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In reply to the discussion: Why do Republicans worship Ronald Reagan ?? [View all]BT021
(34 posts)73. Reagan tamed inflation.
on top of that, he spoke some important words...
"Mr Gorbachev, come to this gate.
Mr Gorbachev, open this gate.
Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Which in the minds of many,
ten times makes up for, his bonehead moves,
of which,
Greneda,
Beirut,
Iran-contra, and others,
comes to mind.
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I pretty sure I remember some CIA analyst that wrote a book saying that the real turning point
brewens
Jul 2012
#53
No idea. They always seem to forget him giving millions of illegal aliens blanket immunity..
truebrit71
Jul 2012
#4
Great, now you can do your own research and learn that the invasion and barracks had no connection
braddy
Jul 2012
#119
He's dead so they can create their own Reagan reality without anybody to answer to....
cbdo2007
Jul 2012
#10
Saint Ronnie must be deified by the true believers: after all, he was the architect of the mountain
indepat
Jul 2012
#14
Why would any human "worship" another human? I've lived long enough to learn even the greatest among
jody
Jul 2012
#28
And every air traffic controller in the US still calls that airport "National."
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2012
#35
Hell, I still call it "National". You can't get more fucked up than that place.
HopeHoops
Jul 2012
#36
I can think of about a thousand DUers who have never posted a critical word about him in ten years
NNN0LHI
Jul 2012
#38
He let the modern Republican Party be the openly racist party they always yearned to be.
Ikonoklast
Jul 2012
#40
The Gipper was chipper--probably because he was losing his mind even early on--perfect for Repugs.
diane in sf
Jul 2012
#48
cause compared to the bushes, ford and nixon, he looks like a fucking genius...i guess
spanone
Jul 2012
#49
Because Nixon resigned, Ford didn't win election, Bush didn't win in '92, Eisenhower was too
craigmatic
Jul 2012
#51
I guess they admired his business savvy, trading guns for hostages and cocaine ...
struggle4progress
Jul 2012
#52
Much of what we believe is a product of the propaganda at the time, in my opinion...
kentuck
Jul 2012
#60
Because he was a 2 termer who left office with his public perception dignity in tact.
phleshdef
Jul 2012
#63
Thanks for that interesting link...i didn't think I could despise him more than I already did...
truebrit71
Jul 2012
#97
No one discussing Ronald Reagan should be allowed to forget the Salvadoran Baby Skulls
LongTomH
Jul 2012
#67
So they waited until Bush Sr was President before they picked up their hammers...
kentuck
Jul 2012
#75
Tell your GOP friends this one - that Reagan would never have endorsed free trade with China.
reformist2
Jul 2012
#86
I can't believe some poster hasn't claimed Reagan put the first man on the moon yet
NNN0LHI
Jul 2012
#88
Indeed, he did have the IQ requirement dropped that included the mentally handicapped.
kentuck
Jul 2012
#109
Because they had been trying to sell their crazy-ass "trickle-down" economics and racists BS
maxrandb
Jul 2012
#107