[ladyinred]

He said to me: 'Michael, what I miss most is not being able to sit down with the Russians and saying to them nyet because it’s been so long that we’ve been giving up too much to get along with them. It’s time for the Russians to get along with us.'

We need more leaders like him and GW Bush who put this country first, which is the oath they take. We have lost this spirit in this country thanks to the global socialists in the other party who are still attempting to run everything with the media's help.

Thank you President Reagan for freeing us from the fear of the USSR.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Prayers for Nancy, Mike, Patti, and Ron.

[Gator113]

I have yet to read or hear anyhting about President Reagan that hasn't moved me to tears. This is just one more thing that demonstrates what a wonderful man this guy was.

[SevenofNine]

OHH what fitting tribute by Michael

Rack that article

[prairiebreeze]

fine article bump

[McGavin999]

I know he's with God, and I know he's now free from a body that imprisoned him these last years, but I'm still going to miss him and I'm still going to wish we had just a little longer.

[Becki]

"And so now the peace I feel is knowing that my father has gone home to be with his God and his Lord, and that is the greatest gift that he ever gave me."

He is finally smiling again.

Praise God.

Becki

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Speaking of noticing how much time has slipped by - I was watching the replay of portions of the Pont du Hoc speech - incredibly moving. What I noticed most about it was the degradation of the video. I can recall watching it in 1984, live, and had in my mind's eye a very crisp image of Reagan and the granite pylon behind him. In watching the video today - there was an amazing softness and a halo effect in the video. I hope some chowder head in the National Archives is digitizing this stuff so that it decays no further. These were magnificent speeches, great history and they deserve to be remembered as given.

Regarding Reagan in general - I recall what it was like during his administration, during which time I lived in Madison, Wisconsin. I saw the most vitriolic attacks on him in the local press, the most distorted and bizarre mischaracterizations appeared in the editorials of The Capital Times and in the editorial cartoons of Mike Konopaki. I cannot seem to find any of them online - perhaps someone out there has some to post. Reagan was depicted as this vampire like figure - preying on the poor, a war monger who was edging us toward nuclear doomsday by not choosing the diplomatic compromise with the Soviet Union.

Dinesh D'Souza's piece on NRO Online (actually a replay of a 1997 column) points out what was actually said and written about Reagan in the past. There were incredible distortions and attacks and I think that we need to be forthright today as we mourn his passing - in calling out those who demagogue'd against him and the Reagan Revolution. To see Ted Kennedy offering condolences turns my stomach - because I remember the vitriol and bile he spewed while Reagan was in office.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Seeing the replay of famous speeches by President Reagan on C-SPAN really has been a walk down memory lane.

[xp38]

Thank you for this one.

[taxesareforever]

It is always a pleasure hearing Michael Reagan. Do you think that someday he would.........