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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:06 PM Original message |
The Obama-Reagan outcry reminds me of the Clinton-MLK outcry. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Objectivity is unpopular. Kick. |
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Clarkansas (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely. This Reagan thing is one of the biggest non-issues ever to earn 1000 threads on du. |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. We'll just wait and see what a "non-issue" it becomes. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. A car in my 'hood has "I Remember Reagan" AND "Obama 08" stickers. nt |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Good. We need to get some of those people voting for us in the General. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nobody disagrees, I see. Ah well. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. I am shameless. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. I respectfully disagree |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Claiming the Democratic party was outmaneuvered in '80 is not "attacking the Democratic party." |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. He is agreeing with the Reagan spin |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. He's claiming the Reagan spin was successful, and that the Democratic party |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. Kick for a different crowd. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
12. But why choose -Reagan- as your example for hope and optimism? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. He's chosen many examples. He's been mocked for the frequency he's invoked JFK and MLK. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I'd wager neither of those caused quite the firestorm that we've seen with the Reagan comment |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Of course not. See OP. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Um, because Ronald Reagan is the 2nd "greatest" president in history... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. "Reagan offered Americans a sense of common purpose that liberals seemed no longer able to muster." |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Do you deny it? Reagan kicked our asses, twice. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. Oh c'mon man, don't make sense! |
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ZinZen (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. In addition |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
22. evening kick. |
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