Republicans Mull New Honors for Reagan (Rename Pentagon? Star Wars? .50$?

[Khephra]

snip........

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, offered amendments on Monday to a defense bill to rename the Pentagon as well as the U.S. Missile Defense Agency after the former president.

Reagan is credited with helping win the Cold War with a massive defense build-up, including a space-based missile-defense program, that also contributed to record federal budget deficits.

Several Republicans, joined by a couple of Democrats, offered an amendment the same day to rename the pending defense measure the ``Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.''

snip..........

On another front, Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican, introduced legislation on Tuesday to have Reagan bump former Democratic President John F. Kennedy off the 50-cent piece.

more...........

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-reagan-congress.html

[LittleApple81]

1. Oh my God...Change the name of the country to Reagan Crappola and

be done with it. Miller is a real asshole.
And which couple of democrats are those?
I don't want to read this. It is too painful. Bill Frist the funeral director...

[Born Free]

15. Better yet, the planet

Why settle for country, when they can change the name from earth to planet Reagan!

[crossroads]

16. SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AN EMAIL NOW AND NIP IN THE

BUD! Yes, this is worth *shouting* over. I can't stand Reagan or the memory of the bastard!
:puke: :dem:

[Dogmudgeon]

2. For the man who single-handedly overthrew Soviet Communism ...

I propose that Ronald W. Reagan's face appear on the Russian Ruble.

We should reserve American currency for real heroes, like Superman or Spider-Man.

--bkl

[Gildor Inglorion]

3. I have a better idea!

Let's rename Tennessee "Reagania." That ought to warm the cockles of ol' Bill Frist and his cohorts. Then they could rename Nashville "Ronaldville" and make complete fools of themselves.

[jeff30997]

8. You say Reagania...

I say Tomania.Ever saw the Chaplin movie?The Great Dictator?:evilgrin:

[MikeG]

4. How about a new brand of ketchup?

[GarySeven]

5. I believe ....

that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of carving the moon into a bust of Ronald Reagan, so that his countenance may shine down upon us, forever and ever. Amen.

[burrowowl]

21. My, what sarchism

Welcome to DU, Gary Steven!

[snippy]

48. Awesome idea. This would have the added benefit of

adding trillions of dollars to the national debt for future generations to repay. Nothing could be more fitting.

[dusty64]

6. WTF! We are expected to

keep our mouths shut and the rightwing is looking to turn us into reaganica. This is bullshit, I thought they were in "mourning".

[struggle4progress]

7. Let's name the national debt after him! eom

[radfringe]

33. how about naming unemployment offices after him?

as far as putting his face on money -- how about on a $3.00 bill?

[tekriter]

35. That's it! The Reagan Memorial Deficit!

yesss.

[kodi]

40. not to be confused with the reagan memory deficit

.

[CO Liberal]

44. That's The Best Idea Yet!!!

After all, he's responsible for a large part of it.

[snippy]

47. This is the best idea. n/t

[k in IA]

9. Reagan D.C.

Somebody had that on here today. That is my favorite.

I mean, really, what does George Washington have on Ronny anyway?

[zmdem]

31. Why not go all the way ?

Let's make every town, county, state, public building, street, coin, bill, etc. be "Reagan". Makes life simple, no more asking where some one is from, what street they live on, etc. It will all be clear.

Seriously, how about the penny or quarter ? Lincoln & Washington are double dipping anyway.

Frankly if I were James Madison or Theo. Roosevelt, for example, looking down from Heaven, I might feel a bit slighted regarding the coin/bill thing.

Madison - "Continental Congress, US constitution, Federalist Papers, US Congress, Bill of Rights, Sec. of State, President. What's a guy gotta do ? Rodney Dangerfield gets more respect" !

[trogdor]

38. What a marklar!

That marklar reminds me of the marklar of marklar where a bunch of fundie marklars went to Marklar to replace their marklar with fundy marklar...

[punpirate]

10. How about an Animatron of him...

... at Disney World, where he drops his 3 x 5 cards, and says, "I, uh, I, uh, ah, um, I..." and a voiceover says, "get to the fuckin' verb, Ron."

(Apologies to Richard Belzer)

[mark11727]

12. Just so's they don't reprogram the audio-animatronics of RR

in DisneyWorld's Hall of Presidents to do anything more than smile and nod while Lincoln is speaking (now there was a President!).

[Democat]

11. They should change the name of Jesus Christ to Ronald Reagan

Leave America alone, go fuck with your right wing churches.

[crossroads]

14. A big "AMEN" on that! n/t

:dem:

[crossroads]

13. This 'emotion of the moment' BS got our asses into Iraq...

Emotion is what shrub used to get us in Iraq! haven't they learned anything? What's the freaking hurry? They are afraid everyone will find out the *truth* about Reagan next week after he's in the ground... I'm writing my Representatives *now* and ask them to nip this shit in the bud!!!
:wtf:

[stevedeshazer]

17. The Ronald Reagan Memorial Deficit

To remind future generations that they owe Reagan a debt that they can never repay?

[PurityOfEssence]

18. The Wooden Nickel? A Nuclear Waste Repository?

Potter's Field?
A 1-cent stamp?
A Mothball Fleet?
A Desolate Wasteland?
Certificates for Pollution Allotment Credit? (My fave...)
Research Center for Sociopathy?
Saddam Hussein Memorial?

[mitchum]

19. How about the quarter...

since he was a two-bit president?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. Instead of using "the john"

I'm going to start calling it "the reagan".

This will be symbolic of The Flush Heard Round the World when he took office.

[Lorien]

22. Perfect! After all, America went down the

crapper-or Reagan- after 8 years of his destructive policies and criminal activities!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. My freeper brother-in-law oughtta like it

His name's John. :evilgrin:

[daleo]

23. Rename jelly beans to "Reagan pellets"

Then be done with it - kids would always remember his name, for something appropriate.

[struggle4progress]

24. The Ronald Reagan Memorial Mujahideen: bin Laden

[pfitz59]

25. Rename the Taliban,, the Ronnie-ban!

[pfitz59]

26. Afghanistan = Reaganistan!

Iraq = Reagopia!
Ketchup = Ronnie-up!
C'mon folks, its easy!

[struggle4progress]

28. LMAO! eom

[moondust]

27. A Black Hole in space.

Where all the money and time went.

[TexasMexican]

30. They will probably rename the ISS to...

the Reagan Orbital Defense Platform.

[Piperay]

32. It's just pure mean vindictiveness

from the RWingers, they know they are going to be beaten in Novemember and are trying the ram the old fool down our throats in their dying last gasp of power. :puke:

[Cooley Hurd]

34. Their "grief" is excessive and they are using the death...

...of Reagan for political gain! I'm appalled!!!!!!

And they had the nerve to comment on Wellstone's memorial...:grr:

[Justice]

36. They Are Out of Control - Almost Comical

I think we should list all of the existing and proposed "things" that are named or renamed after Reagan. Then we should write letters to the editor to highlight the over the top effort to name and rename everything.

The renaming is really over the top.

I'd be interested in comparing the list to say Washington, Lincoln, FDR, Kennedy.

What building in Washington D.C. is named after FDR, after Lincoln?

[Khephra]

37. I'm reminded of the South Park episode

where the only noun that an alien race could use is the word "Meklar".

[Dudley_DUright]

43. That evil troll Grover Norquist already has a list ready

and has been working on it for years under the banner of the "Reagan Legacy Project". They even have a website you can visit:

http://www.reaganlegacy.org/projects/

[doc03]

39. Just endured 15 seconds of Faux and Friends

They suggest running with your headlights on in the daytime until July 4 in honor of Saint Ronnie. Maybe we can run with ours off at night to counter that!

[TahitiNut]

41. If there was an OUNCE of honor or integrity, they'd

... fund a major section of the National Institutes of Health combatting genetic diseases like Alzheimers and name it after Reagan. Naming an airport after someone who decimated the ATC Union is an obscenity. Memorializing someone with the worst economic policies since Hoover on currency is a joke. The people proposing this bullshit are hypocrites, vandals, traitors, and criminals.

[Justice]

50. The NIH Is An Excellent Idea

Your Suggestion: fund a major section of the National Institutes of Health combatting genetic diseases like Alzheimers and name it after Reagan.

A truly fantastic Idea, honorable, and I am sure it would be supported by Nancy. I am going to suggest it to my Senators - Kennedy and Kerry.

[TahitiNut]

51. It'd be a coup if Kerry/Kenedy could steal the march on the Repugnants

... and loudly promulgate such a "Memorial". What Ronnie-Worshipper could possibly oppose it?

It'd be like a "Brady Bill" ... political ju-jitsu.

[HuckleB]

56. Another great idea!

Good post, by the way.

[monobrau]

42. Yes - name the star war debacle after him!

Then every time there is a rigged test, or other mismanagement, the headlines will be about the "Reagan defense plan".

[leQ]

45. what's next? Reagan, D.C.?`

i think Americans are going to get to the point of saying ENOUGH ALREADY. i know many in my 'hood are already sick of the 24/7 ad nauseum coverage. like all things repuke, it'll backfire.

[snippy]

46. Perhaps we should change Christmas to February 6. n/t

[llmart]

49. How about naming some homeless shelters after him?

After all, he was responsible for putting lots of people in them in the '80's while Nancy went out and bought a new pattern of china.

[HuckleB]

55. Beautiful!

Every city should have its own "Reagan Shanty" for the homeless.

[newyawker99]

52. This really stinks...

"On another front, Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican, introduced legislation on Tuesday to have Reagan bump former Democratic President John F. Kennedy off the 50-cent piece."


It seems that they want to dump all of the Democrats
off our currency. Why not put his name and picture
everywhere and just get it over with.

:puke: :argh:

[Zerex71]

53. They're all a bunch of whiny babies.

They're just jealous because, what, 89% of the people could care less about the guy? He's their wet dream come to life (and now he's their saint) but frankly, not too many people really care about him or his legacy. Most of the conservatives (must) realize that they are a fanatical, dying breed. Trying to replace Kennedy on money does tick me off though -- Reagan's not fit to replace anybody. Forget the Mt. Rushmore thing, the dime thing, and the $10 thing -- even Stepford Wife The First, Nancy, asked the neocons to cut that petitioning out.

Mike

[HuckleB]

54. I know. Let's all start calling our credit cards "Reagans."

It's the perfect honor.

I pay my Reagan off at the end of every month!

[Nicholas_J]

57. I've got it!

A new bill. called the DEFICIT DOLLAR, which is issued in negative increments, and given to employees annually to indicate how much less their real wages are. Also this new monetary unit can be used to reward employees for meritorious performance instead of all of those stupid certificates and other useless awards given.