Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Well, according to family friends, there is a good chance that Pres. Reagan will not survive the weekend. This truly is a sad day as I feel he is one of the truly great Presidents who will never get the full credit he deserves. It's even sadder that he, almost definitely, is unaware of his legacy as Alzheimer's is, quite possibly, the worst disease anybody could hope to have. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Reagan's been gone for a long time, imo. Can't wait for Eric S's column at 411 next week... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Reagan's been gone for a long time, imo. Can't wait for Eric S's column at 411 next week... Well, I'll give the media credit for this: They left him alone. A great man should not be forced to face public scrutiny when he's going through a hell none of us can fathom. I think Michael Reagan said he didn't recognize anybody but Nancy a few years ago. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 It's probably because of his Alzheimer's that the media hasn't been as hard on him as previous presidents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 5, 2004 The media left the man alone because he's been unable to do anything noteworthy because of his condition. A debilitating disease has never stopped the media from scrutinizing somebody before. That being said there's a woman who lived up the street from me who is now in a home. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last summer and now she can't even remember her husband who goes to visit her out of guilt alone now. He says she's basically already dead but he would feel guilty if he still didn't go up once a week and sit with her. The last thing she remembered was their family dog Bridget...now all she does according to what I've heard is sit in a rocking chair by the window up at the nursing home she's in. I said all of that because I doubt Ronald Reagan even remembers anybody or anything now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 ABC is reporting his passing now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Yep, same for Fox News. Rest in peace President Reagan, you were one of the greatest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Died of Pnemonia. RIP Mr. Reagan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 This sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 5, 2004 RIP Honestly though, he's been more or less dead for a while now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I honestly figured he died a long time and ago and that Nancy just forgot to tell people. RIP Mr. President. *off-topic* How Many living presidents are there now? 5? (Bush, bush 2, Clinton, Ford and Carter)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I honestly figured he died a long time and ago and that Nancy just forgot to tell people. Let's at least wait an hour before cracking jokes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 5, 2004 well it wasn't intended as a joke but i can see how that is interpreted as such... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SideFXs Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Goodbye Mr. President. Thank you for your strength. You helped restore our country's dignity and saved the world from communism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I believe Choken is stupid enough to think that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Outside of the Alzheimers.... 93 is a good amount of time to live. One of my favorite Presidents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Yeah this is sad news. I left him off my dead pool. At least I got Tammy Faye. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Welp, not like he didn't live a long life. His health has been on a downward slide for years, so I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Just curious...When was his last public Apperence? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 5, 2004 This pains me as everyone in my family owes Reagan (and Carter for that matter) a great deal of thanks for giving hope and opportunity to the hundreds of thousands of Cubans who came over here looking for a chance to better themselves. I hate to see this man pass away before Castro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zorin Industries 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 From what I have read of his time in office I don't think I would have liked the man politicly, but on a personnel level I liked the man, who had great charisma, he will be missed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 5, 2004 This pains me as everyone in my family owes Reagan (and Carter for that matter) a great deal of thanks for giving hope and opportunity to the hundreds of thousands of Cubans who came over here looking for a chance to better themselves. I hate to see this man pass away before Castro. Isn't Castro in pretty dire conditions now neways? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 When isn't Casto's health failing? Just curious...When was his last public Apperence? Probably wrong on this, but I believe he wrote a "farewell" letter in '94 that said he got the disease, and it was published in newspapers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I remember that but I thought he gave some speech or took a photo op some time around then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 Ironically, I believe his last public appearance (the last I can recall anyway) was at the Nixon funeral Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I never could get the wankfest for this man. Conservative domestic policy + record-breaking military budgets + ignorance of a rising national debt. However, he was far from the worst in terms of Presidents, and put a halt to Communism, so that was a decent eight years. Nobody should have to watch a family member deteriorate from Alzheimers, though. Happy trails. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sass 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I salute you sir. Rest easy now. RIP President Reagan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebigjig Report post Posted June 5, 2004 I guess I'll post my thoughts here since some are having coniption fits that I created another thread about the situation... christ I predicted Reagans death 5 years ago... and it was getting to the point that if he had lived another five years from now, it wouldn't have been shocking... he seemed almost immortal to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2004 RIP Mr. Reagan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
