Ronald Reagan, inexperienced celebrity

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KHYRON

Monday, August 4, 2008 7:42 PM

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RIVERLOVE

Monday, August 4, 2008 9:13 PM

Reagan was a 2-term Governor of the 2nd most populous state at the time. He had 8 years of "executive" experience. He was quite "seasoned" as a conservative politician and an effective communicator when he became President. Reagan was President when he went to Berlin and made speeches, not like the over-confident and arrogant Obama.

KHYRON

Monday, August 4, 2008 9:32 PM

So how much experience in foreign policy did he have?

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ELVISCHRIST

Monday, August 4, 2008 9:38 PM

Whoops.

RIVERLOVE

Monday, August 4, 2008 10:26 PM

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Originally posted by Khyron:
So how much experience in foreign policy did he have?

He had political positions consistent with the Party on Int'l. issues. Even as Governor, he often orated on foreign policy situations. He came to the White House with the same actual experience that most Presidents have had, as a Governor, like Carter, Clinton, Roosevelt etc.

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by Khyron:
So how much experience in foreign policy did he have?

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Seems like the memo has gone out from the Obama HQ, as I saw this exact subject posted on another message board.

As 2 term Governor of a giant state which shares a border with Mexico, Reagan had a hell of a lot more experience than Obama. For those who don't know, California has major international shipping ports, air ports and an economy which ranks among the top economies in the WORLD. And don't forget that Reagan also served, twice ,as President of the Screen Actors Guild, a large labor union . Say what you want, but it's not mere figurehead position,and far more of a leadership role than that of 'community activist' .

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KHYRON

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 5:29 AM

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Seems like the memo has gone out from the Obama HQ, as I saw this exact subject posted on another message board.

Wouldn't know anything about that, but it was on Kos, which is where I saw it.

Anyway, thanks for agreeing with me that Reagan didn't have experience in foreign policy. It's weird that it's a mandatory requirement in this election.

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AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Seems like the memo has gone out from the Obama HQ, as I saw this exact subject posted on another message board.
Wouldn't know anything about that, but it was on Kos, which is where I saw it.

Anyway, thanks for agreeing with me that Reagan didn't have experience in foreign policy. It's weird that it's a mandatory requirement in this election.

" ...but it was on Kos" .

Yeah, Obama HQ, same thing.

Your reading skills clearly need some work. First, I never agreed w/ you that Reagan didn't have ANY experience in Foreign policy. What's that even mean, anyways? In fact, I stated much of the opposite. And what ever Reagan had, as Governor of California, he's got far more than Obama has now.

Second, where's it writ that it's mandatory to have more of this 'experience' in this election?

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 2:43 PM

LOL... Obama is no Reagan....

Maybe closer to Bonzo....

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KHYRON

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 2:43 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Yeah, Obama HQ, same thing.

Definitely not. You should've seen how they reacted when Obama didn't oppose FISA. It wasn't pretty.

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Your reading skills clearly need some work. First, I never agreed w/ you that Reagan didn't have ANY experience in Foreign policy. What's that even mean, anyways? In fact, I stated much of the opposite. And what ever Reagan had, as Governor of California, he's got far more than Obama has now.

You agreed with me by not disagreeing with me. When you don't disagree with somebody not on the right, it's the closest that person can get to an agreement with you, so I took it in that vein. And you didn't disagree with me because you argued that Reagan had (executive) experience, but you didn't argue that he had foreign policy experience. Unless you were arguing that a governor of a border state automatically has enough foreign policy experience to be president and take on the USSR, which would be an absolutely laughable argument on your part, that's why I'm sure you didn't make it.

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Second, where's it writ that it's mandatory to have more of this 'experience' in this election?

I was hoping that you could tell me why having foreign policy experience is so mandatory all of a sudden. One of the main bitching points of the right is that Obama doesn't have enough foreign policy experience to be president (which is one of the reasons why he felt compelled to go on a foreign tour). So I'm a little unclear how Obama's lack of foreign policy experience is totally unacceptable whereas Reagan's lack of foreign policy experience was apparently just fine with the right.

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