Do we make too much of a past President death? - Page 2

piercehawkeye45 · 12-31-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

I still think it makes for a good tradition.

I hate tradition. Tradition hinders change.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-31-2006, 10:57 PM

You ask me, the "I can't forgive him for pardoning Nixon" people are too damn hungry for blood, and this does not do them credit. It's partisan, and it's overdone.

While it cost him a second term -- that, and general disgust in the electorate for the behavior of all the inside-the-Beltway set because of Watergate, which was what really let Carter take the election -- it did put the whole nation in that's-over, move-on mode, which was a distinct improvement over the alternative the vengeance-takers call out for.

ferret88 · 01-02-2007, 06:14 PM

ABSO-freakin!-LUTELY we make too much of a big deal about the passing of a former President (or for that matter, the passing of a celebrity.)

Death is a fact of life and not so much of a surprise as one gets up in the years.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-03-2007, 06:46 PM

How about if we set a dollar figure when they leave office, say $1 million. Then deduct, say $50,000 each year until the die, and that's the max to be spent for the funeral and pomp.

Clodfobble · 01-03-2007, 10:12 PM

And the initial dollar figure could be different for each President, based on an average of their approval ratings over the course of their term.

Pie · 01-03-2007, 10:47 PM

Hmmmm... Dubya would have had to die a decade ago.

Shawnee123 · 01-04-2007, 01:06 PM

I found most of the presidential hoo-hah to be touching.

However, enough is enough. For the first time in forever, I took a day off and did NOTHING. I only get one TV channel, and was watching Ellen. She was right at this part with funny videos and all of a sudden we had to go to CBS News Special Report: The Death of a President.

Out loud and to no one but my plant I said "For God's sake, he's dead already. WE GET IT."

yesman065 · 01-06-2007, 10:19 AM

Thats why I rarely watch "the big three." Their programming is primarily full of mindless crap.

wolf · 01-06-2007, 01:04 PM

My mother watched all of the Ford coverage, but also the 'fill' ... coverage of past presidential funerals on C-SPAN.

Should I be worried?

12-31-2006, 10:57 PM	#2
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	You ask me, the "I can't forgive him for pardoning Nixon" people are too damn hungry for blood, and this does not do them credit. It's partisan, and it's overdone. While it cost him a second term -- that, and general disgust in the electorate for the behavior of all the inside-the-Beltway set because of Watergate, which was what really let Carter take the election -- it did put the whole nation in that's-over, move-on mode, which was a distinct improvement over the alternative the vengeance-takers call out for. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

01-03-2007, 06:46 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How about if we set a dollar figure when they leave office, say $1 million. Then deduct, say $50,000 each year until the die, and that's the max to be spent for the funeral and pomp. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-03-2007, 10:47 PM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Hmmmm... Dubya would have had to die a decade ago. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-04-2007, 01:06 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I found most of the presidential hoo-hah to be touching. However, enough is enough. For the first time in forever, I took a day off and did NOTHING. I only get one TV channel, and was watching Ellen. She was right at this part with funny videos and all of a sudden we had to go to CBS News Special Report: The Death of a President. Out loud and to no one but my plant I said "For God's sake, he's dead already. WE GET IT." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-06-2007, 01:04 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My mother watched all of the Ford coverage, but also the 'fill' ... coverage of past presidential funerals on C-SPAN. Should I be worried? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-02-2007, 06:14 PM	#3
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	ABSO-freakin!-LUTELY we make too much of a big deal about the passing of a former President (or for that matter, the passing of a celebrity.) Death is a fact of life and not so much of a surprise as one gets up in the years.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	And the initial dollar figure could be different for each President, based on an average of their approval ratings over the course of their term.

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yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Thats why I rarely watch "the big three." Their programming is primarily full of mindless crap.

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