I guess my caution is that we not obssess over what Ron said. He's obviously confused. Denying the promise of life after death, then he finished the speech by saying he will join his Father in heaven. Go figure!
As for those who thought of a sexual fetish with the earlobe story, I didn't. One of my favorite shows of affection from my Daddy was when he would surprise me by tugging on my ear twice and say, "Beep, Beep!" I did the same thing with my girls.
Cyn is right, Ron's speech is worth scrutiny, as we all were waiting anxiously to hear what he and Patti would say. I grade them, "no harm, no foul" to Ronald Reagan, or us.
WHAT?! I hadn't heard that. I agree, that is nonsense.
I didn't say Ron's speech was worth scrutiny, though. Just that I heard it and knew what he was saying.
All there were different but good. I did not like the slam at W, but that is who Ron Reagan is, and he is RWR's son. I won't get upset about it.
I do have to admire Ron's polish and cool understated economy and elegance in his speaking.
Chris Matthews just taught me not to get lured in by his attempt to disarm by playing to what he thinks we will like. I heard Russert doing this on Rush's show thursday. His going on about this big russ stuff, brokaw going on about the greatest generation, matthews appaearing to enjoy the reagan people and making observations which appear to be divorced from the left wing mantras, All seem to be like a sophisticated seminar caller's line which he delivers to the host before he gets to his point--at the point where he is still trying to lure the audience into a false sense that "here is on of mine.