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guillaumeb

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20. Ronald Reagan was just as ignorant and racist as Trump.

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 06:08 PM

Nov 2017

But he was a slightly better actor.

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Does anyone else feel this all started with Sarah Palin? [View all] redstatebluegirl Nov 2017 OP

You do have a point there. TreasonousBastard Nov 2017 #1

Yes, I think you might be right about Palin. I blame Bannon too... FM123 Nov 2017 #2

Dumbya proved anyone could be president. lpbk2713 Nov 2017 #3

#AnyFuckingBody. Thor_MN Nov 2017 #43

I think it started with Ronald Reagan. The dumb ass part livetohike Nov 2017 #4

+1 jberryhill Nov 2017 #5

yep...... fantase56 Nov 2017 #9

While Eisenhower was a gem compared to modern Republicans NewJeffCT Nov 2017 #14

Christ on a cracker I HOPE Trump is the nadir. Neema Nov 2017 #46

Eisenhower wasn't stupid, and he wasn't really a politician FakeNoose Nov 2017 #65

Yep. Him and Lee Atwater. GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #28

You Bet ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #51

You made me smile. My Dad always referred to Reagan livetohike Nov 2017 #56

+1 Exactly. n/t FSogol Nov 2017 #57

No. Back in the 1970s when the centimillionaire and Hortensis Nov 2017 #6

I believe it began 27 years ago with with Gingrich, DeLay and Hate Radio. LanternWaste Nov 2017 #7

Yes - The GOP Mesmerized the Religious Right - until Terri Shaivo died. hexola Nov 2017 #73

Began with Raygun. kairos12 Nov 2017 #8

Yup wryter2000 Nov 2017 #15

Nope , it started with Newt Gingrich. octoberlib Nov 2017 #10

Ahh yes . Newt's Contract for America put the poor in slave labor camps Wwcd Nov 2017 #19

Reagan, Ford, Bush I, and Nixon Sucked, Too Leith Nov 2017 #11

Not sure what you're referring to loyalsister Nov 2017 #12

It started with Nixon marylandblue Nov 2017 #13

Nixon's The One! bonemachine Nov 2017 #35

He intentionally used a picture of Nixon throwing a foul ball, correct? jmowreader Nov 2017 #55

Precisely. Reagan's foot soldiers all came out of the Nixon administration... VOX Nov 2017 #72

As the alt-right was growing. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #16

Chicken and egg genxlib Nov 2017 #17

Palin's Tea Party is funded by the Kochs. Wwcd Nov 2017 #18

Ronald Reagan was just as ignorant and racist as Trump. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #20

Exactly! He was stupid enough to promote the Religious Right in the first place RainCaster Nov 2017 #32

I don't see anyone blaming theaocp Nov 2017 #21

"Does anyone else feel this all started with Sarah Palin"? Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2017 #22

palin paved the way for bannon AlexSFCA Nov 2017 #23

I think it started with Reagan. The St. Ronnie cult grew and grew and grew and Vinca Nov 2017 #24

For me, it started in 1974... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #25

As far as putting a completely unqualified candidate on the ballot - to some extent. LisaM Nov 2017 #26

Don't forget Dan Quayle DBoon Nov 2017 #40

AKA Mr. Potatoe crazycatlady Nov 2017 #41

No, it was way before that. More like nixon, who begot raygun and so on and so forth. kydo Nov 2017 #27

It really started with the early reptiles. byronius Nov 2017 #29

! Kali Nov 2017 #34

Yeah. Corvo Bianco Nov 2017 #54

How's that drumpf thingie workin' for ya? democratisphere Nov 2017 #30

Newt. marybourg Nov 2017 #31

Reagan. He lied like a mo' fo' and the press (even some Democrats) covered for his Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2017 #33

another vote for ray-gun Kali Nov 2017 #36

Having her on the ticket certainly contributed... 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #37

It started in earnest on March 30, 1981, at a few moments after 3 pm EST . . . Journeyman Nov 2017 #38

Powell Manifesto. There's your initial blueprint. Efilroft Sul Nov 2017 #39

No , It started when the fucking MSM covered and kacekwl Nov 2017 #42

It was seemingly the moment where GOP ultimately decided Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2017 #44

I think the roots of the modern problem were with Joe McCarthy DFW Nov 2017 #45

I see it starting with Raygun the hand puppet Raine Nov 2017 #47

NO. Started with Birchers & fluoridation & Nixon & tanks & Gingrich & Fox & W & Palin. In other Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #48

Your post says it the best for me. The greedy and deceitful have always The Wielding Truth Nov 2017 #59

The transition in the gop from Ford a decent man to Ronnie a fucking asshole dembotoz Nov 2017 #49

Newt Gingrich n/t jaysunb Nov 2017 #50

To some extent, yes. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #52

The end of the fairness doctrine is a big part of the problem and Botany Nov 2017 #53

YES. The end of the Fairness Doctrine opened the door to bad journalism. The Wielding Truth Nov 2017 #62

It is really hard to fathom the out and out crap that people are now being and have .... Botany Nov 2017 #68

No. This goes back to southern strategy and even before JI7 Nov 2017 #58

There are a lot of interesting answers on this thread. Here is another: Oliver North StevieM Nov 2017 #60

Once they saw how deeply foolish a candidate could be and still be applegrove Nov 2017 #61

the right-wing movement has many founders, but hate radio, then foxnews are greatly important. unblock Nov 2017 #63

Reagan - the white conservative GOD walkingman Nov 2017 #64

No, much earlier. Palin was a halfway house. JHB Nov 2017 #66

yeah. alphafemale Nov 2017 #67

Reagan made greed and stupidity fashionable Skittles Nov 2017 #69

Reagan was the watershed. PufPuf23 Nov 2017 #70

I'll take the long view. moondust Nov 2017 #71

I also blame Schmidt & Wallace for glorifying deplorables but.. Books_Tea_Alone Nov 2017 #74