LIVE THREAD: Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Arrival at the Capitol

www.freerepublic.com | June 9, 2004

[Howlin]

Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base scheduled for 5 P.M. EDT.

Beginning of procession: 16th and Constitution at 6:00 P.M.

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The procession begins at 16 th Street and Constitution Avenue with the ceremonial transfer of remains of former President Ronald Reagan from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson for the processional to the Capitol. The casket transfer will take place at 6 p.m. and caisson continues east with formal military escort.

The public will be able to pay final respects while the remains lie in state in the Capitol rotunda from 7:00 p.m. through Friday, June 11, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.

[Terriergal]

The first definition talks about "what is left over" - yes, definition 2 is a corpse but.. to me it implies physical pieces missing. I don't recall ever hearing it apply to a whole person. Maybe it's just my memory.

[Howlin]

CSPAN lady caller (and the leftist continue to whine) about Reagan not funding more AIDS money.

So, to her, six billion dollars in seven years isn't enough?

Tom, I swear they are robotic callers!

[lainie]

casson?

[Mo1]

If my kids don't shut up soon .. I'm going to banned them to their rooms for the rest of the day .. grrr

[alisasny]

Howlin I would so appriciate that.... check your freepmail.

[onyx]

Take some flowers for me too.

[Conservative4Ever]

I'm fine right now, but I know I'mm going to lose it when the riderless horse rides down Penn. Ave.

I'm with ya...that will be the moment for me. I well remember the riderless horse for Kennedy. Did you know the rear facing boots used will be Reagan's very own? I will blubber then.

Red

[Terriergal]

< grin >

[onyx]

Send them outdoors with popsicles.

[EllaMinnow]

Please know that you're carrying a piece of my heart in your pocket.

[Howlin]

Caisson.

(I had to look it up.... :-)

[Julliardsux]

what rear facing boots?

[TomGuy]

[Mo1]

Look at that crowd of People

THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL RESPECT!!!!

God Bless America!

[Howlin]

Be glad to.

[lainie]

CSPAN lady caller (and the leftist continue to whine) about Reagan not funding more AIDS money. So, to her, six billion dollars in seven years isn't enough?

Ted Rall said this talking point last night... 'Reagan let 500 million people die of AIDS' or some ridiculous b.s.

[huck von finn]

It implies that they had to 'piece together' that body, or that not all of it is there.

No, it implies that the physical body is all that REMAINS of President Reagan, at least in our world. It implies that the dead body isn't President Reagan, that his soul has left his body, and hence his body is what remains--at least physically. It's not a term of disrespect. In fact, it suggests the contrary--that his soul lives on. It doesn't imply that part of his body isn't there, only that part of President Reagan isn't there. And there's no denying that.

[aBootes]

casket will be transferred from it to the other contrivance (I forget the word),

Caisson, drawn by six horses. Same one used for President Lincoln, I believe.

[Terriergal]

I see -- thank you!