Rest in Peace, Mr President.
Posted on 06/05/2004 1:46:20 PM PDT by dogbyte12
"I was fortunate enough to have experienced Reagan's greatness and influence firsthand. I was on his Presidential advance teams to Rome twice, Bitburg, Helsinki (before Iceland), and in Berlin on the receiving end of his visit in 1987. I was also in Warsaw during the rise of Solidarnosc, which eventually led to the downfall of the Soviet Union.
What many people may not realize was the fact that Reagan was an inspirational hero to the people of Eastern Europe. In Communist Poland Reagan and the Pope were heroes and the source of support that they would be rely on to cast off the yoke of Communism and the Soviets. Today, throughout Eastern Europe there are streets, squares, etc. named after Reagan.
It is not often that an individual can alter the course of history, but Reagan was one who did through the dint of his optimism and perseverance. He was a true leader."
'1,062 posted on 06/05/2004 6:45:37 PM CDT by kabar'
KUDOS!!! Kabar, and thanks for this post!
I once posted that if I lived long enough I would dance on Clinton's grave...some Freeper advised me that I should wear wading boots in case others beat me to it...I guess I really am 1 in 100.
Rest in peace, for the greatest president ever.
I would humbly suggest to all readers that rather than send flowers/etc (you KNOW they're going to be horribly overwhelmed with that stuff) make a contribution to your favorite charity in RR's name and supply that address because the charity will acknowledge the donation and the family will find out. I'm sure the family would rather know something good was done to help someone else rather than 'add to the pile', so to speak.
What is Clinton's legacy? What did he do positive for this country? No policy that I know of can be pointed to as causing or even helping the economic boom that started before his term and continued during it. In fact, I dare say his tax increase probably slowed it down! Computers and the Internet were the primary drivers of the boom, not anything Clinton did.
His legacy is nothing but shame.
Rest in Peace, Mr President.
There's one quote that I did not see listed here: it is from the 1980 campaign.
"Recession is when your neighbor loses his job;
"Depression is when you lose your job;
"Recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."
Unlike today, when Flipper said the same thing about President GW43 ("The one person who DESERVES to be laid off is Geooooooorge W. Bush!"), that comment was totally warranted by RWR.
I too believe God gave us Ronald Reagan.
Interesting tidbits I've learned watching the coverage:
Reagan said that when he was in his teens a psychic had told him he would become President of the United States.
Reagan died June 5th. On June 5th, 1989 Poland had its first free election. Reagan died on a day he gave freedom to the world.
Venus is making a rare pass across the sun during this time of Reagan's passing.
Reagan might not have been as successful had he won election in 1976. Strange that all those Soviet tyrants Cherknokov, Andropov, etc. kept dying off until fate brought Reagan and Gorbachev together.
Time and The Man had come together. Reagan took that Time and walked into History forever.
God gave us Reagan when America truly needed him.
Thank God, that He has a good bench and has seen fit to give us G.W. Bush in our Time of Need now.
Apart from his greatness, Reagan showed us all how to live and be good and kind to everyone in our lives. He taught us and the world so much. I, for one, will be forever grateful.
How did he get the nickname 'Dutch'? I think I read his uncle gave it to him. Anyone know?
Thanks
Yes, it's true. Senator John Danforth was ordained in 1963, and he will be officiating, or presiding, or whatever it is you call it, at Reagan's funeral at the National Cathedral.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000030
Billy Graham would be doing it, if he wasn't under the weather and in the hospital right now.
May the Gipper rest in peace. Ronnie, we love you.
Tears run down my cheeks as I write. President Reagan changed my heart. R.I.P.
Amen.
But I was watching the History Channel just a few minutes ago and they showed a clip of him reading the very same speech...I figure if he choked up at the end of his own speech, it was alright for me.
"Through the words of his loving daughter, who is here with us today, a D-Day veteran has shown us the meaning of this day far better than any President can. It is enough to say about Private Zannata and all the men of honor and courage who fought beside him four decades ago: We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free."
Heh. You're dating yourself. :-)
I miss Mr. Reagan with a heavy heart, but know that he's free now. And President Reagan hasn't made a public utterance in over a decade, so clearly, we don't move on his marching orders, or those of any other. We are guided by what out hearts and minds tell us is right.
"Humans are humans. We all wish for a better life for our families and children. The blood that has soaked into the earth of foreign lands while defending our freedom is all of one color. We are unique...we are a country founded on immigration. We are a country of immigrants. That is what makes us strong. That is what allows us to move forward. This is the American way." - Ronald Reagan
"Can we doubt that only a Divine Providence placed this land, this island of freedom, here as a refuge for all those people in the world who yearn to breathe freely: Jews and Christians enduring persecution behind the Iron Curtain, the boat people of Southeast Asia, of Cuba and Haiti, the victims of drought and famine in Africa, the freedom fighters of Afghanistan and our own countrymen held in savage captivity." - Reagan at the 1980 Republican convention
"Our whole country is made up of people who came here from someplace else, either the individuals themselves or, like myself -- in my case it was grandparents, others it's their parents -- but we represent the cultures and the diversity of the whole world. And we've come together in what some people called a melting pot and created a whole new breed of human being called an American. And I have to say, I think America's great success in the world has been the result of this diversity and this understanding and coming together of such diverse peoples. And I just have to say that our Hispanic Americans -- their contribution to America is not surpassed by that of any other people. They have brought a great warmth, and they have brought great traditions of family. In our wars, they have brought great service and great heroism and loyalty to this country. And all I would like to say to them is, God bless them all, and vaya con Dios." - Reagan September 13, 1985
“I’ve spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don’t know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and heart to get there. That’s how I saw it, and see it still.” Farewell Address to the Nation, January 11, 1989
and one more I have to paraphrase because I heard it quoted from Ron Reagan jr last summer on Fox news and I don't have a source. Ron jr and the President were watching the Olympics. The Chinese, African, Mexican, and Swedish athletes were competing but to the President "they all look like Americans."
God Bless you Mr. President!
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