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Luigi-San Melon Bug Level: 42 Posts: 19/736 EXP: 485962 For next: 35400 Since: 03-20-04 From: Mushroom Kingdom Since last post: 17 hours Last activity: 10 hours |
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| WASHINGTON - Ronald Reagan, the cheerful crusader who devoted his presidency to winning the Cold War, trying to scale back government and making people believe it was "morning again in America," died Saturday after a long twilight struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 93. Reagan's body was expected to be taken to his presidential library and museum in Simi Valley, Calif., and then flown to Washington to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. His funeral was expected to be at the National Cathedral, an event likely to draw world leaders. The body was to be returned to California for a sunset burial at his library. The family had turned to making funeral arrangements, a friend of the family said. In Paris, White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said President Bush (news - web sites) was notified of Reagan's death in Paris at about 4:10 p.m., EDT, by White House chief of staff Andy Card, who learned of the death from Fred Ryan, Reagan's former California chief of staff. The United States flag over the White House was lowered to half staff within an hour. The White House was told his health had taken a turn for the worse in the last several days. The president planned to participate in D-Day ceremonies in Normandy on Sunday and then fly back to the United States for an international economic summit in Georgia. She said it was not known at this point whether Bush would change his travel plans because of Reagan's death. Five years after leaving office, the nation's 40th president told the world in November 1994 that he had been diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's, an incurable illness that destroys brain cells. He said he had begun "the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life." Reagan lived longer than any U.S. president, spending his last decade in the shrouded seclusion wrought by his disease, tended by his wife, Nancy, whom he called Mommy, and the select few closest to him. Now, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton (news - web sites) are the surviving ex-presidents. Although fiercely protective of Reagan's privacy, the former first lady let people know his mental condition had deteriorated terribly. Last month, she said: "Ronnie's long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him." Reagan's oldest daughter, Maureen, from his first marriage, died in August 2001 at age 60 from cancer. Three other children survive: Michael, from his first marriage, and Patti Davis and Ron from his second. Over two terms, from 1981 to 1989, Reagan reshaped the Republican Party in his conservative image, fixed his eye on the demise of the Soviet Union and Eastern European communism and tripled the national debt to $3 trillion in his single-minded competition with the other superpower. Taking office at age 69, Reagan had already lived a career outside Washington, one that spanned work as a radio sports announcer, an actor, a television performer, a spokesman for the General Electric Co., and a two-term governor of California. At the time of his retirement, his very name suggested a populist brand of conservative politics that still inspires the Republican Party. He declared at the outset, "Government is not the solution, it's the problem," although reducing that government proved harder to do in reality than in his rhetoric. Even so, he challenged the status quo on welfare and other programs that had put government on a growth spurt ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal strengthened the federal presence in the lives of average Americans. In foreign affairs, he built the arsenals of war while seeking and achieving arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. In his second term, Reagan was dogged by revelations that he authorized secret arms sales to Iran while seeking Iranian aid to gain release of American hostages held in Lebanon. Some of the money was used to aid rebels fighting the leftist government of Nicaragua. Despite the ensuing investigations, he left office in 1989 with the highest popularity rating of any retiring president in the history of modern-day public opinion polls. That reflected, in part, his uncommon ability as a communicator and his way of connecting with ordinary Americans, even as his policies infuriated the left and as his simple verities made him the butt of jokes. "Morning again in America" became his re-election campaign mantra in 1984, but typified his appeal to patriotism through both terms. At 69, Reagan was the oldest man ever elected president when he was chosen on Nov. 4, 1980, by an unexpectedly large margin over incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. Near-tragedy struck on his 70th day as president. On March 30, 1981, Reagan was leaving a Washington hotel after addressing labor leaders when a young drifter, John Hinckley, fired six shots at him. A bullet lodged an inch from Reagan's heart, but he recovered. Four years later he was re-elected by an even greater margin, carrying 49 of the 50 states in defeating Democrat Walter F. Mondale, Carter's vice president. |
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Cymoro PATRICK DUFFY WILL LASER YOUR SOUL   Level: 67  Posts: 623/2216 EXP: 2549743 For next: 43129 Since: 03-15-04 From: Cymoro Gaming Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| I have to say, he was overdue. The Alzheimers was really bad. I'll miss him. |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101  Posts: 1036/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| In all honesty, I'm surprised he lived this long. Alzheimers is a horrible illness that I hope I never get. It's a shame there's no cure for it. The good side of this is that he doesn't have to deal with it anymore and he's now free. He was a great president as well. Lot of great accomplishments and an all around great human being. |
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Yoshi Dude XKEEPER STOLE MY CAR KEYS Level: 79  Posts: 736/3271 EXP: 4572680 For next: 6787 Since: 03-15-04 From: give me a number folks. Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| "It's about time." -my mom's reaction. That's a long time to live with that disease, seriously..  I remember reading an article recently about him and his wife, and what they go through. Yeah.. probably for the best. |
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Keitaro Iron Knuckle ウラシマ ケイタロウ Level: 54 Posts: 378/1342 EXP: 1201569 For next: 32301 Since: 03-15-04 From: Hinata, Japan Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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my parrents were saying it's a blessing...he no longer has to suffer. I guess that's always a nice way of looking at it  from what I've heard he was one of the most loved presidents...though he was before my time I'm greatful for what he has done for the world while he was around. |
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KATW King Yoshi "If you stare at something long enough, it can be funny." Level: 86  Posts: 784/3959 EXP: 6087979 For next: 54128 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Wow... living to 93 is one thing, living to this age with alzheimers is another. Well, its just a good thing that he doesnt have to go through this anymore. Many will miss him, including me.  |
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t3h ukoto Red Goomba Level: 11  Posts: 30/35 EXP: 4710 For next: 1275 Since: 06-03-04 Since last post: 513 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| yeah it really was for the best.. poor guy would've been better off if he had kicked the bucket a little earlier. | |||
Jarukoth  IRRATIONAL EXUBERENCE!!1! Level: 79  Posts: 1199/3194 EXP: 4402011 For next: 177456 Since: 03-17-04 From: New Jersey, U.S.A. Shoes: Yes. Since last post: 8 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| At least he isn't in any more pain. But...he's still dead. Sucks either way. He will truly be missed. |
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Weasel Missionary in PeruLevel: 34  Posts: 389/454 EXP: 236444 For next: 17207 Since: 03-15-04 From: Washington Since last post: 467 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| 93? I forgot he was that old. He's a fossil. Being dead does have it's advantages. No more alz.. |
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drjayphd Beamos What's that spell? pimp! Level: 56  Posts: 346/1477 EXP: 1387410 For next: 10766 Since: 03-15-04 From: CT Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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I just heard right now...  Both of my grandparents on my father's side had Alzheimer's, so I know what it's like...Vaya con dios. (fixes the title... he hasn't been prez since January 1989) |
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Emptyeye Real American Level: 67 Posts: 148/2273 EXP: 2488421 For next: 104451 Since: 05-24-04 From: I DUNNOOOOOOOO!! Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| I wonder if it would be called suffering, though. My great-grandmother is 94, and she has basically complete memory loss. My mom and her cousin visited her not long ago, and from what they described, it was as if she were a small child. They'd send her down the hall in her wheelchair and she'd go "whee!" So I wonder if it's basically a return to that childlike naivety, for lack of a better word. In any event, RIP Ronald Reagan. For the public to love you that much after 2 terms in office, you obviously did something right. |
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Dracoon Zelda The temp ban/forum ban bypasser! Level: 84  Posts: 628/3727 EXP: 5514391 For next: 147561 Since: 03-25-04 From: At home Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Sad thing is I thought he was dead for a while. I didn't know he had alzheimers. My mom worked in a unit for that and she said that they forget stuff from day to day. | |||
Bella Ludwig Von Koopa You're Gonna Love Me Level: 76  Posts: 291/2962 EXP: 3891483 For next: 114577 Since: 03-29-04 From: Groovy Way Since last post: 8 min. Last activity: 6 min. |
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Yeah, I thought he was dead already too . I didn't know he was still alive so that's what makes me feel kinda bad about it  . Yeah, Alzhiemers isn't a very nice brain disease. Your short term memory goes bye bye and you just have your memories. They talk about a lot thats in the past and begin to not recognize themselves or their own family..at least he doesn't have to suffer anymore. He lived a good life. |
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Originally posted by Emptyeye Well, even if he personally wasn't himself, I'm sure his family was. Especially his wife. I couldn't imagine having a wife who couldn't even remember/acknowledge who I was after so many years of marriage. It would be very strenuous and heartbreaking. |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39  Posts: 145/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I was very sad to hear about this... although I agree with some previous posters; it's better in a way... his suffering (and outside of the grieving, the suffering of his family because of his condition) is over. | |||
neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 672/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| a sad day...he is about as charismatic president we will ever see in our lifetimes. sure I was only in diapers when he was president, but the footage they have shown on him demonstrates why the people did like him, despite things that came up during this presidency. he did quite a bit in life and I wonder if anyone else will have a life he led...I guess I'll have to see for myself | |||
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| I also thought he was dead. I recall seeing the named "Ronald Reagen" in the obituaries two years ago. | |||
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 1208/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Yeah, I read about it today in the newspaper. It |
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