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In reply to the discussion: Why do Republicans worship Ronald Reagan ?? [View all]NNN0LHI
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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