Bush has declared that there will be a national day of mourning

[sabra]

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/12/a_national_day_.html#more

ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF GERALD R. FORD

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES:

It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Gerald R. Ford, the thirty-eighth President of the United States, on December 26, 2006.

President Ford was a great man who devoted the best years of his life to serving the United States of America. He was also a true gentleman who reflected the best in America's character. Before the world knew his name, he served with distinction in the United States Navy and the United States House of Representatives. As a congressman from Michigan, and then as Vice President, he commanded the respect and earned the goodwill of all who had the privilege of knowing him. On August 9, 1974, he stepped into the presidency without having ever sought the office.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, in honor and tribute to the memory of Gerald R. Ford, and as an expression of public sorrow, do hereby direct that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all buildings, grounds, and Naval vessels of the United States for a period of 30 days from the day of his death. I also direct that for the same length of time, the representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half-staff over their Embassies, Legations, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and stations.

I hereby order that suitable honors be rendered by units of the Armed Forces under orders of the Secretary of Defense.

In a further expression of our national grief, I will appoint in a subsequent proclamation a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States when the American people may assemble in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President Ford.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty‑seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first.

GEORGE W. BUSH

[HughBeaumont]

1. As long as the Silverspoon Simian is President -

EVERYday is a national day of mourning.

Literally.

[LynneSin]

2. I was just going to ask how that differs from any other day

:cry:

[Benhurst]

3. ...

:boring:

[Red Zelda]

4. I'm still mourning Nixon's pardon

[roody]

5. F--k Bush. Every day is

a national day of mourning with his murderous policies.

[madrchsod]

6. who wrote this for him?

is this some government form in which the just fill in the appropriate lines? i know dam well bush would never take the time nor has the ability to write this . is harriet still around?

[nolabels]

9. Please just don't tell anybody about it but the secret is in the tiny ear-piece he wears

http://www.basetree.com/articles/the-many-signs-of-bush.html

The Emperor's New Hump
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2012

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. is that all?

Where's all the hooopla, ten days lying in state, a month of memorial documentaries? Everything they did for Reagan should be done for Ford - without him, the imperial presidency would never have happened. His pardon of Nixon said, Yes, the President IS above the law.

He should be honored for this.

[dogday]

8. I am mourning for all the dead in Iraq

someone has to Mr. Bush......

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. It should have started January 20, 2001.

And ended January 20, 2009.

[lostnotforgotten]

11. Ho Hum

eom

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Standard procedure

nothing to see here