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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:40 PM
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PHOTOS The President and Nancy. No, no, not Pelosi.
Edited on Tue Jun-02-09 04:16 PM by Jackeens
Videos:

http://thepage.time.com/video-obama-kisses-nancy-reagan/

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0609/obama_signs_reagan_bill_cca850d8-0038-4d2d-8bfa-24b60db7f12f.html

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Former first lady Nancy Reagan and President Barack Obama at the signing of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act, Tuesday, June 2, 2009.


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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:41 PM
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1. She's looking rather frail
how old is she now?
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:48 PM
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5. She'll be 88 next month (nt)
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brendan120678 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:48 PM
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6. Almost 88 (July 6, 1921)
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:46 PM
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25. youngster
Mom will be 91 in October.
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Politicalboi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 06:53 PM
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45. Same birthday as
Jr. Bush. LOL! Different year of course.
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:45 PM
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2. i like Nancy
Come to think of it, I like all the First Ladies except for Barbara Bush.
(Yes, I even like Laura Bush.)

But Michelle Obama totally outshines them all!

Thanks, Jackeens. :)
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:45 PM
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3. That first one-she looks so adoring!
Yet she voted for McSame. Go figure.
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:46 PM
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4. Huh, she must be a teen-beater
:hide:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:48 PM
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8. LOL!
:rofl:
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:29 PM
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15. No, I think she voted for Obama and let McSame think that she voted for him
I am also sure that Jenna Bush also voted for Obama and not McHouses.
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:41 PM
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23. Maybe Jenna, but Barbara did for sure. nt
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:13 PM
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33. Who says she voted for McCain?
Maybe you did indeed read that she said she had.

I find that confounding as McCain's first wife was a great friend of Nancy Reagan and it has been widely reported that she could never forgive him after he dumped, while infirm, for Cindy.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 06:04 PM
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42. She said she did. Probably in that Vanity Fair interview. nt
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:51 PM
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39. Betcha when actually voted ....
she voted for Obama.

And yes I love that picture of her with Barack.

She never looked at Bush like that!
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 03:48 PM
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7. She looks frail
Reminds us that we all get that way, assuming we're lucky enough to be alive.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:02 PM
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9. I think Nancy's in love again
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:29 PM
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16. LOL!! She looks deeply in love...
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:38 PM
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21. I'll bet her son Ron is smiling today. . . . . . . . n/t
Edited on Tue Jun-02-09 04:39 PM by Jane Austin
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:10 PM
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10. what a sweet, sweet man.....
the way he is holding onto her hand that is crooked in his arm...
such a kind gesture.....gets this gal a wee teary.
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:11 PM
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11. That's what my elderly mother said! "What a gentleman".
:hi:
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democracy1st Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:20 PM
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12. one of your best posts jackeens
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:23 PM
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13. She does look impressed by the President
And he's quite the gentleman too.


Sonia
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:27 PM
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14. Unless my eyes are rusty,they really like each other

Something tells me she voted for Obama.
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:30 PM
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17. I get the same feeling...she is an Obama girl!
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:35 PM
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18. That's exactly how my mother would have looked at him
if she'd ever had the chance.
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:58 PM
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28. Mine too. She passed away a year before the election but she was an Obama girl until the end.
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fadedrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:35 PM
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19. Gawd, how damnably sweet!!!! & Thanks..
Such respect and affection for each other - it's just so cool.

Never liked Nancy when he was in office, but she grew in stature when they left office (I guess, something like Jimmy Carter)...and I learned to like her. Maybe it's because I finally saw that her affection for President Reagan was real.

I love the expression in Obama's eyes when he looks at her. He is just, well, indescribable in his "right" feelings and attitudes. You gotta love him (if you're normal).

Thank you so much for posting this.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:37 PM
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20. I don't think she voted for him but I think she likes him. Very cute picks
never thought I would say that about Nancy Reagan but, well she is such a little old lady now and LOOKED at him with such adoration. I bet she would vote for him in 4 years if she is up to it.
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:15 PM
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34. You might be surprised. I think there is actually a very good chance she voted for Obama
given the fact that she was very good friends with McCain's first wife and it's been written that she never forgave him after dumping his wife, while she was ailing, for Cindy.

From what I have read, I find it difficult to believe that Nancy punched her chad for McCain.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:43 PM
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38. True. She was very angry at McCain for dumping his first wife.
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:38 PM
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22. He sure knows how to treat a lady. Nancy
is giving him the same gaze she used to give Ronnie. Wonderful pics!
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:45 PM
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24. Goodness, I never thought that I would say this,
Edited on Tue Jun-02-09 04:46 PM by Beacool
but I rather see Nancy Reagan than Pelosi. Nancy looks quite frail, seeing her like that makes me forget how much I disliked her when she was in the WH.

At least she's on the right side of the stem cell issue.

:D
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MoonRiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:48 PM
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26. Awww, those are very sweet.
:)
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 04:55 PM
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27. You saved the best one for last, Jackeens. I'm tearing up. They're beautiful!!
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:01 PM
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29. Me too lamp_shade - if you had told me that....
...I would one day feel emotional looking at photos that featured Nancy Reagan I would have:

:rofl:

:blush:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:04 PM
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30. Me too.
What irony.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:55 PM
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40. Those were just wonderful.
Nancy looks frail, but healthy. She looked so drained with Ronnie was dying. She looks rested and at peace.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:04 PM
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31. She's looking much better than I expected
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:21 PM
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35. Good facial bone structure lasts forever. She looks frail but still good if that makes sense...n/t
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:24 PM
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36. I've seen the "soon to die" and she doesn't look like that
She looks like she could survive for another 10+ years
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PatSeg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 03:08 AM
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53. That was my reaction as well
She has a great smile. My opinion of her started to soften when I saw her crying on her husband's coffin.
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rosesaylavee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:08 PM
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32. Congressman Foster is standing to the far right...
District 14's replacement for Denny Hastert.

Have mixed feelings about this - as my congressman is there, can only assume there will be more hoopla in our district about Reagan - or something else named after him.
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PopSixSquish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:31 PM
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37. Oh Good Heavens - Number 14 Makes Me Teary-Eyed
Nancy still looks fabulous in red and the President is a very nice gentlemen
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 05:57 PM
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41. The video of this event was extraordinary.
Obama was so sweet and gracious toward Mrs. Reagan, making sure to hold her hand whenever he wasn't using it to sign the bill. Not that anyone else wouldn't be gracious toward her, but he just appeared to be extraordinarily thoughtful about making sure she was right there with him, and the center of attention.

The last picture speaks volumes.

http://thepage.time.com/video-obama-kisses-nancy-reagan/
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 06:15 PM
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43. Part of that, too, was to lend some physical support.
She has a cane now and isn't as steady on her pins as she used to be. ;-)
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 06:37 PM
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44.  We're going to have a huge REVISIONIST HOLIDAY for her old man's 100th.
Edited on Tue Jun-02-09 06:37 PM by WinkyDink
WHY HIM?? There are PLENTY of other dead Presidents, some of whom gave their lives and aren't named Lincoln.

Inaugural Day release of Iranian hostages? Iran-Contra? Ed Meese and "the poor just want free chesse"? James Watt and the environment? "Trickle-down" economics? Bitburg "WWII veterans are all dead now" SS Cemetery? Challenger's O-rings? Grenada? Ollie North?

Don't get me started.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 08:25 PM
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46. Just practice telling those stories with a wide-eyed reverential tone: "We really owe
our modern Middle East to Reagan: he supported Saddam Hussein, armed religious extremists in Afghanistan, and gave Iran missiles"
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 02:47 AM
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52. Don't blame her.
She wasn't the President, and it's the Repukes who keep pushing him in our faces.

Yeah, Obama signed the proclimation (or whatever it was).

But I just cannot blame a wife for what her husband did with the support of a lot of people who actually HAD power.
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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 08:37 PM
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47. It remainds me of the way Obama holds babies
He is always sure that the babies are not only secure but that they *feel* secure -- and you never see one that looks nervous or worried.

He holds onto Nancy Reagan's arm the same way -- clearly focusing on her, providing support, and moving only at a pace that won't get her off balance. Even the way he brings his left hand across to hold her hand as she holds his right arm (in four different pictures!) means he is monitoring her stability very closely.

He has an intuitive sense of the *presence* of others that is rare.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 02:13 AM
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50. she broke her pelvis a while back. very sad, being apart from her
husband. I feel for sorrow when its real and hers is.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 10:01 PM
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48. lol, I could only see the top portion of the first photo on first glance...
..... and was wondering when the President had gone out to scenic California to romance her. ha ha
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TTUBatfan2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-02-09 10:09 PM
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49. I bet this event infuriates the wingnuts...
The POTUS really knows how to get under their skin. :P
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 02:36 AM
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51. I love these pictures, especially #7 and #14.
:loveya:

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