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Originally posted by cheeterbo
reagan was a tool. in his second term the disease had begun. even though all he REALLY did was read well (something i don't think gw can do at all) the funeral was ok, except for all the fawning over what he supposedly was responsible for.
the funeral said something about, i guess, says something about us to other nations.
i forget who said this, but it was some talkshow guy, that they felt sorry for carter and ford because they aren't going to get this.
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Well, I don't have much of an opinion on Regan being a tool or not, so I'll leave that part alone. But umm... when you comment on people only being able to read well, and you can't even use capitals.... well, it's time to take a step back.
As far as the funeral itself, I was in Maryland getting my nails done with my best friend from college before her wedding and we were watching the CNN coverage of the events. It was said that every single president shortly after they take office has to specify what they would want as a funeral. Regan requested this. Who knows what Carter or Ford requested. Nixon did not want a state funeral, it had nothing to do with what happened with Watergate. It's my understanding that if he requested a state funeral he would have gotten it.
I could be wrong, does anyone know about this?