Reagan May Have Died, Cannot Recall At This Time

Anybody have some commentary on the death of Ronald Reagan? Any glowing, almost messianic praise from the conservative camp? Accusations of Anti-Christery from the liberals? "Bedtime for Bonzo" jokes from guys like me?

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Actually, it's a reference to the Iran/Contra scandal, not alzheimers.But yes, for what it's worth, I do enjoy taking cheap shots at people who can't defend themselves.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Yankees? I live... what, maybe 300 miles north of you?Geography aside, I'm so a Red Sox man.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Well, thanks and sorry you feel that way, I guess. Have you considered the possibility that perhaps alzheimers is simply a hot-button topic with you? I'm not saying it shouldn't be, mind you, but I think you're over-reacting."I cannot recall at this time" was practically Reagan's catch-phrase during Iran/Contra. It's one of the most-used Reagan parodies that exist. Given that the man once co-starred with a monkey, that's saying something.Honestly, I'm sorry that you're offended, but not for anything I've done, if you dig.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Well all right then, suh. Enjoy yoah mint julep on Peachtree Lane in... y'know, Evansville. And where I come from, we don't bullshit around and suddenly respect a total bastard just because he accomplished the astounding task of not breathing anymore.Someone wants respect in death, they should earn it in life.And yeah, before you ask, I hope people go around saying what a total bastard I was after I die, if in fact they considered me to be a total bastard.However, out of respect for the poor grieving family, I'll be sure to extend my condolences to Nancy, should she happen to show up on . What can I say, we can't all measure up to your standards of politeness."You Yankees", honestly. How about "Dan, you're an asshole"? Or am I suddenly the representative of all people north of the Mason-Dixon?Because if I am, that's cool. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any uses for a 100-million-strong private militia.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Yeah, that's about the size of it. Reagan seems to have become pretty much an untouchable, holy dead man. *spooky music*Which is silly to me, because like it or not he was a very important public figure, who affected all of us for positive or negative. Everybody's going to have something to say about him, and it's ridiculous to think that everybody should only have good things to say after he's gone.This does not, of course, mean running up to Nancy Reagan and yelling, "YOUR HUSBAND WAS A DICK!" But it does mean being willing to share that thought in... oh, say, a public forum where there are others who were affected by the bloated sack of crap dead man in question.This message has been edited by Dan Carroll, 06-07-2004 04:01 PM

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

How about to those who funded the murderers and rapists?Say, with money made from sales of nuclear weapons?

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Oy, I'm just trying to see where the line of respect is, here. I don't have a problem with you waiting however long you want, or never saying anything at all. But you do seem to have felt the need to pop on the thread and comment on the subject of breaching formality, and I'm just curious as to how far it extends. Us Yankees are a nasty breed.Fortunately, my vast Yankee army (which I command, apparently) will be storming on down south pretty soon to cut off Evansville's supply lines, just for shits and giggles.This message has been edited by Dan Carroll, 06-07-2004 05:12 PM

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

What exactly makes you think I wasn't saying anything bad about Reagan when he was alive? I'm sorry, I'm still mourning the victims of "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers", and wondering why a disease that has now reached pandemic proportions wasn't worth researching, just because the highest number of victims at the time happened to be gay.As far as mourning goes, Reagan can wait his turn.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Right, can I get a quick show of hands here... is anybody on this forum actually personally mourning for Ronald Reagan? I don't mean you liked him as a president, I mean you knew him, called him friend or more, and it grieves your heart that he is gone?Anybody?I mean... what with all this talk about a period of mourning, there's got to be somebody here who actually has a vested interest in mourning for him.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

"Actually, we're Cyanide... a loving tribute to Poison!""We need a ride home!"

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Hey, Buz. People can mourn his death without knowing him, I agree. But the way this thread is gone, you'd think criticizing the man was tantamount to stamping all over the hearts of his loved ones. So I guess I was just making a point... I figured there had to be a couple of his loved ones around for anyone here to be stamping on their hearts.I mean Hell, I mourned for Jack Kirby, but was still willing to acknowledge that his later work was crap. Even on the day of his death. Why? Because I didn't know the guy personally, and it wasn't exactly tearing my heart out if somebody took a slam at him in front of me. Especially if it was a true slam.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Actually, I'm just getting a great deal of entertainment out of this thread. Thanks for helping with that, Abshalom. You're a peach.In the meantime, I guess we can take your above response as a no?

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Mike's evil twin knows the score.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Damn liberal media.

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"He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn't well connected."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.