Who's behind the big push for Reagan monuments? Their press releases HERE

[AirAmFan]

According to their first press release, the mission of the "Reagan Legacy Project" is to create lasting monuments to the memory of Ronald Reagan in every state. They've been at it since at least June 1997. Notice how in their February 4 1999 propaganda they claim to be nonpartisan, though their board includes only Republican National Committee chairmen and names such as Grover Norquist, Ward Connerly, Phyllis Schlafly, Edwin Feulner, Martin Anderson, and Jeanne Kirkpatrick. Apparently, this group is part of what George Orwell would have called "the inner Republican party", and they decided years ago to make Reagan into an American Lenin.

From http://www.reaganlegacy.org/pressreleases/index.htm

"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 4, 1999

Reagan Legacy project announces board of advisors

Forms state advisory committees in five states

WASHINGTON, DC. The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project (RRLP) today announced the formation of its national Board of Advisors. The non-partisan Board, comprising prominent political, business and policy leaders, will advise on the Project�s mission to dedicate more landmarks to President Reagan. ...

This announcement coincides with the first anniversary of the naming of Washington�s National Airport in honor of President Reagan. The capital�s premier travel gateway is now known as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The RRLP spearheaded the campaign to name the airport, which in turn has spawned a number of dedication projects around the nation.

Current members of the Board of Advisors are:

Grover G. Norquist Chairman
Mr. Martin Anderson Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Mr. Conrad M. Black Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited
The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell Committeeman, Republican National Committee
Mr. Ward Connerly Chairman, American Civil Rights Coalition
Mr. Edwin Feulner President, The Heritage Foundation
The Honorable Jim Geringer Governor of Wyoming
The Honorable Frank Keating Governor of Oklahoma
The Honorable Jack Kemp Co-Director, Empower America
Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Rabbi Daniel Lapin President, Toward Tradition
The Honorable Michael Leavitt Governor of Utah
The Honorable Jim Nicholson Chairman, Republican National Committee
The Honorable Marc Racicot Governor of Montana
Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly President, Eagle Forum
The Honorable Richard B. Stone Former U.S. Senator (D-Florida)
Mr. Paul Weyrich President, Free Congress Foundation

1920 L Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Contact: David W. Kralik
Phone: [phone]"

[capriccio]

1. I just signed a petition...

to rename the Pacific the Ronald Reagan Ocean. Did I do wrong?

[Gildor Inglorion]

2. Not wrong, just too small...

we need to rename the Milky Galaxy the "Saint Ronald W. Reagan Memorial Galaxy." Nothing else will suffice.

[Liberal Veteran]

7. You are thinking too small, dammit!

Reagan deserves so much more!

How about the "Saint Ronald Reagan Memorial Local Group of Galaxies"?

Surely he deserves it!

[Liberal Veteran]

8. Or maybe the Ronald W. Reagan Space-Time Continuum!

Just so we can all back in the glory of Reaganessnessness

[sadiesworld]

3. Is that an ugly list of undividuals, or what?!

:puke:

[Warpy]

5. Right, it's a who's who of American fascism

Norquist, Schlafly, gawd, you can't get any worse than that.

[AirAmFan]

13. And there was the then RNC chairman, Nicholson, along with his future successor,

Racicot. Not only have the Republicans politicized Reagan's funeral, they have been politicizing it for more than seven years, while the Gypper was still alive.

[AirAmFan]

6. Did you notice the "Former US Senator (D-Florida)"?

Had you ever heard of "Richard B. Stone"? I sure had not. He must be a "Democrat" in the mold of Zel Miller (D, Georgia).

[whosinpower]

4. Considering

That Americans found Statues of Saddam Hussein to be an obscenity considering his abysmmal record of human rights abuses, and his overall dictatorship....let us not forget for one moment that it was RONALD REAGAN WHO SOLD SADDAM THE BIOLOGICAL INGREDIENTS TO MAKE HIS BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS AND WMD. IT WAS RONALD REAGAN WHO SENT DONALD RUMSFLED OVER TO IRAQ. IT WAS RONALD REAGAN WHO SOLD IRAN WEAPONS AGAINST IRAQ AND GAVE THE MONEY TO TERRORIST GROUPS IN LATIN AMERICA. IT WAS RONALD REAGANS POLICIES THAT DIRECTLY RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF OVER 50 000 NICARAGUANS BECAUSE OF THIS. I would seriously take that into account before renaming anything or putting up any sort of memorial in his name.

[NeonLX]

9. Darn it! I just flushed a big piece of Reagan's legacy down the terlit...

Fortunately, the plumbing got plugged and the legacy is once again circling the bowl slowly for everyone to see.

You can spray all the air freshener you want at it but it still smells really bad.

[Cocoa]

10. local news made it sound like grassroots

no info whatsoever on who is behind this stuff.

[AirAmFan]

12. Just think of the enormity of the "Reagan Legacy Project"--a full SEVEN YEARS

before the man died, a group including the GOP chairman started planning monuments to his memory. They got a major airport re-named within a year or so. And then when he actually died they launched a media campaign years in the planning.

And they have the "chutzpah" to call themselves nonpartisan and presumably to give out tax deduction vouchers for money they've raised!

Democrats just don't think this way. Hilary nailed it when she spoke about a vast right-wing conspiracy.

[CBHagman]

11. Why don't they just cut to the chase and rename the whole country?

The United States of Reagan, with the capital called Reagan City.

Actually, I think a giant garbage disposal, sewage treatment plant, or carnivorous flower (think Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors") should be named after Reagan. And that's it.