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To: mishedlo who wrote (289813)	6/26/2004 12:46:37 AM
From: broadstbull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

You're kidding right? Tell me you're kidding.

To: mishedlo who wrote (289813)	6/26/2004 12:46:17 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 436258

Ron Jr. hits Bush team Rips invoking dad's name BY MONIQUE EL-FAIZY DAILY NEWS WRITER Ron Reagan Ronald Reagan's son harshly criticized the Bush White House for invoking religion and his father's name to justify the Iraq war and scoffed, "They're no Ronald Reagans." Ron Reagan, the late President's son, unloaded on President Bush and his advisers to NBC's Chris Matthews in an interview that aired last night on "Dateline." Reagan was asked about the ambiguous comments he made at his father's funeral, criticizing politicians who wear their faith on their sleeves. "What I find interesting about it is that everybody assumes that I must be talking about George W. Bush, which I find fascinating and somewhat telling. If the shoe fits . . .," Reagan said. "I think he's used religion to make his case for - for a lot of things, including Iraq," he said later. Reagan said he also resented White House efforts to draw parallels between Reagan and Bush. "I would observe that my father never felt the need to wrap himself in anybody else's mantle. He never felt the need to pretend to be anybody else. . . . "This is their administration. This is their war. If they can't stand on their own two feet, well, they're no Ronald .Reagans, that's for sure," he fumed. Reagan lashed out at Bush's refusal to expand the use of embryonic cell research. "For the federal government, for this administration, to stand in its way just to pander to people who, well-meaning as they may be, are, I think, ignorant of the facts, is just unconscionable to me," he said. "There's no downside to this. There's no real moral problem here. We're talking about cells in a petri dish, not creatures with brains and spinal cords and fingers and toes." White House spokeswoman Jeanie Mamo avoided a confrontation, saying, "The President was honored to be asked to give the eulogy at President Reagan's funeral last week and his thoughts and prayers remain with Mrs. .Reagan and the family." On stem cell research, she said Bush "continues to believe strongly that we should not cross a fundamental moral line by funding or encouraging the destruction of human embryos." Originally published on June 19, 2004

To: mishedlo who wrote (289813)	6/26/2004 12:49:07 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 436258

sfgate.com Comedian commentary on the campaign: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": "Former president Ronald Reagan's son, Ron Reagan Jr., has attacked President Bush saying he made a terrible mistake in Iraq. President Bush is furious. He said, 'What does the son of a former president know about Iraq?"' "Earlier this week, Ralph Nader named his running mate. It's Green Party activist Peter Camejo. Camejo is actually a Spanish word that means 'No votes!"' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn": "Michael Moore's new anti-Bush documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11' opens in theaters across America after winning the Grand Prize at Cannes. Can you imagine how betrayed Dick Cheney must feel? Done in by an even fatter rich white guy!" "The film ('Fahrenheit 9/11') paints President Bush as a dim, inattentive, and even corrupt leader. But on the other hand, he looks like a hell of a golfer!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "The White House, bowing to pressure from fellow Security Council members, announced it was dropping a resolution that would have sought amnesty from war crimes for American peacekeepers in Iraq. It was welcome news for the international community, though it did earn Lynndie England's first ever 'thumbs down."' "Despite the devastating setback, our troops in Iraq will at least still be above Iraqi law. That's because as one of the stipulations of the transfer of power, the U.S. has extended the immunity its personnel now have from prosecution under Iraqi law. So, to sum up: as of next Wednesday, Iraqis will have full sovereignty over everything in their country, except the law stuff. And us."