BrandoFan Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 A great man and president. R.I.P. Mr. President... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I wouldn't call him a great president. But he is someone who served our country and for that he deserves our respect and condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I will always admire his ability to communicate and how well he would stand up for his beliefs. Whether you agreed or not, you aways knew what his views were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I wouldn't call him a great president. But he is someone who served our country and for that he deserves our respect and condolences. He was an outstanding President. Jimmy Carter did such a wonderful job before him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Reagan spent like a Dem and taxed like a REP, no wonder everyone liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 RIP Ronald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 We will miss you Ronald. RIP, and thoughts and prayers go out to the family.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 RIP Reagan. Â You will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 RIP If I make my way over to church tomarrow...then I will MD go and say a few prayers for him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 RIP Mr. President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I was really shocked to hear this this afternoon. RIP Ronald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 We've lost a great American today.  Reagan brought us out of the Malaise & stagflation of the 70's  Strengthened a weakened and floundering Military  Was the driving force behind bringing an end to decades of communist rule in Eastern Europe  and above all.......  He made us proud to be Americans again.   Hopefully now he will be appreciated for what he's done for our country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 He made us proud to be Americans again. I've always been proud to be an American. It's a shame that some people are only proud when their guy is President. :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I've always been proud to be an American. It's a shame that some people are only proud when their guy is President. :headshake I'm always proud to be an american. I can sit at my computer and do whatever I like, whenever I want, and the government isn't a red...I can't see why those punk numbskulls would say such things to the government, but the government has nothing that we can have done to help really...  Reagan, rest in peace, I hardly knew ye,  Beastly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I think one of Reagan's greatest abilities was public speaking. I am not old enough to have viewed any Reagan speeches as they were going on, but I have seen the Challenger Speech, and "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this wall" speech many times. They are both very moving. Â I was at the Belmont Stakes when I found out. They announced it and there was a moment of silence. When the moment of silence ended a chant of "Ronnie, Ronnie" engulfed the grandstand. 120,000 people, ranging from teenagers like myself to wealthy arystocrats dressed in suits all chanting for this man (In a liberal part of the country no-less). I think that will tell you a little something about his popularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I've always been proud to be an American. It's a shame that some people are only proud when their guy is President. :headshake That had nothing to do with it. At the end of the 70's we were a nation who had lost our way. There were gas lines, hostages in Iran, the pain & national wounds of Vietnam were still fresh, a pervasive fear that we were losing ground to the Soviets and our economy was in the s***ter.  Reagan got us back on our feet & made ALL Americans proud again regardless of what their ideology was or who they were. That's what made him great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Reagan was a typical Republican...representing the wealthy, first and foremost. Â I did respect what he did for the US military, "winning" the Cold War, and he was a great friend to Israel, but, I never voted for the man. Â My condolences to his family and loved ones. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Reagan was a typical Republican...representing the wealthy, first and foremost. He was pretty damn good to "on-wealthy" replubicans and democrats, too. Visit Dixon, Illinois for a great example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 He was pretty damn good to "on-wealthy" replubicans and democrats, too. Visit Dixon, Illinois for a great example. Wasn't Dixon his home town? Â Maybe a bit biased? Â Â BTW...is there such thing as a non-wealthey Republican? Sounds like an oxymoron to me! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Reagan got us back on our feet & made ALL Americans proud again regardless of what their ideology was or who they were. That's what made him great. Which would mean they were not proud before that. Too bad, I've always been proud. I guess fair weather fans applyt to countries as well. I think that is sad, you think it's ok. Not worth arguing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Was the driving force behind bringing an end to decades of communist rule in Eastern Europe  Your ignorance never ceases to amaze me.  As my Uncle said yesterday, he's probably being judged by the nuns massacred in El Salvador and the gays who died of AIDS.  While I did not like him as a President, may he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Your ignorance never ceases to amaze me. The same can be said for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniBob72 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Which would mean they were not proud before that. Too bad, I've always been proud. I guess fair weather fans applyt to countries as well. I think that is sad, you think it's ok. Not worth arguing about. Then why keep saying things to provoke an argument? One can acknowledge a fact without condoning it. Nuke is hardly the first to state that national morale was at a low point when Reagan took over. No need to argue the fact that it shouldn't have been the case...it was, end of story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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