Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Behind the Ronald Reagan myth: “No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed” [View all]Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)13. I interviewed a couple of people who worked in the Reagan white house
They pretty much all said off the record that Reagan had to be badgered to express an opinion on absolutely anything.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
59 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Behind the Ronald Reagan myth: “No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed” [View all]
applegrove
Dec 2015
OP
"idiot for the idiots" seems like an eternal winning strategy for republican candidates.
pampango
Dec 2015
#36
Like the coverup after Woodrow Wilson's debilitating stroke, when his wife and an aide
tblue37
Dec 2015
#26
It cracks me up when comments are made regarding Reagan not being conservative enough
rufus dog
Dec 2015
#35
A lot of people have said Vice President George HW Bush was running things....
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2015
#11
Ronald Reagan was known long before he became President as a man "of limited ability"
BlueJazz
Dec 2015
#12
I interviewed a couple of people who worked in the Reagan white house
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2015
#13
Some very close friends always post St. Ronnie memes on Facebook I should share this!
rustydog
Dec 2015
#14
He was basically Scott Walker with better public speaking skills. n/t
Still In Wisconsin
Dec 2015
#22
I remember a headline, still have the clipping somewhere, it reads, "Reagan Went To Bed Unaware".
Mnemosyne
Dec 2015
#23
My mother briefly dated RR. My grandmother once told me she disapproved. "Ronnie was a nice boy,"
tblue37
Dec 2015
#24
BTW, Do you remember the book about him called "The Clothes Have No Emperor"? nt
tblue37
Dec 2015
#25
Not to mention, with such advanced dementia. He was hopeless by the time he walked in.
L. Coyote
Dec 2015
#44
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2015
#55
Well SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE!!! Looks like Grover Norquist and Rove got to Salon!!
HughBeaumont
Dec 2015
#58