Nancy Reagan: a post that likely runs counter to DU orthodoxy

[Stinky The Clown]

Apart from what I am about to say here, I plan to stay silent on her passing.

To her children, my condolences. Losing a parent, not matter how old, is painful.

Few can argue that the Reagans had a remarkable marriage. Nancy's role, and one she chose early on, was to support her husband. While many will say women should be more of themselves and less of their husbands, none of us has the right to say what is right for any particular person.

Nancy Reagan was a lioness. She was that before she was California's first lady and the role continued long after she left the White House. It is who she was. She protected her husband no matter what. I truly believe she would have taken Hinkley's bullet if that were possible.

There is very little of her public life of which I approved, but I cannot help but admire the marriage she and her husband had.

[chknltl]

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it is how we do things at DU, nuff said

[Algernon Moncrieff]

2. A few thoughts

1) She joined Edith Wilson as women who de facto were making executive decisions during a substantial portion of their husband's second administration.

2) Her death further lowers the number of living actors that worked during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.

3) As much as she is remembered for "just say no", I think she may ultimately be more remembered as a champion of the fight against Alzheimer's -- a disease that will likely become a leading political and financial issue to all Americans in the next 15 years, as Baby Boomers move to memory care facilities in ever-growing numbers, and Medicare and families struggle under the crushing costs.

[Ex Lurker]

3. I hope there will soon be treatments that mitigate or reverse the effects

There are some exciting new developments. We are having a family get together next week with some cousins. One of them was recently diagnosed, and they are coming back to see the old home place one more time while she is still able to travel.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

4. A distant relative of mine is screening a film about his family's experience with ALZ

http://www.itsnowsallthetime.com/

It will premiere this month at the Omaha film festival.

Erich Hover still speaks of his father, Ed, in a tone of respect, describing him as a “big, strong, tall, handsome, six-foot-two guy” who liked to fish and hunt, play racquetball, and work in his garden.

“My dad was always strong for us…he always wanted to provide for us…he never wanted us to think that there was anything wrong with him,” Hover says.

But the younger Hover, an actor and producer, will be telling a different story about his father on the big screen. At 62, Ed Hover is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease only four years after his initial symptoms and diagnosis, typifying the early-onset form of the disease (his son prefers the term “younger-onset”) as being particularly aggressive and swift. Erich Hover is currently in pre-production for a feature film that will be based on his family’s experience.

“We want to shed some light on Alzheimer’s disease, and we also want to portray a family that’s sticking together through a very difficult situation. We want to tell an uplifting story…it’s important to me for it not to have to be a downer,” Hover says.

http://omahamagazine.com/2012/10/erich-hover/

[GGJohn]

5. Thank you for this.

No matter what one may think of her, she was a strong woman.

Later on in life, she became a great admirer of Pres. Obama and despised GWBush, and, on top of all that, she was an ardent supporter of stem cell research.

[No Vested Interest]

6. I have never heard of her admiration for President Obama, and

dislike of GWBush.
Where have you found that information?
Does it relate to her support of stem cell research?

[Fla Dem]

11. Really, Really disliked her as 1st Lady, but believe she mellowed in later years.

Nancy Reagan Speaks Out About Obamas, the Bushes, and Her Husband

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/06/nancy-reagan-speaks-out-about-obamas-the-bushes-and-her-husband

Asked about his mother’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Reagan thought it showed how little America actually knew about the woman behind the Republican icon. “She wants people to know that the First Ladies are tight. They get together once a year to support each other. In fact, Hillary had no interest in running until both Laura and Barbara Bush cornered her at their get-together in May 2013 and talked her into at least thinking about it! So, in a sense, if Mrs. Clinton does run and win, you can blame the Bush family.”
http://nationalreport.net/nancy-reagan-want-hillary-win/#sthash.b5MwjUbb.dpuf

[Hekate]

7. It really was a remarkable marriage, wasn't it? They loved each other...

...with all their hearts.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Silence = Death Knowledge = Life

Testimony of Mathilde Krim, co -founder of AmFAR with Elizabeth Taylor:

"'One of Taylor’s first letters went to Nancy Reagan, suggesting she might want to get involved with AIDS. The First Lady’s response was frosty. President Reagan had yet to publicly utter the word 'AIDS'—“not even when he spoke to Rock Hudson on the telephone,' says Krim. 'Before Hudson admitted he had AIDS, he’d said he had hepatitis, so when Reagan called Hudson before he died, Reagan referred to his hepatitis.'"
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/03/nancy-reagan-refused-help-dying-rock-hudson-get-aids-treatment

[Erose999]

9. Can we say YES to drugs now?

[snooper2]

10. I thought she was the first robot- Just Say No Just Say No Just Say No

growing up and watching Saturday morning cartoons...then it came on-

JUST SAY NO JUST SAY NO JUST SAY NO


Shit really traumatized a lot of us kids