BS: The Secret of Greatness

Subject: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 09 Jun 04 - 11:50 PM

After listening to flowery praise for the late President Reagan, it struck me that the secret of converting a lousy President to a great one is simple--he just has to die. Worked wonderfully for JFK.

Maybe there's something there for Bush?

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Amos
Date: 09 Jun 04 - 11:57 PM

Maybe pere and fils could double their greatness and renown together in a massive family drunk-driving experience, or something of the kind. Just for the good of the nation, y'know. Nothing personal.

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: michaelr
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 02:12 AM

Yes, let's animate that thought. Great (but dead) he's likely to cause less damage than alive (but... words fail).

I advise the Resident to get back on the bicycle WHILE EATING PRETZELS!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 09:26 AM

"A statesman is just a dead politician. God knows, we need more statesmen."
                                        --Penguin Opus

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: freda underhill
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:03 AM

"Men are ruled, at this minute by the clock, by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern."
g.k.chesterton

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: GUEST,John O'Lennaine
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:14 AM

If they throw a funeral like that for a bloke like Reagan, what will they do when someone who really is great dies?

John

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Bill D
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 12:12 PM

"...what will they do when someone who really is great dies?"

*trying to think who that might be....maybe it's a moot point*

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Amos
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 12:19 PM

Well, there's Elton John, Dave Brubeck, and a few poets I can think of...and Dylan, of course. That'll be a turn out!

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 12:43 PM

Reagan gets a state funeral 'cause he was President, not because he was some terrific sort of President. Contrary to some reports, he did not plan the funeral: a) he had Alzheimers and couldn't, but mostly, b) these things are done by a strict protocol.

The amount of misinformation coming out, though, is a tribute to his presidency. For instance, I always thought that the caissons were used to haul ammunition for cannons, not to haul the cannons themselves (although the cannons could be hooked to the caisson).

"Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead,
Through which the living Homer begged his bread."

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Amos
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 01:23 PM

Great couplet, Rapaire -- whence cometh it?

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 03:14 PM

'Twas written by my friend Joe Ohnemus' sister Ann.

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Amos
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 03:18 PM

You're really in a mood today, aren'cha, pal? Wasn't she one of the Alsop O' Sittory clan?

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 08:20 PM

Fame is proof that people are gullible.

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Amos
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 09:13 PM

Yes, Art, but -- for that matter -- so is white collar crime!! :>) Maybe as we edge into our more cynical years, we will begin to assume that fame IS a white collar crime!!

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: GUEST,Larry K
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 09:39 AM

And everyone knows that it is a right wing conspiracy that Reagan died in an election year.   He could have died in any other year but no...it had to be in an election year.

My guess is that George Bush had him killed to booster his polls.   Maybe one of you out there can find evidence of this.

PS:   Will Bush tell us to "win one for the Gipper" at convention?

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: DougR
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 03:02 PM

God Amos, are you suggesting that you and your Mudcat pals can become MORE cynical? Liberame!

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Rapparee
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 04:25 PM

Doug, I consider you a friend and don't give a drinker's tam what you consider me.

Subject: RE: BS: The Secret of Greatness
From: Amos
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 04:44 PM

LarryK, you're sounding a little paranoid there. Understandable, considering the mental machinations you have to put up with from your appointed resident. But we're not really out to getcha, man. Just getting the truth on the table is hard enough without trying to bump off affable old gaffers like Ronnie Reagan.

DougR, I guess we're just cynical about different things. You were cynical about Iraq harboring WMD; I was cynical about Bush breathing. Chacun a son mauvais gout.

A