Former press secretary Mike McCurry (R) laughs with other former press secretaries Pierre Salinger ( L), Larry Speakes (2nd R) and Jerald teHorst (2nd L) prior to US President Bill Clinton dedicating the White House press briefing room to former press secretary James Brady 11 February 2000.
January 10th, 2014
08:46 PM ET
6 years ago
Larry Speakes, White House spokesman under Ronald Reagan, dies
(CNN) - Larry Speakes, who served as the acting White House press secretary under President Ronald Reagan, died Friday morning at his home in Cleveland, Mississippi, following a lengthy illness, the Bolivar County coroner said. He was 74, coroner Nate Brown said.
Speakes took over the duties as acting White House press secretary after James Brady, the press secretary, was shot during an assassination attempt on Reagan on March 30,1981.
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This poor guy had to cover for Saint Ronnie's lies. The only Presidential Spokesman who had a bigger liar to answer to was Little Scotty McClellan!
These guys were real professionals, unlike the paid amateur liars the Obama administration tortures us with on a daily basis.
don't forget obama got the liar of the year jeffey.
anonymous
These guys were real professionals
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Professional liars and scammers.
@bill: "don't forget obama got the liar of the year jeffey."
Lie of the Year stats:
2012 = Mitt Romney (He claimed Jeep was moving its U.S. production to China)
2011 = Democrats claim that repubs were ending Medicare
2010 = Republicans claim that Obamacare is a "government takeover" of healthcare
2009 = Palin claims (on Facebook, no less) that under Obamacare, people would have to "stand in front of Obama's death panel" which would decide whether people are "worthy" to live and be given medical treatment.
BTW, Palin's lie was so outrageous that it prompted PolitiFact to start tracking the "Lie of the Year." She started the ball rolling, that of the 5 that have been chosen, 3 belong to repubs.
@anonymous: "These guys were real professionals, unlike the paid amateur liars the Obama administration tortures us with on a daily basis."
Spoken like a typical RWNJ: Knee-jerk comment slamming President Obama.
BTW, you can't be an "amateur" and be "paid."
oh the days when we had a true American in the White House…a man who loved America. And yes a very distinguished team…RIP Mr Speaks…and thank you for your service.
@jerrylax
oh the days when we had a true American in the White House…a man who loved America. And yes a very distinguished team…RIP Mr Speaks…and thank you for your service.
A true American? What is that supposed to mean? Come right out and say that you think President Obama is not an American you clown!
@bill
don't forget obama got the lier of the year jeffey.
But Billy, How can we take you seriously when you write like a third grader?
@jerrylax: "oh the days when we had a true American in the White House…a man who loved America."
Every president has been a "true" American and loved our country; the problem has been all the repubs since Eisenhower, especially those who peddled the lie of trickle-down economics. Reagan at least had the good sense to raise taxes (11 times!) when he saw the deficits resulting from his failed economic policies. GW? Everything he's ever touched in his life (companies, sports teams, US economic/military/foreign policy) has turned to cow dung.
They covered for figurehead Ronnie who couldn't keep the day of the week straight.