Historical Campaign Ads: Morning in America /Reagan-Bush '84

[MrSilly30250]

Gilliam sucks Obama dic, and takes it in the a*s from Hillary!!

[realMADCO]

If Reagan were alive today, he'd have to run as a D or indie. He raised taxes 11 times to show how serious he was about deficit reduction because it was good for America. No chance any R is going to do that now.

Secret arms deals- sure, I could see almost any of them trying that, not R. Paul, but the others.

Making up stories about welfare queens - sure. But not serious deficit reduction.

[gilliamjf]

Reagan didn't mention AIDS until 1987. He can shove his uptight morals up his a*s.

[lander4545]

@gilliamjf Ah,no.......On September 17th 1985 President Reagan publicly mentioned aids for the first time,when he was asked about AIDS funding at a press at a press conference. His answer," I have been supporting it for four years now. It's been one of the top priorities with us,and over the last 4 years ,and including what we have in the budget for 1986, it will amount to over a half billion dollars that we have provided for research on AIDS in addition to what I'm sure other .....

[lander4545]

@gilliamjf .....medical groups are doing." End of statement fro Reagan...............gilliamif do try to research something!!

[Trickle4321]

“Tear Down This Myth:

How Reagan's Legacy Haunts Our Future” .. By Will Bunch

...Any information about Iran-Contra or how the 1979-81 hostages were released ... that didn’t fit –‘the new official story line’- was being metaphorically clipped out of the newspaper and tossed down the “MEMORY HOLE” ...

Reagan's trickle-down theory of economics didn't save the American economy, nor was the president responsible for "winning" the Cold War. ... Cont

[Trickle4321]

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But his positive legacy as president today hangs on events that most historians say were to some great measure out of his control: An economic recovery that was inevitable, especially when world oil prices returned to normal levels, and an end to the Cold War that was more driven by internal events in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe than Americans want to acknowledge.

Cont

[Trickle4321]

His promise to shrink government was uttered so many time that MANY ACOLYTES - BELIEVE IT REALLY HAPPENED, but in fact Reagan expanded the federal payroll, added a new cabinet post, and created a huge debt that ultimately tripped up his handpicked successor, George H.W. Bush.

What HE DID SHRINK WAS GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT -- linked to a series of unfortunate events from the savings-and-loan crisis of the late 1980s to the sub-prime mortgage crisis of the late 2000s.

Cont

[Trickle4321]

"Reagan administration scandals" ... resulting in the investigation, indictment, or conviction of over 138 administration officials, the largest number for any US president.

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G.H.W. Bush pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 77 people.

- Clemency/Pardons for Iran-Contra: Elliott Abrams, Duane Clarridge, Clair George , Alan D. Fiers, Caspar W. Weinberger, Clair George, Robert C. McFarlane

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Congress really screwed up not convicting ALL theses Iran-Contra crooks and liars



[Trickle4321]

Prowler609 “...just bcause political writer Sheldon Richman described TEFRA as "the largest tax increase in American history doesn't make is so...”

- [National Review, WSJ, Forbes, Heritage Foundation, Mises Institute, etc] also concurred ... “ Largest tax increase in US history “!

Cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609

Point being; the House [Tip O’Neil] had nothing to do with ... “ largest tax increase in US history - “the Senate and the Pres. pushed it through – ignoring/bypassing the House’s TAX REDUCTION” !

Negating the Kemp-Roth “25% across-the board-tax-cut”; that “worshippers still beLIEve took place”.

But maintained the remaining tax cuts, including the 1981, 70-50% reduction [over 3 M$/yr bracket]

Cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609

“The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed” (1986)

by David Stockman [Reagan's Budget Director]

... "None of us really understood what was going on with all these numbers and that supply-side economics –‘was always a TROJAN HORSE to “bring down the top rate’-."...

Cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609

The Reagan Legacy is “you ‘can not’ fool all the people all the time” !

Flatter taxes only benefit the wealthiest corps/elitists. 80% of all money has gone to the top 10% since ! Monopolies became an oligarchy.

His “alleged miracles” did not even survive the four years of G. H. W. Bush.

Further proven by G. W. Bush “tax cuts” and dismal performance; but the extremely wealthy doubled their incomes, again !

Same policies that lead to the 1st Refub. Depression [the Mellon Plan] !

cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609

Clinton “immediately reversed the Reagan tax policies” [opposite of TEFRA]; tax breaks for the 15M lowest wage earners, tax breaks for small businesses and a tax increase on the top 1.2% earners.

Resulting in an immediate increases and greater numbers in jobs, revenue and growth.

Cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609

So the “extreme right” funded think tanks – to continue the “Reagan myths” and attempt to further “justify” the “preferential” tax policies = Bush, Jr. - 2nd Refub. Depression

Exacerbated now, due to globalization – Reagan/Bush Sr. negotiated GATT, WTO and NAFTA for 10 years – Bush II promoted and passed CAFTA and DR-CAFTA, too !

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Nixon/Reagan/Bush were all guilty of High Crimes ...Gingrich impeached Clinton over a real estate deal ! Epitome of Parti$an Hypocrisy !

[Trickle4321]

Mind-boggling myth machinery, still perpetuated by think-tanks; ignoring the overall effects.

1984 Reagan got more votes than 4 years earlier – even though he reversed the –‘across-the-board tax cut-‘ on the bottom marginal rate in 1982

– through a scam ignoring the “Dem. House that proposed another tax reduction” – bypassed the House !!

Cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609 ... obscuration and revision/s ...

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Ignoring the Historic facts [1982 TEFRA, the Dem. House of R.[attempt to further reduce taxes]; and the “Refub. Senate” and the “acting Pres.” IGNORED and BYPASSED the House -

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creating the “LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN US HISTORY” ... - Negating the “25%-across-the board tax cut” for the bottom marginal bracket !

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SENATE HAD A MAJORITY OF REFUBS. 1981- 1987 ... 52-48, 55-45, 55-45

cont

[Trickle4321]

Prowler609 ...ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO LEGISLATE FEDERAL TAXES.

?? 1982 !

- Pres. recommends a budget, the House makes the official proposal, contingent upon : the approval of the Senate and the Pres. (sign/veto).

All 8 years the “House’s budgets were ALL less” than Reagan’s proposals.

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1982 TEFRA “LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN US HISTORY” ...

Garrison Armstrong vs United States -[lawsuit over bypassing the House]

law.justia [dot] com/cases/federal/appellate-co­¬urts/F2/759/1378/260091/

[Trickle4321]

@Prowler609 "..9th circuit practically told Armstrong he’s a nut-job for filing and squashed his lawsuit..."

- Fact still remains - the Senate and the Pres. ignored and bypassed the House of Representatives; that you allege :

Prowler609 ...ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO LEGISLATE FEDERAL TAXES.

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Did that set a precedent, can any Senate and Pres. bypass the House ???

[Prowler609]

@Trickle4321 just bcause political writer Sheldon Richman described TEFRA as "the largest tax increase in American history doesn't make is so. TEFRA raised taxs 37.5 billion a year over the next 3years but Taxpayers still receive $375 billion in tax cuts in the same 3 years following TEFRA--- Do the math-- Oh, i was wrong- u r right, R's controlled senate

[Trickle4321]

TEFRA “largest tax increase in US History” - Garrison Armstrong vs United States [lawsuit against it] - law.justia [dot] com/cases/federal/appellate-co­¬urts/F2/759/1378/260091/

-- Just as clueless then, as now !

1986 raised taxes –‘again’- on the bottom margin [11-15%], and –‘further reduced’- top margin [3 M$/yr] 50-28%, overall 60% reduction for the top wage earners; unprecedented in US history RAISE THE BOTTOM, REDUCE THE TOP !

10% have acquired 80% of all the wealth since then !!!!

[destituteillusion]

look at this manufactured bullshit. if you believe this, you'll believe anything.

[MyzzNerg]

@natcat07 We do, his name is President Obama. He campaign got people passionate. Inspiration doth not a good president make... Reagan or Obama.

[mterracc]

who's going to be the one to bail out the country from Obama like Reagan did from Carter?

[glory789]

@mterracc Obama is bailing this country out from the epic failure that was George W. Bush.

[radconserv86]

@glory789 You're kidding, right?

[glory789]

@radconserv86 No, I am not kidding. Last time I checked, the financial crisis occurred under the Bush administration. The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were started by the Bush administration.

[afenic]

@TXGRunner Today's "Great Recession" occurred largely during the George W Bush administration from December 2007 through June 2009. It ended shortly after Obama came into office due in large part, according to most economists, to emergency actions such as TARP and the Stimulus act. Obama inherited a one trillion dollar federal debt (2008 projection of 2009) from the Bush administration.

[afenic]

@TXGRunner Ronald Reagan came into office in 1980. He implemented his supply side tax cuts in 1981. The worst recession in United States history, at that time, since the Great Depression occurred from 1981 to 1982. Structural unemployment exceeded what we see today. The national debt doubled under Reagan's administration and his successor George HW Bush faced a recession; Bush rose taxes in response.

[hulkyone]

Reagan did do some great progress for middle class America, no doubt. However, he did not help people living below the poverty line that much at all. He was too focueds on the SDI program, which was unnessary if you ask me. The Soviet-Afghan war was already weakening the USSR's global status and Gorbechev opened the door for the Cold War to end

[TXGRunner]

@hulkyone What?!?!? SDI wasn't even proposed until 1983 and we didn't seriously invest in it until 1987. The recovery helped all Americans. Poverty dropped drastically as employment picked up, and those in poverty were living far better than before. Anyways, the threat of SDI broke the back of the Soviets - they had no hope of keeping up with us as it exposed their fundamentally unsound economy. They collapsed and millions were freed.

[hulkyone]

@TXGRunner Do better research. It was established by 1984 and he was very much already on defense buildups. The recovery DID NOT HELP ALL AMERICANS EITHER. He focused too much on the SDI and that hurt those below the poverty line. They lacked the welfare needed to spend on things like a good education. It's a shame Obama-a typical Chicago dealmaker who has praised Reagan as a role-model leader- has been trying so hard to court Republicans by continuing things like Bush's Iraq War spending.

[hulkyone]

@TXGRunner Gorbachev also played a bigger part in ending. Anybody who looks at things from a well-educated, neutral perspective will this to be true. Gorbachev . While Reagan does deserve credit for things like the Soviet-Afghan war and signing the INF treaty with Gorbachev, it was Gorbachev's Glasnost and Perestroika policies that paved the way towards the end of the Cold War.

[afenic]

I'd like to say the 80's were a "golden time" but, unfortunately, I actually lived through the decade. First off, 80-82 was a time of bitter and deep recession; in practice, much worse than today. Reagan attacked the recession with a massive unprecedented boost in US spending. The formula was more or less identical to the 2010 Obama stimulus but took many years to take effect. Hence, there was no relief until late 1983. 1987 was also the worst one day market crash in U.S. history.

[TXGRunner]

@afenic Reagan attacked the recession with unprecedented tax cuts which spurred economic growth. He provided businesses with certainty that regulatory red tape would be cut and tax cuts would last so they could feel confidant in making investments. Obama did the exact opposite, ballooning the debt, creating entitlements which will smother us in taxes, and creating uncertainty with new regulations. Businesses can't make decisions because they don't know what rules will apply next week.

[HundredWattFilms]

Biggest American Myth: Ronald Regan

Tear Down That Myth!

[klimaxxx06]

Obama 2012 ---It's Morning Again

[scenethief]

I turned 18 in 1980, in time to vote for Reagan. Ask anyone who lived in America during the 80's: there was an optimism, a boldness in America, a feeling that we as a nation could accomplish anything. It was the best time in my life so far to be an American.

I miss my President Reagan.

[retchen]

@scenethief And a really fucking shit time to be Latin American.

[lander4545]

@scenethief I turned 20 in 1980 and I couldn't agree more! Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of our generation! I remember saying to my wife in 1989 as he was leaving office,"what are we going to do without him"? That void has never been filled.

[Albanynyer84]

@lander4545 I agree with you so much, I was only in 8th grade when he left office but I felt the same way...I had grown up with him as President...the only one I ever really remembered!

[ShannonKeith73]

After watching this and living through the 80s, Those were the golden years of our Nation compared to the times now.I don't think we will reach a time like that again.

[spacecowboy95]

so this is what the republicans were up to during the regan years.

ive only really known about GW and with him it was all, "fight the terrorists, go to war, and if anyone disagrees they are unpatriotic" then with obama they are all "hes a secret muslim/atheist/communist/marxi­st/socialist trying to take over good ol' america"

but back then they were all "everything is fine and dandy, nothing to worry about suckers, so vote for us again"

[pannoni1]

Welcome to the Cafe 80s!

[vaughn1111]

The Pyramid scheme of Reaganomics has caught up with America. Time for this generation and the next to pay for Reagan's generation's excesses.

[BigTrav11]

@vaughn1111

I hope you're not as dumb as this comment is ignorant.

[liveLIKEyouAREdying2]

Good vid. Please watch:  America's Heritage is not Christian: True or False?

[ellwyn]

traditional families, freedom of expression and worship, limitted government, free enterprise, sanctity of innocent life, compassion for crime victims and swift justice to the perp, and advancement of the cause of liberty on the one side.

culture of death, culture of licentiousness, culture of envy and socialism, culture of big overbearing government, culture of litigation, culture of adolescent rebellion, and the abandonment of classical liberalism on the other.

[stourleyk]

I guess I'll take the licentiousness, envy and socialism. The alternative involves negatively characterizing other people's point's of view.

[jbkdouglass]

djfreeflowami: nope, wrong.

conservative implies gradual, well-considered change. it implies realizing that there are certain values and ideas which have been tested and proven, values which we believe are worth preserving and upholding. liberals tend to repeat mistakes because they don't take history into consideration.

[Albanynyer84]

The days of Reagan will return one day! No, obviously there will never be another Reagan, but someone will come along to lift up the country again like he did in the 80s! It's funny that liberals still are confounded by Reagan. I guess they're just jealous that they haven't had a president from their party who was as great in...well, in ever!

[GenXorcist1976]

Cue the theme music for "Ryan's Hope" and I'm back in this time period!

[sparkplug4393]

Defeating Islam ... wait, are you serious?

[halacha666]

Ron is a homo

[1776Freedom1776]

We love you Ron!

History will judge GWB kindly for defeating Islam. Just as it has been kind to President Regan for defeating Socialism.

[halacha666]

USA=ISLAM

[phantom5691]

hahahahahahahaha

[Taiyama2]

I think you mean Islamic Terrorism, 1776. There's a difference. Islam in and of itself is a peaceful religion, if a bit contradictory.

Also, to PreacherofArrakeen, do you realize that quote only contradicts your claim? Reagan sought a fine distinction between the public and private sector and keeping each out of the other. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not LIBERALS who wish to nationalize industries and thus LIBERALS who are these kinder, gentler fascists you speak of?

[Donnie2020]

what are you on?

you are WAY off!!!

[o0xst]

I laugh at all the people who LOVE Reagan and HATE "Dubya". Had they switched places in history, they'd say the opposite. Reagan just came at the start of a totally unsustainable system, and also came at a time when there was less independent reporting....both are filthy, filthy animals.

[PreacherofArrakeen]

Kinder, Gentler, Fascist.

[CobraCommander]

Fascist(pre WWII meaning):

Someone that supports a violent, totalitarian state, based on extreme nationalism.

Fascist(nowadays):

ANYONE who dares to say ANYTHING a brain dead liberal doesnt approve

[PreacherofArrakeen]

"Fascism should more properly be called 'Corporatism,' as it is the merger of Corporate and State power." Benito Mussolini. Right from the horse's mouth. By that definition, Amerika is a Fascist state, and Reagan and his ilk are exactly the type of people who Eisenhower warned against in his farewell address.

[powerhousekiller]

When I was a little girl I had the honor of hearing Mr. Kings speeches and they help shape the better in many of us. It is a shame to see so many who live for nothing but to take us all back to the old days of blind hate like booboo

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Americans have been forced to question whether hate-filled online rhetoric is simply the harmless exercise of free speech or is a preventable catalyst of illegal conduct. The death and destruction caused by terrorists who listened to and adopted anti-American views are reminders that speech can often spur dangerous actions in response.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Reagan Lead from the heart, the mind and the passion a true child of god should how lives life on a principles higher then their own

[powerhousekiller]

However judgment is left to God alone as to the content of a person's soul, that is why he stated, let you who is with out sin...cast the first stone. And stones he will cast when it is time.

[BenJosch]

There are no gods. Don't waste your life believing in them. Do something with your life to make a better world.

[powerhousekiller]

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. Socrates - R.I.P Mr. President there are many who remember you correctly and will always stand like lamp lights to burn away the shadow of lies they cast towards you

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Virtue is its own reward. Doing the right thing is infinitely satisfying, and infinitely heavy burden because it requires you to give 100% of yourself to its pursuit. That's why it's important to be sure the cause you take before doing so. Mine is spreading the truth about Reagan's term as a great president

[Preacherslapper]

Wow Reagan was the right man for the right time in American history. God bless the best president since the founding fathers.

[Preacherslapper]

In 1960 he gave two hundred campaign speeches in behalf of Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon. Four years later he campaigned even harder when Republican Barry Goldwater ran for president. Overnight, conservative Republicans recognized Reagan as a hero of their cause, and urged him to run for Governor of California in 1966. At first he refused, but finally he agreed.

[Preacherslapper]

During Reagan's tenure, income tax rates were lowered significantly, with the top personal tax bracket dropping from 70% to 28% in seven years, although effective payroll tax rates increased. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth recovered strongly after the 1982 recession and grew during Reagan's eight years in office at an annual rate of 3.4% per year, slightly lower than the post-World War II average of 3.6%

[powerhousekiller]

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. Socrates - R.I.P Mr. President there are many who remember you correctly and will always stand like lamp lights to burn away the shadow of lies they cast towards you.

[powerhousekiller]

It is amazing that with the Internet and all the video available to people today how anyone telling these lies about Reagan hope that anyone will believe them. I mean look at billary Clinton who stated, "we hit the tarmac running sniper fire blazing over head".. LOL thank God she had both her Amazon bullet bracelets on as well as captain Americas shield! Brother the depth these people won't sink too to try and recruit new blood to their hate festivals

[powerhousekiller]

why he stated, let you who is with out sin...cast the first stone. And stones he will cast when it is time.

[powerhousekiller]

And amazingly even though he is dead now the people themselves armed with the truth of his accomplishments continue to do the same thing today ^_^ God it is a glorious feeling when you are doing the work of he above whom will set all things straight. And While it is sad knowing that those who willing are bearing false witness and hate towards this great man, since Reagan was a christen he would forgive them. However judgment is left to God alone as to the content of a person's soul, that is

[powerhousekiller]

When people would debate him they all left the same way with a black eye. Their viewpoints shattered and their lack of any real depth exposed for the world to see..

[powerhousekiller]

This Leader made the USA the envy of the world. Few times in history have there been people with such great moral vision. R.I.P. Mr. President.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Reagan was a cut above the rest since the founding fathers that is for sure.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

I urge everyone seeing someone posting hate speech to Google department of homeland security and list who stated the hate speech along with which video it was posted. There is an anti-american boiler room operation which can been seen if you researched enough of the Reagan posting pages. Free speech is protected, hate speech is a crime that needs to be reported.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

As the national security of the United States has become increasingly important in recent months, the debate regarding the censorship of hate speech has again arisen. While many individuals remain wary of infringing upon First Amendment rights through the regulation of hate speech in cyberspace, some suggest that the expansive and pervasive nature of the Internet calls for such regulation.

[Michaellovesnyc]

We need another Reagan today

[MasterOfSparks]

Reagan was VASTLY overrated. His economics were a complete disaster. Carter inherited Nixon's choice of Fed Chairman who did a horrible job. Carter replaced him with Ben Bernanke who did a great job just in time for Reagan to get the credit. Reagan's criminal activities are much too involved to go into here. He was a good figurehead but a lousy leader. Some people can't tell the difference.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Americans have been forced to question whether hate-filled online rhetoric is simply the harmless exercise of free speech or is a preventable catalyst of illegal conduct. The death and destruction caused by terrorists who listened to and adopted anti-American views are reminders that speech can often spur dangerous actions in response.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

The two key measures that mark a depression or expansion are jobs and production. Let's look at the records that were set. Creation of jobs. From November 1982, when President Ronald Reagan's new economic program was beginning to take effect, to November 1989, 18.7 million new jobs were created. It was a world record:

[MasterOfSparks]

The GOP from Reagan forward wiped out millions of good paying jobs and replaced them with low paying ones. That's nothing to brag about. Reagan ran up huge deficits, destroyed the savings and loan industry, and left us a lot worse off. Still he was better than George W Bush.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

I lke your "Double layer bull shit cake" as much as anyone but do you post it twice because of low IQ, or are you using one hand for something else and your mouse trigger finger is reflexing?

[MasterOfSparks]

Yeah I need my left hand to hold your head steady while I piss down your throat. Now go put a gun in your mouth and make the world a better place you fucking idiot.

[powerhousekiller]

Wow you're a filthy liberal that's for sure. But I am repeating myself

[MasterOfSparks]

And you're indirectly responsible for the killing of up to a million innocent Iraqis and more than 4,000 of our troops. You disgust me.

[Preacherslapper]

And your face kills millions of roaches each year. you disgust us all ^_^

[MasterOfSparks]

When you're trying to come up with an insult you should stick to something that's at least possible in the real world. This is the internet you moron and you have no idea what I look like. You on the other hand just proved you're too stupid to know that. So when I call you an idiot everyone knows its true. Its much more effective that way. Now go put a gun in your mouth and make the world a better place.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

why are liberals so gun happy? are you all murdering nutcases whos lack of GOd in your hearts and minds make you think of nothing but death? well of course your a liberal that is a given

[MasterOfSparks]

What color is the sky in your world?

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Blue. We humans have a blue sky. Its not all black like on planet "Dem." We like it that way.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

H t t p colon slash slash query dot nytimes dot com / gst / fullpage dot h tml ? res = 9C0CE1DC153BF934A25752C0A96695­8260 (the new york times here people) The Reagan Boom -- "Greatest Ever" MARTIN ANDERSON, A SENIOR FELLOW OF THE HOOVER INSTITUTION, AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Published: January 17, 1990 (over 2 years after Reagan's term)

[stflaw]

By the way, my comment was directed at ScotSNP.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

Mr. Reagan turned everything around. Working with Mr. Reagan's clear and compelling overview, his team designed a complex strategy of defeating the Soviets. As the renowned Chinese strategist Sun Tsu taught, he won the Cold War (which can be compared to World War III) without firing a shot — a great strategic feat. A man of vision compassion and courage, he is missed by hundreds of millions

[glory789]

Obama 2008!

[AeroJunkie20]

Ya lets vote for the man who brings false hope to millions and not to mention no experience in well anything!

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

you must mean the dems.

[glory789]

False Hope? How do you know it's false hope? If anyhing, he will be better than the current President. And how did experience help Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld?

[jenutt27]

We will never forget you Ronald Reagan.

[reaadam]

ScotSNP ur an idiot like Jimmy Carter!!!!!

[ScotSNP]

Ronald Reagan/Margaret Thatcher. Two of the worse "leaders" ever.

[stflaw]

The insightfulness of your comment is matched by your mastery of English grammar.

[GunnyWoods]

So sad that today's republican's are such opposites of Ronald Reagan. Instead of being conservative, they just crave power.

VOTE OBAMA N 08

[mccommas2]

USA USA USA!!!!!

[Waldocounty]

A former colleague was part of the ad agency team that created the "Morning in America" concept. The positive, upbeat theme was in marked contrast to the negativity that usually characterizes political advertising, was in keeping with Reagan's public persona as an optimist, and most of all, it worked. Made the Dems look like crabby malcontents, whiners, complainers, carpers. They couldn't lay a glove on the Gipper as a result.

[chocki2006]

its morning in america. time to get out of bed and take a piss. make some coffee, scratch our nations ass while yawning. call in sick to work and got back to bed.

america's not a morning person.

[ronpaul911]

911 was an inside job!!!Thank you Dr. Paul for your support of 911 truth,and for peace in the middle east.

[KaesoBrutus]

When has Paul stated any belief in the "Truth" movement?

[Nillok]

Fuck Ron Paul? Explain?

[ronpaul911]

Thank you Ron Paul for your support of Loose Change and Alex Jones....Vote for Ron Paul for 911 Truth!!! Bush was behind 911!!

[Nillok]

Trying to trick people into believe he is a 9/11 truther? Nice1.

[chocki2006]

ronald reagan was to the presidency as andy griffith is to law enforement. phony baloney.

[gaguy1967]

Phony hmm...well the Poles dont think so, they owe their freedom to Ronald Reagan and are erecting a statue to honor him and his fight against communism...youll just have to sulk

[cjk002]

Yes, lets all follow the Poles. They like him because they didn't have to deal with the staggering debt we had to pay for the cold war military buildup. Thats why Europeans loved Reagan, we footed the bill for their defense for 50 years while they put their money into their infrastructure and economy.

[gaguy1967]

What staggering debt??? VBecasue we won the could war, we are able to spend less on defense for the past 15 years than we otherwise would have had to. When Reagan left office the Debt/GDP ratio was 60%, in 1945 it was 120%, today it is like 50%...hardly staggering

[cjk002]

If it was "hardly staggering", why did it take us until the end of the century to pay it off? The only reason we spent less on defense after the cold war is because Clinton (over republican objections) cut spending and closed bases. None of this changes the fact that Europe got a free ride on defense spending for 50 years.

[gaguy1967]

Europe got a free ride so, what does that have to do with Reagan?

[cjk002]

He paid for that free ride with money we could have used to alleviate the poverty, homelessness, and crumbling infrastructure, all of which increased during the 80's. That's why Clinton was able to run and win by claiming the Republicans didn't focus on domestic issues enough. Reagan was a good, maybe even great president, but he wasn't perfect, no president is (okay, maybe Washington was).

[gaguy1967]

American infrastructure isnt crumbling, thats garbage. As for poverty and homelessness, I guess youve never heard of the great society which has spent trillions to alleviate those problems to no avail.

[cjk002]

Have you ever heard of the phenomenon known as Urban blight? a signature of the 70's and 80's. New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia all had trouble paying for repairs to their mass transit systems during the 80's. In fact Chicago had to shut down part of the elevated train system for a while.

[cjk002]

One of the first things Clinton passed was a Highway Bill, which reversed 2 decades of decline in the interstate system.

No, the american infrastructure isn't crumbling any more. Clinton saved it (over republican objections)

The CBO still says we need 12 billion dollars to repair the rest of our highways and bridges. The republican congress of the last six years refused to pay for it.

[cjk002]

While all of this was going on, Europe and Japan (allies for which we provide defense) were developing high speed rail, extensive mass transit systems, high tech, high-capacity ports, and state-of-the-art highway sytems. All subsidized by their governments.

[cjk002]

Reagan ended the great society when he cut spending for social programs. that led to an increase in poverty, homelessness, and unemployment. The 80's were great if you were a stockbroker, but not so much if you were poor.

[attie3]

when Carter was in office the homelessness and the unemployment was all the way high then reagan so you dont know shit

[cornfutch]

so when the criminals put in place by a crock are held accountable by a catardic leader the crooked systems reaction is on the leader.

[cornfutch]

please,they pay themselves,to help themselves

if they actually fix the machine that produces crime, they'd have to invent crime,like criminalizing protest and medicine,

liberty,pursuance of joy, congregation

[cornfutch]

that is if they wish to remain morally afloat

here where the "mis-enfrachism" began with Jenoside,warmed up to slavery and love incarceration

[gaguy1967]

Clinton won because 1) Bush broke his promise to not raise taxes 2) Perot split the vote 3)There was a recession in 1991, that hit white collar workers

[cjk002]

Where did that recession come from? 12 years of trickle down economics. Clinton won because he got the most votes. He got those votes because of his message: "It's the economy, stupid"

[gaguy1967]

Recessions happen, it is a part of a market economy. Are you saying that with Jimmy Carters 70% marginal tax rates and 21% interest rates there woudl ahve been no recession?

[cjk002]

The recession happened after Reagan and Bush, not Carter. They had 12 years to undo any damage Carter did. Reagan and Bush raised taxes too. Like you said, recessions happen. It's the response to those recessions that get people elected, or thrown out of office.

[gaguy1967]

Recession began in May 1980 ended in Dec 1980 another one began in Fall 1981 and ended in fall 1982.

[cjk002]

We are talking about the recession that got Clinton elected, not Reagan. Nice try though.

[djfreeflowfami]

hitler had statues too dipstick, statues are not evidence of good leadership. just give it some time, we'll take his statue down in the same fashion that we did Hussein's.

to conservatives: conservative implies maintenance of the status quo, liberal implies change or progress

without liberals we'd still have slavery in America.

[a08chrol]

May I inform you that it were the republicans who abolished slavery? Abraham Lincoln, one of the finest, so was Reagan.

[djfreeflowfami]

you're right republicans did abolish slavery...back when they were the LIBERAL party....not the redneck conservatives that the dems were back then, you're beloved reagan would have fit in perfectly with those guys.

[grunk12]

no yeah hes right, In Lincolns time republicans and democrats were essentially switched around as we know the parties. While Lincoln was republican it is not fair to compare his republican party with today's as overtime and specifically with the rise of the New Right and the New Left the ideologies of the parties changed drastically.

And Reagan's presidency has been a product of perception. He actually wasn't that good of a president but ending of the cold war gives such a perception

[suchachum]

Wow, you dont see those woodgrain station wagons anymore!

[johnlaw63]

Perfect. (And true).

[TexasCBert]

What a great political ad! Can't help but feel a little nostalgic.