'Reagan blood' auction cancelled

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

A vial said to contain a sample of the late US President Ronald Reagan's blood has been withdrawn from sale by an online auction house.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation had expressed outrage over the auction, in which bidding had reached over $30,000 (£19,000).

UK-based PFC Auctions said in a statement that the vial would now be donated to the Reagan foundation.

The foundation said it was pleased the blood would stay "out of public hands".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18196177

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Probably a good thing; that was creepy.

Anyhow, it could have fallen into the hands of a mad scientist who'd use the DNA to clone him.

[Ian David]

2. It should be destroyed, to prevent any attempt to clone him. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

4. Yes - the US has got quite enough cowboys as it is.

[Arctic Dave]

3. Good news. I heard if you drink it you become a neocon vampire that sucks the life

out of working people.

KILL THE MONSTER!!!!!

[Chiyo-chichi]

5. I heard that Dick Cheney

wants to use it to create a potion which would create a temporary body for him until he can regain his true body.

Oh, wait. That's Voldemort... and unicorn blood. I always get them confused.

[FarPoint]

6. I'm sure it's dry as cake yeast by now.

Of course, DNA can be extracted but just think, it's not much of a resemblance of blood at this point.

[hrmjustin]

7. They need a support group for those ...

...who have an unhealthy Reagan Fetish.

[xxqqqzme]

8. Speculation in the relics market

at an all time low.

[Alcibiades]

10. My thought too

They could take a small bit of cotton wadding, but a droplet of blood on it, and sell it with a certificate of authenticity.

Creepy to most people. But it would sell, being a genuine relic of "St. Ronnie."

[sellitman]

9. I prefer "True Blood"

[magic59]

11. I can't believe it

Republicans were against pure, unbridled capitalism. Reagan must be turning over in his grave.

[SteveG]

12. Call me suspicious

I heard on NPR tonight that the auction had been cancelled after complaints by Reagan's family and Foundation. So the owner is going to donate it to the Foundation. The good part of this is that there were already sizable bids on it with the High bid (so far) well over $6000.00. He now knows how much he can deduct on his taxes for his donation to a non-profit foundation.

[MrSlayer]

13. If I owned it the auction would be on.

I'd tell the Reagan foundation to fuck off. Why do they hate capitalism?

[Paladin]

14. I Bet Peggy Noonan Is Suicidal Over This.... (n/t)

[unkachuck]

15. "...sample of the late US President Ronald Reagan's blood..."

....why would raygun have needed blood?....he had no heart....

....I hated that guy....he personified all that was/is evil with America....

[Beacool]

16. Good!!

The auction was unseemly and ghoulish. Whether we liked Reagan or not is beside the point. To try to sell to the highest bidder the blood of a president who was victim of an assassination attempt is contemptuous, regardless of who the president happened to be.