Know Thy Greats: Ronald Reagan

As anyone paying attention knows, I was born in 1979. Thus, my first memories of a president were of Ronald Reagan. I only had vague notions of the international conflict going on, but I was reassured by the strong leader we had in office. He was just a talking head on the T.V. speaking about things way beyond me, but I still remember the reverence of knowing that was our president. That was the leader of our country against the evil Soviets. I remember it was my older brother, Joe foo’, who first explained Reagan to me as in first grade as they had their own mock election ballots and he was voting for Reagan. He even got in trouble once for exclaiming in class, “Mondale sucks!” I guess it was fitting he was the one who told me Reagan died, telling me over the phone as I hadn’t been following the news over the weekend.
When Reagan announced in 1994 that he had Alzheimer’s Disease, it was something known to me as my own grandfather was battling it at the time. Unfortunately, it’s not a battle you can win. Slowly the mind goes until the person you know is longer there anymore. It is not an affliction you would wish on anyone. Reagan did the only thing he could do and wrote one last letter the America public before he retired to home to live the last years of life with as much dignity as possible.
Now that he has passed on, a great chapter in American history has been closed. I’m not much for mourning, though, so I sent out my crack research staff to find out as much as they can about Ronald Reagan so we can celebrate his life.
FUN FACTS ABOUT RONALD REAGAN
* Reagan was born in the year 1911, the same year my favorite gun was designed. What the hell was its name again?
* As a lifeguard in his youth, Reagan saved 77 lives while letting 12 Communists drown.
* Reagan eventually became an actor, first falling in with the left-wing Democrats. Eventually he tired of them, though, and strangled the whole lot of them.
* Reagan made one movie with a monkey which he considered the low-point of his life.
* He helped expose all the Communists in Hollywood so they could be tied to rocks and sunk to the bottom of the sea – as was the custom of the time. Only if someone would do that now.
* Reagan got to know America by wandering the country, stopping briefly in towns to right wrongs with his kung fu skills and give speeches for G.E.
* He eventually got into politics by running for governor of California. An actor as governor of California? That’s crazy!
* Governor Reagan was so successful that it took until Gray Davis for Democrats to completely screw things up again.
* Reagan tried to run against Gerald Ford in 1976 for the Republican nomination for president, but in the end the Republicans thought Ford’s bumblingness was the best anecdote to Carter’s goofiness.
* Reagan got the Republican nomination to run against Carter in 1980 when Republicans became convinced that, if they didn’t vote for him, they would hurt them.
* Most speculate the turning point in Reagan’s campaign against Carter was the debate where he won the audience over with his charm by telling Carter, “There you go again,” and then proceeded to beat Carter until he cried like a little girl.
* Right after Reagan became president, Iran released its hostages. Some think this may have been part of some secret deal, the deal being that, if Iran released the hostages, Reagan would not kill everyone involved in the most horrible way he could imagine.
* When Reagan was shot in 1981, it only made him angry, easily letting him put in his tax cuts through a quivering, Democrat controlled Congress.
* The weird mark on Gorbachev’s head was from the first time he met with Reagan and they battled with swords. Reagan decided to spare Gorbechav’s life since he deemed him a useful fool to help him in destroying the Soviet Union.
* Reagan’s nemesis in Congress was Democrat Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil. Occasionally, Reagan would wait in hiding behind a bush and tackle O’Neil just to keep the bastard in line.
* Reagan’s aides told Reagan not to call the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire”, but Reagan couldn’t help it. They were just that damn evil!
* Reagan was known for keeping jellybeans at the table during cabinet meetings. When he didn’t like someone, he’d give him a special jar of jellybeans, where, with each handful of jellybeans, the victims would be getting closer and closer to the poison jellybean!
* The public was really moved by Ronald Reagan – not by him making them fear the Soviet Union but by giving the optimistic vision of what the world could be. The brilliance of the glory of this future America was so great that it caused liberals to shriek and hide in their dank caves.
* When the air traffic controllers went on strike, Reagan showed his firm resolve by trapping them in a quarry and releasing grizzly bears on them.
* When Grenada underwent a Communist coup and took American students hostage, Reagan quickly grabbed a .45, paddled a boat to Grenada, and shot all the Communists himself.
* Ronald Reagan once joked that he outlawed the Soviet Union and that “the bombing would start in five minutes.” In reality, it took a half an hour to start the bombing.
* When Mondale challenged Reagan for the presidency in 1984, there were plans to make Reagan’s age an issue. Reagan easily defeated that plot by saying in a debate, “I will not make age an issue in this campaign. I’m not going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and inexperience,” and then proceeding to beat Mondale until he cried like a little girl.
* Speaking of girls, the Mondale candidacy was notable for being the first with a female on the ticket. It was also notable for being the losingest campaign electoral wise by a major party, getting only 13 electoral votes with 525 for Reagan. Most news stations didn’t even bothering coming up with a color to show which states Mondale won.
* The only state Mondale did win, Minnesota, eventually rejected him in a Senate bid making him the only major candidate to lose in all fifty states. Not so great a record, but what have you done of note?
* Reagan’s uber-landslide victory was attributed to what were then known as “Reagan Democrats” and today are simply known as “Republicans”.
* Reagan was stereotyped as being senile and falling asleep all the time, but, hey, destroying Communism is hard work.
* Reagan’s tax cuts caused such an economic boom during the eighties that I got one of those Nintendo sets with the robot for Christmas.
* Reagan famously told Gorbachev to “tear down that wall” and then followed through by holding a gun to Gorbachev’s head until he chiseled down the entire Berlin Wall with an ice pick.
* There were also lots of synthesizers in music during the eighties, though Reagan’s involvement with that is sketchy.
* The Soviet Union bankrupted itself trying to compete against the American’s SDI, something Reagan only imagined after having some bad jellybeans.
* When it got out that Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer, it caused great embarrassment for the White House… just as the astrologer predicted!
* During Reagan’s final years, there was a scandal about arms being traded for hostages. I’m sure if the people who got the arms weren’t particularly nice, though, Reagan made sure they were killed with other arms.
* Now that Reagan is in Heaven, we can be assured that, once we get there, it will be free of Commies and hippies.
Now, please share your favorite memories of Reagan in the comments section.
Rest in peace, Ronald Reagan. This country and the world is a better place for having known you.

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  1. You didn’t mention that Reagan’s own pet grizzly bear, Steve, led the pack against the air traffic controllers. Steve often got overlooked at press conferences and White House events because he was just so darn brown and furry.

  2. I beg your pardon for my poor english, as I am not an american citizen, but a cough french cough one. Better men than me have already said what I am thinking now, so I will let the words of General Patton speak for me:
    “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”
    I thank God that such a man lived. I thank God that America exists. And I hope, that one day, I will be an American.

  3. –In 1984/85, I was at my first duty station, which was Washington D.C. We were assigned to help with security for President Reagan’s second inauguration. At the time, there was a major arctic blast over the area, and it was SO FREAKIN’ COLD that we all thought we were going to die out there on that parade route.
    –Amazingly, there were still a whole lot of people who braved it to stand out there and wave to the President as he drove past. All of us Marines were proud and happy to be there.
    –After the motorcade passed us, a Secret Service supervisor guy came and told us that the President wanted to get out of his car and talk to us, but they wouldn’t let him- so he told them to come and let us know how much he appreciated us standing out there in the cold. It was the coolest thing any of us had ever heard. Very motivating!!!
    –Semper Fidelis, Mr. President- God Bless and keep you!!!

  4. Mr. Reagan was to us Gen-X’ers what the hippies claim JFK was to them. Of course, Mr. Reagan ate the Soviet Union so he was better.
    Normally, when a politician dies I just make note of it. When I heard about Mr. Reagan it hit me like he was a member of the family.
    I usually don’t like it when people talk about making a big deal out of remembering people. When I heard that some want to add Mr. Reagan to Mount Rushmore. That would be good.

  5. “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.”
    – Ronald Reagan

  6. During a debate with Modale, the subject was posed to Mr. Reagan about age and effectiveness as president. His comeback; “I refuse to exploit my opponents youth and experience for political gain.”
    Reagan was the last president we had that had the look and powerful manner of the leader of the free world. I support Bush, but I wonder how the 9/11 response would have ben different if Reagan was president now?

  7. Last evening after things had quited down a bit, I sat in the driveway under a shady tree with a nice cigar (Aston corona) and thought about Ronald Maximus. One of the most amazing days of my life was to meet the President when we got back from Iran. I was surprised and humbled when he even singled me out in a speech.
    Earlier, while watching a clip on the news, my wife remarked how surprised she was that Bush 41 was taller than Uncle Ron. Funny, but I remember him as being a giant of a man. A true red, white and blue, honest to God, kick ’em in the nuts, goldern HERO!
    I anquished over how hard his last years must have been for both he and Nancy. I shed a tear because the world has lost a great leader and humanitarian (regardless of what those d*ckless wonders at the D.U. say). It is now up to us, the new conservative movement, to honor his memory by bringing the freedom he gave to Eastern Europe (NEW Europe) to those yearning souls in the Middle East and elsewhere.
    Mr. Reagan, it was an honor to serve you sir.

  8. Frank, just a nit, Reagan challenged Ford in 1976. By 1978 Jimmy Carter was a mid-term President focused on boosting inflation and interest rates, giving away the Panama Canal, and getting sucker punched by the Soviet Union, then pointing the finger at American’s for their “maliase”.

  9. Frank,
    Man, I am in tears laughing so hard about this one. Many great points here.

    I am 28, and I grew up in the era of Reagan, and did not realize what a great president and a great man that he was until much later. I remember looking up at the sky sometimes in the morning on the way to school and wonder if the bombs would come that day. I also remember the bomb drills we had at school. I also remember a lot of people teasing him about the jellybeans.
    The election of 1984 was almost unbelievable, 49 states. I voted for Reagan as well in the school election.

    Now that I know what happened back then, and how Reagan defeated the Soviet Union, rebuilt not only the American military but also American pride, and the American economy, and how much he changed the world for the better, it is hard to put in words what a great person he was.

    God Speed, Ronaldus Magnus!

    Frank says:

    “Now that Reagan is in Heaven, we can be assured that, once we get there, it will be free of Commies and hippies.”

    Thank the Lord for that! : )

  10. I remember being interrupted during class in high school with the announcement over the intercom telling us Reagan had been shot. We stopped everything and prayed that God would preserve his life (Catholic high schools can do that).
    I remember where I was on Saturday when I heard he had died. I stopped everything and prayed, thanking God for the honor of having voted for him and being alive to witness a great man lead a great country. I am happy for him that he is finally free of Alzheimers and rejoicing before the throne of God.

  11. “I hope that when you’re my age you’ll be able to say, as I have been able to say: we lived in freedom, we lived lives that were a statement, not an apology”
    -Ronald Reagan
    If you will notice in all of the coverage of RR, when they show him giving speeches he never, or very rarely, referred to himself as doing something. He always gives credit to the American people and the country as a whole. When the economy was strengthening and getting stronger by the day, he never said anything like “I did this so you can thank me for that,” He always thanked the American people. I remember most of all his farewell address to the Nation him saying something like WE did this, WE accomplished this, he never referred to his achievements as something he was responsible for, it was always the doings of the American people as a whole. Unlike our former president who took credit for things he didnt do or even have any control over. The greatest of the greats never have to tell people what they did. God Bless Ronald Reagan, and God Bless America.

  12. Now that Reagan is in Heaven, we can be assured that, once we get there, it will be free of Commies and hippies.

    You mean we weren’t sure of that already? This is Heaven we’re talking about, not some cheap country club hippies can get into on their dad’s membership. As for commies, well, we all know that the only good commie is a dead commie, but they aren’t that good.
    Ah well, that’s all okay – Reagan has already done more than 99.9% of us could ever hope to, he’s entitled to some time off.

  13. “In closing let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future.
    I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.
    Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you.
    Sincerely,
    Ronald Reagan”
    Not many of us could go so well, without ‘rage against the dying of the light’ Please keep in mind this statement though when recalling Reagan,
    “I have seen the rise and fall of Nazi tyranny, the subsequent cold war and the nuclear nightmare that for fifty years haunted the dreams of children everywhere. During that time my generation defeated totalitarianism. As a result, your world is poised for better tomorrows. What will you do on your journey?”
    Your journey is the best memorial you can offer to this man.

  14. Devil Dog, after Ronald Reagan lost to Ford in the ’76 primary he turned around and campaigned for Ford. He came to our county for a fundraiser late in the election cycle, late September, early October. I was a then-young deputy, assigned to outside security. It was a rainy, windy night, the wind was blowing the rain into every crevice in our raincoats.
    Reagan sent out a staffer with sandwhiches and coffee and, after the event, did come around thanking us and shaking our hands.
    Ronald Reagan wasn’t just a great man, though he was. He was a good guy, too.
    There are people who say that Ronald Reagan cared only about the important people. They don’t know it but they’re right. To Ronald Reagan we were ALL important people.

  15. I’m such an old fart I actually voted against Ronald Reagan twice. You see back when I was in my early twenties, I knew everything. Then I got a job and realized that all of my professors were asshat losers that would never survive a day in corporate America.
    I thank God that the rest of the country was not as stupid as I was. What the hell would President Mondale have done to defeat the Soviet Union?

  16. Every notice how the President salutes the Marines guarding him, they didn’t do that before Reagan.
    Story goes that he asked the CMC (Commandant of the Marine Corps – never say that sitting down) if it would be appropriate to return the Marines salute, he felt uncomfortable when they saluted him and he just nodded or whatever. CMC said “Sir, your the Commander and Chief, you decide what is appropriate and what is not.”
    Clinton started out not saluting, then realized his mistake and got on board (not that he every really cared anything about people in the military). Now it’s just kind of expected, like a lot of Reagan’s legacy.

  17. I graduated HS in 1984 and joined the Army that summer. Reagan was my Commander-in-Chief for my entire 4 years in the Army. I voted in my first election (an absentee ballot which I mailed in from Ft. McClellan, Alabama) for Ronald Reagan. He was (politically) my hero.
    I can’t put into words how grateful I am to God to have served a man of his character and greatness, and to have had the privilege of voting for him in my first foray into the electoral process.
    I tried to explain to my kids this weekend who he was and what his Presidency meant. I failed miserably, because those of us who lived through the Carter “malaise” and the 444 Days of the Iranian hostages, and the double digit inflation and unemployment, and the gas rationing … I suppose its like the Vietnam Vets always told us, “Unless you were there, you just wouldn’t understand.”
    I salute you, Mr. President! I trust you have now heard the words, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

  18. The fondest memory i have when i was a kidling was Reagan with his apron on cooking some food. i thought the man was a part of his people and he seemed like a man who i could strike a convo with even though i was born June 8th 1981 after he was in office.
    i appreciate people that i can stand on the same ground with but learn something from. a true leader leaves something to pass on that even men like Bush Sr. could follow…and now Bush Jr. who is doing a wonderful job with America.
    i think those guys have a lot of thanks for Reagan, as is evident in their reactions. and even the idiot william should thank him because he wouldn’t have had as much to mess up if it weren’t for him and there’d have been no fun in that for him…i mean imagine another guy like carter in there “hey commies we love you we want you in america and support OPEC too” well he might as well have said that…
    Reagan and modern republicans=kick butt
    modern democrats = sit down and hope problems help themselves

  19. My Grandpa was a liberal cartoonist, but even
    he was proud of meeting Reagan. He hung a picture of the meeting on his wall for all to see. I remember gazing up at it as a kid and thinking someday, I’d vote for that president. Unfortunately, Reagan only had two terms and I wasn’t able to vote in either election, but
    boy do I wish he could run again now.
    God be with you, Sir. You will be missed.

  20. I grew up with Regan as my Governor of Calif (before it was the Peeps Republic of Kalif), and saw his strong leadership of the State. Although voting for McCarthy in ’72 on Carter in ’76 (OK OK I was young & stupid), in ’80 I was tired of seeing America dishonored, demoralized and disillusioned. So I took a chance and voted for Regan in ’80. Best vote I every cast (both Bushes #2 best). He brought America back to were we had Honor, Courage to Fight Evil, he brought the Armed Serives respectability, and he brought the nation back from economic diaster. He was the Man needed for this period of our nation’s history.
    Thank You G-d, that you blessed America with Ronald Regan.
    Rest in Peace Ronald Regan, Your Legacy will not be forgotten by freedom loving people over All the world.
    Mr Minority

  21. I remember, President Reagan as a kid when my father was in the Air Force. (I wish he had been my CINC when I joined the Navy in 1997, but I voted for Bush in 2000 in Florida, so I that made up for it.) He was like a grandfather to us military brats. I am thankful that his suffering is finally over. The thought that makes me happy is that I know that my dad, who died of a service related injury in 1998, finally got to meet the CINC that meant so much to the military community.

  22. Interesting moment for me was being at USAF Officer Training School in 1986 when we bombed Libya and watching President Reagan’s speech to the nation. We all just knew we had a great Commander-in-Chief!
    If I could just block out memories of 8 years of Clinton, it would be a perfect 20 years of service (if Dubya is reelected, that is!). A retirement order signed by Kerry? Blecccchhh!

  23. Here’s an interesting contrast:
    While president, Reagan always wore a jacket and tie in the oval office, out of respect.
    While Clinton was president, pants were optional.

  24. President Reagan raised the Military from the depths of utter despair wrought by Vietnam and four years of The Great Appeaser, Carter. To heights not seen since!
    For that, and winning the Cold War. President Reagan’s likeness belongs on Mt. Rushmore!

  25. 1980 was the first prez election that I was eligible to vote in. I voted in the Democratic primary for Senator Kennedy, cause I wanted to see him get totally bitchslapped by Reagan in the fall. Unfortunately, I had to settle for helping RR bitchslap JC that fall. Things have been good since.

  26. I was but a lad, but I recall watching the news growing up with my Republican Grandfather with Cronkite blabing away. (I was born 1970) The 70’s torn away at America’s sense of purpose. The greatest gift RR gave us was a re-birth of purpose for America, and the vision of a promising future.

  27. I made the trek to pay my respects to Ronald Reagan today after nabbing 3 hours of sleep. Fortunately I made it there and back OK.
    I drove into Simi Valley, not knowing how far ahead of the procession I was, but the sight of every overpass and backyard and frontage street teeming with well-wishers, most notably several fire-crews with their vehicles, was very touching.
    What an amazing sight to see, TRUE diversity in all who loved this great if not the greatest American President; old, young, married, single, rich, poor, etc. All American, not sudivided, but united in respect and love for this man.
    I saw a woman speaking in sign language to another while I was waiting for the shuttle that would take people from a nearby community college to the Presidential Library, where the flag draped coffin being watch by an honor gaurd was. It just struck me how many different types of Americans united for this remmeberance, and how appropriate considering the man who united us all as Americans during his Presidency.
    Even the weather was perfect for the event: not sunny, but warm, overcast by clouds (so as to not become too hot), and a breeze to keep things mild.
    As Reagan would say, “God Bless us, the United States of America”, indeed. And the rest of the world via him and us.

  28. The story of Reagan asking about returning the salute from the Marine reminded me of a bit on the news a while back about how the Marine guarding Marine One usually turns to salute President Bush; he is not required to face the President, only salute. To turn and face him is a show of respect; I noticed that no Marine, soldier, or any military personnel voluntarily turned to salute Clinton.
    I was born in Sep. 1980, so I don’t remember much of Reagan’s Presidency. However, I do remember how good life was in the 80s, in CA where I lived. The 90s were a travesty, but now it seems like things are turning around for the better under Bush. I guess Reagan left an impact not only on us as a people, but on the man who is now our President, in another time of conflict when a great leader is required. The Gipper’s legacy lives on with President Bush.

  29. Frank,
    You forgot to note that Reagan only ran for the Presidency after he tired of bitch-slapping California hippies and Democrats…
    I’ll never forget watching the returns in 1980…and I’ll never, ever forget how much he did for our country.
    God bless you, Ronald Reagan…and keep looking out for us Up There.

  30. Sorry to burst this big lovefest thread but…
    Reagan was a terrible president. He was the smiling face behind a jingostic, xenophobic, reactionary right-wing administration. Just because he is now deceased does not and will never change that fact. And despite what you boy Rush says, the 1980s were NOT a decade of robust and uninterrupted growth. In fact, two of the largest recessions since the Great Depression occurred in 1982 and 1987. Reagan championed the crackpot supply-side economics theory that even George Bush called “voodoo economics.” Bush Deuce continues to destroy the economy with Reaganomics today. I guarantee that every single one of you posters were and are being screwed sideways by this insane thinking (unless, of course, you’re in the top 25 percent).
    But I know that none of this is going to hange any of your minds, not in this level of discourse. After all, Reagan was a champion of the right, and they can do no wrong. If you really want to be the kind of American that Reagan wanted us all to be, the first thing you’d do is recant his policies.

  31. Ian, my taxes say you’re wrong. There has been growth in the economic sector for about the fourth or fifth month in a row, hundreds of thousands of jobs being created per month, and lower taxes for everybody, not the “top 25 percent”.
    Also, when I read your name, the first thing I thought of was a Gibbon (a primate). Gibbons are funny.

  32. “…jingostic, xenophobic, reactionary right-wing administration…”
    Ah yes, Ian is so much smarter than the rest of us knuckle-draggers. See, he was able to memorize all those words…hmmm…I wonder if he actually knows what they mean? Most liberals do not.
    I suppose it would be a waste of time and energy to let him know that the reason the economy took a downturn after Reagan’s tax cuts was because a Demon-cratically run congress broke it’s promise to cut spending and instead increased it. However, even with this betrayal and fleecing of America, the economy DID grow as pointed out by almost every “respectible” economist. I also guess that it would be pointless to clue Ian on to the fact that while the liberal icon B.J. Clinton was president, the media touted the fact that the country had a “low” unemployment rate of between 5-6%…the same numbers that they now critisize GWB for. And I suppose that it would be a waste of breath to advise Ian that the growth for the past few quarters has exceeded explectations and that because of this growth the projected budget deficit has actually gone DOWN! Finally, it would not be worthwhile to let Ian know that if we take the last report on job’s and extrapolate the numbers, the economy will be producing 3 million new jobs a year under GWB’s policies. Let’s see, if he’s reelected then that means 12 million new jobs over 4 years for GWB while that underachiever John sKerry only promised 10 million.
    Democrats and liberals hated Ronald Reagan for the simple fact that he did what their “progressive” icons could not. He re-invigorated a country economically, spiritually, and morally. He rejected the “malaise” of Jimmy Carter’s failed presidency and the “we know what’s best for them” attitute of a liberal congress and REALLY gave America back to the people. He found sucess where the liberal’s best and brightest only found failure. This points out one of the biggest differences between liberals and conservatives. When a person succeeds through honest hard work, conservatives respect that regardless of the person’s affiliation. Unless that sucess helps a liberal cause or reinforces a liberal stereotype, then they will tear the person down though vicious personal attacts, half-truths, and down right lies. There is no right-wing conspiracy, the left only thinks there is because,in their minds, that is the only way that the sheep they consider the average American to be would not embrace the “progressive” policies being shoved down their throats.

  33. “If you really want to be the kind of American that Reagan wanted us all to be, the first thing you’d do is recant his policies.”
    That was priceless truthspeak Ian. Is that like turning your wheels into the skid? I’m beginning to think that Orwell’s “1984” has become the new progressive bible. Hey! I know, let’s apply this logic to the Pope:
    “Cristians must be honest and forgiving. They must help the poor and relieve suffering. Therefore to be good Cristians you must lie, cheat, and steal. Screw the poor! Tell them to get a freakin’ job!”
    Whaddda mook!

  34. Out and About on a Tuesday

    Democrats seem to be getting into a bit of a panic – the Ghost of the Gipper haunts them: Matt Drudge says Bill Clinton wants to speak at the Reagan funeral and he–or someone in his shop–is complaining, feeding the…

  35. The 8 years Reagan was in office represented one of the most bloody eras in the history of the Western hemisphere, as Washington funneled money, weapons and other supplies to right wing death squads. And the death toll was staggering – more than 70,000 political killings in El Salvador, more than 100,000 in Guatemala, 30,000 killed in the contra war in Nicaragua. In Washington, the forces carrying out the violence were called “freedom fighters.” This is how Ronald Reagan described the Contras in Nicaragua: “They are our brothers, these freedom fighters and we owe them our help. They are the moral equal of our founding fathers.”

  36. Reagan championed the crackpot supply-side economics theory that even George Bush called “voodoo economics.” Bush Deuce continues to destroy the economy with Reaganomics today.
    First of all, all you freakin’ hippies all think that “Reaganomics” is some idea made up out of thin air. The truth is that at one time in this country, so-called Reaganomics was referred to as “economics”. Then in 1933 or so an old hippie econimist named John Maynard Keynes decides that things had changed since the dawn of time and decided to change economics. He believed that the way to get out financial difficulty was to spend more money as a government on social programs. And guess what, all the freakin hippies decided that this was a great idea. It doesnt work, but hey, what do they care? They get to feel great by spending other people’s money on their pet causes.
    One thing though, Ronaldus Maximus studied economics before “Keynesian” economics was even an option, luckily. So if you want to call Reagan’s economic policy “Reaganomics,” fine, you mindless, ignorant, lemming. In reality, what the freakin hippies econimically worship is keynsian economics. What RR and again, GW are implementing is called simply, economics.

  37. First off, let me thank all of you for the non-insults. “Keynesian economics?” Ow, you really got me on that one!
    Second, it’s spelled “H-I-P-P-I-E”
    Third, why all of the character assassination about me? Some of you seem to have an Ian fetish. Why not just disprove what I had to say?

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