Reagan’s family await merciful release (THE GREAT MAN ALERT)

The Sunday Times ^ | September 29, 2002 | Sarah Baxter,

[MadIvan]

I know, but even standing next to a cardboard cutout of the Great One is special. ;-)

Well my understanding is that the current president had a cutout at the place the photo was taken (near the White House). It was a remarkable, remarkable trip, and left a lasting impression. I returned when George Bush Sr. was president and somehow it was less magical.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

I agree. But, we WILL hear them. Their hate for the man will outweight any decorum that they might still have. They will be brutal, count on it.

Then we should be brutal right back. Call them old, washed out liberal hags who couldn't get a date with a loaded shotgun and an oil tanker full of Viagra.

Regards, Ivan

[harpo11]

"As I walk off into the city streets,
a final word to the men and women of the Reagan Revolution,
the men and women across America who for 8 years
did the work that brought America back.
My friends: We Did It.
We weren't just marking time.
We made a difference.
We made the city stronger,
We made the city freer.
All in all, not bad, not bad at all.
And so, goodbye, God Bless you,
and God Bless the United States of America."

President Ronald Reagan's spirit, his energetic determination against the naysayers, his dynamic optimistism, his unflinching stalwart resolve brought down an "evil empire" and raised the Torch of Freedom higher for all the world to see and know that America is the Land of the FRee and the Home of the Brave. Ronald Reagan will forever live richly in our hearts and on the pages of history for eons and will be honored and revered for eternity.

[Sabertooth]

Michael meant that his father didn't lose any sleep over his enemies. He's speaking of the serentiy of President Reagan's confidence in the truth of one's causes.

I also think he's taking a jab at those who used to criticize his Dad for taking naps.

I knew the President somewhat in the late 90s, and even in his illness, his serenity was sublime.

[Vinnie]

Thanks for the beautiful picture

He was truly the right man for the time, after the sad denigration of the Carter years.

. He was inspirational. When he spoke, you knew he meant every word.

His ability to pass legislation with a hostile congress was amazing.

He simply bypassed the legislature and took his cause before the American people. He got the people to put enough pressure on the legislature to pass what he wanted.
George W. could take a lesson from him.

I’m not a student of Presidents, but surely Ronald Reagan will be remembered as one of our greatest Presidents.

If only he were President today.

[baseballmom]

It was not only that you were the Great Communicator -- and you were the greatest -- but that you had a message to communicate. Lady Thatcher

This is the difference between President Reagan and the impeached X42. As the leftist, liberal pundits try to revise the legacy of X42, we will know the truth. There was no message.

[knighthawk]

You know I live in the Netherlands. There the media tried to convince Reagan was the worst thing that ever happened to everyone. A lot of people thought he was just a bad actor, now playing the cowboy in the White House.

But I think he was one of the best leaders in the world ever. And I know I not wrong, for there are so many others who think so too.

[lonestar]

My 86-year-old mother has it, too. I'm the primary care-giver and it's a chore. But here's the deal--

She has no problems or cares. She no longer misses my dad, she doesn't know that most of her friends are gone, she has no cares. She has some pleasures--ice cream! She still enjoys riding in the car. I dread what what the future might bring. Thankfully my mother is healthy, otherwise.

Her biggest concern is, when looking in the mirror, "Does that old woman like us?".

I don't want her in a nursing home because she would be unable to report any mistreatment. For the same reasons, it's hard to leave for any period of time. I came home one time from a meeting and found the sitter asleep with her head on my mother's shoulder. Another time, the sitter fell asleep and the potatoes on the stove burned to the point the smoke alarm went off and the fire dept. came.(Thank gosh we had one; they both could have died of smoke inhalation.)

It's confining when you don't have secret service.

I love Ronald Reagan; I have no pity for Nancy Reagan because she has been spared a lot of the real problems that come with providing for the needs of a person with the disease.

[Tall_Texan]

I agree. But, we WILL hear them. Their hate for the man will outweight any decorum that they might still have. They will be brutal, count on it.

Yes, much like Clarence Thomas, he will be pilloried for what they allege are crimes and yet, in retrospect, they pale before Clinton's -

Thomas: Accused of sexual harrassment by the mentioning of pubic hairs and porn stars before Anita Hill.
Clinton: Accused of exposing himself before an Arkansas woman, accused of rape, certain to have had sexual activity with a female half his age at the office under his employment (which feminists insist fits the definition of sexual harrassment although I don't fully agree).

Reagan: Accused of ushering in a decade of greed and corruption.
Clinton: Personified an actual decade of greed and corruption.

Reagan: Built up huge deficits to build up our military (which then won the Cold War without firing a shot). Clinton: Brought down the deficit (if you can believe his accountants) but squandered our military resources by drastically cutting back our military and using it for petty affairs like Somalia, Haiti and Kosovo where American interests were, at best, minimal. Morale had never been lower.

Reagan: Did nothing for the homeless.
Clinton: Did nothing for the homeless either. It's just that the media's fascination with the homeless disappeared the minute there was no longer a Republican in the White House to blame.

Reagan: Did nothing about AIDS.
Clinton: Did nothing about AIDS either. But, like the homeless, the media dropped their interest as soon as there was no Republican president to blame.

Reagan: Iran-Contra. They particularly hiss at his court testimony where he "doesn't recall" giving the orders to Lt. Col. North. (yet they refuse to entertain the idea that by this time Alzheimer's may have affected his memory).
Clinton: Impeachment. Clinton claims he "doesn't recall" key moments when he probably coached others to perjure themselves or whom else he may have cheated on his wife with yet, unlike Reagan, prides himself on his brilliant intellect and his ability to "focus like a laser".

While the liberals' rage will still produce enough bile to cause frothing at the mouth, anyone who wants to tar the Reagan years can be easily refuted with a comparison to Clinton. The trick is to call them on it and not let them get away with it.

[Tennessee_Bob]

That's the sentence that really got me...

Same here - I was fine until that particular line.

[BibChr]

Yea, but I want to say, "Mike, I know this is the only way you can be sure to get press, but some things belong behind the veil of family privacy. This is one of them."

My other thought I'm sure you'll understand: if Reagan expires, thank God it didn't happen while Clinton was President.

Dan

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

fundle signed up 2002-09-28.

You are about to set a new record for the brevity of a stay on here.

fundle signed up 2002-09-28.
This account has been banned.

Your prescience is impressive.

[cubreporter]

With all the publicity of late about former President Reagan, we too wondered if this is a plan to help prepare America for the sad news that evidently looks like it will come soon. Either way, God bless President Reagan. A great man!

[cubreporter]

Never underestimate them.

[cubreporter]

or that Bill Clinton ever knew!

[cubreporter]

Of course he will attend but you can only imagine what people will think of him. Watch him squirm now and then.

[robomurph]

Was the 1992 Regan Bush rally the one that took place at the regional park in Yorba Linda along the Santa Ana river/91 freeway? If it was, I was there too.

I feel blessed that I was able to see RR at least once in person.

I wonder if GWB was there as part of the campaign? Do you have any idea if he was? That would be an interseting allignment of the planets (RR, GHWB, GWB)!

[yankeedame]

I had to quit reading these posts about 1/4 of the way through. I could hardly see b/c of the tears....

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, knighthawk. He is a great man, the Great Communicator....Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall !!

He was strongly advised by some not to use that statement.
He said to heck with it, it needs to be said !!

[seenenuf]

Hi Cousin?. THanks for the ping.