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To: jammer
Obviously, you did not hear Chris Matthews and Howard Fineman and even Pat Buchanan, all were going on about the passage from Ron Reagan's graveside eulogy to his father.

They left a bad tast in my mouth after the beautiful ceremony. They wanted to divorce President Reagan from GW Bush. All three had that as their aim. I felt the nonsense had all returned .. Blissfully without those harpies all week.

92 posted on 06/12/2004 6:07:39 AM PDT by ontos-on
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To: ontos-on

They turned the phrases: "he did not wear his religion on his sleeve like some politicians" "He thought God had saved him from assasination for a purpose, he took that as a responsibility rather as some do, as a mandate." (quotes indicate paraphrase) into directly aimed at Bush.


93 posted on 06/12/2004 6:12:22 AM PDT by ontos-on
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To: ontos-on

I can't help but wonder why any Freepers were listening to Chris. I watched it on C-Span and after listened to commentary on Fox. I was just inspired by all the entire broadcast and mentioned to my family this morning how touched I was by all the children's remarks although I was very impressed with Micheal. Now I sign on FR to read all of this controversy about something which I preferred to take at face value and thought was just beautiful. Yes, I know that Ron hates Bush, but I don't need to dwell on that right now, and I prefer to believe he truly was eulogizing his beloved father after some very controversial years of a strained relationship.


97 posted on 06/12/2004 6:24:34 AM PDT by upcountry miss
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To: ontos-on
I did hear them, start to finish. From 1976, Carter's first run, through 2000 with a large gap in between, I was sickened by Carter and Clinton using religion to gin up support. It goes beyond them all the way back to northern churches in the Civil War being used, through the Prohibition era, through Civil Rights era, etc. Why would you choose one president to be hypersensitive about?

As for the "divorce[ing]" President Reagan from GW Bush, I was offended by quite the opposite. I think they tried to LINK their policies, especially Fineman. And that's the absurdity. As I said on here last week before Reagan died, GW Bush couldn't clean Reagan's boots. I really resent linking them.

114 posted on 06/12/2004 8:04:42 AM PDT by jammer
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