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Tue Jun-08-04 12:07 PM
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local radio news just said the 'Reagan Viewing Line' takes 4 to 5 hours |
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said something about the hours have now been extended.
hhmmmmmm 5 hours of standing in the heat to walk past a box with a flag on it that may or may not contain a wrinkly, embalmed mediocre man (at best)?
naw. i got to clean my bathroom
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:09 PM
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1. I understand why people want to do this. |
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I can't articulate it, but I understand it. I did the same when Pat Nixon laid in repose at the Nixon Library many moons ago. It was a moving experience.
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:11 PM
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2. To be a part of history maybe? |
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:15 PM
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5. that's part of it -- and for me, part of it was |
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that I owe my political awareness to Pat Nixon. The sight of her standing up w/ Nixon at that farewell for WH staff is the second thing* I remember about any politics or politicians. I didn't really understand what I was watching, but I saw this woman who was so unlike my mother, looking strong.
*(The first was Nixon's resignation speech, and, until I was older & understood the act & the impact, the thing that made the biggest impression on me about that was that his jacket was nearly soaked through with sweat.)
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:30 PM
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6. Nixon and sweat...ah, the memories! |
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I've always felt sorry for Pat. She certainly paid a price for being a First Lady. :(
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Tue Jun-08-04 01:50 PM
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That's another reason I went.
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:12 PM
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3. I thought we weren't supposed to see flag draped coffins |
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Just added to the list.........no not yet........
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:33 PM
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:44 PM
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10. Killing you? Just put it out of your mind |
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Oh that was bad, very bad.
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:45 PM
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11. HAHAHA I can't TAKE the SUSPENSE! |
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i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce: i wanna play :bounce:
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:47 PM
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Oh man can the DU mainframe handle that much action on the ignore function?
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:49 PM
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13. better warn the admins that they will have to find out |
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:D
my only problem is i'm not sure how i can incorporate either Bob Villa OR decking screws this time
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:14 PM
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4. I think many people think they need a king |
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I have no such desire to royalize our Presidents, doesn't matter who they are.
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Tue Jun-08-04 01:01 PM
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14. Reagan, like Stalin before him, is the NEW BLACK! pass it around. |
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:34 PM
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3 miles and 10 hours just to get to see the dead meat for a few seconds.
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Tue Jun-08-04 12:35 PM
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9. I for one don't believe the body is in the box |
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I don't think that they are going to take any chances at all with the body. I don't think that it is in the box. I would be surprised if the body is added at any time prior to the actual lowering of the casket. There is a chance that it might be added after all has happened or sometime on Friday right before the private funeral.
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Tue Jun-08-04 01:03 PM
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15. Update. The time is now up to 11 hours. . . |
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Tue Jun-08-04 01:05 PM
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16. Hmm then we might need some pointers on what to do or not to do |
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