit to kick the Devil's ASS!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us all.
WOW!- Thanks for the post!
What a beautiful and moving essay - it added so much to my TV experience of the procession.
This is bookmarked - excellent reporting.
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Good stuff.
IMHO, I'd encourage you, in a few days, or a week, to write again, after you've had the time to ponder the impressions of the day. Also, I definitely think many here would like to hear your first-hand report of the conversation with the perso who was at the Pentagon on 9/11..
Again, a superb job..many thanks..
Your narration allowed me to be there with you. What a wonderful gift......thank you!
I watched some of the cortege and the ceremony.
I was struck by two things:
The respectful behavior of the crowd. Respectful to his memory and to the surroundings. No trash or rowdiness. Commendable.
Secondly, the stars and bars are really pretty. What a very beautiful flag we have. Of course, I have noticed this before and I am sure everyone feels this way about their national emblem....well, almost everyone
Since I was watching on C-SPAN with no commentary, I'd wondered if those weren't his boots. I thought they looked like some I've seen in wearing in photos taken when he was riding. I got this notion because they were brown, rather than the usual black, and were of a slightly different style than the military boots one usually sees in these circumstances.
One person in our vicinity called out, ‘God bless you, Nancy’
That was clearly audible on the C-SPAN coverage, so it was heard by millions.
Thank you for the pictures.
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What a tremendous tribute! Thank you for your well-written words and your first hand account of yesterday's events. I hope it is acceptable that I have printed your tribute for my children (one who will be voting for the first time this year) to read. My words have fallen terribly short when I have tried to explain President Reagan's greatness to them. You have done him justice. Thank you.
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You brought tears to my eyes. I cry not only mourning the passage of President Ronald Reagan, I mourn the passing of the last, best opportunity which he gave us. How quickly we destroyed the fruits of his vision and labor. How stupidly we rejoiced the set back of Commnunism and the Soviet Empire as the thousand year peace, and, instead of redoubling our efforts to secure the peace and punish the despots, declared premature victory, pocketed our peace dividend and paved the way to utter disaster. I grieve, I mourn and I simmer with anger. But I accept that we deserve what now is almost inevitable. God help us and God Bless Ronald Reagan. May he rest in peace and may his spirit of goodness steer us through the approaching storm. Amen.
Too bad there are newspaper administrators smart enough to hire you. Our media needs your touch
Very good joanie-f. Brought tears.
Great, great post. Just outstanding...
Thank you.