Suppose Reagan Dies in '04

[Capn Sunshine]

Naturally, the Republican convention will become Reaganstock , a celebration of the "greatest president who ever lived(corolary : FDR was awful, just awful---worst ever)

Is this Ghost of the Gipper crap going to backfire on them? I wonder.

What can we expect? Knowing how polarized we are as a nation?

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. a week of non-stop Reagan stories

followed by people soon forgetting about him and moving onto another story.

The GOP won't get any sustained bump from Regan's death...unless he conviently passes away the night before the election.

[tom_paine]

19. I'm afraid I disagree...

Take a look at how the Old Soviet Union or other Totalitarian nations like Imperial Amerika is becoming and how they treat the deaths of their Totems/Fuhrers/Premiers/pResdients-for-Life and I think you'll find what will be closer to the truth than your vision, which presupposes, it seems, that nothing changed on 12-12-2000.

And he won't get the needle behind the earat quite so convenient a time. Mid-October will do nicely for the Busheviks. Because the Soviet-style hoopla will go on for WEEKS! Perhaps MONTHS!

Study your totalitarian societies, you will see the future of the Empire.

[spindoctor]

2. Reagan's not dead yet?

I must have missed that.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. He'll die before the convention

Say, Feburary 11th, 2004. Not an important day, but a holiday for us Democrats...

Hawkeye-X

[tom_paine]

21. Disagree, Hawk...October Surprise

Raygun gets the needle behind the ear.

[sweetheart]

4. I just caught a mouse!!!

The trap broke his neck. He was the greatest mouse that ever shit all over my kitchen. I tossed his body out in to the field and my dog is out there chewing him up.

Republicans are vermin... same same.

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. hey!

not all vermin are republicans. :D

[OldSoldier]

16. Where did you get the kitties, Magic Rat?

They're great!

[LeahMira]

10. Mice carry diseases...

I tossed his body out in to the field and my dog is out there chewing him up.

... and parasites. Don't let your dog eat him. It might make the dog sick. So might Republicans, but that's another topic.

[sweetheart]

17. too late...

This was a field mouse as this is the only house for miles in open scottish moor (bog)... the dogs catch rabbits and mice outside... i just caught him inside, as they come in during the fall to the warm house to nest... so i'm thinking likely he's a clean mouse...

except for his pooping habits which is why i trap them to start with... they leave shit all over the kitchen and gnaw in to the food packages... i've never had a mice problem before in my life... so far, i've caught 10 of those republican shitters this fall!! That's 10 less bush voters.. :-)

Sorry magic rat... I used to have pet rats... they are great... but then again, rat shits are bigger and less frequent. :-) Clearly you're a very honourable MAGIC democratic rat...

[THUNDER HANDS]

18. alright, as long as we got that cleared up

I forgive you...you (in my best Gollum voice) "MUUUUURRRRDEERRRRERRR."

:D

[izzie]

5. They will stuff and mount him and bring him to NYC

and Nancy will wear a new red dress as he is dragged in.

[Capn Sunshine]

27. Weekend at Ronnies

THAT is my fear

[theorist]

6. The DNC will have to counter with

their own memorial. That would be the only obvious "pre-emptive defense" (as the RNC likes to call it) that we could use.

Another tactic could rely solely on the short memory of Americans. Just as the RNC is promoting the life of Reagan, us Dems could start a full out attack on the dead man's character, i.e. his actions during McCarthy's HUAC hearings, Iran-Contra, etc. It would be beautiful!

[Suziq]

9. Don't You Realize . . .

he is already dead! The announcement will be made right before the puke convention.

:hippie:

[theorist]

11. If that's true...

then there's little we can do about it, right?

Except, uncover the truth before they do.

[ima_sinnic]

7. I predict Reagan WILL conveniently "die" at just the right time

I think he's been dead for some time now and they have him stashed for the moment when he's really needed. Probably same place as Osama and Saddam.

[moondust]

31. Three aces.

Only question is when they will play them.

[BOSSHOG]

12. We insist

the IRAN-CONTRA PAPERS become public (in tribute to the great communicator.) Even the dumbass racist southern white male republican base could not rationalize the evil perpetrated (with his knowledge) on central american citizens by this hero of evil conservatives.

And this nonsense about putting ray-gun on the dime has got to be fought every step of the way. It is an outrage and atrocity that grover norquist and his band of fascists got an aircraft carrier named after the TAX RAISING DUMBASS.

[Snivi Yllom]

13. at least a week of reagan stories

Non stop for 2 days at least as there will be a state funeral and viewing of the casket for x amount of days. Add to that dayd and days of political commentary.

Maybe a good week to take a trip to a cabin in the woods.

[newyawker99]

25. Hi Snivi Yllom!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Capn Sunshine]

28. you mean

UD ot emoclew :P

[LeahMira]

14. The man has to go one of these days...

... but recalling that this year's entering college freshmen class were all born in 1984 is encouraging. A whole lot of people remember nothing about the man. He's as ancient history to them as Warren Harding, and they care as much.


Say something nice about the dead man, Gracie.

He makes a nice looking corpse.

Say good night, Gracie.

Good night.

[trotsky]

15. Get their own quotes ready.

Regarding the Wellstone memorial - politicizing his death. They will exploit his passing more than anything we can imagine.

[edzontar]

22. And THAT is one thing we can be SURE OF...

I can feel the nausea welling up even now...

[Liberal Veteran]

20. Who cares?

What is the point of all this hand wringing over what may or may not happen if Reagan dies?

[Bozita]

23. They'd strip the copper skin from the Statue of Liberty ...

... and replace it with (fill in the blank)

[ACK]

24. The bastards will strap his corpse on top of a truck like a deer

And parade his shriveled dead ass across the country draped in the flag.

They will use the sad event as a prop for pushing their own agendas.

My grandfather had Alzheimer's Disease. I do not wish ill on Reagan at all.

All I am saying is the current administration will use him if he died as a publicity prop just like he uses the soldiers now.

[UrbScotty]

26. Say what Reagan said 23 years ago!

"Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"

[Guaranteed]

30. That was actually 19 years ago

when Mondale ran against him, I believe...he was playing off of the economic boom our country went through in the year or two before the election....

Let's hope that doesn't happen again- although, I don't think it's possible that, at this point, the economy could recover to the pre-2000 election level....

[Davis_X_Machina]

29. The Reagasm is coming! n/t

[blm]

32. I don't think it will backfire for the GOP because the media won't let it.

In fact, you'll hear the most glowing testimonies about Reagan for months. Bet on it. The corporate media controls content.

[tom_paine]

33. like the pic

[Loonman]

34. Bush will ride his corpse to the WH

Yep.