Sorry to be crass, but Yayy!! Too bad it didn't happen 24 years sooner. On a sympathetic note, my great-grandmother had alzheimers disease. She might as well have been dead long before her body stopped.
No one since has, or ever will have, the charisma or qualities he brought to the White House. The friggen guy laughed and joked with the leader of then evil empire USSR, IN RED SQUARE, during the height of the Cold War - I mean holy shit, that guy had some pretty impressive 'soft skills'. *Major player in bringing about an end to the Cold War - Historical. *Signed FTA w/ Canada - Memorable. *First US president to retaliate a terrorist attack (bombed Lybia) - Decisive. *Survived assasination attempt - Tough. *Stayed married to Nancy - Impressive. *Terrible foreign policy - Status quo. *Iran Contra affair - Scandalous. *Driving force behind economic boom in US, to cost of poor - True Capitalist. He had all the qualities of a great president. He's gone but not forgotten.
One footnote which is unlikely to show up in the upcoming coverage juggernaut: *Supported the anti-Soviet Mujahideen "Holy Warriors," or, as they are known today, "evildoers who hate freedom." Josh
Ronald Reagan was the greatest President of the United States since Teddy Roosevelt. His accomplishment were many, and we all live in a safer world today because of him.
Amazing politician, but ... "Gandhi. Shot. King. Shot. Reagan. Wounded?" Also, a friend of mine's been insisting for the past year that Reagan's death would be announced at a time convenient to the administration. As proof, he cited Reagan's extraordinarily long survival with AD. Reagan lasted about twenty years, with the average being eight to ten. Given the recent resignation of George Tenet, and the revelations regarding bin Laden and the Talbian, my intial skepticism is fading.
How old are you boy? Don't give me no crap about "Sorry to be crass", because you ain't sorry at all. Or maybe I should say that you are one sorry individual.
Seen any black helicopters lately? How about some Moon men stalking your local grocery store. Is anyone suppose to take you seriously?
Well, one greedy rich white conservative stuck in 1954 is dead, only about 40 million to go... Anyhow, to celebrate his death, i'm going to smoke a bowl... Oh, just as a side note, I find it interesting that someone like Reagan, who spoke out very strongly against drugs and actually created most of the problems we have today with drug laws ends up going nuts, but someone like Tim Leary kept his sanity till his final days. Maybe right wing politics is the real cause of alzheimers?
haha yeah invert_nexus, that WAS a little harsh on Reagan and your great-grandma just wondering, how do you know if invert_nexus is a boy, or male? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I'll say this. I have no reason to be happy for his death at this late day. His power dried up long ago and his death affects me not at all. As I posted, if he'd died 24 years sooner he would have done us all a favor. His Reaganomics ravaged the middle-class and poor while the wealthy sucked more and more of the wealth (kinda sounds like what's happening in our common era). His war on drugs terrorizes us to this very day. I'm uncertain how to feel about the collapse of the Soviet Union which is laid at his feet. Are we really better off these days without two superpowers facing each other with M.A.D.? The Iran-Contra scandal... I could go on all day with things Reagan caused which we would be better off without. Since you're such a fan, why did you limit your praise of Reagan to such a simplistic ALLHAIL, Tude Dog? And by the way, I'm old enough to have witnessed the havoc that Reagan unleashed. And about being harsh, Reagan deserves it, my grandma didn't. But, the truth is death was a mercy for her. I think it was most likely a mercy for Reagan, as well. And if you don't like people bad-mouthing your hero, just chalk it up to a great man can be measured by how many people hate him. I'm sure you will anyhow.
No more ridiculous than "We have to go to Iraq 'cause they did 9/11 ... wait, no, 'cause they got WMDs ... well, actually, 'cause Saddam is a Hitler ... no, sorry, we went there to make America safe ... change of plans, we went there to liberate the Iraqi people." And is anyone supposed to take your trolling seriously, tude?
I'm sure the Contras and Mujahideen (aka modern day Al-Qaeda) would agree. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! As for conspiracy theories regarding timing, I tend to put nothing beyond the Bush administration -- but in this case, I highly doubt even Karl Rove would pull these strings, considering how those at the top of the Bush team likely consider Reagan a god who walked as man. The fact of the matter is every week the Bushies have some new brand of evil to explain. In short, it would be tough these days to find a time when the administration is not engaged in serious damage control (one could argue this began the moment Bush decided to run for office...) The man is a walking disaster. But I do believe Reagan's presidency did mark the beginning of a conservative era in American politics which remains with us to this day. (Clinton, after all, co-opted many Republican issues.) The sad truth is the raging Republican elephant Bill thought we finally took down in 1992 is not dead... it was merely playing dead. Josh.
Seems you and I live in different universes, as I never witnessed havoc or the ravaging of the middle class. You seem to one confuse puppy to not know "how to feel about the collapse of the Soviet Union". The so called war on drugs was on before and after President Reagan, so just drop that. And what is your problem with the highly vaunted Iran/Contra Scandal? hmmm? I am always amused that President Reagan opened all his books on the subject and not a single item could be found that he did anything wrong. So get on to another subject please as that is already boring. Oh, "a great man can be measured by how many people hate him." Please don't make me go and pull up the records of how he was so overwhelmingly elected and re-elected. Besides, I don't view great leadership on how many people hate him, but I look at his accomplishments, which are many.
