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)

[OldFriend]

President and Mrs. Ford are old and ill. They can be excused if exhaustion overtook them. There is NO excuse whatsoever for the Klintons. None at all.

[homemom]

Told you it was a VAST comspiracy! :-)

It is very satisfying to do--I'm even teaching my kids to do it! (they thought I was nuts the first time I did it when they were there--I was being very furtive--watching for "WalMart police" etc., jsut to make them wonder about mom . . . )

[samantha]

I believe that all over America,little boys,and maybe a few little girls were looking at the soldiers wonderful precision performance in the pomp and circumstance.and wishing that they would soon be old enough to be a soldier in the honor guard also. So inspirational.so majestic,so military formal,and so COOL.

[GOPrincess]

I haven't seen the photo, but my impression would be not that Drudge moved to the left, but the photo itself is an implied criticism of Kerry's conduct.

Just a thought...

[homemom]

You're welcome!

[Timeout]

Has this picture been posted?

The TV cameras didn't catch this moment immediately after the eulogy. There was someone/something between GWB and the camera.

But I thought he had detoured briefly by the casket before returning to his seat. Now we see that he stopped to offer a last prayer.

Awesome.

[Darlin']

I expect it will air live.

homemom advises that FOX will start their coverage at 7:30pm, EDT

[lainie]

He's showing the world how they laughed at Reagan's funeral.

[Jaded]

She's a moron.

[hershey]

Irish wit and great voice. Mulroney was terrific.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

He was excellent!

I don't think I had heard him before!

[homemom]

He and Laura (maybe the Sr's too) went to Texas for the weekend. It was weird--I stepped out of the room for a minute when they were waiting for the Reagans, then came back in to see AF1 fly into the sky . . . then the reporter said that that was the OTHER AF! with the Bushs' headed to Texas.

[lainie]

That's quite a photo.

[homemom]

***So inspirational.so majestic,so military formal,and so COOL.***

YES!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

An excellent photo..

[Freedom2specul8]

I hope someone got a picture of plane fading away.. If ya see it ping me, and I'll ping you too. I'd love to save a copy of it.

[MattGarrett]

Considering Ronaldus Magnus was the father of a 600 Ship Navy, I hope that sailor's everywhere will forgive my liberties:

ETERNAL REAGAN
Lord, stand beside the men who lead
And give them courage, strength, we plead.
O grant them peace of heart and mind
And comfort loved ones they leave behind.
Lord, hear our prayer for them, oh please
Where'er they be on land or sea.

And when at length his course is run,
His work for home and country done,
Of all the souls that in his charge
Learn of freedom's light so large;
But hear from heaven our savior's cry,
And grant eternal life on high!

O Father, King of earth and sea,
We dedicate his ship to thee.
In faith we send her on her way;
In faith to thee we humbly pray:
O hear from heaven our sailor's cry
And watch and guard her from on high!

[WHBates]

Good bye Sir we will miss you.

[PhiKapMom]

Helen Thomas hasn't changed over the years -- she was so nasty to Nancy Reagan -- still makes me mad.

These comments are typical Helen Thomas -- spin and mean-spirited together.

[Freedom2specul8]

LOL That is so funny... (rubbing my hands together in glee..can't wait to go to da bookstore)