I mean no disrespect, but the man was in his 90s, which most people don't reach. For eight years he was one of the most powerful men on earth, a coveted position which very very few get to do. I don't even watch much TV, and even for me it's getting to be a bit much - not a channel on earth isn't showing his funeral 24/7. If he died while choking Osama with Saddam's ripped-out intestines while flying a b2 on a bombing run over Saudi Arabia, that's one thing.. but it was his time - if not past it. He was in the late stages of Alzheimer's (sp?) and is probably better off. Reagan lovers might hate me for saying it, but tbh all I remember him for is starting this ridiculous war on drugs which has succeeded in allowing convicted murderers, child rapists, etc. to serve single-digit year terms in prison to free up prison cells for pot smokers. Love him or hate him though, I'd think it's a bit much for anyone... Thoughts?
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[Poll] Reagan: Enough is Enough?
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TommyVercetti
Diamond Member
Simple solution, turn off the TV.
DevilsAdvocate
Banned
LOL... Indie?
You're a liberal. Just admit it.
DevilsAdvocate
Banned
See Lawrence v. Texas. No longer possible.
I'm against welfare and exponential tax % increases as income goes up, was against making "Ebonics" a foreign language in schools... OTOH I'm against religion in schools in all forms and am pro-abortion, among other liberal views. Pretty much middle of the road. If the poll was a bit slanted, it's only because I'm sick of all this and Ronnie happened to be republican. I'd have done the same thing if it was Carter.
yukichigai
Diamond Member
The funeral doesn't bother me so much as the other incessantly stupid Reagan-related stories. "Replace Andrew Jackson with Reagan on the $10 bill!" "Declare June 11th an annual holiday in memory of Reagan!" "Put Reagan on the dime!" "Man buys 100 puppies to give to children sad because Reagan died!" "Make an entirely new denomination of money and put Reagan on it!" It's all rather ludicrous.
As long as the local news doesn't lead with Reagan's funeral and push the story about the wildfire that may destroy half the town into "Other News" I don't mind the coverage.
As long as the local news doesn't lead with Reagan's funeral and push the story about the wildfire that may destroy half the town into "Other News" I don't mind the coverage.
eplebnista
Lifer
No, I think the coverage is warranted and enjoy watching it.
Now let,s see ;
He made Americans Proud to be Americans Again
Prior to Reagan?s election, 52 Americans had been held hostage in the American Embassy in Iran. The United States had just celebrated her bicentennial and there were questions, worldwide, whether her best days were behind her. Reagan insisted, ?America?s best days lie ahead.?
To Ronald Reagan, America ?Is a shining city upon a hill for all to see and to follow and reach to, something toward which mankind should strive.? Reagan brought convictions and determination to the office as well as a genuine hopeful and optimistic outlook. He never lost faith in America. His reassuring tones were comforting even in difficult times. With Reagan as president, it was morning again in America.
My personal favorite quote of Reagan?s is, ?Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.?
He restored the Economy
When Ronald Reagan took office the economy was in the worst shape since the great depression. Inflation, unemployment and interest rates all hovered at or near historical highs. In his inaugural speech he proclaimed, ?This administration's objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy.?
Reagan had a prescription. He continued, ?Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem,? and he vowed to, ?get the government off the peoples? back.? He called for an action that had been successful for JFK, an across the board reduction in marginal income tax rates. He asked Congress to ?change government?s diet? by lowering spending, except for defense which received substantial increases.
By the time Reagan left office, the United States was enjoying it?s longest peacetime expansion. Inflation was tamed; 17 million new jobs were created and interest rates fell in half. ?Reaganomics? worked, enough so that Reagan was reelected to a second term by a landslide and the 1988 election of George H.W. Bush is seen by many political scientists as a referendum on a third Reagan term.
He won the Cold War
Reagan?s most long lasting legacy is his role in winning the Cold War. In 1982, Reagan became the first U.S. President to address a joint session of the British Parliament. There he gave one of his most famous speeches when he predicted that a strong western alliance would produce a ``march of freedom and democracy which will leave Marxism - Leninism on the ash-heap of history.'' A year later he called the Soviet Union an ?evil empire.? This infuriated critics, one who wrote that the Soviet regime ?is not going to disappear.?
In June 1987, standing in the shadows of the Brandenburg Gate, Reagan uttered the boldest words of his Presidency when he issued his famous challenge, ?Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.? Five years the rest of the world saw what Reagan had envisioned as ?the wall? tumbled down and the Soviet empire collapsed.
Henry Kissinger observed that while it was Bush who presided over the final disintegration of the Soviet empire, ?it was Ronald Reagan's Presidency which marked the turning point.? Cardinal Casaroli, the Vatican secretary of state, publicly stated that the Reagan military buildup, which he had opposed at the time, led to the collapse of Communism. But, former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, put it best, ?Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot.?
Now don't you think he deserves a little air time upon his death ?
He made Americans Proud to be Americans Again
Prior to Reagan?s election, 52 Americans had been held hostage in the American Embassy in Iran. The United States had just celebrated her bicentennial and there were questions, worldwide, whether her best days were behind her. Reagan insisted, ?America?s best days lie ahead.?
To Ronald Reagan, America ?Is a shining city upon a hill for all to see and to follow and reach to, something toward which mankind should strive.? Reagan brought convictions and determination to the office as well as a genuine hopeful and optimistic outlook. He never lost faith in America. His reassuring tones were comforting even in difficult times. With Reagan as president, it was morning again in America.
My personal favorite quote of Reagan?s is, ?Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.?
He restored the Economy
When Ronald Reagan took office the economy was in the worst shape since the great depression. Inflation, unemployment and interest rates all hovered at or near historical highs. In his inaugural speech he proclaimed, ?This administration's objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy.?
Reagan had a prescription. He continued, ?Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem,? and he vowed to, ?get the government off the peoples? back.? He called for an action that had been successful for JFK, an across the board reduction in marginal income tax rates. He asked Congress to ?change government?s diet? by lowering spending, except for defense which received substantial increases.
By the time Reagan left office, the United States was enjoying it?s longest peacetime expansion. Inflation was tamed; 17 million new jobs were created and interest rates fell in half. ?Reaganomics? worked, enough so that Reagan was reelected to a second term by a landslide and the 1988 election of George H.W. Bush is seen by many political scientists as a referendum on a third Reagan term.
He won the Cold War
Reagan?s most long lasting legacy is his role in winning the Cold War. In 1982, Reagan became the first U.S. President to address a joint session of the British Parliament. There he gave one of his most famous speeches when he predicted that a strong western alliance would produce a ``march of freedom and democracy which will leave Marxism - Leninism on the ash-heap of history.'' A year later he called the Soviet Union an ?evil empire.? This infuriated critics, one who wrote that the Soviet regime ?is not going to disappear.?
In June 1987, standing in the shadows of the Brandenburg Gate, Reagan uttered the boldest words of his Presidency when he issued his famous challenge, ?Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.? Five years the rest of the world saw what Reagan had envisioned as ?the wall? tumbled down and the Soviet empire collapsed.
Henry Kissinger observed that while it was Bush who presided over the final disintegration of the Soviet empire, ?it was Ronald Reagan's Presidency which marked the turning point.? Cardinal Casaroli, the Vatican secretary of state, publicly stated that the Reagan military buildup, which he had opposed at the time, led to the collapse of Communism. But, former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, put it best, ?Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot.?
Now don't you think he deserves a little air time upon his death ?
Weeks ?
One week, one stinking week to memorialize this man.
Then why was it posted in OT.
One week, one stinking week to memorialize this man.
Then why was it posted in OT.
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