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In reply to the discussion: Behind the Ronald Reagan myth: “No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed” [View all]rufus dog
(8,419 posts)34. Is that not a valid statement?
The question is did Reagan put the Country on a different trajectory?
It does not state that Obama agrees the trajectory is positive for the Country.
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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