The ***OFFICIAL*** Weekend Singles' Thread -- Remembering/Honoring the Gipper (June 9-11, 2006)

DollyCali & All the Singles at FRee Republic | June 9, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem. Ronald Reagan, 1985

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Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. Saturday Evening Post, 1965

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“Trust, but verify“

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Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

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Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.

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Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

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I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

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"Here's my strategy on the Cold War:

We win, they lose."

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"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."

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"Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S. was too strong."

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"I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress."

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"The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination."

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"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."

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"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program."

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"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

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"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."

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"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

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"A state is nothing more than a reflection of its citizens; the more decent the citizens, the more decent the state. If you practice a religion, whether you're Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, or guided by some other faith, then your private life will be influenced by a sense of moral obligation, and so, too, will your public life. One affects the other. The churches of America do not exist by the grace of the state; the churches of America are not mere citizens of the state. The churches of America exist apart; they have their own vantage point; their own authority. Religion is its own realm; it makes its own claims. We establish no religion in this country, nor will we ever. We command no worship. We mandate no belief. But we poison our society when we remove its theological underpinnings. We court corruption when we leave it bereft of belief. All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief, to apply moral teaching to public questions“

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The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'

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Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

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Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

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My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.Ronald Reagan, Said during a radio microphone test, 1984

he ipper

Reagan was president of the United States of America from 1981 until 1989. He was the 40th person to serve as president. He died June 5, 2004 in Los Angeles. He was 93-years-old.

Reagan was the oldest person to serve as president. He was 69 when he took office. Reagan was elected to a four-year term in 1980. He defeated Jimmy Carter in that election. Carter was seeking a second term as president.

Reagan won re-election in 1984. He defeated Walter Mondale for a second term. Carter and Mondale were Democrats. Reagan was a Republican. He was elected governor of California in 1966 and 1970. He made us all chuckle when in presidential debates when questioned about the age of a president & responded he did NOT want to make the youth of his opponent an issue in the campaign.

Before entering politics, Reagan was a movie actor. He also served as president of the actors' union.

As the years passed, Reagan became more conservative. He switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in 1962.

Reagan was often called "the Great Communicator." Even people who did not like Reagan agreed that he was good at giving speeches. The president also was said to have a good sense of humor.

Reagan said the nation needed to be ready to fight the Soviet Union and is considered influential in the break apart of the Union. The Soviet Union was a group of nations in Eastern Europe and Asia. Russia was the most powerful of the countries in the Soviet Union.

Reagan's health gradually grew worse in the last 10 years of his life.. He told the world in 1994 that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Reagan’s wife, Nancy, spoke for him after his condition worsened. Reagan was not seen in public in recent years.

Nancy Reagan said in May of 2004 that Alzheimer's had taken her husband "to a distant place where I can no longer reach him." Reagan died of pneumonia. But the lung condition was a complication of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reagan was given a State funeral that was 10 years in the planning. Thousands filed past his coffin in California and in Washington, D.C. His funeral was attended by heads of State and former heads of State, including Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Reagan was laid to rest in Simi Valley, California.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Phil!

[pcottraux]

Barb!

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

I'm just about to sit down and have pasghetti dinner with the hub shortly.

How was your day?

[pcottraux]

Nothing much going on. Just went to church and swam and ate.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

I'm back from my pasghetti dinner. YUM.

Did I miss anything exciting?

[pcottraux]

Nope.

Pasghetti sounds good. All I've got are leftover French fries.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Mmmmm!!! French fries!!!

I read today that Wendy's is going to drop the "Biggie" size from their menu. Hub and I LOVE Wendy's and we have one right down the street we like to go to. I think the sizes will actually be the same, it's the name that will change. Pretty retarded I guess. Is Wendy's afraid of being sued too!?

[pcottraux]

Well, with a name like that, you have the risk of the Fat People Lawsuits.

[DollyCali]

That is wonderful!!!! Hope you are able to turn that into$$$

The old saying, one man's toss out is another's treasure?

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Hi Dolly!

[DollyCali]

I hope to work that up into a pretty table one of these days(guess I need to BE HOME to do so huh?) thanks again for sharing it & how wonderful that little daughter could enjoy it also AFPhys!

I have been such a terrible hostess.. gone all weekend & when I get in SOOOOO very tired.

My best girlfriend's birthday is tomorrow. She & I have been friends since we have been 12. Have to work up her birthday gift. Got the materials today at Wallmart. We will do a rugged doggie walk & then dinner at Macaroni's Grill. She is an Italian gal that never married. Attractive & sweet.. just been taking care of her parents .. forever!

Her mom died over a year ago & dad is now 95.

Snugs.. I saw that England beat Paraguay!!! Did you go to pub to watch it (we call them sports bars) or at home or at friends? You mentioned you wouldn't be around much.

Good luck to your team. Is Beckman still playing ?

[DollyCali]

Hi Sweetie! So you did Italian tonight. I did Mexican!

Ole!

[DollyCali]

Glad things are going well. Rocky still has all his finger & toe nails?

ha!

I lived & taught in Waltham for a few years. LOVED all the wonderful historic sites. One of the saddest things for me was to go back years later & see that Walden had been transformed from this magnificent "natural" area to a PARK! ugh.

my hubby & I used to skin dive in Walden's pond & had many memorable times there

[DollyCali]

you all ready with FReeptoons for Monday?

I have a thread for the Finest I am hosting Tuesday. Not exactly ready (if you know what I mean)

If you don't know what I mean, ... IT ISN'T STARTED YET!

[bannie]

Walden had been transformed from this magnificent "natural" area

Hummmmmms, "The day paradise put up a parking lot..."

[pcottraux]

Well, I've just got two more drawings to do and I'll be ready. LOL...better get busy.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Actually, it was "One man gathers what another man spills."

http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/stephen.html

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

I love Mexican!

[DollyCali]

That is about right. With signage, rules, fences. ugh.

Last memory there was not so good. We were skin diving & someone took the wallet & keys from our blanket area (stupid, trusting us).. then they took the car.

Not one of the better days of our marriage!

[DollyCali]

I love mexican also .. Thai & Italian.. my happy trio of happy meals