Posted on 07/12/2004 6:04:04 AM PDT by kattracks
Republicans have Democrat Sen. Zell Miller speaking at their presidential convention, and now the Democrats have landed former President Ronald Reagan's younger son to speak at theirs.
Ron Reagan's topic, naturally, will be stem cell research. He and his mother, former first lady Nancy Reagan, along with such Republicans as Sen. Orrin Hatch, favor medical research that destroys human embryos.
"Ron Reagan's courageous pleas for stem cell research add a powerful voice to the millions of Americans hoping for cures for their children, for their parents and for their grandparents," said David Wade, a spokesman for Sen. John Kerry. Reagan, 46, will have a "prime-time" speaking slot during the July 26-29 convention, Wade said today.
Reagan told the Philadelphia Inquirer: "If they had asked me to say a few words about throwing George Bush out of office, I wouldn't do it. This gives me a platform to educate people about stem cell research."
He could start by reading a little-reported article the Associated Press offered last month, in which scientists said research on stem cells was not the priority for curing Alzheimer's and other diseases.
These people aren't nearly as interested in stem cell research as they are in the money that will flow to and through abortionists if stem cell research is allowed without limitation. As always, follow the money.
Do democrats think we'll forget that Ron Jr is a liberal and decide to vote for Kerry?
If we are lucky, Ron will change his name.
Any questions as to why the son was rejected by the Father?
None here.
Its pitiful, its tasteless, and it undermines any sympathy America found for Ron Jr last month.
Oh well.
The Dims have a lackluster candidate. He has no charm, no personality, no record of legislative accomplishment and no executive experience. His boy-wonder sidekick has the same toothy grin that Jimmah Carter tortured us with and no relevant experience. The only card they have to play is hatred.
From what I understand, the private sector is not funding embryonic stem cell research because it is so unstable. It's the adult stem cell reserach that is promising and that IS attracting private money.
Even though the Dems will be crowing about this for weeks m(or longer - they are pretty anal-retentive), the fact is that nobody listens to any of the speeches at a political convention with the exception of about 3. People listen to the keynote address, the nominating speech and the acceptance speech. If you listen to the overwhelmiong background noise during all of the other speeches, you know that no one is listening. Also, you will notice that many of the speakers speak VERY loudly as if trying to scream "SHUT UP!!!! I'm talking, here!!"
It doesn't work, no one is listening. At either political convention. While Zell Miller is aDem, he is also a conservative Dem and a man of principle. His speaking at the Republican convention is no greater a coup than Reagan's speaking to the Dem convention. The likelihood is that few will actually hear either speech.
Not to mention that John Kerry is just an average guy like you and me......if you can forget his billion dollar worth.
This is not going to hurt Dubya or tarnish Ronald Reagan's legacy.
This is just more proof that the 'Rats have lost their minds. Giving this knucklehead a prime time speaking slot???? What are they thinking??
Zell Miller is a sitting US Senator. Ron Reagan is a disgruntled child of a recently deceased legendary Republican President. There's no comparison.
I guess Whoopi Goldberg is busy that week.
Only two out of the four turned out bad. Sometimes in this world kids turn out bad despite the parents' best efforts.
Here we see the only Person at the Reagan Funeral to stoop to making a political speech. Why is it not a surprize? I mean Democrats did it at the Wellstone Wake.
DEMOCRATS ARE DISGUSTING IN THEIR TASTELESSNESS.
What's amazing is that people think the Scary-Blowhards campaign of hate, distortion and lies actually is a threat to win.
"This gives me a platform to educate people about stem cell research."
No, it gives you a platform to be a useful idiot.
Ron has finally found his niche.
what a dummy. Nancy must be ashamed.
"He doesn't deserve to be named Ron Reagan"
My thoughts exactly. He reminds me of Nick Berg's father--taking advantage of the death of a family member for political purposes.
Big News: Democrat to speack a Democrat convention!
There is a reason why he has been dubbed "Ron the Lesser." From an article I read about his views, he attacks conservatives for reducing embryonic stem cell research to "babykilling". He characterizes the living being involved as "a mass of a couple hundred undifferentiated cells". Apparently the idea of this being having been created in the image of God, with a soul,needing protection from attack, does not enter into his "thinking." Like so many others, his thought process is not that highly developed.
Ok it's early here. Let's try again.
Big News: Democrat to speak at Democrat convention!
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