Nancy Reagan And Obama

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
UPON SIGNING THE RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT

Diplomatic Room


3:51 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for coming to the White House today as we commemorate the life and work of a President in the presence of those who loved him, and knew him, and respected him deeply as both a leader and as a man.

And in particular, I want to thank our special guest here today, Nancy Reagan, our former First Lady, who redefined that role in her time at the White House -- and who has, in the many years since, taken on a new role, as an advocate on behalf of treatments that hold the promise of improving and saving lives. And I should just add, she has been extraordinarily gracious to both me and Michelle during our transition here and I'm thankful for that.

There are few who are not moved by the love that Ms. Reagan felt for her husband -- and fewer still who are not inspired by how this love led her to take up the twin causes of stem cell research and Alzheimer's research. In saying a long goodbye, Nancy Reagan became a voice on behalf of millions of families experiencing the depleting, aching reality of Alzheimer's disease.

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[Brianmck16]

How could you say "the enemy?" we are American's first, partisans second.

[DjangoLevee]

"Oh, you're a lefty?"

Her husband would be proud of that one :)

[sherud05]

It is so sad, that you tea party zealots are so uninformed , ignorant and racist. You fail to recognize that the republicans are the ones that created this mess our country is currently in. You are responsible for the deficit, the budget crises, the war, and the banking fiasco!You need to stop having shit for brains and wrap your miniature, warped minds around those facts!

[TheAdjundantReflex]

@elfgirl3

you're a dumbass, and probably no American. President Obama has done NOTHING to deserve THAT much vitriol. He might not be the best, but your vitriol just shows how deluded and idiotic you are.

[Rockets010101]

Awesome

[willyboi708]

@elfgirl3 You are an idiot ass!!!

[slr1238]

Ronald Reagan should have a national holiday for winning the cold war.if Obama loves Reagan that much he should declare and sign february 6 a national holiday and restore Washington and Lincoln's birthdays as holidays.

[WELanning]

He sure does love to hear himself speak... even when he is reading speeches he doesn't believe in... which, if not 100% of the time, surely comes close to hitting that mark.

[The03021956]

this is the true MISTER reagan!

[elfgirl3]

Ronald Reagan deserves to be on Mt Rushmore.. Obama deserves to be forgotten and stricken from all history books ..what a joke this idiot is 

[p7byrd]

When GOP teabaggers see this video, they will start foaming at the mouth and start screaming that Nancy Reagan is a "socialist" and a "Kenyan muslim" simply because she stood with Obama at the podium.

Conservatism is a clinical mental disorder, and should be treated as such.