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ConcordCowboy
06-03-2009, 01:31 PM
Reagan statue unveiled in Capitol Rotunda

Seven-foot model of 40th president cast with legendary 'ah-shucks' grin

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Former first lady Nancy Reagan wipes away a tear after the unveiling of a statue of her husband, former President Ronald Reagan. Also pictured, left to right, are House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.



WASHINGTON - Nancy Reagan watched with delight as a bronze statue of former President Ronald Reagan was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol.

A blue cloth cover was pulled from the seven-foot statue of the 40th president Wednesday as Mrs. Reagan, 87, and a crowd packed with Reagan era-policymakers, looked on in the Capitol Rotunda. The statue cast Reagan flashing his legendary ah-shucks grin, the expression that transformed his face whenever he was ready to deliver the punchline of a joke.

Mrs. Reagan, seated next to her husband's friend, former Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III, said that it was nice to return to the Rotunda for a happy occasion. Her husband, who was president from 1981 to 1989, lay in state there after his death at 93 in 2004.

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ConcordCowboy
06-03-2009, 02:45 PM
http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/blog/ronaldreagan.jpeg
ABQCOWBOY
06-03-2009, 03:00 PM
This country needs a man like him. I sure hope we have one.
bbgun
06-03-2009, 03:24 PM
What a weird place to put it. He had no real connection to that building, aside from SOTU speeches.
Jarv
06-03-2009, 06:35 PM
This country needs a man like him. I sure hope we have one.

:bow:
Bob Sacamano
06-03-2009, 06:37 PM
he led quite a life, huh?

movie star, football player, President
CowboyFan74
06-03-2009, 06:38 PM
They broke the mold....:(
BrAinPaiNt
06-03-2009, 07:07 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Ronald_Reagan_in_Knute_Rockne-All_American_1940.jpg
bbgun
06-03-2009, 07:10 PM
"Go out there, and win one for the Nors."
Jon88
06-03-2009, 07:41 PM
This country needs a man like him. I sure hope we have one.

We don't.
zrinkill
06-03-2009, 08:44 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/zrinkill/reagan.jpg
CowboyWay
06-03-2009, 09:40 PM
http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/cmrench/rememberingreagan493jn2-1.jpg
ScipioCowboy
06-03-2009, 09:47 PM
Sadly, some people actually base their political beliefs and ideologies on the crass, inaccurate generalizations found in half-***** political cartoons, which demonstrate no understanding of the true complexity of the issues they mock.
ShiningStar
06-03-2009, 10:28 PM
Sadly, some people actually base their political beliefs and ideologies on the crass, inaccurate generalizations found in half-***** political cartoons, which demonstrate no understanding of the true complexity of the issues they mock.


Let him go man, its the best he can. When dealing with people who wont listen or reason, someone gave them a clue and they are going to run with it as far as they can and you cant stop them.

Hes just mad Team Obama will never live up to that bar.
ScipioCowboy
06-03-2009, 10:39 PM
Let him go man, its the best he can. When dealing with people who wont listen or reason, someone gave them a clue and they are going to run with it as far as they can and you cant stop them.

Hes just mad Team Obama will never live up to that bar.

Oh, I'm not angry.:p:

If people wish to argue using partisan memes rather than substantive discourse, so be it.
Aikbach
06-04-2009, 02:09 AM
he led quite a life, huh?

movie star, football player, PresidentI'm not sure if ever played football collegiately, he's well known for depicting George Gipp in the 1940 film "Knute Rockne: All-American".
SuspectCorner
06-04-2009, 04:57 AM
Seven feet? No wonder the Lakers moved to California.
Yeagermeister
06-04-2009, 06:26 AM
Seven feet? No wonder the Lakers moved to California.

I never knew he was that tall. I always thought Lincoln was our tallest President. :D
Bob Sacamano
06-04-2009, 11:33 AM
I'm not sure if ever played football collegiately, he's well known for depicting George Gipp in the 1940 film "Knute Rockne: All-American".

that's what I'm thinking of, my bad
he did play football in high-school, and started out as a play-by-play commentator

interesting fact that as a lifeguard he saved 77 people
bbgun
06-04-2009, 11:33 AM
I like how they incorporated pieces of the Berlin Wall. Very fitting.

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Yeagermeister
06-04-2009, 11:43 AM
I like how they incorporated pieces of the Berlin Wall. Very fitting.

http://www.123imagehost.com/uploads/235-185-Pictures_of_the_day-_4_June_2009_-_Telegraph_1244132449421.JPG

Nice touch

I was in Germany, not Berlin, when the wall came down. It was pretty crazy.
burmafrd
06-04-2009, 05:42 PM
I was in England at the time and it was surreal. All those years of the cold war and you see it ending.
ScipioCowboy
06-04-2009, 06:07 PM
I was in England at the time and it was surreal. All those years of the cold war and you see it ending.

Weren't you banned yesterday?:D
masomenos
06-04-2009, 06:16 PM
Weren't you banned yesterday?:D

Hey lib, what are you doing posting in the Reagan thread!?
ScipioCowboy
06-04-2009, 07:49 PM
Hey lib, what are you doing posting in the Reagan thread!?

Yeah, I'm still scratching my head over that exchange.:D