Ala. McDonald's To Display Reagan Bust

[The Straight Story]

Ala. McDonald's To Display Reagan Bust

POSTED: 11:04 am EDT May 9, 2006

NORTHPORT, Ala. -- Customers will get more than a burger and fries at the Northport McDonald's where President Reagan chomped down on a Big Mac during a 1984 stop.

They'll get to see a bronze bust of the former president, inside a case with a halogen light shining on it 24 hours a day. Along with a plaque, there's a framed photo showing Reagan biting down on his Big Mac.

"We just felt like we wanted to put something back to carry on that remembrance," said Rick Hanna Sr., the new owner of the fast-food restaurant.

The president's stop at the McDonald's, on Oct. 15, 1984, followed a speech on the University of Alabama campus. With news media on hand, he ordered a Big Mac, large fries and sweet tea and sat down to eat with locals Charles Patterson and Greg Pearson.

http://www.local6.com/news/9182506/detail.html

[jobycom]

1. About time someone pointed out how much of a bust Reagan was

[AzDar]

2. Obviously room for TWO clowns at Mickey D's.......n/t

[BuyingThyme]

4. Exactly.

[misternormal]

5. I wondered why the Micky D's clown was named Ronald...n/t

[Skidmore]

3. Right by the ketchup dispenser....

[UTUSN]

6. Well, he *was* a clown named "Ronald" n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

7. Ronald McDonald and Ronald McReagan

[sakabatou]

8. Urgh

:puke:

[Xeric]

9. Here's a picture of it:

[cdb]

10. McDonalds is a perfect place for him

Junk food - junk president

[liberal N proud]

11. MD honoring the man who made its available workforce

so much larger.

Many of the people who work in fast food today had good jobs prior to the Reagan regime.

[Warpy]

12. In a case? What a spoilsport

because I can think of a lot of creativity with pickles, fries, and secret sauce that could be wrought on that bust.