Category Archives: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan Proves a Point

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Emilia1956

Share the post “Ronald Reagan Proves a Point”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailBy Emilia1956 My late father, who was Southern, a Democrat, liberal and a union supporter, always left me with a warning about politics: “Move too far to the Left, and you’ll come out … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Zombie Reagan

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Zombie Reagan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail This is one legacy that must fade. A flashback post below the fold…

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Flashback to Cold War

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Flashback to Cold War”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSome Reagan-era propaganda for your consideration: Nothing Reagan says about the balance of nuclear forces was ever remotely true, nor were the Soviets ever in a first-strike kind of mood. What? You think Iraq … Continue reading →

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Why The Wall Came Down

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Why The Wall Came Down”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Today is the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down, and predictably the right is congratulating itself for Reagan’s victory in the Cold War. Which is ironic, since Reagan had so … Continue reading →

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When Republicans "Cannot Recall"

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “When Republicans "Cannot Recall"”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhat is it with Republicans who “cannot recall” things? Reagan used the phrase when denying Ollie North. Larry Craig used it denying his wide stance was an invitation to gay bathroom sex. Now it … Continue reading →

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The New Republican Base

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The New Republican Base”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhenever Republicans embrace Teh Wacky™, which demographic are they speaking to? Luck has brought me a comment troll to provide a clinic. Lately, I’ve been getting several long, rambling comments from ‘Anonymous.’ I feel … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Obama

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Hurricane Obama”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFaith holds. This storm brings more than destruction. Water and wind bring renewal, baptism, and change. No levee can withstand the flood of time. Entropy is a universal constant and history is an irresistible force. Barack … Continue reading →