June 11, 200422 yr Among those who did not attend was French President Jacques Chirac, who was in Georgia for the G-8 summit but opted to return to Paris. Another classless move by the French... :thumbdown
June 11, 200422 yr But don't you know they helped out an old RAF pilot when he was lost on the 60th anniversary of D-Day. They are such nice people.
June 11, 200422 yr Yes, we already know the french are socialist and classless, no need to remind us...
June 11, 200422 yr What a beautiful service it was. Too bad he missed it, shows that France is not a world power any more. Nice to see Ms. Thatcher and Mr. Mulroney, those were two very classey speeches and friends of Ronald Reagan and this country.
June 11, 200422 yr Too bad he missed it, shows that France is not a world power any more. oh give me break. Now they're not a world power any more?
June 11, 200422 yr and furthermore.... I know Reagan was a Republican while in office..... But to not even give one Democrat the chance to speak....damn.
June 11, 200422 yr and furthermore.... I know Reagan was a Republican while in office..... But to not even give one Democrat the chance to speak....damn. Das, It was a very select group chosen. Sandra Day O'Conner (close friend and appointee of Mr. Reagan) President George W. Bush (US president and very close friends with Mr. and Mrs. Reagan) Former President George H.W. Bush (US vice president and close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Honorable Brian Mulroney (close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Baroness Margaret Thatcher (close friend of Mr. Reagan) This was not a political service
June 11, 200422 yr and furthermore.... I know Reagan was a Republican while in office..... But to not even give one Democrat the chance to speak....damn. Das, It was a very select group chosen. Sandra Day O'Conner (close friend and appointee of Mr. Reagan) President George W. Bush (US president and very close friends with Mr. and Mrs. Reagan) Former President George H.W. Bush (US vice president and close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Honorable Brian Mulroney (close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Baroness Margaret Thatcher (close friend of Mr. Reagan) This was not a political service i'm not just talking about today.
June 11, 200422 yr and furthermore.... I know Reagan was a Republican while in office..... But to not even give one Democrat the chance to speak....damn. Das, It was a very select group chosen. Sandra Day O'Conner (close friend and appointee of Mr. Reagan) President George W. Bush (US president and very close friends with Mr. and Mrs. Reagan) Former President George H.W. Bush (US vice president and close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Honorable Brian Mulroney (close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Baroness Margaret Thatcher (close friend of Mr. Reagan) This was not a political service i'm not just talking about today. Well, at the rotunda, the Vice President (very close friend of Reagan and speaking for the President), Speaker of the House (addressed the family for the house) and President of the Senate (addressed the family for the Senate). They were the only ones who under tradition would speak.
June 11, 200422 yr Author But to not even give one Democrat the chance to speak....damn. Tip O'Neil would have been the logical choice. But I don't think he was available.
June 11, 200422 yr Too bad he missed it, shows that France is not a world power any more. oh give me break. Now they're not a world power any more? They haven't been a world power since WWII. This is true.
June 11, 200422 yr Too bad he missed it, shows that France is not a world power any more. oh give me break. Now they're not a world power any more? They haven't been a world power since WWII. This is true. The IOC is thinking about replacing French with Spanish as the second official language next to English.
June 11, 200422 yr and furthermore.... I know Reagan was a Republican while in office..... But to not even give one Democrat the chance to speak....damn. Das, It was a very select group chosen. Sandra Day O'Conner (close friend and appointee of Mr. Reagan) President George W. Bush (US president and very close friends with Mr. and Mrs. Reagan) Former President George H.W. Bush (US vice president and close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Honorable Brian Mulroney (close friend of Mr. Reagan) The Baroness Margaret Thatcher (close friend of Mr. Reagan) This was not a political service i'm not just talking about today. Well, at the rotunda, the Vice President (very close friend of Reagan and speaking for the President), Speaker of the House (addressed the family for the house) and President of the Senate (addressed the family for the Senate). They were the only ones who under tradition would speak. the speaker list was all approved by the Reagan family. dont give me crap about tradition. it would of been nice to just have one Democrat be allowed to give their respects, and share a light hearted story or two about Reagan. if only to keep Democrats from aruging about this. At Nixon's funeral both Republicans and Democrats spoke.
June 11, 200422 yr the speaker list was all approved by the Reagan family. dont give me crap about tradition. it would of been nice to just have one Democrat be allowed to give their respects, and share a light hearted story or two about Reagan. if only to keep Democrats from aruging about this. At Nixon's funeral both Republicans and Democrats spoke. that is who they chose, if you don't like it, too bad. It was a good service and very appropriate for Ronald Reagan. When you plan your state funeral Das, maybe you can get some Democrats to speak, but that is your choice.
June 11, 200422 yr the speaker list was all approved by the Reagan family. dont give me crap about tradition. it would of been nice to just have one Democrat be allowed to give their respects, and share a light hearted story or two about Reagan. if only to keep Democrats from aruging about this. At Nixon's funeral both Republicans and Democrats spoke. that is who they chose, if you don't like it, too bad. It was a good service and very appropriate for Ronald Reagan. When you plan your state funeral Das, maybe you can get some Democrats to speak, but that is your choice. i'm simply saying it would of been nice to have one Democrat speak. you came back with your tradition bulls***....obviously wrong like usual. afterall it is the American public paying for this funeral. it was still very nice and all.....you dont see me arguing that fact now do you?
June 11, 200422 yr so obsessed with the French lately.... sheesh. Before the Iraqi war our love for france was enormous... after that they're our worse enemy...
June 11, 200422 yr i'm simply saying it would of been nice to have one Democrat speak. you came back with your tradition bulls***....obviously wrong like usual. afterall it is the American public paying for this funeral. it was still very nice and all.....you dont see me arguing that fact now do you? the democrat speaking has no place in the ceremony if the Reagans didn't want it. It is tradition for only select speakers to speak. While Jacob Javits did speak at the JFK service at the Rotunda, he was an important member of Congress.
June 11, 200422 yr i'm simply saying it would of been nice to have one Democrat speak. you came back with your tradition bulls***....obviously wrong like usual. afterall it is the American public paying for this funeral. it was still very nice and all.....you dont see me arguing that fact now do you? the democrat speaking has no place in the ceremony if the Reagans didn't want it. It is tradition for only select speakers to speak. While Jacob Javits did speak at the JFK service at the Rotunda, he was an important member of Congress. its also pretty much been tradition for all former presidents to speak if they so choose.
June 11, 200422 yr does france have any oil though? Its a humanitarian effort to free them from tyranny.
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