On January 28th 1986 I was on my way to morning classes at a small community college where I grew up. That's what I was doing when the Challenger Shuttle blew up shortly after launch. Seven Astronauts died that day including school teacher Christa McAuliffe. Now my friend Ricky Stevens reminded myself and his other Facebook friends about the tragedy and wondered if we remembered what we were doing when we heard the news. Of Course, one of his undaunting Conservative friends stated that he felt McAuliffe was just a "publicity prop" but that Reagan's announcement of the event was what he remembered favorably. Here is the line that makes every Republican cry; The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Dude, Challenger Anniversary And The Republican Canonization Of Reagan
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