- As I have watched the state funeral of Ronald Reagan,
I was moved by several images, but none more than a frail 81 year old Nancy
(whose thin legs had reached their limit) carried as if a doll between
her escorts, her legs pumping as if she were still walking, but ever so
slightly out of step-just enough to reveal how carefully staged and somber
this whole thing really was supposed to appear. Perhaps America needed
this, to restore her dignity and resolution, but a disoriented Nancy was
just one of the props-one of the many props that those 'powers that be'
seem to be able to conjure these days.
What I remember about Ronnie was how he made America feel proud again.
This was no milquetoast leader, and HE would never have tolerated the embarrassment
of a failed hostage rescue mission in the Middle East-He was a brash and
tall ate steaks and chopped firewood on his ranch. America under Reagan
was covered in flags, and apple pie rode millions of windowsills, and America's
pride and self esteem soared.
- Reagan's presidency is one of images, and he was proof
of a picture being worth a thousand words-whether a smiling thumbs-up from
a hospital window after taking a bullet to the chest, or an unconcerned
nap on the white house couch while the Russians were gnashing their teeth
futilely at the enormous production of weaponry his bizarre fiscal and
political manipulations had created, it always seemed to boil down to a
single defining image. And at the end, as Alzheimer's slowly took him into
the 'twilight' of his life, and sadly kept him from the view of a nation
he transformed, it is a bittersweet legacy he leaves us.
America is now a strong proud warrior nation that walks the face of the
earth with impunity, and would do well to listen to Ronnie's defiant plea
in Berlin.'"Tear down this wall!", the ever dramatic actor rising
to surface as it always did, as delightful and fresh as ever, made the
political boundaries and limits of the world pale next to his famous flair
for the dramatic.
Perhaps Ronnie's legacy will only focus on his remarkable achievements,
and history will surely record him as a great leader, of the caliber and
consummate keenness of the Theodore Roosevelt ilk, but America became a
little belligerent on the world stage during his watch, and we are now
living with his revolutionary ideology that embraced the belief that anything
that America has or needs-even the resources of another country, or the
security of government records or an economy-are an issue of national security.
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- Preemptive strikes and star wars weapons for future 'alien
invaders' were necessities in the mind of Ronnie, and his blatant candor
was quietly accepted by a defense industry and a military eager for funds,
and everyone "thought, at least there's something in it for me..."
His greatness as a leader enthralled us even more because he was so quirky
and genuine, sometimes silly or strange, but the epitome of that strange,
flashy ever interesting being called an American.
I will miss Ronnie, and I think America will miss him. I hope his family
finds peace in the fact that he was truly unique, and that left deep impression
on the heart of us when we needed it most.
I believe it is time for us to tear down the walls of secrecy and hostility
our leaders have created for us. Republican or Democrat, independent or
dissenter, America is a soup of exquisite flavor, and every ingredient
counts. We must resist our compulsive and unfair belief that the world
is ours for the taking. We must all learn to share and tolerate other cultures
and nations, and rethink our policy of 'anything goes' if a mantra of 'national
security' is waved around like a cheap imitation sheriff's badge. Ronnie
knew when to leave the stage, and I think he would agree with me.
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- Shadow
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