Ronald Reagan
POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Sunday, March 23, 2025 13:17
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Nikita,
1) Reagan was a Thatcherite, and this being America, he was also in bed with some special interests. But still, he was basically a thatcherite and other thatcherites should invoke his name and I agree that neocons probably should not.
2) your hotlinks are not working.
3) all praise soft ice cream and Hayek
ETA: you mean the "tighty righties" or the "tighty whitey righties" the counterparts to the lefty loons.
Also, you left out watts infamous "who gives a damn about 140,000 people anyway?"
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Crappy, that's truly piteous as a comeback, truly. To quote one of your buddies here Quote:
In other words, you don't dispute any of the FACTS presented, merely that an image was posted?
And that's the sum total of your argument. You can't offer up any substantive, reasonable reply, other than dole out insults and dismissive, personal comments.
As to "greatest president in 150 years", 
that uproarious, farcical, ludicrous and bizarre beyond words. You'll pardon if I
That one is just TOO too very very 
Robin Williams had a great line I never forgot toward the end of Rayguns' alzheimer'd Presidency: "Blaming Ronald Reagan for the state of the country is like blaming Ronald McDonald for the state of your hamburger". Ayyup!
I realized you didn't read a word of the facts presented, and I didn't expect you to. Cling to your fantasy, darlin', I'm sure it keeps you safe and warm in the dark of night, and who am I to take that away? 
Operative Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
signing off
To our President: “Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar. Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.... oh, go fuck yourself, Mr. President” ...Raptor
To Anthony, unquestionably the most civil person on this forum: “Go fuck yourself. On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you. ...Raptor
To Frem: “You miserable piece of shit.” ...Raptor
...so much for "together"...this, instead, weakens us...
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Ronald Reagan
At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism."
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics and sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. Upon graduation, he became a radio sports announcer. A screen test in 1937 won him a contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he appeared in 53 films.
From his first marriage to actress Jane Wyman, he had two children, Maureen and Michael. Maureen passed away in 2001. In 1952 he married Nancy Davis, who was also an actress, and they had two children, Patricia Ann and Ronald Prescott.
As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from liberal to conservative. He toured the country as a television host, becoming a spokesman for conservatism. In 1966 he was elected Governor of California by a margin of a million votes; he was re-elected in 1970.
Ronald Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and chose as his running mate former Texas Congressman and United Nations Ambassador George Bush. Voters troubled by inflation and by the year-long confinement of Americans in Iran swept the Republican ticket into office. Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter.
On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar.
Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and Government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led to a large deficit.
A renewal of national self-confidence by 1984 helped Reagan and Bush win a second term with an unprecedented number of electoral votes. Their victory turned away Democratic challengers Walter F. Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro.
In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. At the end of his administration, the Nation was enjoying its longest recorded period of peacetime prosperity without recession or depression.
In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve "peace through strength." During his two terms he increased defense spending 35 percent, but sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In dramatic meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, he negotiated a treaty that would eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Reagan declared war against international terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after evidence came out that Libya was involved in an attack on American soldiers in a West Berlin nightclub.
By ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained the free flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war. In keeping with the Reagan Doctrine, he gave support to anti-Communist insurgencies in Central America, Asia, and Africa.
Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoration of prosperity, and the goal of peace through strength seemed to be within grasp.
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Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 with a mandate not just to contain communism, which was the U.S. policy since 1947, but to roll it back.
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Nikki I've heard all that before. CIA, they are bad, the front men for corporations. Van Nuys air base might have brought drugs through who knows. That's how the CIA gets pocket cash. The homeless deal I remember all that stuff. Lincoln and Savings scandal. Denver oil bust etc. But you don't know that Reagan, Lehman etc where also looking out for taxpayers against the military contractors. You also had the Bush crowd in there too. I never liked him. The Public School system is why the left's way of thinging doesn't work.
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Originally posted by Niki2:
Operative Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
signing off
Godless heathen Ruskie bich you will BURN IN HELL for your love of antiAmerican values & love of the Flag and what she stands for like AURAptors love of country and hate of denigrating Bush and the way of AMERICA!!!!
Sorry, just had a RightStuff flashback there...
The laughing Chrisisall
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Welcome to ancient PirateNewsLand, AU, you spammer.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Funny.
You posted images w/ out permission in attempting to besmirch the the greatest President in the past 150 years.
Bravo.
Raptard, I am an ardent admirer of your vulgarity, spite and willingness to dispute, but Reagan was not the greatest president of the past 150 years. HE WAS TEH GREATEST PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME!!!1 WE MUST PUT HIS FACE ON ALL MONIES! And the moon, too. His presidential dominance is all the more remarkable, because he was a horrible governor, and as president didn't do much besides get elected at the right time to watch the soviets decline.
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AU, I am tearing up. Now I have to drown myself in Chips Ahoy and milk.
I do believe Chrisisall has insulted me again. He knows I went to Reagan's funeral. I really liked the man. Ya know his first wife loved him till the end. Not to mention Nancy. Those children from the first marriage adored him. His kids with Nancy was like alot of families. I mean he was shot along with the Pope. England came out of the post war with Maggie. Those were great times. Anyways what can ya do they did the same with Washington cause the legacy is to great.
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What got elected at the right time are you kidding. Now that's funny do not tell me you have a degree OMG. The Soviets were every in camp. Mothers against nukes in Europe, greenpeace, PLO, on and on. They where on the move. You have know idea how many bears flew into US airspace from Cuba. Germany's young people understood that they where going to be leveled. Remember Luftballoons good song. Memories. Oh Well piratecat
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Originally posted by mincingbeast:and as president didn't do much besides get elected at the right time to watch the soviets decline.
'Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.' - Ronald Reagan
** ANYONE ** who thinks the Fed Gov't has done " all it possibly can " in response the Gulf Coast oil disaster, or who thinks Obama isn't lying to us all - I have no use for you. You deserve all the animosity and any vulgar "tone" directed your way. ( Anthony , that includes you, buddy. Sorry )
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