Grizzly Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Naturally being the 60th anniversary of D-Day I assumed that this was in memory of the veterans. However, I was upset to read in today's Citizen that the flag was at half mast to mark the passing of Ronald Reagan. There must be something wrong with this country that we would rather honour an American whose illegal funding of central American guerilla wars make him closer to a war criminal than a war hero, than to honour our own war heroes. Regardless whether his exclusion from the 2nd World War due to his poor eyesight was valid or not, Reagan was sitting at home while his countrymen and our veterans were dying in Europe. Shame on those responsible, whether tournament or stadium staff, for honouring an American president of dubious merit instead of our own veterans who are far more worthy of such honours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbin Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Naturally being the 60th anniversary of D-Day I assumed that this was in memory of the veterans. However, I was upset to read in today's Citizen that the flag was at half mast to mark the passing of Ronald Reagan. There must be something wrong with this country that we would rather honour an American whose illegal funding of central American guerilla wars make him closer to a war criminal than a war hero, than to honour our own war heroes. Regardless whether his exclusion from the 2nd World War due to his poor eyesight was valid or not, Reagan was sitting at home while his countrymen and our veterans were dying in Europe. Shame on those responsible, whether tournament or stadium staff, for honouring an American president of dubious merit instead of our own veterans who are far more worthy of such honours. I'm entirely in agreement. So instead of focusing on peace, they honour a guy whose brinksmanship brought us closer to nuclear war than anyone since Kennedy and Khruschev. Great stuff. Allez les Rouges, M@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbin Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Naturally being the 60th anniversary of D-Day I assumed that this was in memory of the veterans. However, I was upset to read in today's Citizen that the flag was at half mast to mark the passing of Ronald Reagan. There must be something wrong with this country that we would rather honour an American whose illegal funding of central American guerilla wars make him closer to a war criminal than a war hero, than to honour our own war heroes. Regardless whether his exclusion from the 2nd World War due to his poor eyesight was valid or not, Reagan was sitting at home while his countrymen and our veterans were dying in Europe. Shame on those responsible, whether tournament or stadium staff, for honouring an American president of dubious merit instead of our own veterans who are far more worthy of such honours. I'm entirely in agreement. So instead of focusing on peace, they honour a guy whose brinksmanship brought us closer to nuclear war than anyone since Kennedy and Khruschev. Great stuff. Allez les Rouges, M@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I find this hard to believe. I thought flags were down because of D-Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I highly doubt it was for Reagan. The main Canadian ceremonies are in Ottawa. Someone's having a laugh at your expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Now, now. If you can't say anything nice about the recently departed you shouldn't say anything at all. And that's about all I've got to say on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted June 8, 2004 Author Share Posted June 8, 2004 I thought it was for the veteran's too until I read in the Citizen that it was for Reagan in a column by Wayne Scanlan. He could be mistaken but he is generally a pretty acurate reporter in my experience. As far as Cheeta's comments, a leader who was directly responsible for many deaths does not deserve either any honours from our country nor to have his actions glossed over because he has just died. This is especially so when his death has set off a round of lies and propaganda such as ridiculous claims that he ended the Cold War and caused the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Iran-Contra affair alone should have sent Reagan to jail and this is only one of much dirty business one could name. I wonder how the families of the people killed by him in Nicaragua are mourning his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amacpher Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Loud Mouth Soup I highly doubt it was for Reagan. The main Canadian ceremonies are in Ottawa. Someone's having a laugh at your expense. Is it common practice to lower flags simply for an anniversary of a great battle that was a brave step forward to winning the biggest war in history? I don't know, I'm asking. I'm guessing the flags were at half-mast for Reagan, which is damn scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbin Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly I thought it was for the veteran's too until I read in the Citizen that it was for Reagan in a column by Wayne Scanlan. He could be mistaken but he is generally a pretty acurate reporter in my experience. As far as Cheeta's comments, a leader who was directly responsible for many deaths does not deserve either any honours from our country nor to have his actions glossed over because he has just died. This is especially so when his death has set off a round of lies and propaganda such as ridiculous claims that he ended the Cold War and caused the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Iran-Contra affair alone should have sent Reagan to jail and this is only one of much dirty business one could name. I wonder how the families of the people killed by him in Nicaragua are mourning his passing. Say it, brother. I'm gonna snap if I hear again that he won the cold war. Might as well say he defeated the evil empire. No, wait... And Cheeta, if you can say nasty things about someone right after they die, what does that say for the person? (Front row seats still available at my funeral! [}]) Allez les Rouges, M@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 As DOA sang-"Your ****ed Up Ronnie". Sorry, just listened to it and it reminded me of thsi thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead As DOA sang-"Your ****ed Up Ronnie". Sorry, just listened to it and it reminded me of thsi thread. CD or vinyl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 MP3, but I have it on tape somewhere. Didn't lose my mp3s in my computer crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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