California Steps Closer To Ronald Reagan Day

[Kadie]

California Steps Closer To Ronald Reagan Day
Former President Served As California's Governor
POSTED: 11:44 am PDT April 8, 2010
UPDATED: 11:50 am PDT April 8, 2010


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California is one step closer to establishing an annual day honoring Ronald Reagan, the former president, governor and actor.

The state Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill designating Feb. 6 as Ronald Reagan Day. It encourages schools to spend the day commemorating Reagan's life and accomplishments.

The legislation, which heads to the Assembly, is one of three Reagan-themed bills Republican lawmakers hope to pass before Feb. 6, 2011. That would have been the 100th birthday of the conservative icon, who died in 2004.

Ronald Reagan Day would be the third special day of recognition in California dedicated to an individual.

The first honors conservationist John Muir. Last year, lawmakers honored Harvey Milk, a gay activist and former San Francisco supervisor who was gunned down at city hall in 1978.

http://www.kcra.com/politics/23091748/detail.html

[jobycom]

1. They should make September 11th Ronald Reagan Day. nt

[EFerrari]

7. No kidding. n/t

[KamaAina]

2. "Do they have a Sixth of February in California?"

"No, they go right from the fifth to the seventh." :P

[noiretextatique]

3. great ideaL let's teach kids the truth reagan

iran-contra, trickle-down ecomomics, pandering to racism and greed, most corrupt administration in modern american hisotry (except bush) etc, etc, etc :applause:

[madinmaryland]

4. WTF? I thought everyday was Ronald Reagan Day in California.

At least the state of their economy resembles exactly what Reagan would have wanted.

[LeftinOH]

5. Feb 6th 2011 is on a Sunday -will schools be open to celebrate this?

-anyway, isn't it enough that we ALREADY have 'Presidents Day' every year on the third Monday in February...??

[EFerrari]

6. Oh, no they don't.

This cannot be. Reagan killed a bunch of Californians and a bunch of our relatives in Central America.

Thanks for the heads up.

[deutsey]

8. Yeah, they've got so much to celebrate when it comes to his legacy

:eyes:

[HughBeaumont]

9. Make October 19 Ronald Reagan Day.

After all, that's what his crapola economic plan (which consisted of tax cuts on the rich, tax increases on the middle class, doubling the National Debt and aiding and abetting various acts of wealth looting) resulted in.

[Newsjock]

10. 'Unanimously passed'

That says a lot about the state of the so-called "Democrats" in the California Senate. I think I just died a little bit inside.

[Iggo]

11. Fucking Californians.

They're so stupid.

[Hawkeye-X]

12. They need to table it until Feb 7th of 2011

So they can make the conservative nuts.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

13. WTF?

"The state Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill designating Feb. 6 as Ronald Reagan Day. It encourages schools to spend the day commemorating Reagan's life and accomplishments"

Surely there most be some Democrats in the State Senate. They must be even more spineless than some of their national counterparts not to challenge this one

"Commemorating Reagan's life and accomplishments"
I doubt that would fill up two seconds of a school day.

Are they going to emphasize his "accomplishments" in propping up corrupt military dictatorships, supplying arms to terrorists, downgrading media accountability, promoting racism, sexism and environmentally unfriendly policies? Perhaps it will be dedicated to teaching children that ketchup is a vegetable and trees cause more pollution than cars

This is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard

[Zomby Woof]

14. He was a missed abortion

If I was a teacher, I would tell the kids the TRUTH - and it wouldn't be pretty.

[AmandaMae]

15. More brainwashing in public schools

I wish I could say I was surprised. I'd like to know just what positive things they're going to come up with to tell the kids about him, and whether anyone will dare to tell the truth.

[mdmc]

16. NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!

Oh God,,