exploded the deficit and the debt

gave weapons to Iran

had one of the most corrupt Administrations since Warren Harding

Some other stuff

held until after he was in office so it looked as though he was responsible for their release.

all over the U.S. in a panic, trying to nail down republican senate seats in the wake of iran contra and his administrations many other scandals. The polls showed that his senate was in deep trouble. As hard as reagan worked to help, (and as infallible as many republicans thought of him in those days) Ronnie couldn't get the base out to vote for these candidates. All the candidates he campaigned for, lost.

He also told a fake Medal of Honor story to a group of real Medal of Honor recipients.

Saint Ronnie was a national embarrassment.

Fired ALL air traffic controllers and hired all non-union people to replace them (after training - how safe would you be flying then?).
Then, to add insult to injury, the Pukes name the capital airport after him - rubbing salt in an open wound.

So personally I'm always dumbfounded when republicans talk about the Reagan years as some boom time.

depression, recession, whatever, since 1932. There were NO jobs. Lots of employers had hiring freezes on,
long-time workers were laid off or hours were cut, etc.

For me personally, the 80's got better in 1983 and later on. But I am no fan of Saint Ronnie.

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In Reagan's last address, he quoted his favorite literary work--John Winthrop's A Model of Christian Charity.


It was really writtenas a control mechanism to prevent the poor from overthrowing the rich, but when Reagan quoted it, he added the word "shining" to it, which was never in there. To this day, stupid people in the GOP continue to misquote this.


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Time to live in the present and move towards the future ...wallowing in the past is a waste of time.

Obama's speech.

Sometimes not.

I have no trouble reminding people of the disaster that was Ronald Reagan. It's not ancient history if we are still living with it's consequences.

But he is dead and gone...this election and those to come should be about the future. Living in the past is a waste of time. We have our own problems to solve...many who supported Reagan are dead and gone too.

Chief among them - Richard Nixon.

I heard an interview on the radio this week with former OK Gov Frank Keating, who said that before Pence, Trump was considering Kasich. Keating said Trump Jr. had even called Kasich to feel him out, adding that he would be the "most powerful Vice President in history" -- or in other words, as VP, Kasich would be given a lot of things to do that are normally reserved for the President! (At this point, the radio hosts chuckled in amazement, saying Trump's VP "wouldn't just be another Joe Biden." But I digress...) Keating didn't know if such an offer had been made to Pence. But what this says to me is, Trump's people already know that Trump is monumentally unsuited for the job of President, and would need, nay, REQUIRE, people with actual governing experience to do his job for him!! And so he'd get surrounded by a bunch of rightwing types with horrid records and then turn all his duties and decisions over to them.

Remember when Republicans trotted out the same idea regarding Bush Jr.? "He doesn't need to be smart," they claimed. "He just needs to surround himself with a good team." THAT worked out SO well...

Even if I were a conservative, I wouldn't want the guy I actually voted for to abdicate all his responsibilities to other people.

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Republican party, too. He kissed their ass in his successful effort to beat George H.W. Bush for the nomination. Even Barry Goldwater foresaw what the religious zealots would do to the party - and he warned about it back in 1964. But Reagan not only used them to win his election; he ushered them onto the national political stage and held the spotlight for them. The likes of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson helped poison American politics and discourse for generations to come.

amazing that he still holds sway over so many.

New Book States Elizabeth Taylor Had Sex With Ronald Reagan When She Was 15 And He 36

http://www.judiciaryreport.com/new_book_states_elizabeth_taylor_had_sex_with_ronald_reagan.htm

The corporate powers laid it out and, with tons of money and political support, they succeeded.

http://billmoyers.com/content/the-powell-memo-a-call-to-arms-for-corporations/

That said, the damage is done. Now, we have to get active and do something about it, and job one is reigning in conservatives.

Mondale?

President Carter's choice was good enough for me. Though based on my voting record in presidential elections, I began to think I was a jinx. I thought about it long and hard in 1992, but I still went with who was the best candidate for the job. That was the first time I voted for the candidate who won!

consulted astrologers to plan his schedule. Probably acknowledged Lucifer also.

Watch 1980 and compare it to tonight.

became so from the very start of his nomination race. And knows none. At least Reagan waited till he had been in office for a few years and was developing altzheimers to not learn any policy.

that has befallen this country, no doubt about it.

Intellectaually, what he did requires lengthy discussions. Sorry to say that battle is lost and his legacy in the eyes of the American people has been established. We need to focus on Trump. He gives us all we need.

It's not a winning strategy in a country where people can't remember history. Reagan is little more than a legendary figure in 2016, and few people know much, if anything, about what he did and didn't do. Bringing it up requires explaining why it's relevant today, and that wastes time.

We have an opponent in Donald Trump who can be attacked directly about things he has done. We should do that, and let history remain history.

Not sure if this was included but in 1987 the FCC abolished the policy, which dictates that public broadcast license-holders have a duty to present important issues to the public and — here's the "fairness" part — to give multiple perspectives while doing so.

Which gave birth to the ilk: Sean Hannity, Limbaugh, Fox News etc.