[Liberator]

I think the question says it all.

Would you prefer small, but intensly poignant, kind of like The Eternal Flame at the JFK graveside.  Or do you think we should put him on Mt. Rushmore next to Lincoln?

This was prompted by a promo for Keith Olberman's show tomorrow night.

[Black Wolf]

How 'bout a state funeral?

[Knight Templar]

Originally posted by Black Wolf
How 'bout a state funeral?

I love Reagan and all... but I don't think he's quite up there with Lincoln. At the most, he could get his own memorial-type piece of art in Washington somewhere.

[01010]

Fire him into space.

[Liberator]

No Politics.  If you can't say something useful, and preferably nice, about the topic DON'T POST.  We are talking about memorializing a deceased Leader of Men, not your dead Shi Tzu.

[Bobboau]

you know I was reading an article about a space elevator recently and it said that one of the two biggest problems (powering the devices used to build the cable) can be solved becase we have lasers capable of powering them all the way up in to orbital altitudes, and the only reason we have these lasers is becase Reagan wanted orbital laser cannons, and funded it, people laughed at him, but becose of his idea of shooting down incomeing ICBMs with laser cannons, a lader to heaven may ironicly be his true legicy.

[01010]

Originally posted by Liberator
No Politics.  If you can't say something useful, and preferably nice, about the topic DON'T POST.  We are talking about memorializing a deceased Leader of Men, not your dead Shi Tzu.

Your seriously telling me you wouldn't want to be shot into space when you die? The higher the profile the better.

[TopAce]

I am not especially concerned in this, but I think building a staute of any size would be (insert prefered word with positive meaning here)

[Carl]

he's got an airport named after him.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

You will note that Lincoln and JFK were both assassinated, and this is a large part of the reason for the memorials.

Ron was not.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by Carl
he's got an airport named after him.

Oh, is this about what would become of his BODY? Didn't read throught the whole thread, I thought the topic was obvious.

[Flipside]

Show all his old films over and over, that's what they always do here.

[aldo_14]

Increase funding for medical research, specifically involving the setup of an Alzheimers research foundation.  That'd be infinately more valuable than another statue or monument.

[vyper]

Yeah, legalize stem cell research, there would be no greater tribute to a leader who suffered from a disease which could be cured with such technology.

(Mrs. Regan is now at odds with the Bush administration regarding this matter.)

[Rictor]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Increase funding for medical research, specifically involving the setup an Alzheimers research foundation.  That'd be infinately more valuable than another statue or monument.

Ching-ching-ching, we have a winner.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Increase funding for medical research, specifically involving the setup of an Alzheimers research foundation.  That'd be infinately more valuable than another statue or monument.

And allow/increase funding for stem cell research which is the most likely cure.

[Tiara]

Seriously, if America takes another one single memorial statue, I'm going to bomb it myself. All that sentimental crap that costs millions of dollars to build.

[Liberator]

Memorialize, as in a statue, sculture, or other long-term artistic tribute to the deceased.

[Ghostavo]

What is wrong with a standart R.I.P. "Here lies blah blah the Xth president of the U.S.A. blah blah"?

[Grey Wolf]

He already has a presidential library, as all presidents do. Why does he need another piece of architecture?

Stem cell research, now, could give him a better legacy in death than he had in life.