I bet you Republicans are thankful to Barack Obama for actually finishing what ole Reagan here was TALKING about. He is actually walking the walk in terms of putting a few firecrackers up those Libyans' asses.
wow..and you bozos knows history or economics? reaganomics was not about trickle down, it was about trickling up. Wealth, created by the private sector to increase revenue. IF PEOPLE CREATS MORE WEALTH!! REVENUE GOES UP!! REAGAN . and for all those reagan haters? Reagan 2nd election? he won 49 states..the nation is saying you liberals are morons. Now, put that joint down!!
Yeah but it's ok to give biological weapons to Sadom Husain in 89...... Im not a democrat and not a republican( prefer republican) but democrat and republicans are both liars. Face it the government has been and still is lying to your face!!!
This was the best president ever. We enjoy our freedoms today because of him. Also its a known fact trickle down economics works. Our economy would be in bad shape today if it was not for Reagan economics. Reagan was a true American Hero far better than the Communist we have today. Obama is try to destroy our country, he signed that budget deal, that is now Tanking WALL STREET IMPEACH OBAMA Vote for RICK PERRY and Sarah Palin Leaders that stand for Christian Moral Values and AMERICA
Reagan was a war criminal. Sold weapons under the table to Iran, killed thousands in central america and even told the Iranians NOT to free the American Hostages until he came to power. What a miserable creature he was.
3.7 Trillion dollar budget 2011 1.65 trillion in deficit spending, when are people in this country gonna wake up. This administration is spending money we DO NOT have.
Sorry, civil rights are never moot, and they were a HUGE issue to anyone who sought equality in the US. In 1964 Reagan spoke out against the CIvil Rights Act. He also opposed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He also opposed the Equal Rights Amendment, and tried to veto a second Civil Rights bill in 1988. Not moot, and not great.
Everyone was against "oppressive", regimes, except under Reagan we supported many. Read "Legacy of Ashes" by Tim Weiner...
Tax breaks for the rich do NOT create jobs, the make tax breaks for the rich. You don't protect the "little guy", by giving the big guy billions....that just creates a federal deficit. If you want to help the "little guy", then give HIM the tax breaks!
Regarding the Contra Scandal, Reagan appeared on TV and admitted to the American People that he had lied about knowing nothing about the scandal, so I don't know how anything is "yet to be shown".
Hey, Juan Pablo Martinez Gonzalez Gabriel Carlos Sanchez Hoochie-mama-freeloading-illegal immigrant-with-twelve-kids! I was wondering where you were? I'm sure those "freebees" and welfare checks aren't increasing the deficit.
What do you think makes him "best president..."? He was a great looking figurehead, but he was not a statesman. The most powerful man in the world falling asleep in staff meetings? Tax breaks for the rich, while cutting services to seniors and children?
To me, what makes a president great is his protection of civil rights, inspiring industry and trade, while protecting the little guy...respect for humanity, honesty, integrity, democracy...These make a man great. Not the voilation of them.
@nicesfgwm He inspired industry and trade by letting them keep their own money to expand their business. Civil rights weren't a huge issue at the time, so...moot point unless you want to talk about his stance against oppressive regimes like the Soviets had. He protected the little guy by trying to help him get a job at the business that just expanded. The only violation of anything I recall was the Contra scandal, which has yet to be shown to be something he knew about personally.
He lied about funding the Contras while giving terrorists in Iran money in exchange for hostages. Incidentally, he was also saying at the time that America does not negotiate with terrorists. But by giving to the terrorists, many MORE people ended up kidnapped and murdered.
While taking a tough stand against terrorism, 241 of our boys were killed by terrorists in Lebannon. His response? Run away.
I don't know. You say greatest president. I just don't see it.
He did more damage to the middle and lower classes than anyone in history, harming seniors and children, creating mass homelessness. "Starve the beast", shut down the programs designed to help the most vulnerable members of our society. Mother Theresa he was not.
Someone buy out GM? Who? Ford was much better shape. GM would not have recovered at all. Didn't bail out Lehman brothers. How're they doing? The bailout of GM kept 1 million people employed, and has produced a positive roi. Wealth for all classes grew under Reagan? You can't make a say that straight faced.
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@NOBS4321 On a hunch, I googled Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Interestingly, "Wikipedia's" post on Hamdan states, word for word:
"The Court reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals, holding that President George W. Bush did not have authority to set up the war crimes tribunals and finding the special military commissions illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva Conventions."
You're posting "Wikipedia" squibs?? Have any thoughts of your own on this issue? Truly laughable.
The worst president in our history... until George Bush.
Obama inherited a huge debt, and the worst recession in our lives. He responded by saving over a million jobs in the auto industry, stopped the collapse of the worlds financial institutions, and yes... took tax payer money to create more jobs and to stop the bleeding. That increased the deficit. But things are coming around now. The auto industry and the financial institutions that he rescued are paying 8% on that debt. Great pres!
@nicesfgwm Pasted from wikipedia-the Troubled Asset Relief Program, commonly referred to as TARP, is a program of the United States government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector which was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008.
@nicesfgwm The companies are paying off debt asap to get the government out of their backyard.They have restrictions as long as they hold the money and they cannot pay it back until Geithner says they are ready to go back on the market.
@nicesfgwm Obama is a decent president who is definitely inexperienced but improving. but he is not near Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy,Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.Those are great names!!!
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@nicesfgwm you need to recheck your 'facts.' 1.) obama tripled the deficit, from $400 billion to $1.3 trillion for the forseeable future. 2.) had the government not bought out GM someone else would have, and it would have been re-structured and recovered faster...like Ford Motors did. unemployment grew this last month and the leading indicators ae either bad or luke warm.
real wealth for ALL classes grew in teh 80's faster than any other time. so far Obama can't touch Reagan.
That's a very intelligent argument, fluffy. KoolAid...hmm. Regrettably you don't have put an argument forward, so I'll just say:
Look at GM today. Very successful IPO...and the American government is making profits on the companies they rescued. Bravo!
Two years ago, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs a MONTH under GW. Today we are gaining 15,000 a month. Not perfect, but I would say a slight turn around. Bravo!
The stats are very accessible and easy to understand. CNBC and CNN have posted and discussed them. But it does bring up an interesting point. When I disagree with you, you say I drank Koolaid. When I site facts, you say "propaganda". It's a fascinating aspect of the human mind that we all believe what we believe, and we are sure we are right! And it's virtually impossible to convince anyone to believe otherwise. Only time and history can play out.
We all have a belief on the Nature of Man- Good or evil or as the Blank Slate that society develops. And I think that creates our Political belief structure. ... but I really can't waste time responding to your petty insults with truth. Site some facts as i have, and make an argument, and the matter can be debated.
That's a very intelligent argument, fluffy. KoolAid...hmm. Regrettably you don't have put an argument forward, so I'll just say:
Look at GM today. Very successful IPO...and the American government is making profits on the companies they rescued. Bravo!
Two years ago, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs a MONTH under GW. Today we are gaining 15,000 a month. Not perfect, but I would say a slight turn around. Bravo!
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@talon115 fuck off you obama-loving liberal idiot. If you knew ANYTHING, you'd realize Reagan was the BEST president we've had since Lincoln. People like you should be used for IED detection in Afghanistan or Iraq. You are worthless.
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Wow, is that the same Qadaffi who was allowed to set up a tent in upstate NY for the G-8 by our American President. Something tells me that the President in this video would not have given Qadaffi a camping permit! "He counted on America to be passive, He counted Wrong." Well, I guess he just had to wait three presidents to count on America's appeasement of National Terrorist Leaders.
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@scottsvilleguy10 You do realise that Obama has put America into more national debt in 19 months than every other president from George Washington to Ronald Reagan, thats over 200 years
scottsvilleguy10 -'Reagan also trippled the national debt and he expanded the federal government.'-
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YUP, also ...
Implemented the "largest peacetime tax Increase in US History, TEFRA 1982, and 11 more before he left office; but did not reverse lower taxes over 3 M$/yr, from 74 to 28 % - on his donors/contributors !
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Making himself the largest Taxer and Spender of the 20th Century !
proatmetazine30906 -'he cut the hell out of taxes across the board.'- - THEN RAISED THEM BACK UP ON THE MAJORITY; 1982 TEFRA [largest peacetime tax increase in US history] and 1986 [TRA86] ... to a higher rate, than they were when he entered office ! - But, continued the -'tax REDUCTION'- for the income earners over 3M$/yr. 70-28% - Reagan, Budget director David Stockman ... ".... supply-side economics –‘was always a Trojan horse’- to bring down the top rate." - Whored US all, for a few !
Cowered away from [terrorism] after the killing of 241 American servicemen by suicide bomber Marines in Lebanon - and invaded [defenseless] Grenada 6 days later to district from it; and then removed all the troops from Beirut.
@hackit12 Obamatard go hold Eric Holders fuzzy Hope & Change nutsack you MSNBC tard! Unfortunately Obammy and Holder believe the United States are the terrorists. But balless Holder and Obammy keep Guantanomo open and dent thse misunderstood kids their rights to a speedy trial ! LOL ! Obama is also summarily murdering Pakastanis with drone missiles ! LOL ! And outsourcing far worse torture methods than waterboarding ! LOL Liberals are so freaking stupid . Liberals are dumbererer than Bush !
Yeah, it's amazing how everyone thinks that Reagan was a tough cowboy, but the leaving of Lebannon was a cowardly act that damages us to this day!
As far as the Iron Curtain falling, people somehow believe it was RR that made it fall. Hello? The Soviet economy was in shambles. They had nowhere near the number of missiles we thought (bad intelligence). And the whole cold war, they thought we were the aggressors, and feared our first strike.
Yeah, it's amazing how everyone thinks that Reagan was a tough cowboy, but the leaving of Lebannon was a cowardly act that damages us to this day!
As far as the Iron Curtain falling, people somehow believe it was RR that made it fall. Hello? The Soviet economy was in shambles. They had nowhere near the number of missiles we thought (bad intelligence). And the whole cold war, they thought we were the aggressors, and feared our first strike.
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He counted on America to be passive, he counted wrong! What would Obama have done? Oh he was against the attack on Iraq when 3 planes killed over 3000!
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"I warned that there should be no place on Earth where terrorists can rest and train and practice their deadly skills. I meant it. I said that we would act with others if possible, and alone if necessary, to ensure that terrorists have no sanctuary ... anywhere. Tonight, we have." Ronaldus Magnus ....
jsbruzina -'Truly laughable ...'- - That you cower from your initial statement and post crap out of context ... - sbruzina –‘Could you possibly imagine Reagan wanting to try terrorists in American courts-' ... George W. Bush -'did not have authority to set up the war crimes tribunals and finding the special military commissions illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva Conventions'-. - Over 4 years ago and still hasn't sunk in ... troll on - paid by lie ?
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@hackit12 Numbnuts, this is a video of Ronald Reagan - not George W. Bush. I posted a statement - therefore by definition, I don't cower from it ... Hamdan v. Rumsfeld was issued 18 years after Ronald Reagan left office. Quit embarrassing yourself by posting boilerplate (from Wikipedia no less) and try staying with just one of your youtube troll accounts to execute a post. And save the cheap tag line signature ("Over 4 years ago and still hasn't sunk in ... troll on - paid by lie ?").
@jsbruzina And stop marking as spam legitimate posts. This is free speech, asshole. Spam is exactly the bullshit you keep throwing up here - incoherent and out of context cut and pastes from Wikipedia. Try exhibiting an opinion and articulate a position.
@hackit12 You're absolutely embarrassing. This is like customer service from India reading a script ... And in 7 minutes, you give yourself 6 thumbs ups. Could NOBS4321 respond this time?
now this is the kind of president we need today more then ever, if you mess with the united states where going to kick your asses. long live ronald wilson reagan, god bless you mr president.
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History will show that RR was indeed a great President. He showed the world what to do with and the contempt with which to treat terrorists. His speeches were inspirational and uplifting and just as meaningful today as they were then. They portray a simple message, 'he counted on America to be passive, he counted wrong'.
Change Gaddafi to Bin Laden and the message is the same. This is the message that everyone who truly believes in freedom in the West must give.
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There is no way that Reagan would have put our own returning combat veterans on a "terrorist " watch list. He would have died before he allowed that to happen. And there is NO WAY Regan would have showed submission by bowing to a Saudi.
These are the differences between the Commander in Chief we had then, and the Submissive in Chief we have now.
We are showing the terrorists weakness and they are now emboldened to kill us once again. Way to go Barack Hussein! You submissive fool!
naw.. its just that i dont like to "argue" with people like you.
peoplr like you are really really stupid, your arguments made me laugh a lot the other day. thats why i dont want to "talk" or "dialogue" with you. AND because my english is not as good as yours. im learning it.
Why start a fight to begin with?? What about our current president saying if we are chemically attacked, we will not respond with nukes. He's going to take it. We did start a war and win with a big one-Reagan ended the Cold War. And it wasnt the use of force. Russia knew they would go bankrupt trying to keep up with our military. But I can see that you are a typical liberal, only hateful rhetoric and not much insight to history, or anything else
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Right on Ronald. Perfect example of a President who was not a pussy. When things had to be done, he did them. The same for Bush Jr. Everyone wants to hate on him because it is the "popular" thing to do. The facts are, Bush seen a dirty job that had to be done and Bush did the job. End of story.
Presidents like Clinton and Obama are too soft to be effective in this world. Mark my words, Obama is a pussy just like Clinton, he will not pull the trigger when the time comes.
Most of our current problems with terrorism are the result of Ronald Reagan's idiotic policiy of trading arms for hostages, selling weapons to Islamic extremists and coddling murderous dictators all over the world.
Reagan did not arm the mujadehein in Afghanistan, had nothing to do with the rise to power of the Ayatollah Kohmeini in Iran, and why are you so worred about Reagans alliance with Sadaam and others when in the past we were allied with Stalin and Chairman Mao (two of the three most muderous dictators of all time)? Is FDR a war criminal too...or are you a hippycrite?
Wow no wonder letterman that filthy old liberal bastard does not live in a glass house! using his position to force himself sexually on female staffers over the years. But this is the same immoral gutless duplicitous fuc*er who was blasting palins 16 year old daughter as a slut at a Yankees game?
June 16, 09 Video: Fire David Letterman protesters call Lettermans wife slut, child bastard Posted by MP under Headlines.
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Daniel Ortega leader of the Nicaraguan Death squad know as FSLN - After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan junta and was later elected
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tranmere789, so tell us how you know that Reagan created Al Qaeda? Do u have any evidence? Did he also help Iran taking American hostages while Carter was president?
That's when USA had balls!!! Now we have a "president" shaking hands with banana republic dictators, and bow to the foreign king!!! It's sad to see what America has slowly become, a socialist commie country that it used to fight against!
When Reagan traded weapons for hostages in the Iran-Contra incident, HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO in order to protect OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM. He had to make a choice, and he chose THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS.
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RushLimborg, if Al Qaida had hostages would you sell them weapons? Remember Reagan's legacy, he lied and said he would not deal with terrorists, then he sold missiles to Iran and used the money to fund death squads in Latin America. He also funded the founders of Al Qaida in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussien in Iraq.
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The Sandanistas freed Nicaragua from the dictatorship of Somoza. The Sandanistas won free and fair elections in 1984 and when they lost in 1990 they peacefully transfered power to the new government. Reagan broke the law when he sold weapons to Iran and transfered the money to the brutal Contras. He was stupid, but not so clueless that he did not know what was happening.
The CIA, during Reagan's tenure, supplied the MUJAHADEEN with arms, who were indigenous to Afghanistan and later became the Northern Alliance, which fought AGAINST the Taliban on America's side. The Taliban originated in Pakistan and are a totally different group.
The Pakistanis built the Taliban,not the U.S. The Northern Alliance led by Ahmad Shah Massood, which fought the Taliban was the remnant of the force we backed against the Soviets.
Actually it was your "friends" the Saudis that helped fund all the madrassas that trained the Taliban - with the help of the British and the US intelligence agencies. It was called Operation Cyclone.
Atlas, u claim Reagan sold biological weapons and missles but how much money did Reagan get for that ? What day did make the sale? How do u claim to know this? Oh u must work for the X-files!
Yeah, Reagan never sold any weapons to anybody. Especially not Saddam Hussein. And especially when we see Donald Rumsfeld barely containing his glee as he shakes Saddams hand.
But I guess that makes me 'anti-american' for pointing that out. Don't worry, I won't stop you from playing the banjo and drinking moonshine and eating grits. Yeehaw!
AtlasShruggery cites history that Pres ELECT Reagan brokered a deal with Iran while Carter was still in office to sell the Iranians missiles in return for releasing our hostages, but not to do so until after Reagan took the oath of office. I'snt that a crime? I can't wait for your endorsement of a Carter second term and your rationale behind it. This should be good.
Based on your avoidance of the ONE issue I raised, I guess you are actually saying, "I was being untruthful that Iran released the hostages because Reagan promised them missiles. You got me." You obviously believe deeply in your heart that if Carter had remained Pres from 81 thru 85 instead of that STUPID Reagan that we would have been infinitely better off internattionally. Please tell the world your rationale. Remember, keep the focus on Carter's 2nd term. Don't mention Reagan for this issue
kthburke, your citation has absolutely nothing to do with Reagan selling millsiles to the Iranian ayatollahs. Please google "Iran Contra" for a badly needed history lesson. You quote also has nothing to do with Reagan selling chemical and biological weapons to Saddam Hussein. Please see the 2004 Senate report on the matter. The Reagan administration sold Saddam the ingredients for mustard gas and a "witches brew" of biological agents including anthrax and botulism.
Much like Jimmy Carter, if the next Summer Olympics were in Tehran, then Obama could respond to Iran by having the US boycott the Olympics. Lord knows he won't go further than that.
Camel Boy, I think you should consider googling "Iran Contra" to learn the facts about Reagan's support for terrorists and his trading arms for hostages to the Iranian ayatollahs.
By the way, judging from your name, you must be another one of those perverted Family Values Republicans, eh?
Anyone besdies a dedicated Marxist who studied macroeconomics in the late 1970s, as I did, knew that the fall of the USSR was a fait accompli. The Soviets didn't change their behavior one bit because of Reagan's sabre rattling. You've swallowed ne of the great Reagan Myths promoted by his sycophants.
really?? all the leading democrats made statements on video assuring the US people that the USSR was too strong to take down back in 1980,81,82. they said they based their conclusions the findings of think tank clowns like you.
in 1989,90,91 , we heard from those same clowns and the same democommie politicians claiming the USSR was in decline and RONALD WILSON REAGAN had nothing to do with it
Oh really? The below is taken directly from a Univ of Virginia summary of Pres Carter: "Near the end of his administration CARTER concluded an agreement that led to the release of the hostages. His executive agreement with Iran specified that the U.S. would unblock all Iranian funds, and the U.S. and Iran would utilize a tribunal at the Hague to settle their financial claims. The U.S. also promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of Iran. In return, Iran agreed to release the hostages."
yeah, right. the collapse of the soviet union was just a coincidence. and moslems really do need a reason other than the fact that we are infidels to attack us.
How ironic to hear Reagan talk about terrorism since it was Reagan who sold missiles to the Iranian ayatollahs, Reagan who called Osama bin Laden a freedom fighter and Reagan who sold chemical and biological weapons to Iraq.
You guys do know that Reagan was one of the biggest supporters of terrorism in the world don't you.. Hell, Bin Laden got all of his training by fighting for the US govt under Reagan.. No Reagan, no 9/11
d3p whatever: Exxon Mobile had record profits. The middle class is under assault. Jimmy Carter's human rights foreign policy with military cuts did what to have other countrys like us? Reagan is an American hero for what he did to dismantle the Soviet Union.
If it was Carter that gave weapons to Iran, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden, and funded terrorism in South America, I highly doubt you would be pretending that he was an "American hero."
If Reagan had been a Democrat, Ann Coulter would have written 20 books about how he was such a weak, incompetent, terrorist loving traitor.
I think a lot of people just worship him for his economic policies & the cold war, then just defend other things like this just because they think he can do no wrong.
Awesome speech REAGAN. Terrist will be allow to practice will be praticing thetre deadly skill now dat obama is in office. Reagan waz da second best president. oBama is dca worst president and an international embaressment. ROMNEY 2012. MY SCREENNAME IS COOLDUDECHRI.
1-24-09--i have been watching old reagan videos and i have to say THANK GOD THIS MAN LEAD OUR NATION. i wish we could have him now. but like the saying goes: "it took a jimmie carter to give us a Ronald Reagan"
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR CONSTITUTION, AND OUR WAY OF LIFE and ,,,oh yea piss on liberals!
honda - Yeah thank god he redistributed wealth upwards to the already rich, that he declared war on the working and middle class of America, that he aggressively promoted sending jobs and industries overseas, that he created the largest debt at that time that was more than all previous presidents combined which is a massive tax on the majority not the rich, that he helped fund, arm, train, and use terrorists to kill innocents, and countless more crimes
I bet you Republicans are thankful to Barack Obama for actually finishing what ole Reagan here was TALKING about. He is actually walking the walk in terms of putting a few firecrackers up those Libyans' asses.
Idiot347 4 months ago
He had some very nice friends /watch?v=y3f9mlUQzJA
born912 5 months ago
wow..and you bozos knows history or economics? reaganomics was not about trickle down, it was about trickling up. Wealth, created by the private sector to increase revenue. IF PEOPLE CREATS MORE WEALTH!! REVENUE GOES UP!! REAGAN . and for all those reagan haters? Reagan 2nd election? he won 49 states..the nation is saying you liberals are morons. Now, put that joint down!!
kisstherain73 6 months ago
Yeah but it's ok to give biological weapons to Sadom Husain in 89...... Im not a democrat and not a republican( prefer republican) but democrat and republicans are both liars. Face it the government has been and still is lying to your face!!!
RevolutionaryUS 6 months ago
@RevolutionaryUS
I AGREE! & I SAY THEY R MAFIA THUGS.
BUSH'S MASS MURDER/TORTURE CASE "THE HOUSE OF DEATH" HAS BEEN COVERED UP FOR 8 YRS BY CONGRESS.
:FAST & FURIOUS' WAS TO BE THE GREATEST FALSE FLAG EVER W/TENS OF THOUSANDS AMERICANS DEAD.TO REMOVE 2ND AMENDMENT.
INVESTIGATE DHS'S PETER KING'S ADMITTED TIES TO TERRORIST GROUP "THE IRA."
SPREAD THE WORD!
THEY ALL NEED TO GO,INCLUDING CONGRESS!
lucymo1000 5 months ago
This was the best president ever. We enjoy our freedoms today because of him. Also its a known fact trickle down economics works. Our economy would be in bad shape today if it was not for Reagan economics. Reagan was a true American Hero far better than the Communist we have today. Obama is try to destroy our country, he signed that budget deal, that is now Tanking WALL STREET IMPEACH OBAMA Vote for RICK PERRY and Sarah Palin Leaders that stand for Christian Moral Values and AMERICA
MegaELECTRICEYE 7 months ago
The Reagan Administration was subversive and not "Conservative."
bradchesney11 10 months ago
Its too bad that ol Ronny died, before he could be tried, convicted and executed for treason and war crime atrocities. He was a disgrace to mankind.
MrDaemonB 10 months ago
@MrDaemonB your a dope!
nighttrain316 8 months ago
Should have killed that Quadaffi prick when we had the chance!
TheMultiGunMan 10 months ago
This is what a REAL President thinks of Quadaffi.
VinnyS914 10 months ago
Mr. President i wish you were alive to finish the job of Ghadafi. He is killing innocent people of his country.
God bless you Mr. President Salute to you.
sushiuk111 11 months ago
Reagan was a war criminal. Sold weapons under the table to Iran, killed thousands in central america and even told the Iranians NOT to free the American Hostages until he came to power. What a miserable creature he was.
Valy1098 11 months ago 3
Then why people critisizing obama for trying to take out kdafi.
tormozat 11 months ago
Rawhide
billthestinker 11 months ago
3.7 Trillion dollar budget 2011 1.65 trillion in deficit spending, when are people in this country gonna wake up. This administration is spending money we DO NOT have.
yeah, great President.
jackfitz45 11 months ago
@jackfitz45 Reagan left the country in deficit. Search for presidential spending. The worst robbers have been the Republicans. They steal more.
Valy1098 11 months ago
Sorry, civil rights are never moot, and they were a HUGE issue to anyone who sought equality in the US. In 1964 Reagan spoke out against the CIvil Rights Act. He also opposed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He also opposed the Equal Rights Amendment, and tried to veto a second Civil Rights bill in 1988. Not moot, and not great.
Everyone was against "oppressive", regimes, except under Reagan we supported many. Read "Legacy of Ashes" by Tim Weiner...
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
Tax breaks for the rich do NOT create jobs, the make tax breaks for the rich. You don't protect the "little guy", by giving the big guy billions....that just creates a federal deficit. If you want to help the "little guy", then give HIM the tax breaks!
Regarding the Contra Scandal, Reagan appeared on TV and admitted to the American People that he had lied about knowing nothing about the scandal, so I don't know how anything is "yet to be shown".
I'll give you this though, he was a great actor!
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
Hey, Juan Pablo Martinez Gonzalez Gabriel Carlos Sanchez Hoochie-mama-freeloading-illegal immigrant-with-twelve-kids! I was wondering where you were? I'm sure those "freebees" and welfare checks aren't increasing the deficit.
folkmeister1 11 months ago
What do you think makes him "best president..."? He was a great looking figurehead, but he was not a statesman. The most powerful man in the world falling asleep in staff meetings? Tax breaks for the rich, while cutting services to seniors and children?
To me, what makes a president great is his protection of civil rights, inspiring industry and trade, while protecting the little guy...respect for humanity, honesty, integrity, democracy...These make a man great. Not the voilation of them.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
@nicesfgwm He inspired industry and trade by letting them keep their own money to expand their business. Civil rights weren't a huge issue at the time, so...moot point unless you want to talk about his stance against oppressive regimes like the Soviets had. He protected the little guy by trying to help him get a job at the business that just expanded. The only violation of anything I recall was the Contra scandal, which has yet to be shown to be something he knew about personally.
vedinthorn 1 year ago
He lied about funding the Contras while giving terrorists in Iran money in exchange for hostages. Incidentally, he was also saying at the time that America does not negotiate with terrorists. But by giving to the terrorists, many MORE people ended up kidnapped and murdered.
While taking a tough stand against terrorism, 241 of our boys were killed by terrorists in Lebannon. His response? Run away.
I don't know. You say greatest president. I just don't see it.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
Ronald Reagan - best president of the second half of the 20th Century, and there's no debating it.
Willredd94 1 year ago 5
He did more damage to the middle and lower classes than anyone in history, harming seniors and children, creating mass homelessness. "Starve the beast", shut down the programs designed to help the most vulnerable members of our society. Mother Theresa he was not.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
Someone buy out GM? Who? Ford was much better shape. GM would not have recovered at all. Didn't bail out Lehman brothers. How're they doing? The bailout of GM kept 1 million people employed, and has produced a positive roi. Wealth for all classes grew under Reagan? You can't make a say that straight faced.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
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God bless Ronald Reagan!!! We are better Americans today because of his service!!! Hopefully the current presidency doesn't tarnish his vision.
illinoisbadges 1 year ago
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@NOBS4321 On a hunch, I googled Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Interestingly, "Wikipedia's" post on Hamdan states, word for word:
"The Court reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals, holding that President George W. Bush did not have authority to set up the war crimes tribunals and finding the special military commissions illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva Conventions."
You're posting "Wikipedia" squibs?? Have any thoughts of your own on this issue? Truly laughable.
jsbruzina 1 year ago
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It's a shame Obama is stinking up President Reagan's Oval Office!!!
sapher2020 1 year ago
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May God bless you Mr. PRESIDENT. You were a great president. Stupid Jimmy Carter should have learned from you.
May you soul rest in heaven. You made us all proud of being American.
sushiuk111 1 year ago
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you people are being lied too, this countries been taken over by Europe! - Alex Jones
kielmoreau13 1 year ago
The worst president in our history... until George Bush.
Obama inherited a huge debt, and the worst recession in our lives. He responded by saving over a million jobs in the auto industry, stopped the collapse of the worlds financial institutions, and yes... took tax payer money to create more jobs and to stop the bleeding. That increased the deficit. But things are coming around now. The auto industry and the financial institutions that he rescued are paying 8% on that debt. Great pres!
nicesfgwm 1 year ago 7
@nicesfgwm Pasted from wikipedia-the Troubled Asset Relief Program, commonly referred to as TARP, is a program of the United States government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector which was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008.
proatmetazine30906 1 year ago
@nicesfgwm The companies are paying off debt asap to get the government out of their backyard.They have restrictions as long as they hold the money and they cannot pay it back until Geithner says they are ready to go back on the market.
proatmetazine30906 1 year ago
@nicesfgwm Obama is a decent president who is definitely inexperienced but improving. but he is not near Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy,Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.Those are great names!!!
proatmetazine30906 1 year ago
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@nicesfgwm you need to recheck your 'facts.' 1.) obama tripled the deficit, from $400 billion to $1.3 trillion for the forseeable future. 2.) had the government not bought out GM someone else would have, and it would have been re-structured and recovered faster...like Ford Motors did. unemployment grew this last month and the leading indicators ae either bad or luke warm.
real wealth for ALL classes grew in teh 80's faster than any other time. so far Obama can't touch Reagan.
KEV8551 1 year ago
@nicesfgwm
Drank the koolaid did you?
fluffythecat2 1 year ago
@fluffythecat2
That's a very intelligent argument, fluffy. KoolAid...hmm. Regrettably you don't have put an argument forward, so I'll just say:
Look at GM today. Very successful IPO...and the American government is making profits on the companies they rescued. Bravo!
Two years ago, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs a MONTH under GW. Today we are gaining 15,000 a month. Not perfect, but I would say a slight turn around. Bravo!
So...who's drinking KoolAid?
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
@nicesfgwm
u did. u believe those #s and bs propaganda. sad that.
fluffythecat2 1 year ago
You want propaganda, watch Fox "News".
The stats are very accessible and easy to understand. CNBC and CNN have posted and discussed them. But it does bring up an interesting point. When I disagree with you, you say I drank Koolaid. When I site facts, you say "propaganda". It's a fascinating aspect of the human mind that we all believe what we believe, and we are sure we are right! And it's virtually impossible to convince anyone to believe otherwise. Only time and history can play out.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
We all have a belief on the Nature of Man- Good or evil or as the Blank Slate that society develops. And I think that creates our Political belief structure. ... but I really can't waste time responding to your petty insults with truth. Site some facts as i have, and make an argument, and the matter can be debated.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
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That's a very intelligent argument, fluffy. KoolAid...hmm. Regrettably you don't have put an argument forward, so I'll just say:
Look at GM today. Very successful IPO...and the American government is making profits on the companies they rescued. Bravo!
Two years ago, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs a MONTH under GW. Today we are gaining 15,000 a month. Not perfect, but I would say a slight turn around. Bravo!
So...who's drinking KoolAid?
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
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"... we will respond, so long as I am in this Oval Office."
What a president, God rest his soul.
cowboytim98 1 year ago
Ronald "Amnesty" Reagan! What a senile old fool!
talon115 1 year ago 7
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@talon115 fuck off you obama-loving liberal idiot. If you knew ANYTHING, you'd realize Reagan was the BEST president we've had since Lincoln. People like you should be used for IED detection in Afghanistan or Iraq. You are worthless.
HATEtoFeel1 1 year ago
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RIP RONALD REAGAN ONE OF THE BEST LEADERS IN HISTORY
kalinga01 1 year ago
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so proud to have him as president when I was in the service, I would have followed the man to hell an back, on hell of a man RIP PRESIDNET REGAN
LONEWOLF3288 1 year ago
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Wow, is that the same Qadaffi who was allowed to set up a tent in upstate NY for the G-8 by our American President. Something tells me that the President in this video would not have given Qadaffi a camping permit! "He counted on America to be passive, He counted Wrong." Well, I guess he just had to wait three presidents to count on America's appeasement of National Terrorist Leaders.
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scottsvilleguy10 1 year ago
@streiff100, Ronald Reagan funded terrorists.
scottsvilleguy10 1 year ago 6
@streiff100, Reagan also trippled the national debt and he expanded the federal government.
scottsvilleguy10 1 year ago 6
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@scottsvilleguy10 You do realise that Obama has put America into more national debt in 19 months than every other president from George Washington to Ronald Reagan, thats over 200 years
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scottsvilleguy10 -'Reagan also trippled the national debt and he expanded the federal government.'-
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YUP, also ...
Implemented the "largest peacetime tax Increase in US History, TEFRA 1982, and 11 more before he left office; but did not reverse lower taxes over 3 M$/yr, from 74 to 28 % - on his donors/contributors !
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Making himself the largest Taxer and Spender of the 20th Century !
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hackit12 1 year ago 6
proatmetazine30906 -'He set up the platform for the boom of the 90's '-
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Yet it fell back down under G.H.W. Bush, why is that ?
Larger debt per year, fewer jobs created ????
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Clinton -1.2 T$, [150 B$/yr] Jobs 22.7 M
G.H.W. Bush -1.2 T$ -‘4 years’-, [300 B$/yr] Jobs 2.6 M
Reagan -1.7 T$, [212 B$/yr] Jobs 16.1 M
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hackit12 1 year ago 5
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Cowered away from [terrorism] after the killing of 241 American servicemen by suicide bomber Marines in Lebanon - and invaded [defenseless] Grenada 6 days later to district from it; and then removed all the troops from Beirut.
hackit12 1 year ago 12
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@hackit12 Obamatard go hold Eric Holders fuzzy Hope & Change nutsack you MSNBC tard! Unfortunately Obammy and Holder believe the United States are the terrorists. But balless Holder and Obammy keep Guantanomo open and dent thse misunderstood kids their rights to a speedy trial ! LOL ! Obama is also summarily murdering Pakastanis with drone missiles ! LOL ! And outsourcing far worse torture methods than waterboarding ! LOL Liberals are so freaking stupid . Liberals are dumbererer than Bush !
617AV86892 1 year ago
@hackit12
Yeah, it's amazing how everyone thinks that Reagan was a tough cowboy, but the leaving of Lebannon was a cowardly act that damages us to this day!
As far as the Iron Curtain falling, people somehow believe it was RR that made it fall. Hello? The Soviet economy was in shambles. They had nowhere near the number of missiles we thought (bad intelligence). And the whole cold war, they thought we were the aggressors, and feared our first strike.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago
Yeah, it's amazing how everyone thinks that Reagan was a tough cowboy, but the leaving of Lebannon was a cowardly act that damages us to this day!
As far as the Iron Curtain falling, people somehow believe it was RR that made it fall. Hello? The Soviet economy was in shambles. They had nowhere near the number of missiles we thought (bad intelligence). And the whole cold war, they thought we were the aggressors, and feared our first strike.
nicesfgwm 1 year ago 3
@nicesfgwm That was a huge mistake when you play monday morning quarterback but over all as presidents go, he was one of the best.
pwm9433 1 year ago
Is there a way to make a clone of Reagan? WE NEED HIM !
joelubbock 1 year ago
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He counted on America to be passive, he counted wrong! What would Obama have done? Oh he was against the attack on Iraq when 3 planes killed over 3000!
JOECNYC3 1 year ago
this is an amazing president
someasshole100 1 year ago
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"I warned that there should be no place on Earth where terrorists can rest and train and practice their deadly skills. I meant it. I said that we would act with others if possible, and alone if necessary, to ensure that terrorists have no sanctuary ... anywhere. Tonight, we have." Ronaldus Magnus ....
jsbruzina 1 year ago
Could you possibly imagine Reagan wanting to try terrorists in American courts ???
jsbruzina 1 year ago
jsbruzina –‘Could you possibly imagine Reagan wanting to try terrorists in American courts ???’-
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US Supreme Court - Hamdan v. Rumsfeld - 29 June 2006
The Court reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals, holding that President George W. Bush
-'did not have authority to set up the war crimes tribunals
and finding the special military commissions illegal
under both military justice law and the Geneva Conventions'-.
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Over 4 years ago and still hasn't sunk in ... troll on - paid by lie ?
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hackit12 1 year ago 6
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@hackit12 Numbnuts, this is a video of Ronald Reagan - not George W. Bush. I posted a statement - therefore by definition, I don't cower from it ... Hamdan v. Rumsfeld was issued 18 years after Ronald Reagan left office. Quit embarrassing yourself by posting boilerplate (from Wikipedia no less) and try staying with just one of your youtube troll accounts to execute a post. And save the cheap tag line signature ("Over 4 years ago and still hasn't sunk in ... troll on - paid by lie ?").
jsbruzina 1 year ago
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@jsbruzina And stop marking as spam legitimate posts. This is free speech, asshole. Spam is exactly the bullshit you keep throwing up here - incoherent and out of context cut and pastes from Wikipedia. Try exhibiting an opinion and articulate a position.
jsbruzina 1 year ago
jsbruzina -'this is a video of Ronald Reagan - not George W. Bush'-
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jsbruzina –‘Could you possibly imagine Reagan wanting to try terrorists in American courts ???’-
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YOUR SILLY CLAIM ... NOT LEGAL; Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 2006
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Over 4 years ago and still hasn't sunk in ... troll on - paid by lie ?
hackit12 1 year ago 7
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@hackit12 You're absolutely embarrassing. This is like customer service from India reading a script ... And in 7 minutes, you give yourself 6 thumbs ups. Could NOBS4321 respond this time?
jsbruzina 1 year ago
now this is the kind of president we need today more then ever, if you mess with the united states where going to kick your asses. long live ronald wilson reagan, god bless you mr president.
1985deville 1 year ago
Reagan in 2012
Bitburgslim 2 years ago
BILL CLINTON FOREVER! LOALA! fuck.....
MrAmigoman 2 years ago
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History will show that RR was indeed a great President. He showed the world what to do with and the contempt with which to treat terrorists. His speeches were inspirational and uplifting and just as meaningful today as they were then. They portray a simple message, 'he counted on America to be passive, he counted wrong'.
Change Gaddafi to Bin Laden and the message is the same. This is the message that everyone who truly believes in freedom in the West must give.
ian011162 2 years ago
HE FUCKIN' SSSUCK! LOALA!
MrAmigoman 2 years ago
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Happy, Ronald Wilson Reagan day everybody !!!!!!! (February 6, 1911-June 5, 2004)
orbithesun1 2 years ago
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This was when America had a real president.
johnross12 2 years ago
@johnross12 AMEN!!! ALL HAIL THE GREAT RONALDUS MAXIMUS...HAIL,HAIL,HAIL
bugg255 1 year ago
hmmm and where is he now Mr. Reagan.
robinstrangersband 2 years ago
Reagan's administration was one of a kind, let us hope we rekindle his passion & bravery in the U.S.A.
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kwcarp1 2 years ago
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There is no way that Reagan would have put our own returning combat veterans on a "terrorist " watch list. He would have died before he allowed that to happen. And there is NO WAY Regan would have showed submission by bowing to a Saudi.
These are the differences between the Commander in Chief we had then, and the Submissive in Chief we have now.
We are showing the terrorists weakness and they are now emboldened to kill us once again. Way to go Barack Hussein! You submissive fool!
LibertyThree 2 years ago
reagan come back please.
im criying right now. please come back COME BACK !!!!!
Freebird101st 2 years ago
lol what a homo. Why don't you dig him up so you can put what's left of his cock in your mouth.
Americans are fucking morons.
DiscoFunk70 2 years ago
oh no... another stupid antiamerican...
you can suck my cock bitch.
GOD BLESS THE USA !
Freebird101st 2 years ago
Why don't you start a war with a country that can actually FIGHT BACK. Like China, for example.
Reagan went to war with Grenada. OOoo look out it's Grenada vs the USA! Gee, I wonder who will win?
What a pussy.
DiscoFunk70 2 years ago 5
@DiscoFunk70 REAGAN POWER, BITCH ! XD
Freebird101st 2 years ago
Well that wins the argument. You've won right there. I didn't know I was locking horns with such an intellectual giant.
DiscoFunk70 2 years ago 5
naw.. its just that i dont like to "argue" with people like you.
peoplr like you are really really stupid, your arguments made me laugh a lot the other day. thats why i dont want to "talk" or "dialogue" with you. AND because my english is not as good as yours. im learning it.
Freebird101st 2 years ago
That so funny!
MrAmigoman 2 years ago
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@DiscoFunk70
Why start a fight to begin with?? What about our current president saying if we are chemically attacked, we will not respond with nukes. He's going to take it. We did start a war and win with a big one-Reagan ended the Cold War. And it wasnt the use of force. Russia knew they would go bankrupt trying to keep up with our military. But I can see that you are a typical liberal, only hateful rhetoric and not much insight to history, or anything else
1tequila2 1 year ago
@DiscoFunk70 If he did you would hate that also.
proatmetazine30906 1 year ago
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This great man, The Last Founding Father, had even more GUTS than FDR, JFK, and even W--put together!!!
BTW...2010's comin' up. Let's go out there AND WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER!!!
RushLimborg 2 years ago
2010 lets make Nancy pelosi and her gang a memory VOTE them out! 2012 VOTE us out of OBAMANATION. Let's take our country back!
NFitalianGuy 2 years ago
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I admire Reagan. He got balls.
mercatorish 2 years ago
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Right on Ronald. Perfect example of a President who was not a pussy. When things had to be done, he did them. The same for Bush Jr. Everyone wants to hate on him because it is the "popular" thing to do. The facts are, Bush seen a dirty job that had to be done and Bush did the job. End of story.
Presidents like Clinton and Obama are too soft to be effective in this world. Mark my words, Obama is a pussy just like Clinton, he will not pull the trigger when the time comes.
CucciCadet 2 years ago
Most of our current problems with terrorism are the result of Ronald Reagan's idiotic policiy of trading arms for hostages, selling weapons to Islamic extremists and coddling murderous dictators all over the world.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 11
@AtlasShruggery Bullshit.
Reagan did not arm the mujadehein in Afghanistan, had nothing to do with the rise to power of the Ayatollah Kohmeini in Iran, and why are you so worred about Reagans alliance with Sadaam and others when in the past we were allied with Stalin and Chairman Mao (two of the three most muderous dictators of all time)? Is FDR a war criminal too...or are you a hippycrite?
floydefisher 8 months ago
@floydefisher
"We did not, repeat did not, trade arms for hostages."
AtlasShruggery 8 months ago
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Wow no wonder letterman that filthy old liberal bastard does not live in a glass house! using his position to force himself sexually on female staffers over the years. But this is the same immoral gutless duplicitous fuc*er who was blasting palins 16 year old daughter as a slut at a Yankees game?
June 16, 09 Video: Fire David Letterman protesters call Lettermans wife slut, child bastard Posted by MP under Headlines.
phoenixbornagain 2 years ago
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Daniel Ortega leader of the Nicaraguan Death squad know as FSLN - After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan junta and was later elected
phoenixbornagain 2 years ago
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 29% More Households Watched Reagans First Inauguration Than Obamas. Obamas no Ronald Reagan.
phoenixbornagain 2 years ago
This man Reagan created Al Qaeda in early 1980's. He gave them guns and weapons. He trained them. He was the greatest supporter of islamic facism.
Go to your churches next Sunday and praise Reagan. And declare jihad to Obama. Remember praise the Lord also. So your double standard is perfect.
tranmere789 2 years ago
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You are my new hero! Thank you!!
Womanizer2985 2 years ago
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tranmere789, so tell us how you know that Reagan created Al Qaeda? Do u have any evidence? Did he also help Iran taking American hostages while Carter was president?
JOECNYC3 2 years ago
I love how Reagan concluded this speech:
"Tonight...WE HAVE."
THREE CHEERS FOR THE GIPPER!!!
RushLimborg 2 years ago 6
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If only we had Reagan when 9-11 happened!
eaglewheels1995 2 years ago
That's when USA had balls!!! Now we have a "president" shaking hands with banana republic dictators, and bow to the foreign king!!! It's sad to see what America has slowly become, a socialist commie country that it used to fight against!
moderndesignworks 2 years ago
god bless president reagan
warpicachu 2 years ago
Look, Atlas:
When Reagan traded weapons for hostages in the Iran-Contra incident, HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO in order to protect OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM. He had to make a choice, and he chose THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS.
Unlike Carter, he actually MADE a choice....
RushLimborg 2 years ago
still illegal
ARODPACK4 2 years ago
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RushLimborg, if Al Qaida had hostages would you sell them weapons? Remember Reagan's legacy, he lied and said he would not deal with terrorists, then he sold missiles to Iran and used the money to fund death squads in Latin America. He also funded the founders of Al Qaida in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussien in Iraq.
calamagrostis88 2 years ago
The "death squads" you mention were GOOD guys who eventually made Nicaragua a free nation--thanks in part to the funds provided by Ollie North and Co.
BTW, Reagan knew nothing of the funding until after it was revealed to the public. Not that it matters, anyway--IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!
RushLimborg 2 years ago 3
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The Sandanistas freed Nicaragua from the dictatorship of Somoza. The Sandanistas won free and fair elections in 1984 and when they lost in 1990 they peacefully transfered power to the new government. Reagan broke the law when he sold weapons to Iran and transfered the money to the brutal Contras. He was stupid, but not so clueless that he did not know what was happening.
calamagrostis88 2 years ago
The real irony is that Reagan and Carter helped build the Taliban.
CoolApe69 2 years ago
The CIA, during Reagan's tenure, supplied the MUJAHADEEN with arms, who were indigenous to Afghanistan and later became the Northern Alliance, which fought AGAINST the Taliban on America's side. The Taliban originated in Pakistan and are a totally different group.
Read a book.
HCon172 2 years ago 4
The Pakistanis built the Taliban,not the U.S. The Northern Alliance led by Ahmad Shah Massood, which fought the Taliban was the remnant of the force we backed against the Soviets.
johnross12 2 years ago
Actually it was your "friends" the Saudis that helped fund all the madrassas that trained the Taliban - with the help of the British and the US intelligence agencies. It was called Operation Cyclone.
Read a book.
DiscoFunk70 2 years ago
Atlas, u claim Reagan sold biological weapons and missles but how much money did Reagan get for that ? What day did make the sale? How do u claim to know this? Oh u must work for the X-files!
JOECNYC3 2 years ago
Yeah, Reagan never sold any weapons to anybody. Especially not Saddam Hussein. And especially when we see Donald Rumsfeld barely containing his glee as he shakes Saddams hand.
But I guess that makes me 'anti-american' for pointing that out. Don't worry, I won't stop you from playing the banjo and drinking moonshine and eating grits. Yeehaw!
DiscoFunk70 2 years ago 6
...and God Bless! Imagine hereing that from Obama. That's so sad - My God, what a BLT we have now (basic loser type)!
cbsctomh 2 years ago
AtlasShruggery cites history that Pres ELECT Reagan brokered a deal with Iran while Carter was still in office to sell the Iranians missiles in return for releasing our hostages, but not to do so until after Reagan took the oath of office. I'snt that a crime? I can't wait for your endorsement of a Carter second term and your rationale behind it. This should be good.
kthburke 2 years ago
Based on your avoidance of the ONE issue I raised, I guess you are actually saying, "I was being untruthful that Iran released the hostages because Reagan promised them missiles. You got me." You obviously believe deeply in your heart that if Carter had remained Pres from 81 thru 85 instead of that STUPID Reagan that we would have been infinitely better off internattionally. Please tell the world your rationale. Remember, keep the focus on Carter's 2nd term. Don't mention Reagan for this issue
kthburke 2 years ago
kthburke, your citation has absolutely nothing to do with Reagan selling millsiles to the Iranian ayatollahs. Please google "Iran Contra" for a badly needed history lesson. You quote also has nothing to do with Reagan selling chemical and biological weapons to Saddam Hussein. Please see the 2004 Senate report on the matter. The Reagan administration sold Saddam the ingredients for mustard gas and a "witches brew" of biological agents including anthrax and botulism.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 5
Much like Jimmy Carter, if the next Summer Olympics were in Tehran, then Obama could respond to Iran by having the US boycott the Olympics. Lord knows he won't go further than that.
kthburke 2 years ago
Just to clarify, Joe, Reagan sold the missiles to the Iranian terrorists. He sold the chemical and biological weapons to Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 2
no , he didnt. he sold the iranian government missiles because iran was losing the war against iraq in 1985
CamelsAssBangMohmed 2 years ago
Camel Boy, I think you should consider googling "Iran Contra" to learn the facts about Reagan's support for terrorists and his trading arms for hostages to the Iranian ayatollahs.
By the way, judging from your name, you must be another one of those perverted Family Values Republicans, eh?
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 4
I donn`t know if Reagan sold missles to Iraq but how many missles were used on Sept 11, 2001? The one that shot down United 93
JOECNYC3 2 years ago
Anyone besdies a dedicated Marxist who studied macroeconomics in the late 1970s, as I did, knew that the fall of the USSR was a fait accompli. The Soviets didn't change their behavior one bit because of Reagan's sabre rattling. You've swallowed ne of the great Reagan Myths promoted by his sycophants.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 4
really?? all the leading democrats made statements on video assuring the US people that the USSR was too strong to take down back in 1980,81,82. they said they based their conclusions the findings of think tank clowns like you.
in 1989,90,91 , we heard from those same clowns and the same democommie politicians claiming the USSR was in decline and RONALD WILSON REAGAN had nothing to do with it
CamelsAssBangMohmed 2 years ago
Actually, Joe, the Iranians held the hostages until after the election because the Reaganauts promised to sell them missiles if they did.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 3
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Well if my dad, mom etc were held as hostages I`d do the same.
JOECNYC3 2 years ago
LIAR!!
CamelsAssBangMohmed 2 years ago
Oh really? The below is taken directly from a Univ of Virginia summary of Pres Carter: "Near the end of his administration CARTER concluded an agreement that led to the release of the hostages. His executive agreement with Iran specified that the U.S. would unblock all Iranian funds, and the U.S. and Iran would utilize a tribunal at the Hague to settle their financial claims. The U.S. also promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of Iran. In return, Iran agreed to release the hostages."
kthburke 2 years ago
Most of our current problems with terrorists can be traced directly to the idiocy of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 2
So I guess Reagan was to blame for Iran holding American hostages for over 2yrs when peanut head Carter was president!
JOECNYC3 2 years ago 2
yeah, right. the collapse of the soviet union was just a coincidence. and moslems really do need a reason other than the fact that we are infidels to attack us.
you say surrender , we say fight back
CamelsAssBangMohmed 2 years ago
where is this bullshit now
libyantru 2 years ago
How ironic to hear Reagan talk about terrorism since it was Reagan who sold missiles to the Iranian ayatollahs, Reagan who called Osama bin Laden a freedom fighter and Reagan who sold chemical and biological weapons to Iraq.
AtlasShruggery 2 years ago 6
AtlasShruggery, u say President Reagan sold missles to Iran. sold chemical and biologial weapons,etc,etc. First how do u know this?
JOECNYC3 2 years ago
I liked him better when he was just an actor. Power corrupts.
ianjames67 2 years ago
In my opinion he was far greater politician than actor. As an actor he was just good, as a statement he was noblest.
asmodeus585 2 years ago
Translation---give up your rights or imaginary terrorist and assorted hobgoblins will kill you......STFU
finefilth 2 years ago
You guys do know that Reagan was one of the biggest supporters of terrorism in the world don't you.. Hell, Bin Laden got all of his training by fighting for the US govt under Reagan.. No Reagan, no 9/11
d3p3ch3mod3 2 years ago
d3p whatever: Exxon Mobile had record profits. The middle class is under assault. Jimmy Carter's human rights foreign policy with military cuts did what to have other countrys like us? Reagan is an American hero for what he did to dismantle the Soviet Union.
kthburke 2 years ago
If it was Carter that gave weapons to Iran, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden, and funded terrorism in South America, I highly doubt you would be pretending that he was an "American hero."
If Reagan had been a Democrat, Ann Coulter would have written 20 books about how he was such a weak, incompetent, terrorist loving traitor.
I think a lot of people just worship him for his economic policies & the cold war, then just defend other things like this just because they think he can do no wrong.
d3p3ch3mod3 2 years ago
God I wish President Reagan was president today. They don't make men like him anymore. What a shame.
MinnowBelcher 2 years ago
Correction: We don't ---elect--- men like him anymore.
kamak894 2 years ago 3
Touche.
MinnowBelcher 2 years ago
President Reagan was an elite stooge
finefilth 2 years ago
True Leadership. I'm happy he isn't here to see what we've done.
AC
AC101666 2 years ago
GOD BLESS THIS GREAT AMERICAN.
Go to hell liberals.
GoWulfpack 2 years ago
They will go to hell, because they have sex with donkeys. Everyone knows.
ianjames67 2 years ago
I'm with you brother
gazebo2869 2 years ago
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GoWulfpack 2 years ago
Awesome speech REAGAN. Terrist will be allow to practice will be praticing thetre deadly skill now dat obama is in office. Reagan waz da second best president. oBama is dca worst president and an international embaressment. ROMNEY 2012. MY SCREENNAME IS COOLDUDECHRI.
ivankaman21 2 years ago 2
dumbocrats should learn this!!!!
1117mark 2 years ago
"He counted on America to be passive, he counted wrong!" President Reagan defined what our country is about in that statement.
JOECNYC3 3 years ago 2
1-24-09--i have been watching old reagan videos and i have to say THANK GOD THIS MAN LEAD OUR NATION. i wish we could have him now. but like the saying goes: "it took a jimmie carter to give us a Ronald Reagan"
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR CONSTITUTION, AND OUR WAY OF LIFE and ,,,oh yea piss on liberals!
honda82125 3 years ago 2
honda - Yeah thank god he redistributed wealth upwards to the already rich, that he declared war on the working and middle class of America, that he aggressively promoted sending jobs and industries overseas, that he created the largest debt at that time that was more than all previous presidents combined which is a massive tax on the majority not the rich, that he helped fund, arm, train, and use terrorists to kill innocents, and countless more crimes
yeah thats some leader psss lmao!!
Navywxman 2 years ago