"Sons" of Ronald Reagan

[Laf.La.Dem.]

Source: Hardball etc.

Just saw Ron Reagan on Hardball - WHY - so different than Michael Reagan?

No link yet.

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Can Ronald Reagan's "sons" be any more different - One a fool (Michael) and one with common sense (Ron)?

[tularetom]

1. The sad part is the smart one is he biological son

The adopted son is the dummy.

Remember Reagan's funeral. It was obvious that both Nancy and the other 2 surviving Reagan kids did not want anything to do with Michael..

In fact I remember hearing a story at the time that Ronnie referred to the pudgy little fart as "schmuck" in conversations with his friends.

[baldguy]

2. Michael was the son that daddy never remembered.

Literally. Several times Ron Sr "neglected" to acknowledge his existence. Whether it was just a cruel joke, or his Alzheimer's kicking in, we'll never know. Michael overcompensated a little in order to cope.

[Tx4obama]

3. You should post in General Discussion - your post is not Breaking News n/t

[meowomon]

4. Michael is trying too hard to out do daddy's right wingedness

He never got the approval that little Ronnie did.

[southernyankeebelle]

5. Michael and his sister that died were republicans and Nancy Reagan was

their step mother. Ron and his sister are both democrats and they are the natural children of Nancy. They didn't get along well with their parents. The parents were selfish. They really didn't pay attention to the younger children. His dad use to tease Ron about being a cissy because he was a ballet dancer and he was married.

[sasquatch]

6. I think Ron decided to buck his family's trend of screwing everyone they meet and became-

a decent human being.

[kskiska]

7. Ronnie never liked Michael

He called him a "schmuck" and Michael was so proud his father had given him a nickname, until he learned what it meant.

Excerpts from Ronnie's diary:

Monday, Nov. 19, 1984
"One other sour note on Thanksgiving had to do with Mike R. He blew up at something on TV news based on an inteview Nancy had given. He called me and when I tried to straighten him out he screamed at me about having been adopted and hung up on me."

Monday, Nov. 26, 1984
"To top the day off, I called Mike R. We talked for half an hour and I'm more than ever convinced that he has a real emotional problem that is making him paranoid."

Thursday, Nov. 29, 1984
"Another call from Mike. He is a really disturbed young man. I've contacted his minister and believe maybe we can get through to Mike…"

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Michael was banned from the White House for using Ronnie's name in letters for self-promotion purposes. At the time his occupation was "boat racer." And the Secret Service suspected him of stealing knick-knacks. Ronnie didn't see his grandchildren by Michael till they were several years old, all the while Nancy promoted her "Foster Grandparents" program.

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Michael wrote a very interesting book, "On the Outside, Looking In," which included some not-so-flattering descriptions of his father and their relationship. Now that his father is dead, Michael has remade himself into what he sees as his father's image and then some.