Posted on 05/17/2002 11:07:20 PM PDT by Libloather
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:33:29 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
"The President's condition is -- he's very sick. He's 91 years old. His Alzheimer's is advanced. As you recall, he broke his hip. Following his broken hip, he had surgery, and they got him up and walking around again. They were actually -- with some therapy. But now he's pretty much bedridden most of the time. So..."
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Thank you President Reagan for giving us the focus, determination and will to defeat the Soviet Union. Without firing a shot.
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It is a relief we'll not have to endure seeing Slick & Old Crusty representing the office at services and biting their lips in MOCK remourse for a man they held in the lowest esteem.
Best Wishes Mr. Reagan and we'll all look forward to seeing you in the promised land WITHOUT the likes of Slick, Old Crusty, and their "kindling" ilk.
We're already headed that way.
Mr. President, you are drawing near to the company of angels. You were certainly blessed here as you carried out duty for country. You work and efforts are truly missed.
God bless you Ronald Reagan, we are so grateful for your life.
President Reagan is a different story. He was the first President that I ever really liked. In fact, in the 8 years he was in office, I can honestly say I fell in Love. Not in the romantic sense, but in the sense that he was my hero.
He was and still is, my favorite President. His honestly, integrity, warm sense of humor, intellegence and moral strength made me feel safe and secure. His love for America, and for all Americans was true and sincere.
I believe that Presidents are called of God. I truly believe that if a President stays close to God, he will not only be a great leader but a great man. Unfortunately few have had the inner strength to do this.
When President Reagan came into office, inflation was in the double digits. Interest rates were 11%, gas prices were high, wages were low. Patriotism was nonexistent. People were hungry for moral clarity and strength in a leader.
You know he was a great leader because of the vicious attacks on him by Democrats.
Thank you President Reagan, I will always remember you.
We'll all be crying when the former first criminals, Bubba and Hitlery crash the funeral for some free camera time. Don't think they won't!
There were less of them back then though. He even won a lot of them over. I remember back when he was elected to his second term in an absolute landslide, there seemed to be only a very few saying anything at all and mostly what I heard was "the American people have made it clear what they want," although it was said like they had a bad taste in their mouth from conceding that fact.
Ha! I turned 18 just in time to vote for his second term! Best vote I ever made and probably will ever make!
So how do you explain Clinton? Maybe God had a mild case of Tourette's syndrome that day?
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Don't know the rest. I think it was from his inaugural address.
God bless Ronald Reagan!
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My father had a terrible stroke in 1993. I was stationed in Germany at the time, and rushed back to the USA on emergency leave. I made it to the hospital in time to hold his hand. All he could do was squeeze mine back.
Later that night he had several more strokes. The doctors recommended to my family (quite large) that we let him quietly pass away, as he was on total life support at this time and had no brain activity. I was the family member the most vehemently opposed to this idea. Surely, I thought, he may yet still recover? How can we just let him go when we might just get a miracle? My mother told me, "Son, he's already with God. What you see is simply the shell. What would your father say to you now if he could look down upon us and help us make a decision? You know he would want us to let him go, rather than be a burden on any of us." She was right, of course.
I see in Ronald Reagan so much of my father's spirit: Warm, strong, with good Chrisitan values and determination. But what we have now is like what my father was then; the shell of a great, powerful man. It IS right to wish him peace and an end to his suffering. God Praise Ronald Reagan!
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