LIVE THREAD--Reagan National Funeral Ceremony: National Cathedral (6/11/04)

C-SPAN | 6.11.04

[ambrose]

LIVE THREAD--Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Lying in State at the Rotunda (6/11/04)

[MEG33]

Let's make this a day where we ignore that name.

[TomGuy]

[goodnesswins]

Communion at funerals for Presbyterians? News to me. But, thanks for your answer.

[conservative in nyc]

Rabbi Kuhner reading from Book of Isaiah. First, he said something in Hebrew, then in English. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor reading Winthrop "City on the Hill" sermon.

[Dutchgirl]

Now the only way…to provide for our posterity, is to follow the counsel of Micah, to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God.… We must delight in each other; make others’ conditions our own; rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, as members of the same body.… The Lord will be our God, and delight to dwell among us, as His own people.… For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.

[the Deejay]

"WHY in the heck do they keep panning to bubba and the beast!"

Networks ALWAYS DO THIS at these type of gatherings. I've known all week they'd do this!

They just don't get it that he's NOT OUR PRESIDENT ANYMORE!

[Not A Snowbird]

DON'T answer the PHONE....:>)

Sniff... I have to... I was hauled into work today specifically to answer the phone and provide support to the Director if the unthinkable happens at one of the ports of entry.

[longtermmemmory]

Does anyone have a site that is streaming Rush? Local station foolishly pre-empted for same thing.

[Terriergal]

Bildo Baggins

Do NOT insult the noble Bilbo Baggins that way!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Well my cable just cut out as the idiots decide to do their weekly emergency broadcast system test.

Somebody will be getting a scathing phone call...

[SevenofNine]

YEAH put answer machine on

I DID

[sinkspur]

I just reallllly annoyed me that they were seated where they were in this ceremony as well as near W Bush.

It's protocol.

[Right_in_Virginia]

What did Brit say?

[Darlin']

Oh, the Rabbi just read, Isaiah 40:28-31. One of my favorites.

[firewalk]

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[YaYa123]

every detail perfect. How sweet President Bush escorted her to her seat, and she smiled at him and thanked him.

She touched hands with Ron and Patti when she joined them in the pew... that was genuine affection. genuinely loving and reassuring to them all. YOu could almost feel it.

[Romish_Papist]

Gotcha, my meaning was Kerry claims to be catholic so he's restricted from taking it, though he ignores that at his leisure.

[Tarantulas]

The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court - by Ronald Reagan. How fitting that she should read from the Bible. Let the ACLU weep big tears.

[Exit148]

The tears came when I saw that beautiful gesture --President Bush escorting Mrs. Reagan to her seat, and her quiet thank you.

I was surprised to see the casket come down the aisle so swiftly. As compared to the slow cadence, we have seen, it was so different. I wonder if there was a reason for it?