If Hillary hailed Reagan as one of the greatest presidents, how would you react?

Herman Munster

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:09 PM
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If Hillary hailed Reagan as one of the greatest presidents, how would you react?

Edited on Wed Jan-16-08 11:11 PM by Herman Munster

I'm guessing lots of righteous indignation and dozens of threads full of invective.

But since Obama said it...

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HeraldSquare212

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:10 PM
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1. Who said he was the greatest president? nt

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Renew Deal

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:11 PM
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2. Post the quote where Obama "hailed Reagan as one of the greatest presidents."

I'll be waiting.

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mth44sc

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:11 PM
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3. me

I'd vote for John Edwards...

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Barack_America

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 PM
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4. I wouldn't be surprised.

"Great" doesn't mean "in agreement with myself".

"Great" means, pretty fucking good at pushing his agenda. And yeah, I think that Reagan qualifies under that definition. He was effective, not in a way that I liked, but effective nonetheless.

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tammywammy

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:32 PM
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13. Agreed

Reagan was great at what he did. Do I like what he did and what he stood for, no.

Hitler was a great orator too, but just because I recognize that he was doesn't mean in any way I agree with anything he said or did. :shrug:

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MADem

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:33 PM
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15. Well, Bush has been "great" at "pushing his agenda." We're fighting "Poppy's War" right now

So, sorry, that is NOT what "great" means. No one save a coked up drunk would call Monkeyboy "great." He's a "great fuckup" maybe.

When people talk about 'great' presidents, they're talking Washington, Lincoln, FDR...THAT kind of great. Not "great at pushing his agenda" great.

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MADem

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:33 PM
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16. double click, pardon me

Edited on Wed Jan-16-08 11:34 PM by MADem

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Essene

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 PM
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5. We'd all laugh at another Clinton fabrication of expedience? duh

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 PM
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Bonobo

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 PM
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7. Herman, you are doing much damage to your reputation as a serious thinker.

Edited on Wed Jan-16-08 11:14 PM by Bonobo

Oh wait, scratch that. You didn't have one.

People know you are a strict partisan with a mealy mouth.

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NYCGirl

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 PM
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8. Depends on what she actually said. If she admired Reagan's ability to

bring in those "Reagan Democrats," I'd agree with her.

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ShortnFiery

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 PM
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9. Her husband and his DLC has moved our beloved party so far to the RIGHT, I don't hardly ...

recognize it. Therefore, I don't think this is an issue that HRC should broach. :thumbsdown:

HRC should admire the hell out of Saint Ronnie because his ideals and that of the Clintonian DLC are NOT philosophically divergent.

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Maven

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:14 PM
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10. Exactly.

An Obama follower in another thread just called him an "iconic American president."

:puke: :puke: :puke:

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MADem

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:30 PM
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11. I wager terms like DLC stooge and DINO would be tossed about. NT

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LTR

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:31 PM
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12. Same as with Obama and the others

I really don't give a shit.

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goodgd_yall

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:33 PM
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14. I'd think she flipped her lid n/t

She would never do that, except under threat of death.

BTW, Obama didn't say Reagan was one of the greatest presidents. He was pointing out the good things of the Reagan administration---how they met a need of the American people at that time, or so he thinks.

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sandnsea

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:34 PM
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17. Clinton did more to advance Reagan's agenda than Reagan

That's the kind of success Obama was talking about. Reagan managed to get Democrats to create a whole wing of the party dedicated to him, the DLC.

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